As part of Alcohol Awareness Month, federal health officials are reminding women to avoid binge drinking because of the dangerous health effects associated with this behavior. Binge drinking is when a women consumes four or more drinks or when a man has five or more drinks. Unfortunately, this common and dangerous habit contributes to more [...]
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Have a Happy, Healthy Heart
April 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Here’s some news to smile about: having a “positive psychological well-being” appears to lower a person’s risk of heart attack and stroke. In the first and largest review on this subject, researchers from Harvard School of Public Health have found that optimism, happiness and being satisfied with life are associated with a lower risk for [...]
Study: Vitamin C May Lower Blood Pressure
April 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A review of 29 randomized and controlled clinical trials shows that taking large doses of vitamin C may moderately reduce blood pressure, according to a news release from Johns Hopkins Medicine. Despite the results, researchers are not suggesting that people increase their intake of vitamin C. More research is needed, they said. “Our research suggests [...]
Medical Interpreter Services Remove Barriers for Patient Care
April 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Providing language services in healthcare is essential to serving the increasing number of Limited English Proficient (LEP) patients admitted to hospitals across the country. An LEP person entering a healthcare facility has the right to the same services as an English speaker, but data shows that Hispanics, African-Americans, and other minority groups receive poorer healthcare [...]
Instant Heart Rate App Measures Real Time Heart Beat
April 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Worried about your heart health? There’s an app for that! Today, we’re featuring a free app that has the ability to help you stay healthy! The Instant Heart Rate application allows users to view their heart beat as they would see it on an EKG monitor and measure it. Meanwhile, the iPhone camera is used [...]
What You Don’t Know Might Hurt You: Preventive Screenings for Men
April 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Men tend to avoid getting a regular health checkup – waiting to visit their primary care doctor until they have symptoms of a disease. While this may seem more practical then sticking to annual exam schedules, sometimes the mere presence of symptoms can mean extra difficulty for doctors when it comes to curing or managing [...]
Falling Prescription Use Reflects Economic Struggle
April 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Patients cut back on prescription drugs and doctor visits last year, a sign that many Americans are still struggling to pay for health care. Despite huge advances in the drug industry, including medicines from treating cancer, multiple sclerosis, and hepatitis C, the number of prescriptions issues to patients fell by more than 1%. Doctor’s visits [...]
Accredited Chest Pain Centers Provide Exceptional Cardiac Care
April 5, 2012 by 1 Comment
Bon Secours Virginia Health System announced today that Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center, located in Portsmouth, Va., has received the designation of Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention), while Bon Secours Health Center at Harbour View, located in Suffolk, Va., earned designation as an Accredited Chest Pain Center. Bon Secours Health Center [...]
More Cancer Deaths Preventable by Losing Weight
March 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A new federal report shows that death rates from all cancers continued to decline in the United States between 2004 and 2008. The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer also reveals that several cancers could be avoided if people lost weight and exercised more. Cancers of the colon and rectum, kidney [...]
