PORTSMOUTH — Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in America. It is for that reason Portsmouth Regional Hospital developed and held a day-long program to inform women about heart disease, how it affects them and how to prevent it.
The keynote speaker was Dr. Nieca Goldberg, the national spokesperson for the American Heart Association’s “Go Red” campaign and author of the books “The Women’s Healthy Heart Program” and “Women Are Not Small Read the rest of this entry »

recently completed a seven-year $16.5 million redevelopment project.
The project was funded by the state as well as community donations and construction was done in phases over the last five years.
During the first phase of construction, a new 11,200-square-foot inpatient services wing was added to the hospital that included expanded emergency and radiology departments and labor, delivery and patient rooms. The second phase included renovating Read the rest of this entry »

New technology available locally may be more effective at screening for breast cancer in younger women.
Since September, Laughlin Memorial Hospital has been offering digital mammography at its Center for Women’s Health.
Dr. Art Adams, one of three radiologists affiliated with the Laughlin Center for Women’s Health, said he is pleased that the hospital has invested in this state-of-the-art technology for its patients.
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A medical technology company that employs 500 people here should get a significant boost – translating into more jobs – from President Obama’s economic stimulus package, Gov. Deval Patrick said Thursday.
Patrick’s remarks came during a tour of eClinicalWorks’ Rte. 9 headquarters where he and officials were shown the software that allows physicians and other health care workers to tap into up-to-the-minute information on patients.
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ST. LOUIS
,
Jan. 27
$7,500
grant to The Center for
Black Women’s Wellness, Inc. (CBWW) to support Journey to Wellness, a program
designed to address the disparity of mental health among black women.
Through education and advocacy, the program uses nontraditional modes such
as drama, movie nights with discussion sessions, and tea parties to provide
culturally appropriate opportunities for women to address fears associated
with accessing mental Read the rest of this entry »

By rerouting truncated nerves from an amputated arm to chest muscles where nerve impulses can be detected with sensors, Chicago researchers have made it possible to control prosthetic arms using only the patient’s thoughts.
Tests on five patients show that the arms move almost as fast and accurately as healthy arms, Dr. Todd A. Kuiken of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago reported Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Posted: Monday, Feb 9th, 2009
LA JARA ­— Conejos County residents are invited to come and find out their risk for heart disease at the “Love Your Sweet Heart, Lower Your Risk for Heart Disease” family health fair. The health fair is Saturday, Feb. 14 (Valentine’s Day) from 7 a.m.- 12 p.m. noon at the La Jara Elementary School.
Free screenings will be offered, and include cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, Body Mass Index (BMI) and Read the rest of this entry »

Information Center.
New reports on the site include a summary of the charges for the 25 most common reasons for hospitalizations in Wisconsin.
The “Top 25” report provides the median charge for maternity stays, appendectomies and knee or hip replacements.
A second report, also added Monday, shows hospital-specific charges for selected non-life-threatening diagnoses that are commonly treated in a hospital emergency department, but Read the rest of this entry »