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Kramer goes from gynecology to genealogy Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:57AMFRANKLIN — After delivering nearly 5,000 babies during his 35-year career, Thomas Frere Kramer, MD., retired from the gynecology trade, which he replaced by taking on the task of genealogy in an effort to resurrect the secrets, skeletons and memories of his forebears.
Ga. bill would outlaw abortion for race, sex Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:45AMA Georgia bill that would outlaw abortions based on race, color or sex is fueling arguments over whether abortion providers are targeting black women. The Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act would apply to abortion "the same standards of nondiscrimination" that govern employment, education, government and housing, said Georgia state Rep. Barry Loudermilk, a Republican who introduced the bill last ...
Holland Hospital Live On Lawson Human Resource Management Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:48AMHolland Hospital in Holland, Mich., recently completed an organization-wide deployment of Lawson Human Resource Management, a suite of applications that helps automate core human resources (HR) functions, including payroll, benefits administration and recruiting
Most people's sex life put to bed by 70 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:38AMThe average person's sex life ends by age 70, according to a report published Tuesday in the British Medical Journal.
Screening for depression before, during, after pregnancy can help Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:16AMAmber cried a lot after the birth of her first child, a son.
Gertrude L. Wood, 94 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:13AMGertrude Louise Wood, 94, a lifetime resident of Jasper County, died Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Rensselaer Care Center.
Drug addicts get paid $300 to stop making babies Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:18AMA controversial organization pushing birth control for Hawaii's homeless and drug addicts hit the streets of Oahu Tuesday and they're offering hundreds of dollars in cold hard cash....
HealthWatch: Lotus Births Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:03PMIt's a moment most moms and dads remember well -- when the baby is born and the parents have the honor of cutting the umbilical cord. But now, a new trend cuts out cutting the cord completely. It's called a lotus birth and the practice is causing great debate in the medical community. Like most mothers, Christine Monteith cherishes those first memories of cradling her newborn baby. But their ...
Physician of the year says delivering babies keeps him going Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:46PMMIDDLETOWN - Dr. Jack Davis has been named Physician of the Year by the nursing staff at Atrium Medical Center.
Big Island Bay Clinic expands services Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:27PMHILO -- Nationwide, health care providers are reeling from a potent cocktail of spiraling costs and an increase in demand from the uninsured and indigent populations.
Life is shorter for men, but sexually active life expectancy is longer Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:23PMAt age 55, men can expect another 15 years of sexual activity, but women that age should expect less than 11 years, according to a new study. Men in good or excellent health at 55 can add 5 to 7 years to that number. Equally healthy women gain slightly less, 3 to 6 years.
Life is shorter for men, but sexually active life expectancy is longer Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:56PMAt age 55, men can expect another 15 years of sexual activity, but women that age should expect less than 11 years, according to a study by University of Chicago researchers published early online March 10 by the British Medical Journal. Men in good or excellent health at 55 can add 5 to 7 years to that number. Equally healthy women gain slightly less, 3 to 6 years.
JOSH DETILLIO APPOINTED CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF ST. MARYS MEDICAL CENTER Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:44PMWest Palm Beach, FL (March 9, 2010) – St. Mary’s Medical Center announced Josh DeTillio as its new Chief Operating Officer, effective as of Tuesday, March 16, 2010.
Sex Ends at 70 for Most People as Health Declines, Study Says Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:36PMThe average person’s sex life ends by the age of 70, according to a report published today in the British Medical Journal.
Sex Ends at 70 for Most People as Health Declines, Study Says Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:36PMMen age 30 have an average of 35 years of sexually active life remaining, compared with 31 years for women, researchers at the University of Chicago ’s department of obstetrics and gynecology estimated in the study.
Safety, ease lead to C-section surge Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:34AMAfter a lengthy, dangerous labor that eventually ended in an emergency C-section, Kelly Morphew of New Baltimore wanted to play it safe this time. She scheduled a Cesarean delivery for her second baby.
Guidelines are likely to be revised Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:31AMA major national conference in Bethesda, Md., next week is expected to produce new guidelines for women and their doctors on an important issue that fuels the C-section controversy: How safe is a vaginal birth after a Cesarean birth?
New federal guidelines on breast cancer screening: Stanford experts disagree Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:11AMAt a recent community education program, Stanford experts on women’s cancer disagreed with controversial new federal guidelines on breast cancer screening. The new guidelines, released in November by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, would delay a woman’s first mammogram by 10 years, reduce future screenings from annual to every other year, and end them after age 74.
Nebl identifies risk factors for heart disease Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:04AMTalking about women and heart disease at the Woodland Park Senior Center, Sandy Nebl was both light-hearted and deadly serious.
Emaar Healthcare Group marks 'healthy living' by offering free nutrition counselling at Meadows Clinic Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:01AMDubai, UAE; March 4, 2010: Emaar Healthcare Group Emaar Healthcare Group , the healthcare subsidiary of Emaar Properties, in association with Methodist International, a subsidiary of The Methodist Hospital, is marking 'Nutrition Month' during the month of March by offering free nutrition consultation at Meadows Clinic, the newly opened healthcare centre in The Meadows community.
Study: Early weight gain in pregnancy can lead to gestational diabetes Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:16AMLOS ANGELES — Women have long been told that gaining weight before becoming pregnant or being overweight at the start of pregnancy puts them at higher risk for gestational diabetes.
Fitness Expert Katalin Zamiar Launches "Can't Stop the Mama", a New Approach to Pre and Post Natal Fitness and Health Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:00AMThis fitness program is designed for today's active women and offers a variety of workouts to fit any lifestyle.
Union at L&M questions layoffs, reduced hours at obstetrics clinic Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:21AMNew London - State hospital regulators have
Getting the facts on women’s sexual health Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:54PMWomen’s sexual health is 20 years behind men’s sexual health, according to Dr. Laura Berman, the keynote speaker at the 45th Annual Women’s Symposium on March 3.
Health director expresses concern about loss of obstetric provider Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:26PMWith the loss of Kinston Ob-Gyn Associates services after July 1, Lenoir County Health Department director Joey Huff said more pregnant women would likely seek prenatal care outside of Lenoir County. Kinston Ob officials announced last month that...
Study: Acupuncture helps fight depression during pregnancy Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:22PMBy Philip L. Graitcer Researchers at Stanford University in California say acupuncture can be an effective weapon against depression in pregnant women. Depression can pose serious health risks to mother and baby, according to Rachel Manber, a Stanford University psychiatry professor. "Depression is associated with suffering, can be associated with suicide or wishing to not live." She adds that ...
PRMC dedicates new outpatient surgery center Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:50PMBy summer, Plains Regional Medical Center hopes to have its new surgery and medical office building fully functioning. The facility south of the hospital will be the new home to outpatient surgeries and six of PRMC’s specialist physicians. PRMC...
Leading causes of death concern to Port Colborne Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:01PMPORT COLBORNE — The numbers are disturbing. When one looks at statistics broken down for Port Colborne male and female illness and death, it's easy to see a number of ailments are preventable with proper diet, exercise and lifestyle changes such as smoking cessation.[...]
Health clinics depend on federal grant set to expire in September Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:57PMLeftover federal block grants sought
BR General providing Tulane training Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 2:46PMPublished: Mar 3, 2010 - UPDATED: 2:32 p.m. Baton Rouge General Medical Center and Tulane University School of Medicine have finalized an agreement to create a satellite training campus in Baton Rouge.
Doctor's treatment prevented another miscarriage Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 2:32PMMichelle Greenfield has good reason to call Dr. Arthur F. Haney "the best doctor in the world": His specialty treatment for preventing pregnancy losses caused by a weakened, short or insufficient/incompetent cervix led to Greenfield's full-term delivery of her healthy son, Shane Daniel, almost a year ago.Once Greenfield realized the miscarriage (at 22 weeks) on Jan. 23, 2008 was the result of ...
Can delaying pregnancy cut early water break risk? Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:56PMNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women whose water has broken early may want to wait at least 18 months before having their next child, new research shows.
Kenya : Country Gears Up for Major Health Sector Reforms Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:45PMSlow pace of policy implementation is hampering the flow of private capital into public hospitals, dashing the hopes of private equity funds transforming the public healthcare system to make it more affordable to millions of low income earners in Kenya.
UCLA Professor Announced As New MCG President Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:34PMThe Georgia Board of Regents announced Tuesday that Dr. Ricardo Azziz, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine and a Cedars-Sinai Medical Center administrator and physician, will take the helm at the Medical College of Georgia. He replaces Dr. Daniel Rahn, who became chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences last fall.
MCG Confirms New President Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:24PMThe Board of Regents met Tuesday morning to confirm Dr. Ricardo Azziz as the new president of MCG. Azziz currently chairs the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles California. He also holds leadership positions at UCLA. Azziz comes to MCG as the...
8-Limbed Boy Needs Surgery to Remove Parasitic Twin Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:15PMIn 2005, Lakshmi Tatma made headlines around the world after being born with a parasitic twin attached to her hip leaving her with eight limbs. Now, five years later, another child from Bihar, India is dealing with a very similar health condition, the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph is reporting.
Pregnancy: Some depression relief, without drugs Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:07PMUp to a quarter of all women suffer from depression during pregnancy, and many are reluctant to take antidepressants. Now a new study suggests that acupuncture may provide some relief during pregnancy, even though it has not been found to be an effective treatment against depression in general.
8-Limbed Boy Needs Surgery to Remove Parasitic Twin Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:04PMIn 2005, Lakshmi Tatma made headlines around the world after being born with a parasitic twin attached to her hip leaving her with eight limbs.
Bill proposes midwife regulations Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:50AMHERNANDO - Laura Hunt wants a second chance at having a child at her Hernando home.
Childhood Obesity Prevention Should Begin Early In Life, Possibly Before Birth Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:33AMEfforts to prevent childhood obesity should begin far earlier than currently thought - perhaps even before birth - especially for minority children, according to a new study that tracked 1,826 women from pregnancy through their children's first five years of life. Most obesity prevention programs - including the national initiative recently launched by First Lady Michelle Obama - target kids age ...
Shrinking Detroit faces medical woes Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:26AMDETROIT, March 2 (UPI) -- Michigan's largest city is dealing not only with a shrinking population but far fewer medical professionals to serve it, officials said.
Specialists denounce maternity review plans Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 7:45PMMaternity specialists have spoken out against a plan to review the ACT's private hospitals as part of a wider investigation into maternity services at the Canberra Hospital.
Country's infertility rate 'on the rise' Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 6:43PMNANNING: The country appears to be suffering from rising infertility levels, with a number of regional surveys showing up to 10 percent of couples who have regular sex being unable to conceive within a year, reproduction experts have said.
Greater remuneration should be allocated for hospital doctors Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 6:16PMIn a report for fiscal 2010 submitted Feb. 12 to health minister Akira Nagatsuma, the Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) calls for greater remuneration for hospitals.
Multiple sclerosis, epilepsy on the rise, says expert Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:14PMBy Noimot Olayiwola Two major neurological disorders - multiple sclerosis and epilepsy – have been affecting more people in Qatar for the last 10 years, a consultant neurologist has observed.
Gestational Diabetes Underdiagnosed Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 2:41PMIn response to research confirming that even small elevations in blood sugar during pregnancy can lead to sick babies, an international panel of experts is recommending sweeping changes in how gestational diabetes is diagnosed.
Medical branch marks anniversary of reopening Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 12:52PMGALVESTON UTMB's Obstetrics and Gynecology Department had a birthday party for the first baby born after the medical branch reopened after Hurricane Ike.
Hospital expansion takes step forward Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 12:05PMWHEELING — The $50 million expansion project at Wheeling Hospital took a major step forward as about 200 hospital staff, supporters, donors, political leaders and officials gathered in a tent in the parking lot Thursday afternoon for the ceremony to start construction of Tower 5.
How Bisphenol A Induces Epigenetic Changes In Pregnant Mice That Cause Hormonal Imbalance In The Later Life Of Female ... Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 11:40AMHere's more evidence that "safe" plastics are not as safe as once presumed: New research published online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) suggests that exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) during pregnancy leads to epigenetic changes that may cause permanent reproduction problems for female offspring. BPA, a common component of plastics used to contain food, is a ...
Stress Hormone In Womb Predicts Poorer Cognitive Development, But Loving Care Can "Undo" It Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 11:38AMA mother's nurture may provide powerful protection against risks her baby faces in the womb, according to a new article published online today in the journal Biological Psychiatry. The research shows that fetuses exposed to high levels of stress hormone - shown to be a harbinger for babies' poor cognitive development - can escape this fate if their mothers provide them sensitive care during ...