Health
Takes A Global Village To End Multiple Sclerosis
- Category: Health
- Created on Monday, 29 April 2013 09:50
San Diego, California (NAPSI) - Creating a world free of multiple sclerosis (MS) requires an international collaborative effort. Every May, MS Societies around the world unite on World MS Day, this year on May 29, to raise awareness about MS.
It's Spring - Do You Know Where Your Oysters Are From?
- Category: Health
- Created on Sunday, 28 April 2013 21:08
San Diego, California - Everyone loves the warmer temperatures that come with spring. Unfortunately, so does Vibrio vulnificus - a bacterium that can seriously sicken or even kill people who eat raw, untreated, contaminated oysters from Gulf Coast states including Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Texas.
Hepatitis A Case Reported at County Psychiatric Hospital
- Category: Health
- Created on Sunday, 28 April 2013 21:04
San Diego, California - An individual at the San Diego County Psychiatric Hospital has been diagnosed with Hepatitis A, potentially exposing others to the virus according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA).
New Campaign Weighs In On Your Weight And Health
- Category: Health
- Created on Saturday, 27 April 2013 10:18
San Diego, California (NAPSI) - An estimated 72 million Americans are affected by obesity, with nearly one out of three affected by excess weight. Yet, according to some experts, a weight loss of even 5 percent may improve health and reduce risks of some diseases.
San Diego County has Nationally-Recognized Recipe for Combating Childhood Obesity
- Category: Health
- Created on Sunday, 28 April 2013 20:46
San Diego, California - Systems change. Innovation zone. Multi-sector approach. It all sounds very bureaucratic.
Whole-House Water Filtration Systems Offer Many Benefits
- Category: Health
- Created on Thursday, 25 April 2013 09:03
San Diego, California (NAPSI) - The United States has some of the world’s best, most drinkable water. But no matter where a home’s water originates, from a large municipal supply to a private well, a whole-house water filtration system can make it better.
Aiding Communication Baby Boomers’ Key To A Healthy Marriage
- Category: Health
- Created on Saturday, 27 April 2013 10:27
San Diego, California (NAPSI) - What did you say? Can you repeat that, please? Hearing loss makes communication a challenge, which unfortunately may put relationships in particular, a marriage in peril. Feelings of anger, frustration and resentment are often experienced by those suffering from hearing loss, as well as by spouses who are constantly barraged with having to repeat themselves or talk louder.
Avoid The High Cost Of Hearing Loss
- Category: Health
- Created on Thursday, 25 April 2013 09:00
San Diego, California (NAPSI) - Hearing loss is one of the leading public health concerns, impacting an estimated 17 percent of American adults. Despite this fact, most insurance policies cover only a portion of hearing impairment costs, and government-sponsored health programs like Medicare offer little to no coverage at all.