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Affordable Care Act Supports States in Strengthening Community Living Nationally, $4.3 Billion in New Funds Announced to Help Establish and Expand Community-based Alternatives to Institutional Long Term Care States will see significant new federal support in their efforts to help move Medicaid beneficiaries out of institutions and into their own homes or other community settings […]
New Book Helps Educators Build Effective Autism Programs … February 21, 2011 Autism programs need to be as flexible as their students are different from one another. No effective one-size-fits-all program exists for educating children on the autism spectrum, but one University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) professor has written a book to guide skilled […]
Heart Therapy: When Women Benefit More Than Men In case you missed it, we want to slip this in before the curtain closes forever on American Heart Month 2011. It’s a pretty incredible win for female heart health, marking the very first time a heart disease prevention therapy has proven more beneficial for women than men. […]
URMC’s HIV Vaccine Clinical Trials Unit Opens Buffalo Office Researchers Look to Western NY for Help in the Search for a Vaccine … February 21, 2011 The Rochester Victory Alliance, the University of Rochester Medical Center’s HIV vaccine clinical trials unit, has opened a satellite clinic in downtown Buffalo to make it easier for volunteers […]
High-Quality Care Associated with Lower Cost in Trauma High-quality hospitals deliver lower-cost care to trauma patients, according to a study published in the Annals of Surgery. The study found high-quality hospitals have death rates that are 34 percent lower, while spending nearly 22 percent less on trauma patient care than average-quality hospitals, suggesting high quality […]
Scheduled Deliveries Raise Risks for Mothers, Do Not Benefit Newborns Inducing labor without a medical reason is associated with negative outcomes for the mother, including increased rates of cesarean delivery, greater blood loss and an extended length of stay in the hospital, and does not provide any benefit for the newborn. As the number of […]
Food, glorious food: Stanford’s first food summit ” In preparing for my latest 1:2:1 podcast with health researcher Christopher Gardner, PhD, about Stanford’s first-ever food summit, I wondered: When did food become summitable? Weren’t summits grand, official events hosted by global leaders on geopolitics? Food. Isn’t food just sustenance? Well, it turns out, the Stanford […]
Statement from the Department of Health and Human Services on the Regulation for the Enforcement of Federal Health Care Conscience Protections The administration strongly supports provider conscience laws that protect and support the rights of health care providers, and also recognizes and supports the rights of patients. Strong conscience laws make it clear that health […]
Brown creates steering committee for 250th anniversary Chancellor Thomas J. Tisch announces members of a steering committee that will oversee planning and implementation of the University’s 250th anniversary celebration in 2014. The 20-member committee of trustees, faculty, staff, and students will begin its work this semester. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — With its 250th-anniversary class […]
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 111 Individuals for more than $225 Million in False Billing and Expands Operations to Two Additional Cities Doctors, Nurses, Health Care Company Owners and Executives Among the Defendants Charged; Law Enforcement Agents Execute 16 Search Warrants WASHINGTON – The Medicare Fraud Strike Force today charged 111 defendants in nine cities, […]
Medications can be effective when they are used properly, but some can be addictive and dangerous when abused. This chart provides a brief look at some prescribed medications that—when used in ways or by people other than prescribed—have the potential for adverse medical consequences, including addiction. In 2010, approximately 16 million Americans reported using a […]
Saw palmetto Treatments
In men: used to treat and relieve symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); shrinks the prostate and releases the squeeze of the urethra, so that, urine flows normally; increases urine volume, decreases frequent urination, and more ease of urination.
In women: helps relieve painful periods and regulates the menstrual cycle; stimulates the production of prolactin, a female hormone that promotes breast enlargement. Used to treat urinary tract and bladder infections; has an aphrodisiac effect by enhancing sexual functioning and sexual desire.
Actually, there is no reason to be embarrassed. Enlarged breasts are common among teenage boys and men, and breast reduction surgery is increasingly popular among guys. In fact, in the US it’s the fourth most popular cosmetic surgical procedure among males, with nearly 17,000 of them performed in 2009 alone.
Great news for all those women (and men) who have wanted to try the beautifying effects of snail slime but could never get past the “ick” factor. 20yrsyounger.com promises to get rid of the Ewww… while still letting women reap the anti-aging and rejuvenating benefits of snail slime cream. The process itself is called lyophilisation […]
The specific type of birth defect depends on the systems in the fetus developing at the time of alcohol exposure. Organ systems are most vulnerable to damage by alcohol during the period of most dynamic development. The damage seen in animal models roughly corresponds to weeks 3 to 8 in human pregnancy. However, if a woman drinks any time throughout her pregnancy, damage may occur.
