(Newswise)–Most athletes can testify to the pain-relieving, recovery-promoting effects of massage. Now there’s a scientific basis that supports booking a session with a massage therapist: On the cellular level massage reduces inflammation and promotes the growth of new mitochondria in skeletal muscle. The research, involving scientists from the Buck Institute for Research on Aging and [...]
LightBridge Hospice achieves highest national recognition for veteran care
February 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
SAN DIEGO–LightBridge Hospice and Palliative Care is the only hospice in California, and one of only 12 in the U.S. to meet stringent “We Honor Veterans” Partner Level 4 requirements in improving the care and support of Veterans. This program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), in collaboration with the Department of Veterans [...]
Gunshot, stabbing victims recovering without exploratory surgery
January 11, 2012 By
(Newswise)–Although more patients with abdominal gunshot and stab wounds can successfully forego emergency “exploratory” surgery and its potential complications, new Johns Hopkins research suggests that choosing the wrong patients for this “watchful waiting” approach substantially increases their risk of death from these injuries. “Managing gunshot and stab wounds without exploratory surgery prevents complications, saves money [...]
Palomar Pomerado to offer free flu shots
January 6, 2012 By
SAN DIEGO–Palomar Pomerado Health (PPH) is offering free flu shots to anyone 18 years and older at its hospital in Poway. PPH has conducted 84 low-cost flu shot clinics in North County since September and more than 2,000 people have been vaccinated. The free flu shot clinic on Jan 9 at Pomerado Hospital will mark [...]
Two more students diagnosed with whooping cough
December 14, 2011 By
SAN DIEGO–Two more students at San Diego County schools were diagnosed with whooping cough bringing the total number of cases to 414 for the region to date, County Health and Human Services Agency officials said Wednesday. In 2010, a record 1,144 cases were reported in San Diego County, including two infant deaths. See second page [...]
Health gap has grown among young U.S. adults
December 1, 2011 By
(Newswise)–COLUMBUS, Ohio–Levels of health disparity have increased substantially for people born in the United States after 1980, according to new research. The study also found that health disparity tends to increase as people move into middle age, before declining as people reach old age. These two results suggest that the gap between the healthiest and [...]
Respected North County acupuncture and massage practice joins medical center
November 13, 2011 By
POWAY–Palomar Pomerado Health (PPH) has added acupuncture and massage therapy services to the PPH Center for Integrative Medicine and Wellness at the Pomerado Outpatient Pavilion. The PPH Center for Integrative Medicine and Wellness now has a program providing various styles of acupuncture and massage therapies with the recent addition of these services from the North [...]
Project Access helps uninsured get free needed surgeries
October 11, 2011 By
SAN DIEGO–Forty-two uninsured adults who have been living with pain, vision problems and other debilitating conditions will receive free life-changing medical treatment, thanks to Kaiser Permanente and the San Diego County Medical Society Foundation (SDCMSF). More than 150 volunteer nurses, anesthesiologists, physicians, and staff will donate their time and talent to perform these procedures through [...]
Tdap offered at schools as pertussis deadline nears
September 25, 2011 By
SAN DIEGO–More free Tdap booster clinics have been scheduled in a cooperative effort between the San Diego Unified and the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agencies. A new state law requires all students in grades 7-12 to show proof of having received the pertussis (whooping cough) booster shot, or Tdap, in order [...]
County health offers free whooping cough booster clinics
September 20, 2011 By
SAN DIEGO–County public health is holding three more pertussis Tdap clinics in the coming weeks for returning middle and high school students who still need to show proof of having received the booster, according to Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA). “The County is encouraged by the continuing decrease in the frequency of cases reported [...]
