Healthcare
Contagious Disease and Divorce Part 2
Monday, July 26th, 2010Cited: ABC GMA
Continued from “Contagious Disease and Divorce Part 1“
For more than 10 years, Fowler and his colleagues have used research from the Framingham Heart Study to examine the scope of this influence. He said his research has demonstrated that problems such as smoking, drinking, even gaining weight can all be spread through a group.
“What [...]
Safety Tips for Summer Fun Part 1
Sunday, July 11th, 2010Cited: ABC News
Along with the home cookouts, there is the pool, camping trips and other outdoor activities that the arrival of summer as well as the allure of summertime pleasures brings, that is seasonal hazards. These hazards come in the form of heat related illnesses and lightning strikes, believe it or not.
Fortunately, there are simple [...]
Parents, Cancer and Children
Sunday, July 11th, 2010Cited ABC News
One of the millions of Cancer surviving parents with minor children, Morgan Alloway, did not anticipate the challenges of raising 2 daughters, changing diapers while on chemotherapy. At age 27, Alloway, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer. Her youngest was only one year old at the time.
“It was very [...]
New Knee Increases Mobility in Older Patients
Thursday, August 13th, 2009Cited: MedPage Today
Duke University has conducted a new study that helped researchers discovered that a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) received by older patients with art osteoarthritis in the knee have resulted in significant improvement of mobility and physical functioning, long-term, compared to patients who did not receive a TKA.
Published in the July 2009 issue of [...]
Heart and Lungs Keeps Rhythm with Music
Thursday, August 13th, 2009Cited: MedPage Today
According to a controlled clinical trial that may give new insight to musical therapies, cardiovascular and breathing rates consistently fall into step with musical rhythms and crescendos. Researchers have discovered that the same music had the same cardiovascular effects on all subjects in a clinical trial. The conventional view of music was that [...]