… it can be used as a tool to help measure certain aspects of fitness it does not provide a good overall indication of health and here at athletics we have chosen to move away from focusing solely on bodyweight,” he said. “If you need a number to …
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Second chance at life
Durban – The heartbreaking story of a baby without a brain becoming an organ donor has touched a Durban family, who have endured 19 long years of hoping and waiting for that call about new life. Matthew Legemaate, 19, from Hillcrest, north-west of Durban, spoke out after the Facebook posts this week of US couple, Royce and Keri Young, who made the courageous decision to donate their unborn child’s organs once she was born.
Social Media is Making Americans Stressed
… social online media. They literally cannot get enough of it. This sort of obsessive-compulsive disorder hurts mental health more than some of the worst and most devastating forms of madness. For one thing, it makes one finicky and high-strung. …
Facebook nurse could see $30K fine
… “up to speed” on end-of-life care and could use a refresher. Strom, a registered nurse in the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region, often uses social media as a health advocate, but this post was written as a grieving granddaughter. The Macklin …
Bausch + Lomb and Prevent Blindness Partner With #WhyEyeFight Campaign for AMD Awareness Month
February is National Age-related Macular Degeneration Awareness Month and Bausch + Lomb along with Prevent Blindness are partnering for a second year in a row on the #WhyEyeFight Campaign. This campaign urges patients to join the fight for their sight by spreading the word about eye health and AMD.
Liberal anger at Trump is starting to resemble the Tea Party
… Voters show up at town hall meetings with their members of Congress demanding to know what will happen to their health insurance and to say, “Hands off my Medicare!” Everything that is old becomes new again. Liberals once rolled their eyes at these …
Liberal anger at Trump is starting to resemble the Tea Party
… Voters show up at town hall meetings with their members of Congress demanding to know what will happen to their health insurance and to say, “Hands off my Medicare!” Everything that is old becomes new again. Liberals once rolled their eyes at these …
Don’t Blame the Technology for Teen’s Death, It’s Our Failure
… day on Twitter. It’s the day that the Bell Company in Canada sets aside to get people to talk about mental health, and raises money to benefit mental health resources across Canada. I’ve already outed myself on Twitter as a depression survivor, …
NorthBay Healthcare hosts Facebook chat on asthma, allergies
For many parents, understanding how to recognize the symptoms of asthma and allergies and to care for their youngsters who suffer with these conditions is a daily struggle. Childhood asthma and allergies is the focus of discussion when NorthBay Healthcare hosts its next #OurDocTalk, a live Facebook chat with pediatrician Dr. Matthew Heeren.
A song goes viral after Women’s March on Washington
A song by a Los Angeles singer-songwriter that was performed by a flash mob of women in pink, pointy-eared hats at the Women’s March on Washington is being heralded as the anthem of the movement. MILCK , whose real name is Connie Lim, led some two dozen singers Saturday in her song “Quiet,” which is about overcoming physical and sexual abuse.
Breast cancer tattoo photos lead to Facebook expulsion – Fri, 20 Jan 2017 PST
Facebook says it made a mistake in disabling the accounts of an artist who posted images of tattoos that she created for breast cancer survivors following reconstruction. “A member of our team accidentally removed something you posted on Facebook.
Breast cancer tattoo photos lead to Facebook expulsion
A woman who aids breast cancer survivors in the St. Louis area by creating tattoos of the nipple and areola after reconstructive surgery has been booted from Facebook for showing examples of her work. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Facebook told Kerry Soraci that the photos she was sharing did not meet “community standards.”
Praying for You, Right Now
Social media is used today for every purpose . Too many of the “news” stories have been slanted so far as to become fake, by any reasonable standard.
The biggest challenge for libraries in an era of fake news
Imagine, for a moment, the technology of 2017 had existed on Jan. 11, 1964 – the day Luther Terry, surgeon general of the United States, released “Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States .”
Opinion: Carrie Fisher battled stigma as well as stormtroopers
… about mental illness in our society. It’s telling that Fisher has been celebrated more for her contribution to mental health awareness than to feminism or film. In the 40 years since she starred as Princess Leia, we’ve seen many powerful women on …
It is critical for physicians to use their long-held trust wisely
During sports physical appointments, I routinely address preventive health topics that range from asking about alcohol, drugs, and sexuality, to addressing accident prevention and updating immunizations. At one such appointment recently, a young male teen was due for two routine vaccines.
Marketing Strategies Today: Ten simple strategies for marketing on LinkedIn
By Mitch Carson Although Facebook is the largest social network on the Internet, the largest business network is LinkedIn. Regardless of what type of business you own, it’s recommended that build a presence for your business here.