“The study shows that one cannabis joint causes a similar degree of lung damage as between 2.5 and five tobacco cigarettes”
A single joint of marijuana obstructs the flow of air as much as smoking up to five tobacco cigarettes, but long-term pot use does not increase the risk of developing emphysema, new research suggests. [...]

In 1882, Danville was a bustling community of 9,000 people. A small band of
Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart were hard at work, transforming a small,
14-room hotel into St. Elizabeth Hospital. Eventually, St. Elizabeth would merge
with Lakeview Medical Center to become United Samaritans Medical Center, and
ultimately, Provena United Samaritans Medical Center. This summer, Provena
United Samaritans [...]

Anxious or depressed mothers-to-be are at increased risk of having children who will experience sleep problems in infancy and toddlerhood, finds a study that published this month in Early Human Development.While this finding presents itself as important news to tired new moms and dads — for whom a soundly sleeping child spells out well-deserved respite [...]

“I am blessed and thankful I found it early”
“Good Morning America” host Robin Roberts announced Tuesday that she has breast cancer. via WEWS

There are no two arguments about the fact that smoking is the biggest and undisputed risk factor for lung cancer. People who smoke cigarette at present or have been smokers at some point in their lives are at a risk of developing lung cancer.
But not all patients diagnosed with lung cancer are necessarily smokers. Some [...]

Health: The New Patient-Friendly Doctor’s Office - US News and World Report: “The American Academy of Family Physicians is midway through a two-year experiment at 36 practices nationwide aimed at building a more nimble, patient-friendly kind of family medicine. The project, called TransforMED, incorporates flexible scheduling, online consultations, electronic medical records, and other technological advances [...]

7 Key Traits of the Ideal Doctor: “Here are the seven traits listed by the patients, along with the patients’ definitions of those traits:
* Confident: ‘The doctor’s confidence gives me confidence.’ * Empathetic: ‘The doctor tries to understand what I am feeling and experiencing, physically and emotionally, and communicates that [...]

A single cannabis joint damages the lungs as much as smoking up to five cigarettes in one go, experts have claimed. via Sunday Sun

The first study to examine brain activity patterns in severely traumatized children showed their brains function differently than those of healthy children, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.The study hints at the biological underpinnings of the disorder called PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder. It also provides a [...]

AMA President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, said that GPs provide comfort to new parents that goes beyond the six week check and immunisation. Dr Capolingua said the health and wellbeing of new babies and young children is constantly on the mind of parents, and GPs can provide the right advice, guidance, and reassurance to reduce the [...]

AARC member Timothy R. Myers, BS, RRT-NPS, has just been asked to serve on the American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Committee Pediatrics Subcommittee. The American Heart Association has three ECC Subcommittees (BLS, ACLS, and Pediatrics). The AHA ECC Pediatric Resuscitation Subcommittee meets twice a year for 3 days in Dallas. [click [...]

This is a rare opportunity to take part in a cooperative product acquisition effort organized by NewsTarget.com and designed to help consumers eliminate the toxic chemicals found in manufactured laundry detergent products. A few months ago, we announced a product called Maggie’s Soap Nuts — a natural soap and laundry detergent made from the dried [...]