The trouble with tackle football before 12
Memory loss comes later in life
DATE: Feb 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
Health Briefs
Hot-flash study participants sought
Bona Dea, a local start-up company creating a new product for women experiencing hot flashes and night sweats associated with perimenopause an...
DATE: Jan 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
Escaping the prison
Combination of approaches can revive body, mind
DATE: Jan 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
She lives without fear – literally
Disease robs woman of feeling – and that’s a problem
DATE: Jan 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
Blunt fetal trauma in pregnancy
Fortunately, fetal trauma in pregnancy is uncommon.
The most common causes of blunt fetal trauma, in contrast to penetrating injuries such as stabbings or gunshot wounds, are mot...
DATE: Jan 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch
Building a better flu vaccine after debacle
NEW YORK – With this season’s flu vaccine protecting only one in four people, scientists are working on new manufacturing techniques and virus-killing methods to update the creaky, 80-year-o...
DATE: Jan 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
You’re thinking about fitness all wrong
Strive for wholeness, not just the finish line
DATE: Jan 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
Can imaginary exercise keep muscles strong?
Have you ever broken a bone and had to immobilize a limb in a cast? Do you remember how weak your muscles were once the cast was cut off? A new study indicates that imagination can be a usef...
DATE: Jan 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
Save a life: Know the signs of heart attack
Do you know how to identify the symptoms of a heart attack? If not, learning them may be an important step to saving your life or the life of someone you love.
Coronary heart dise...
DATE: Jan 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: La Plata Health Watch
Health Briefs
Mercy recognized in Consumer Reports
Mercy Regional Medical Center is recognized in the February 2015 issue of Consumer Reports magazine as a top-scoring hospital in the nation fo...
DATE: Jan 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
Environment trumps genetics in shaping immune system
WASHINGTON – How your immune system does its job seems to depend more on your environment and the germs you encounter than on your genes, says new research that put twins to the test to find...
DATE: Jan 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
Flu vaccine misses target, only 23% effective
Strain more virulent than expected
DATE: Jan 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Health
