“It does appear that if one wants to have very tight control of blood pressure, that the ‘winter dip’ in control should be addressed - if not by a change of lifestyle, perhaps even by a change of medication.”
Veterans treated in the winter were less likely to see their blood pressure levels come down [...]
Yogi tea has a myriad of health benefits. It’s great for digestion, has anti-inflammatory properties, helps regulate blood suger, contains Antioxidants, as well as calcium, iron, and manganese.
Overall, it’s a fantastic herbal tonic and is so delicious that it can actually be addictive! But it’s a healthy one!
This particular version can be made [...]
by Susun S. Weed - Author and voice of the Wise Woman Way
Wise women through the centuries have kept themselves and their families safe from contagious diseases. If we are actively dealing with infection, especially lung infections, these three powerful roots stand ready to help us: Elecampane, Echinacea, and poke.
Winter is the time when our feet are always covered up. Sweaty feet, cold feet, uncomfortable boots, shoes that don’t fit, manmade boots and materials, so, take your shoes off. Sit back and work on those two feet and make them beautiful!
Now, more than ever, is the time to take care of those tootsies! Bones [...]
ATHERTON — Atherton officials have confirmed a student has been hospitalized due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a type of staph bacteria resistant to antibiotics. The district was shut down today due to an “indirect confirmation” that a high school student had been hospitalized with the infection, said Atherton [...]
A new US study has found that lack of sleep in children aged 9 to 12 is linked to increased risk of being overweight.The study is published in the 5th November issue of Pediatrics and is the work of Dr Julie C Lumeng, assistant research scientist at the University of Michigan Center for Human [...]
The FDA says drug maker Bayer has agreed to stop selling its anti-bleeding drug Trasylol. via KTIV-TV Sioux City
A traveling “Every Baby Has A Story” motor coach launched by the March of Dimes will arrive in Chicago and be open to the public on Thursday, November 8 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Rush University Medical Center, 1650 W. Harrison Street, Chicago This nationwide tour is crossing the U.S. [click link for [...]
By Julie Steenhuysen
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Gardasil, Merck’s vaccine for preventing cervical cancer in girls and women aged 9 to 26, may offer protection for women up to age 45, the company said on Sunday.
In a study of 3,800 women aged 24 to 45, the vaccine prevented 91 percent of cases of persistent infection, minor [...]
University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview physicians have performed the first bone marrow and cord blood transplant to treat recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB).Children with RDEB lack a protein that anchors skin to the body, resulting in fragile skin that sloughs off with little movement or friction. They suffer painful wounds and must be bandaged [...]
SMA is the second most prevalent genetic cause of infant death in the UK, after cystic fibrosis.Studies show that between 1:50 and 1:34 of the population are carriers of the disease, and that it affects in the region of 1:10,000 children born in the UK. In the USA, 1:40 are carriers and 1:6,000 children are [...]
Children recovering from orthopaedic surgery feel less pain and leave the hospital sooner when they go home with a small pouch that delivers local anesthetic agents and blocks pain transmission from surgical sites. Already used in adults, doctors at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia adapted the technique for children. Their findings are published in the [...]
