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It is time to move forward with a health department for Lehigh and Northampton counties
Health is not equal to medical care. This is one of the key lessons I try to convey in classes I teach at Lehigh University on the sociology of health and health policy. It is difficult to change the perspective that we have all grown up with -- the...Tags: Social Issues, Diseases, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Lehigh University, Obesity
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Orlando Health's new leader rose to top from nursing ranks
The first thing you notice about Sherrie Sitarik's office are all the flowers. At least half a dozen large bouquets ring the room.
"You ought to see my house," said the newly selected president and chief executive officer of Orlando Health.
There are...Tags: Nursing, Science and Technology, Health, Lake Nona, Local Elections
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Looking for a health care career?
Because nurses are among the most recognizable in most medical settings they often inspire others to pursue the profession, but there is a long list of alternatives in the allied health field offering strong job outlooks.
Thomas Cameron, dean of health...Tags: Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Health, Malcolm X, Employment
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Lifestyle change can be good for your health
I read with interest Joe Mitlyng's March 3 informative ''Your View'' about health care. Some interesting facts to add to the debate: A 2005 Harvard University study found illness and medical bills were responsible for half of the bankruptcy cases in...Tags: Illnesses, Obesity, Health, Medical Services, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Doctor accuses Heart Association, Cardiology College, of letting industry influence policy
AP Medical WriterATLANTA (AP) — A prominent cardiologist accused leading heart organizations of being too cozy with industry and allowing those ties to influence its policies and education programs for doctors. Cleveland Clinic cardiology chief Dr. Steven Nissen...Tags: Duke University, Obesity, Health, Education, National Institutes of Health
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Dealing with death keeps doctor going
Chicago TribuneAs Dr. Richard W. Byrne labored for more than three hours to remove a malignant tumor from his patient's brain, he knew his efforts would not defeat the deadly cancer. The goal was to buy time. Time for the 44-year-old patient to spend with his wife...Tags: Social Issues, Science and Technology, Health, Happiness (state of mind), Neurosurgery
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Researcher urges caution in reducing blood pressure
For patients with diabetes and heart disease, less isn't always more — at least when it comes to blood pressure. New data show an increased risk of heart attack, stroke or death for patients having blood pressure deemed too high — or too low,...Tags: Social Issues, Diseases, Science and Technology, Heart Attack, High Blood Pressure
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Researchers find cancer-fighting properties in papaya tea
The humble papaya is gaining credibility in Western medicine for anticancer powers that folk cultures have recognized for generations. University of Florida researcher Nam Dang, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues in Japan have documented papaya's dramatic...Tags: Science and Technology, Immune System, Health, University of Texas, Education
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Health Center Proposal Merits Support
Ambition and reality appear to have found a meeting place in the plan introduced by Gov. M. Jodi Rell to bring needed modernization and regional cooperation to the operation of the University of Connecticut Health Center. Although still substantial, the...Tags: University of Connecticut, Health, University of Connecticut Health Center, Saint Francis Care, Hartford Hospital
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Vitamin D Linked to Lower Heart Disease Risk
Los Angeles TimesRaising the amount of vitamin D in the blood appears to help some people - at least those deficient in the vitamin - reduce their risk of heart disease by about 30%, researchers announced Monday. The findings, though preliminary, support further...Tags: Diseases, Heart Attack, Immune System, Health, Los Angeles Times
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Hospices Slow to Help Patients Decide When to Switch Off Heart-Shocking Implants
AP Medical WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — If you have a heart-zapping defibrillator implanted in your chest but now are dying of something else, when do you have it turned off? Carol Filak had heard about painful, repeated shocks that people sometimes experience from...Tags: Social Issues, Science and Technology, Family, Health, Mount Sinai
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Testing for Genetic Link to Alzheimers
Los Angeles TimesLast year, a study in the New England Journal of Medicine asked whether the children of Alzheimer's patients should find out whether they were genetically predisposed to the same fate. Defying conventional wisdom, the researchers concluded that people who...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Health, Anxiety, Alzheimer's Disease
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