A new partnership between the Barry County Health Department and OACAC will help the local health agency provide low-cost family planning services for area residents. The partnership will also provide supplemental funding for the health department.
“This low-cost program will allow residents to receive care that they might not otherwise have access to,” said Kathleen King, Barry County Health Department administrator. “Many times family planning Read the rest of this entry »
Brisk walking led to slight improvements on mental tests for older people with memory problems in what is billed as the first rigorous test of exercise on the aging brain.
– were only modest. But they back up observational studies showing potential mental benefits from physical activity.
The effects of exercise were at least as good, if not better, than those seen with drugs approved to aid mental function in Alzheimer's disease, according Read the rest of this entry »
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) — The care of trauma patients in the United States is roughly the same no matter what the patient’s race or ethnicity, a new study finds.
“Ethnic disparities in our health care system have been well documented in treatment of several diseases, such as coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, renal failure, acute appendicitis and organ transplant,” write researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Read the rest of this entry »
A Utah-based company accused of misleading customers has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. But this isn’t the first time the company, which is tied to a former Jazz player, has had to pay up.
Ultralife Fitness is a company that sold diet pills online. More than 1,000 unhappy customers in Utah and other states have filed complaints against that company.
The complaints say Ultralife Fitness deceived consumers with unfair Read the rest of this entry »
A Monroeville man who provided drugs to the driver in a fatal car accident last year pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter yesterday.
Dominic Rometo, 20, of Monroeville, was sentenced to six to 12 months in the Allegheny County Jail as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors, but he will be paroled immediately with credit for time served. He also was sentenced to six years of probation.
The agreement was supported by the family of the victim, Read the rest of this entry »
Malaria pills usually are bitter and too large for children to swallow, but drug maker Novartis and the nonprofit Medicines for Malaria Venture have developed a small cherry-flavored pill that easily dissolves,
. The next challenge: getting the medicine to remote villages in Africa.
Starbucks is removing all products containing peanut butter from store shelves, even though it did not come from the plant responsible for the salmonella outbreak. Read the rest of this entry »
Howard Johnson admits Tidal Bay is facing a race against time to be fit for the Cheltenham Festival next month.
Last year’s Arkle Trophy hero suffered a deep cut on his latest visit to Prestbury Park when he finished third in the Letheby & Christopher Chase, and has taken time to come right.
Johnson is targeting the Ryanair Chase over 2m5f for the versatile gelding but is concerned the race might come too soon.
“He’s still a bit behind,” said Read the rest of this entry »
As many as one in eight teens in the United States may take a virginity pledge at some point, vowing to wait until they’re married before having sex. But do such pledges work? Are pledge takers more likely than other teens to delay sexual activity?
A new study suggests that the answer is no. While teens who take virginity pledges do delay sexual activity until an average age of 21 (compared to about age 17 for the average American teen), the reason Read the rest of this entry »
Today, for example, two studies show that vitamins E, C and selenium don’t prevent cancer, even though earlier studies had suggested they might protect people from the disease.
Researcher J. Michael Gaziano says he’s used to hearing from patients — including family members — who struggle to keep up with the latest research.
“Even my 93-year-old grandmother calls me to say, ‘One day you guys say to eat oatmeal, and the next day to say Read the rest of this entry »
Some say Calhoun County Pathways to Health could lead the state and possibly the nation in chronic care reform.
Within its first few years, the Pathways initiative has blazed a trail to better management of chronic conditions, such as diabetes and mental health, and state and national leaders in health care are starting to take notice.
“What they’re doing in Calhoun County is truly inspirational,” said Dr. Tom Simmer, senior vice president and Read the rest of this entry »