‘Encouraging signs that we may be starting to stem the tide of STIs’

The number of people in the Lisburn area being diagnosed with the most common sexually transmitted infections has “plateaued” over the past couple of years, it has been revealed. According to Dr Fiona Carey, the South Eastern Health Trust’s Consultant Clinical Lead in Sexual Health, there are signs that the “tide” of STIs in the area is starting to be stemmed, thanks to improvements in education, prevention, services and treatments.

Four Special February Programs In Royersford

Learn the basics of solving the Rubik’s Cube puzzle, find value in essential oils, listen to a story about dental health and talk to a dental hygienist, and enjoy a special family show for Black History Month. All are upcoming featured programs at the Royersford Free Public Library, 200 S. Fourth Ave. Cubing Club begins Feb. 2 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Want to solve Rubik’s Cube? Learn the basics of the cube or get faster! Bring your own cube or reserve one to purchase for $2; limited supply.

ChromatrapA kit shown to excel in DNA purification

Chromatrap reports on the excellent results achieved by customers using their 96 well high throughput plates for ultra-pure DNA purification. Using proprietary filtration media that offer much higher loadings of active material, assay times of less than 5 minutes are routinely achievable.

IGDA calls on US developers to act on Obamacare repeal threat

The International Game Developers Association has encouraged studios to contact their congressional representative over the threat to repeal the Affordable Care Act – AKA Obamacare. It follows a series of stories on Waypoint , which states that ‘over a quarter of all US games industry employees are not provided with health insurance by their employers’.

Trying to solve the Alzheimer’s puzzle

… of the 21st Century Cures Act, public funding for Alzheimer’s research has been rising. The National Institutes of Health allocated almost $1 billion to Alzheimer’s research in fiscal 2016 – a $350 million increase over the previous year, according …

Save a Kitty’ at work

… to dump their unwanted cats at the fairgrounds. “I’ve brought cats to the vet with me and nursed them back to health. It’s just very sad.” Wheeler has also been working with the Humane Society of the Ohio Valley (HSOV) in hopes of starting a trap …

It’s flu season

PEYTON NEELY The Marietta Times Alice Simpson, 4, of Marietta awaits her vaccine sitting on her mother, Stephanie Brookover’s lap on Wednesday. Val Betkoski, registered nurse for the Washington County Health Department, assures Simpson that it will only hurt for a little bit.

Making herself at home

Most of the two-resident rooms in The Cedars Retirement and Assisted Living facility, located halfway between Leo-Cedarville and Grabill on Grabill Road, have two beds, but not Room 206.

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Event organizer Bud Porter delivers a speech Wednesday on his support for affordable health care before delivering a written statement to U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess’ Lake Dallas office. About 40 people piled into the office of U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess in Lake Dallas on Wednesday to deliver written statements and demand a meeting with the congressman to discuss the future of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Spreading immunisation awareness in rural India

Potka, Jan 26 – Ganga Das, 19 and pregnant for the first time, was determined enough to get her immunisation done at a Public Heath Centre at Juri village of this block in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district. Married at the age of 17, Ganga’s determination was a result of an equally determined effort by Unicef and the mobilisers sent out by the state Health Department to spread awareness about routine immunisation and how it helps protect unborn children, creating their first wall of defence against diseases.

Fight against Alzheimera s must be kept up

… 2014; in 2015, Congress passed a $350 million increase for Alzheimer’s disease research at the National Institutes of Health. Importantly, a $400 million increase was pending before the 114th Congress for FY17, and will now need action by the 115th …

Fight against Alzheimera s must be kept up

… 2014; in 2015, Congress passed a $350 million increase for Alzheimer’s disease research at the National Institutes of Health. Importantly, a $400 million increase was pending before the 114th Congress for FY17, and will now need action by the 115th …

Olivia Newton-John opens up on cancer battle

Olivia Newton John and Santa Claus attend the 85th annual Hollywood Christmas parade on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, on November 27, 2016. Photo: AFP/ CHRIS DELMAS She beat cancer 25 years ago and now Olivia Newton-John has revealed she “dreaded” her mastectomy, according to a report published in the Yahoo Lifestyle.

Olivia Newton-John opens up on cancer battle

Olivia Newton John and Santa Claus attend the 85th annual Hollywood Christmas parade on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, on November 27, 2016. Photo: AFP/ CHRIS DELMAS She beat cancer 25 years ago and now Olivia Newton-John has revealed she “dreaded” her mastectomy, according to a report published in the Yahoo Lifestyle.

Autoimmune disease solutions revealed

… living with some form of autoimmune disease – with some suffering from more than one. And, according to natural health experts like Dr. Peter Osborne, this is no coincidence. Will Western medicine ever face reality? Dr. Osborne maintains that diet, …

Watching mainstream media dig their own graves

… administration. He had been trying to obtain medical-research information from the federal National Institutes of Health. He told me he was given the absolute cold shoulder: “If ever I’ve been tempted to believe in socialism, science has disabused …

Watching mainstream media dig their own graves

… administration. He had been trying to obtain medical-research information from the federal National Institutes of Health. He told me he was given the absolute cold shoulder: “If ever I’ve been tempted to believe in socialism, science has disabused …

SWIMMING: – I’m still treading water,’ says Millward on funding dispute

STEPHANIE Millward says that she’s still no closer to discovering if she’ll be able to continue her medal-laden career. The 35-year-old, who has won nine Paralympic Games medals, including S8 100m backstroke and 34-point 4x100m medley relay gold at Rio 2016, had her future cast into doubt in November last year when she was left out of British Para Swimming’s ‘Podium programme’ for 2017 – a reduced list of 14 athletes who receive the highest level of funding from UK Sport.

SWIMMING: – I’m still treading water,’ says Millward on funding dispute

STEPHANIE Millward says that she’s still no closer to discovering if she’ll be able to continue her medal-laden career. The 35-year-old, who has won nine Paralympic Games medals, including S8 100m backstroke and 34-point 4x100m medley relay gold at Rio 2016, had her future cast into doubt in November last year when she was left out of British Para Swimming’s ‘Podium programme’ for 2017 – a reduced list of 14 athletes who receive the highest level of funding from UK Sport.