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| Ethics and volunteer disaster relief physicians >> Health | jhu-ps |
| In an essay published in this week's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, a Johns Hopkins emergency physician outlines how he and other physicians who worked in Haiti after the ...more |
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| Study shows little risk for kidney donations >> Health | jhu-ps |
| In a landmark study of more than 80,000 live kidney donors from across the United States, Johns Hopkins researchers have found the procedure carries very little medical risk and that, in the long ...more |
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| Free eye clinic is scheduled for April 1 >> Health | casey-h |
| A free eye screen clinic in Newton County will take place on Thursday, April 1, 2010. Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) and the Newton County Health Department, the clinic ...more |
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| Another reason to fear that mosquito bite >> Health | jhu-ps |
| Mosquitoes -- not birds as suspected -- may have a played a primary role in spreading West Nile virus westward across the United States, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins ...more |
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| Why aren't hospitals green? >> Health | jhu-ps |
| Wider adoption of the practice of recycling medical equipment -- including laparoscopic ports and durable cutting tools typically tossed out after a single use -- could save hospitals hundreds of ...more |
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| Report shows few plan for end-of-life care >> Health | jhu-ps |
| Approximately 66 percent of respondents to a Maryland telephone survey do not have advance medical directives, according to a new report by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of ...more |
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| Report OKs use of older kidneys for older patients >> Health | jhu-ps |
| One-third of people over the age of 65 wait longer than necessary for lifesaving new kidneys because their doctors fail to put them in a queue for organs unsuitable to transplant in younger patients ...more |
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| County representation is wanted for health council >> Health | johnson- |
| ST. LOUIS – There’s less than a month left to apply for Missouri Foundation for Health’s Community Advisory Council (CAC). Applications for the CAC are being accepted with a postmark of March 5. ...more |
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| Learn about health issues by web or by phone >> Health | staff |
| The expense or impracticality of attending workshops has been alleviated by the scheduling of workshops over the telephone or online. A webinar refers to a specific type of web conferencing that ...more |
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| Milar trains for Memory Walk; Memory Day nears >> Health | staff |
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Christina Milar, pictured at left, area community outreach coordinator for Americare and this year’s chairperson for the Joplin Area Alzheimer’s Association’s Memory Walk scheduled for fall 2010, ...more |
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| Missouri medical marijuana bill is introduced >> Health | staff |
| A bill to permit Missouri citizens with valid medical prescriptions to benefit from the use of marijuana without fear of criminal prosecution has been filed by Missouri Representative Kate Meiners ...more |
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| Cost-intensive doctoring is studied >> Health | jhu-ps |
| Analyzing physicians' practice patterns may hold valuable clues about how to curb the nation's rising health care costs, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of ...more |
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| Blunt heads health care round-table discussion >> Health | mariwinn |
| Congressman Roy Blunt explains his position on health care to Gary Duncan, president/CEO of Freeman Health System, at left. Included in the discussion is Robert Dodson, a surgeon on the staff of St. ...more |
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| Coalition supports solar energy efforts >> Health | erin |
| The turn of the decade marks a new chapter for the solar energy industry in Missouri. Proposition C, a Renewable Energy Standard that was passed by statewide ballot initiative with 66% of the vote in ...more |
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| H1N1 shots are available now on walk-in basis >> Health | staff |
| H1N1 vaccinations are available at the Newton County Health Department for all area residents, regardless of age, medical condition or residency. Children, ages 9 or younger who require two doses of ...more |
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| Texting as a treatment tool >> Health | jhu-ps |
| DID U TK YR MEDS?
From a lethal distraction for drivers to dehumanizing personal interactions, text messaging has gotten a bum rap lately. But for doctors treating patients with chronic diseases, ...more |
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| Citizens asked to prioritize health issues >> Health | l-onstot |
| The Jasper and Newton Counties Community Health Collaborative (CHC) is in the process of conducting a new comprehensive community health assessment for the two-county area. The CHC conducts an ...more |
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| Vets with combat injuries sought for brain study >> Health | carrie |
| Combat veterans, now equipped with better body armor and armored vehicles, are surviving injuries that were once fatal, but are often returning from war zones with brain injuries. For those who are ...more |
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| Food safety is increased using irradiation >> Health | d-burton |
| Only a small proportion of food in the United States is irradiated.
But according to Tammy Roberts, a nutrition and health education specialist with University of Missouri Extension, there is ...more |
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| Medical scans seen as cause of cancer >> Health | hastings |
| By John LaForge
“ ... we know that doing 62 million scans every year for a population of 300 million is not just unnecessary and wasteful, but it’s dangerous. It’s producing tens of thousands of ...more |
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| Akin opposes govenment-run healthcare >> Health | staylor |
| Washington, DC- Congressman Todd Akin (R-MO), a vocal critic against the government takeover of healthcare, reiterated his strong opposition to socializing healthcare in America regardless of any ...more |
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| Who Can Live to Be 100? >> Health | vbryan |
| by Diana R. Milne
My dad recently celebrated his 90th birthday and our family hosted a party in his honor. Jokingly, I told Dad that on his 100th birthday we’d celebrate by going to Hawaii…and ...more |
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| Joplin Community Clinic to extend dental care >> Health | staff |
| A grant of $10,000 has been awarded by the Helen S. Boylan Foundation to the Dental Hygiene Clinic at Missouri Southern State University to enable the group to be the first in the area to offer a ...more |
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| Does food labeling have you stumped? >> Health | d-burton |
| Some of the terms used on food labels can create more questions than answers.
"It is pretty serious when you have to walk in to a grocery store with an encyclopedia to understand the food labels," ...more |
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| Joplin's Scott Greening Center changes hands >> Health | sray |
| Preferred Family Healthcare (PFH) acquired the Scott Greening Center, also known as Youth Dependency Inc., and will take over operations effective October 1, 2009. The center located at 1315 East ...more |
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| The marijuana vs. alcohol debate heats up >> Health | mariwinn |
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Mason Tvert, executive director of SAFER and co-author of the book, Marijuana is Safer takes the podium at Missouri Southern State University to promote his ideology.
Photos by Vince ...more |
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| Overweight people are adding to health care burden >> Health | melis |
| "One part 'real life' advice, two parts healthy lifestyle, and a splash of initiative is all you need to find a slimmer, healthier you." That's the advice of Jerry Sorlucco, political figure and ...more |
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| EPA readresses perchlorate in drinking water >> Health | e-jones |
| WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced that the agency is taking an important step to ensure children's health is taken into account when evaluating ...more |
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| The ouch of gout >> Health | d-burton |
| People who have been awakened by a sharp strong breathtaking pain in their big toe in the middle of the night know that gout is a very real condition.
According to Tammy Roberts, a nutrition and ...more |
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| Hints for understanding health care reform >> Health | johnson- |
| ST. LOUIS - With one of every eight Missourians lacking health insurance, it’s more important than ever for residents of the state to have a say in the debate on health care reform. Cover Missouri, a ...more |
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| Recent data confirms E coli threat in local waters >> Health | bkulp |
| The Newton County Health Department is advising the public to take precautions this year when swimming and recreating in area creeks and streams. Recent sampling data in Newton County confirms that ...more |
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| NAMI offers info on childhood mental illnesses >> Health | staff |
| A class for families of children with a mental illness has been announced. Sponsored by NAMI Missouri and the Missouri Department of Mental Health, the free course that will begin June 13, 2009 and ...more |
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| Primer on ticks >> Health | casey-h |
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Many people pull off ticks with their fingers and crush them with their finger nails, but do they take the time also to wash their hands afterwards? And this procedure for removing and killing ...more |
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| Santa's health is at risk >> Health | d-burton |
| People with a lot of belly fat are at a higher risk for health problems than people who carry fat in other areas according to Tammy Roberts, nutrition and health education specialist, University of ...more |
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| Mental illness is subject of educational program >> Health | mvaughn |
| The National Alliance on Mental Illness-Joplin chapter will offer a Family-to-Family class beginning Tuesday, March 3, 2009. The NAMI Family-To-Family Education Program is an 11-week course for ...more |
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| Kynli Wolf gets to kiss the pig >> Health | staff |
| The 2008 Kiss-A-Pig Event held November 8, 2008, at Twin Hills Country Club in Joplin raised over $30,000 for local programs and research for the American Diabetes Association, according to ...more |
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| Vets' families to receive assistance >> Health | hfoster |
| JEFFERSON CITY - The Ozark Center is one of 10 agencies that will take part in the Department of Mental Health's Help for the Home Front, a program that focuses on helping those who live with a ...more |
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| Broiler chickens, bacteria and you >> Health | jhu-ps |
| Consider this significance of driving behind trucks transporting broiler chickens from farm to slaughterhouse: Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found evidence ...more |
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| WIC clients served to increase in Joplin >> Health | l-onstot |
| The Joplin City Health Department has announced that a contract to continue to provide WIC services for federal fiscal year 2009 has been signed with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior ...more |
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| Tribute is paid to caregivers >> Health | staff |
| One of the toughest jobs in the world is taking care of someone with a disease. It is an around the clock responsibility that often exacts a steep emotional and physical toll on anyone whose life has ...more |
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| Johns Hopkins health talk in a nutshell >> Health | staff |
| From time to time we get interesting tidbits from Media Relations and Public Affairs at Johns Hopkins Medicine. What we have condensed for easy reading follows.
Heart Association call for routine ...more |
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| Newton County announces WIC benefits for 2009 >> Health | casey-h |
| At least 1657 eligible persons per month will be able to receive WIC (Women, Infants & Children) benefits, according to the terms of a contract for fiscal year 2009 signed today by the Newton County ...more |
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| Plastics with BPA may impact health >> Health | d-burton |
| Bisphenol A, also known as BPA, is a chemical used to make plastic food and beverage containers, dental sealants and the resin lining in cans.
The Food and Drug Administration has concluded that ...more |
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| Misdiagnosis is common in appendicitis cases >> Health | jhu-ps |
| A young child arrives at the emergency room after several days of abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea and is sent home with a diagnosis of viral gastritis and treatment for the symptoms. The child ...more |
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| Mac County gets new ambulances >> Health | staff |
| The Freeman McDonald County ambulance station in Jane, MO has been awarded a grant of $379,355 to help purchase two ambulances and emergency equipment. The grant was awarded by the US Department of ...more |
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| Congress passes ALS registry bill >> Health | wosk |
| Congress took a major step in the fight against Lou Gehrig's Disease recently when the House of Representatives passed the ALS Registry Act (S. 1382). The legislation sponsored by Senator Harry Reid ...more |
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| Energy drinks with caffeine are scrutinized >> Health | jhu-ps |
| A slew of caffeinated energy drinks now on the market should carry prominent labels that note caffeine doses and warn of potential health risks for consumers, according to Johns Hopkins scientists ...more |
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| E coli outbreak hits northeastern Oklahoma >> Health | debw |
| For the past two weeks, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has been investigating an outbreak of E. coli 0111 in northeastern Oklahoma.
This outbreak has resulted in persons becoming ...more |
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| Free breast cancer screening for uninsureds >> Health | beckyt |
| The Community Clinic in Joplin with the support of the HOPE 4 You Breast Cancer Foundation is offering breast cancer screenings to men and women who are uninsured.
The screenings will be at the ...more |
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| Community Clinic benefits from foundation grant >> Health | dwiethop |
| ST. LOUIS – The Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation LLC has announced that it is providing a $20,000 grant to the Community Clinic of Joplin to fund programs to combat chronic diseases that ...more |
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| Soup or salad? Salad, no tomatoes, please >> Health | l-onstot |
| The Joplin Health Department is recommending that consumers and retailers follow the latest FDA guidelines concerning the consumption of certain raw red plum, red Roma, and red round tomatoes due to ...more |
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| Pedestrian/bike report gives Missouri bad grade >> Health | staff |
| Missouri's walking and bicycling environment is "so poor that even simple, basic changes will create very noticeable improvement,"according to the Missouri Bicycle Federation in a report they issued ...more |
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| Push on for marijuana legalization >> Health | niandra |
| Patients who could benefit from the legalization of marijuana for medical use in the state of Missouri and their supporters gathered in the Missouri state capitol today. Their purpose was to ask ...more |
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| Program will aid children affected by meth abuse >> Health | mcintron |
| A program offering services to families affected by methamphetamine abuse in southwest Missouri has recently been launched by a Chicago-based private non-profit human service organization. Circle of ...more |
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| Government advisors to deal with long term care >> Health | robinson |
| A committee chaired by Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder has been named to make recommendations by October 1, 2008 to Governor Matt Blunt and the General Assembly regarding the long care needs of ...more |
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| Major public health threat to be discussed >> Health | loglisci |
| Recent headlines about the so-called killer bug (MRSA or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and the difficulty of treating it with traditional antibiotics are raising alarms about the ...more |
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| Make your new home radon-resistant >> Health | dryan |
| Did you know...
breathing home indoor radon causes nearly one hundred times more deaths each year than carbon monoxide poisoning?
radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer behind ...more |
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| E. coli bacteria plagues poultry workers >> Health | jhu-ps |
| Poultry workers in the United States are 32 times more likely to carry E. coli bacteria resistant to the commonly used antibiotic, gentamicin, than others outside the poultry industry, according to a ...more |
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| The dry vs. wet cat food issue >> Health | d-burton |
| by Christian BasiNews Bureau, University of Missouri
COLUMBIA, MO – Although society is accustomed to seeing Garfield-sized cats, obese, middle-aged cats can have a variety of problems ...more |
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| Interesting research is reported by Johns Hopkins >> Health | admin2 |
| Here are our latest sound bites regarding advances in medicine as reported by researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. For more details go to the references cited.
Progression of ...more |
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| Old brains should learn new tricks >> Health | d-burton |
| Virtually every day more research is focusing on issues impacting senior citizens. One example is a recent study that suggests that seniors should keep their minds active as a key to good ...more |
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| 25% of diagnostic heart surgery may be unnecessary >> Health | jhu-ps |
| A study by an international team of cardiac imaging specialists, led by researchers at Johns Hopkins, concludes that sophisticated computed tomography (CT) scans of the heart and its surrounding ...more |
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| Radon: beware of this silent, invisible killer >> Health | gloria-l |
| by Gloria Linnertz
November is not my favorite month. So many times in November my husband Joe and I had to put on our badges of courage and faith to make it through difficult situations. It was ...more |
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| HIV does not lessen maternal drive >> Health | mark-w |
| ST. LOUIS — Living with the HIV virus often does not stifle the maternal instinct in women, according to research conducted by Nancy Cibulka, Ph.D., associate professor of nursing at Maryville ...more |
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| Controversial book dispels health assessment myths >> Health | mariwinn |
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Katie Couric on a "60 Minutes" broadcast last month reported on the potentially dangerous diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children. At least one doctor at his clinic was prescribing off-label ...more |
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| FDA approves knee-injury repair device for humans >> Health | cbasi |
| COLUMBIA, MO - A new knee-surgery device investigated by University of Missouri-Columbia researchers that will help to repair meniscus tears, which were previously defined as irreparable, has been ...more |
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| Johns Hopkins research is multi-faceted >> Health | jhu-ps |
| Johns Hopkins University has an incredible number of divisions working, they say, to meet "critical national challenges through innovative application of science and technology. Some of these ...more |
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| Confusion over Medicare plans addressed >> Health | bev-s |
| Are you confused by the Medicare advertising you see on TV, mail you get in your mailbox, and telephone calls you might receive?
Do you understand the difference between " Original Medicare" and ...more |
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| Cloning controversy is reopened in Missouri >> Health | mariwinn |
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Dolly, a sheep, made headlines when she was born without a father but rather the identical copy of another adult. Ian Wilmut and his colleagues at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland ...more |
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| Neuroscience support is covered at St. John's >> Health | mariwinn |
| Gene and Becky Roberts of Shell Knob want to get the word out about support groups being offered to all brain and spine injury patients in Southwest Missouri, regardless of what hospital provides the ...more |
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| Seniors are prey for Medicare schemers >> Health | bev-s |
| by Beverly Scroggins,Community Services DirectorThe VantAge Point Area Agency on Aging
The Area Agency on Aging has received several calls recently from seniors who have been contacted by ...more |
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| Frozen embryos for stem cell reseach increases >> Health | jhu-ps |
| Baltimore - In a survey of more than one thousand infertility patients with frozen embryos, 60 percent of patients report that they are likely to donate their embryos to stem cell research, a level ...more |
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| Beware of the insidious tick >> Health | tmoehr |
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The transmission electron micrograph (magnified x 45,700) shows Ehrlichia chaffeensis in the cytoplasm of cells. Note: E. chaffeensis is enveloped by two layers of membranes and has tubular ...more |
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| Alzheimer's to quadruple worldwide by 2050 >> Health | jhu-ps |
| More than 26 million people worldwide were estimated to be living with Alzheimer's disease in 2006, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public ...more |
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| Influenza worries surface >> Health | bkulp |
| by Bob KulpNewton County Health Administrator
Neosho, MO – The recent case of a man with drug resistant tuberculosis who traveled internationally has many people wondering how safe Americans ...more |
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| Study suggests chance of rejuvenating aging brain >> Health | jhu-ps |
| You may not be able to relive your youth, but part of your brain can. Johns Hopkins researchers have found that newly made nerves in an adult brain's learning center experience a one-month period ...more |
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| Defend yourself against ticks and skeeters >> Health | lansdc |
| Memorial Day is the perfect time to remember and practice summer protection against ticks and mosquitoes, according to a comments by Roger Brock, Newton County Health Department environmental ...more |
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| Newton County Health Dept. to post E. coli warning >> Health | lansdc |
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Albert Midoux of Anderson, a leading voice in environmental protection matters, years ago had warned that the algae growth from agricultural waste and point source pollution had reached its limit. ...more |
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| Study shows how much hospitals gouge the uninsured >> Health | jhu-ps |
| Hospitals do not charge every patient the same price for medical care. Uninsured patients and those who pay with their own funds are charged 2.5 times more for hospital care than those covered by ...more |
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| Common drugs may lead to greater cures >> Health | jhu-ps |
| Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered to their surprise that two drugs commonly used for treatment might be beneficial in treating other more serious disorders.
These researchers discovered ...more |
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| How lead exposure produces learning deficits >> Health | jhu-ps |
| A study of young adult rats by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health provides evidence that explains exactly how exposure to lead during brain development produces ...more |
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| Health screening funds cut to Planned Parenthoods >> Health | admin2 |
| Gov. Matt Blunt in Springfield today called for $500,000 in state funds for the Show Me Healthy Women Program. The funds will expand the program to 1,225 more Missouri women, but at the expense of ...more |
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| EMCAPS helps prepare for mass casualties >> Health | jhu-ps |
| Johns Hopkins emergency medicine specialists have developed a tool to help hospitals prepare for disasters with the potential to overwhelm services, and they are providing the software for ...more |
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| CDC offers food-handling guidelines >> Health | lansdc |
| According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 76 million Americans suffer from foodborne illness each year. Many of these illnesses can be prevented with safe food handling. ...more |
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| Johns Hopkins centralizes stem cell research >> Health | ah-jhmi |
| In a novel effort to simplify and speed up safe human stem cell research, Johns Hopkins University has set up a "one-stop shop" to preserve, create, supply and test high-quality cell lines for its ...more |
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| Wal-Mart expands $4 generic prescription program >> Health | admin2 |
| Missouri and Kansas are now part of a $4 generic prescription program initially launched by the Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in Tampa, FL on September 26, 2006. The announcement by Wal-Mart includes ...more |
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| Apply SCRATCH to diagnose insect-bite rashes >> Health | jhu-ps |
| Children afflicted with insect-bite rashes are often misdiagnosed or referred for extensive and costly tests, but a new, easy-to-remember set of guidelines developed at the Johns Hopkins Children's ...more |
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| Potential new way of treating diabetes found >> Health | jhu-ps |
| Scientists at Johns Hopkins have uncovered a surprising and novel way of lowering blood sugar levels in mice by manipulating the release of sugar by liver cells. The results, published in the June ...more |
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| Doctors weigh in on obesity >> Health | jcrow |
| Doctors sat on a panel to discuss the issue of obesity in America during the Public Affairs Conference held at Missouri State University last week. While they all had different ideas, they could ...more |
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| How safe is handling buttered popcorn? >> Health | mariwinn |
| Dr. Allen Parmet associated with Midwest Occupational Medicine of Kansas City, MO gestures to his audience about the danger of exposure to the chemical diacetyl. (Photo by Vince Rosati)
Students ...more |
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| Proper monitoring essential for diabetes patients >> Health | jhu-ps |
| Physicians and patients often too lax about monitoring
In a strongly worded review published in a recent edition of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the head of the Johns ...more |
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| Missouri fire marshal lists recalled products >> Health | terri-d |
| JEFFERSON CITY - State Fire Marshal Randy Cole warns Missourians of recently recalled products by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission that could potentially be a fire hazard.
"I urge any ...more |
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| Just want one cigarette... >> Health | daisymae |
| This poem commemorates the voters of Oklahoma in 2004 who by 53 percent to 47 percent increased the state cigarette tax by 80 cents to $1.03 per pack, as well as taxes on other tobacco products. The ...more |
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| Burma: a nation of spreading disease >> Health | jhu-ps |
| Government policies in Burma that restrict public health and humanitarian aid have created an environment where AIDS, drug-resistant tuberculosis, malaria and bird flu (H5N1) are spreading unchecked, ...more |
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| How protein acts as biological intruder alarm >> Health | jhu-ps |
| Drawing on lab experiments and computer studies, Johns Hopkins researchers have learned how a common protein delivers its warning message to cells when an infectious agent invades the body. The ...more |
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| Retired Springfield man creates Pill tell™ >> Health | mariwinn |
| Guy Pollard's idea was just that, an idea, when he stepped into the office of Springfield SCORE. But Pollard's Pill tell™, an aid to helping people with the drugs they take, is now being ...more |
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| Medicare prescription plans need thorough scrutiny >> Health | d-burton |
| New prescription drug plans for those qualified for Medicare will begin Jan. 1, 2006, but there is no automatic enrollment.
According to Annette FitzGerald, family financial education specialist, ...more |
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| Support inquiry into fluoride as carcinogen >> Health | mariwinn |
| An online petition calling for a Congressional investigation into the safety of fluoridation has been posted on the Fluoride Action Network website.
Maureen Jones, the director of Citizens for ...more |
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| Smoke, smoke, smoke that cigarette >> Health | mariwinn |
| What Missouri governor Matt Blunt calls "an effective tool" currently is available for Missourians who want to quit smoking and quit using other forms of tobacco. 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) ...more |
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| MDNR sets up new stream exemptions >> Health | ejheisel |
| St. Louis – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) is considering whether to exempt several streams from new water quality rules.
Two streams are in Barton County. Under ...more |
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| Prominent researcher defends stem cell exploration >> Health | stowers |
| Seeking cures in Missouri
Imagine your parent or grandparent is suffering from Parkinson’s disease or your child is stricken with diabetes. You helplessly watch the agonizing toll the ...more |
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| My Clinic opens in Joplin >> Health | dan-w |
| Joplin - Southwest Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt welcomed the addition of Joplin's first federally qualified health center (FQHC) to serve the needs of the area's low-income patients.
"Federally ...more |
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| A is for Anxiety >> Health | belleann |
| When I first started having panic attacks, I naturally thought that something was physically wrong with me. I would have periodic moments where it felt like I could not catch my breath in a way that ...more |
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