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ATLANTA (AP) -- Let us give thanks - and pass the Purell. Your family might be sharing more than turkey and pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving. Swine flu may also be on the table - and at crowded airports and shopping malls.
Just as the pandemic seems to be waning around the country, some health officials are worried that holiday gatherings could lead to more infections. So the government has launched a new travel-health campaign.
"It's important to remember the things that everybody can do to stay healthy," said Dr. Beth Bell of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Just as the pandemic seems to be waning around the country, some health officials are worried that holiday gatherings could lead to more infections. So the government has launched a new travel-health campaign.
"It's important to remember the things that everybody can do to stay healthy," said Dr. Beth Bell of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Non-traditional students – those who are over 25 years of age, and who no longer qualify for coverage under their parents’ policies -- are concerned about being left out of health care reform. Photo by Ben Koconis With new legislation in the works, it is possible that many current and older students, who previously had to pay high insurance premiums, may now be able to afford insurance through the Affordable Health Care for America Act; a bill that boasts coverage for 96 percent of all legal U.S. residents under the age of 65.
“I think it is about time that health coverage is affordable to older students,†said Jack Korpella, a 31-year-old returning student, who will be attending Pinnacle College in Alhambra, Calif., for recording engineering this spring. “It is the least the government could do,†he said.
Today, a large majority of students feel as if the federal government is not doing anything to support older students. President Barack Obama visited the University of Maryland College Park in September to address students and to pitch his new health care reform plan.
Dr. J. Keith Melancon, Director Kidney and Pancreas, Pediatric Kidney Transplantations, Dr. Mona Redzai, resident, Georgetown University Hospital and Nyjer Morgan, Centerfield, Washington Nationals visits Georgetown University Hospital Six BLES Kidney Transplant Unit patients . Photo by Maurice G. Fitzgerald“I can eat whatever I want now. I can exercise can exercise a lot more, and I don’t have to worry about testing my blood sugar all the time,†said Hoffman, who is from Frederick, Md., and had been on dialysis since July of 2006.
“It’s [the transplant] going pretty well. The first couple of months were kind of hard, getting used to everything, but if you do what the doctors tell you and take care of yourself, you can be good to go,†Hoffman said.
Hoffman had his transplant at the Georgetown University Transplant Center; a center which serves the entire mid-Atlantic region.
During a brief hospital stay, Hoffman was visited by Washington Nationals outfielder Nyjer Morgan, who has recently joined the fight against kidney disease.
“My three year old cousin had a Whelms tumor [cancer of the kidney]. This is my opportunity to get involved in finding out about this disease and give something back,†Morgan said.
A restored theater in Northeast was abuzz Thu., Nov. 19, as crowds flocked to the playhouse to attend a performance about individuals who live with a life-threatening disease.
More than 200 theater goers showed up at the Atlas Theater on H Street to see “Beyond the Diagnosis†a three-part play that shed light on the everyday challenges that Black Washingtonians who have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS deal with on a daily basis.
More than 200 theater goers showed up at the Atlas Theater on H Street to see “Beyond the Diagnosis†a three-part play that shed light on the everyday challenges that Black Washingtonians who have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS deal with on a daily basis.
Each day many African-American women have to make the tough choice between working out and maintaining their hair style. If you fall into this category, then a new report by AARP may change your mind.
Fitness guru Donna Richardson insists there are countless ways of exercising Courtesy Photo
Recently, AARP conducted research among African-American women age 45+ and African-American hair stylists, regarding African-American women’s hair issues as a barrier to engaging in regular physical activity. The results were simple – after spending valuable time and money to get their hair done, African-American women are not trying to “sweat it outâ€, or get their hair wet by working out.
However, the research showed also, that there are solutions to overcoming this particular barrier to good health. There are several hairstyles that are conducive to working out. “African American women can take care of their bodies like they take care of their hair!â€
Fitness guru Donna Richardson insists there are countless ways of exercising Courtesy PhotoHowever, the research showed also, that there are solutions to overcoming this particular barrier to good health. There are several hairstyles that are conducive to working out. “African American women can take care of their bodies like they take care of their hair!â€
Kelvina Hudgens, 30, had watched her mother, Meta, struggle with kidney disease for years, so she decided to donate her kidney. But since Hudgens was not a match for her mother, her kidney went to Irene Otten instead. Hudgens and Otten were a part of a round-robin style kidney transplant exchange that allowed 13 people to receive kidneys from 13 donors.
Kidney recipients met their donors for the first time at Georgetown University Hospital in Northwest, Tues., Dec. 15. The multiple transplants have been touted as the largest kidney exchange in the world. (Left to right), recipient Roxanne Boyd Williams seated next to her donor Tom Otten. Cathleen Robb, also a kidney recipient, seated next to her donor Lucien Boyd, Roxanne's father. Photo by Victor Holt
"I donated on behalf of my mother because she needed a kidney. She's been on dialysis for 15 years. When we were tested, I wasn't able to give her a kidney, but I was able to donate to Irene," Hudgens said. The two sat next to one another on a dais at Georgetown University Hospital on Tue., Dec. 15, as many of the donors and recipients of the largest kidney exchange ever performed met for the first time.
Kidney recipients met their donors for the first time at Georgetown University Hospital in Northwest, Tues., Dec. 15. The multiple transplants have been touted as the largest kidney exchange in the world. (Left to right), recipient Roxanne Boyd Williams seated next to her donor Tom Otten. Cathleen Robb, also a kidney recipient, seated next to her donor Lucien Boyd, Roxanne's father. Photo by Victor Holt"I donated on behalf of my mother because she needed a kidney. She's been on dialysis for 15 years. When we were tested, I wasn't able to give her a kidney, but I was able to donate to Irene," Hudgens said. The two sat next to one another on a dais at Georgetown University Hospital on Tue., Dec. 15, as many of the donors and recipients of the largest kidney exchange ever performed met for the first time.
Black and Hispanic children have suffered higher proportional death rates from the H1N1 virus (swine flu) than their White counterparts.
According to the Center for Disease Control, Black and Hispanic children have a greater number of H1N1 deaths since the epidemic started sweeping the nation last March. The agency is not clear about the reason for the disparities.
“Blacks and Hispanics are represented in a greater proportion among seasonal and H1N1 deaths in children, than their representation in the U.S. population,†says a report from the CDC, released to the NNPA News Service.
According to the Center for Disease Control, Black and Hispanic children have a greater number of H1N1 deaths since the epidemic started sweeping the nation last March. The agency is not clear about the reason for the disparities.
“Blacks and Hispanics are represented in a greater proportion among seasonal and H1N1 deaths in children, than their representation in the U.S. population,†says a report from the CDC, released to the NNPA News Service.
The immune systems of HIV patients who are obese does not respond to antiretroviral therapy as well as do those of people of normal weight, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU).
The findings were was based on data collected by the USU’s Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program (IDCRP) from participants in the U.S. Military Natural History Study, which includes 1,119 people with documented dates of HIV infection between 1986 and 2008.
The findings were was based on data collected by the USU’s Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program (IDCRP) from participants in the U.S. Military Natural History Study, which includes 1,119 people with documented dates of HIV infection between 1986 and 2008.
“Self-management†isn’t a term you’ll hear doctors use much when they’re discussing illnesses such as cancer or heart disease. But when doctors talk about diabetes – a blood sugar condition that affects more than one in 10 Native Americans, African Americans, and Latinos - the conversation is different.
To stay healthy, most people diagnosed with diabetes need to make lots of changes in their everyday life. They often need to modify the food they eat, get more physical activity, and frequently check their blood sugar levels.
To stay healthy, most people diagnosed with diabetes need to make lots of changes in their everyday life. They often need to modify the food they eat, get more physical activity, and frequently check their blood sugar levels.
Judy Austin celebrated a momentous anniversary a week before Christmas. It marked one year after gastric bypass surgery; one tough year where she lost more than 200 pounds and hated almost every step along the way.
“Beforehand, if I wanted something, I just got it. And if she had a taste for something, she just ate it. Wavy Lays, $25 worth of Chinese food from around the corner - something sweet with her black coffee… and mindless eating in front of the television.
“Beforehand, if I wanted something, I just got it. And if she had a taste for something, she just ate it. Wavy Lays, $25 worth of Chinese food from around the corner - something sweet with her black coffee… and mindless eating in front of the television.
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Written by By Sandra Jordan - Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American
Written by By Sandra Jordan - Special to the NNPA from the St. Louis American
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