"A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could help asthma patients, scientists said on Friday, as they identified two mutant genes that may predispose a person to asthma.
Over 235 million people worldwide suffer from asthma and it is the most common chronic disease among children, according to the World Health Organization."
Get more information here.
Showing posts with label medical care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label medical care. Show all posts
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Therapeutic hypothermia: Keeping cool in emergencies
"The technique, which lowers a patient's body temperature to stave off brain damage, is gaining in popularity, but some doctors are slow to adopt it."
Get the cool facts here.
Get the cool facts here.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Nurses to play a greater role in healthcare
"Los Angeles County is expanding a program in which nurse practitioners serve as primary care providers as a way to cut costs, reduce unnecessary hospital visits and meet regulations."
Click here for more.
Click here for more.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Good News for February 23 (posted by Mary Beth)
Be Fruitful: Like Now
"Each NASCAR and Indy race begins with, 'Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines.' Maybe the church should popularize the phrase, 'Ladies and gentlemen, start your families.' ..."
Click here to read Mark Earley's commentary.
Crushed for the Greater Good -- A Devotion
"Mama has several medications to take each day. Because of her swallowing problem, she has to take them through her PEG tube. Pills must be dissolved in water so they can flow through the syringe into the length of tubing we connect to the PEG."
Read more of this devotion here.
Catch Comet Lulin at Its Best!
"If you’re an astronomy buff, you probably know that Comet Lulin’s closest approach to Earth will occur Wednesday. It will be a mere 38 million miles away!"
Check out the comet's itinerary here.
Doctors tell how to lower costs without raising risks
"Are people putting their health at risk by deferring treatments to save money? Not necessarily, experts say. You can, in fact, prioritize and cut back in a way that scales back costs while also keeping you healthy. The key is knowing what is essential and what is not."
Get the facts from physicians by clicking here.
Seal populations continue to explode off New England
"If you’ve been on a Cape Cod beach this winter, you may have encountered an extraordinary animal comeback: Seals."
Click here to get the full story.
"Each NASCAR and Indy race begins with, 'Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines.' Maybe the church should popularize the phrase, 'Ladies and gentlemen, start your families.' ..."
Click here to read Mark Earley's commentary.
Crushed for the Greater Good -- A Devotion
"Mama has several medications to take each day. Because of her swallowing problem, she has to take them through her PEG tube. Pills must be dissolved in water so they can flow through the syringe into the length of tubing we connect to the PEG."
Read more of this devotion here.
Catch Comet Lulin at Its Best!
"If you’re an astronomy buff, you probably know that Comet Lulin’s closest approach to Earth will occur Wednesday. It will be a mere 38 million miles away!"
Check out the comet's itinerary here.
Doctors tell how to lower costs without raising risks
"Are people putting their health at risk by deferring treatments to save money? Not necessarily, experts say. You can, in fact, prioritize and cut back in a way that scales back costs while also keeping you healthy. The key is knowing what is essential and what is not."
Get the facts from physicians by clicking here.
Seal populations continue to explode off New England
"If you’ve been on a Cape Cod beach this winter, you may have encountered an extraordinary animal comeback: Seals."
Click here to get the full story.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Good News Stories for January 11 from Mary Beth
Rescuing Forgotten Children, with Jesus' Love
Mission of Mercy is an organization that desires to give children opportunities, not handouts -opportunities to get a good education, to develop social skills, to be healthy and most of all to grow spiritually. By doing this, the organization believes that they will be able to make a better life for themselves, and hopefully, put an end to their family’s cycle of poverty.
Click here to visit Mission of Mercy's webpage.
K-LOVE Radio's Wall of Prayer
The Wall of Prayer is a place to post a prayer or note of encouragement for the brave men and women serving the United States. As you read through the names and comments, please pray for the service member and their families. May God bless each and every one!
Come visit the Wall. Post your own loved ones or join in prayer for others.
New ER Opens in New Orleans
The New Orleans region's emergency medical services and other hospital capacity will expand Monday with the opening of new facilities at Ochsner Baptist Medical Center in Uptown. Read more about it and what it means to New Orleans here.
Inaugural balls making effort to minimize impact on environment
For the inauguration of a president who promised to be a friend of the environment, what would you expect but carbon-neutral inaugural balls, hybrid Lexuses, organic menus and valet bicycle parking?
Political correctness will rule the day.
Learn more about the Green Inaugural Balls and other plans here.
Advice from Motley Fool co-founder
Far from fleeing the stock market, the Motley Fool co-founders are downright gleeful about diving in even deeper. Tom and David Gardner, brothers and business partners of the pioneering online investment company, see the market's slump as a bargain-hunter's bonanza.
Read more about their take on the market here.
Debunking 5 myths about Boston
What do you think you know about Boston that isn't so?
Hollywood Clergy To Remember
Cheech Marin goes reverent in his newest role as a priest in a small Mexican town in the Hallmark Channel original movie Expecting A Miracle. In a nod to his white-robed image, here are a handful of our favorite big- and small-screen clergymen.
Click here to see if your favorites made their list.
USS George H.W. Bush
The Navy's newest aircraft carrier is the namesake of former President George H.W. Bush. View the video here.
On a Mission
Houston's Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church took a trip to South Africa to help those ravaged by poverty and disease. Travel with them by clicking here.
For back pain sufferers, surgery isn't always the answer
An aching back -- a dull twinge or a stabbing pain, lasting days or years -- is a source of annoyance, misery or even disability for millions of sufferers. New research suggests jumping into surgery isn't always the best move. For more information, click here.
Mission of Mercy is an organization that desires to give children opportunities, not handouts -opportunities to get a good education, to develop social skills, to be healthy and most of all to grow spiritually. By doing this, the organization believes that they will be able to make a better life for themselves, and hopefully, put an end to their family’s cycle of poverty.
Click here to visit Mission of Mercy's webpage.
K-LOVE Radio's Wall of Prayer
The Wall of Prayer is a place to post a prayer or note of encouragement for the brave men and women serving the United States. As you read through the names and comments, please pray for the service member and their families. May God bless each and every one!
Come visit the Wall. Post your own loved ones or join in prayer for others.
New ER Opens in New Orleans
The New Orleans region's emergency medical services and other hospital capacity will expand Monday with the opening of new facilities at Ochsner Baptist Medical Center in Uptown. Read more about it and what it means to New Orleans here.
Inaugural balls making effort to minimize impact on environment
For the inauguration of a president who promised to be a friend of the environment, what would you expect but carbon-neutral inaugural balls, hybrid Lexuses, organic menus and valet bicycle parking?
Political correctness will rule the day.
Learn more about the Green Inaugural Balls and other plans here.
Advice from Motley Fool co-founder
Far from fleeing the stock market, the Motley Fool co-founders are downright gleeful about diving in even deeper. Tom and David Gardner, brothers and business partners of the pioneering online investment company, see the market's slump as a bargain-hunter's bonanza.
Read more about their take on the market here.
Debunking 5 myths about Boston
What do you think you know about Boston that isn't so?
Hollywood Clergy To Remember
Cheech Marin goes reverent in his newest role as a priest in a small Mexican town in the Hallmark Channel original movie Expecting A Miracle. In a nod to his white-robed image, here are a handful of our favorite big- and small-screen clergymen.
Click here to see if your favorites made their list.
USS George H.W. Bush
The Navy's newest aircraft carrier is the namesake of former President George H.W. Bush. View the video here.
On a Mission
Houston's Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church took a trip to South Africa to help those ravaged by poverty and disease. Travel with them by clicking here.
For back pain sufferers, surgery isn't always the answer
An aching back -- a dull twinge or a stabbing pain, lasting days or years -- is a source of annoyance, misery or even disability for millions of sufferers. New research suggests jumping into surgery isn't always the best move. For more information, click here.
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