(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 [...]
Affordable Care Act helps 600,000 additional young adults get health insurance
December 14, 2011 By
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today, the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data illustrating that the Affordable Care Act continues to significantly increase the number of young adults who have health insurance. Because of the health care law, young adults can stay on their parents’ insurance plans through age [...]
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 [...]
Pomerado Health employees raise more than $2 million for charity
December 10, 2011 By
SAN DIEGO–Palomar Pomerado Health (PPH) employees have set a standard for charitable giving in the northern San Diego County health district. Nearly seven in 10 PPH employees have made donations to the “i care. i give.” employee capital campaign in support of the PPH facilities master plan. They have raised more than $2 million. A [...]
Kaiser Permanente San Diego named among top hospitals in the nation
December 6, 2011 By
SAN DIEGO–Kaiser Permanente San Diego has been named for the second year in a row among the nation’s “Top Hospitals” for delivering high quality health care and patient safety with the most efficient use of resources by the Leapfrog Group, a national organization that seeks to promote improvements in health care safety, quality and affordability. [...]
Don’t let the reds and greens make you ‘blue’
December 6, 2011 By
SAN DIEGO–The holiday season should be a time of joy. For many people, it is not. They experience feelings of loneliness and anxiety. Furthermore, stress, fatigue, unrealistic expectations, financial constraints, and the inability to be with loved ones and family can cause the “holiday blues.” “While many get into the holiday spirit with family parties [...]
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 [...]
Palomar Pomerado Health hosting diabetes events
November 4, 2011 By
SAN DIEGO–The most recent national statistics about diabetes are alarming. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every 17 seconds, someone is diagnosed with diabetes. Diabetes kills more people each year than breast cancer and AIDS combined. As many as 1 in 3 American adults will have diabetes in 2050 unless action is [...]
Trees detect contaminants and health threats
October 24, 2011 By
Joel Burken, professor of civil and environmental engineering, Missouri S&T, with students Matt Limmer and Amanda Holmes testing trees in Schuman Park in Rolla, Mo. (Newswise) — ROLLA, Mo. –Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have developed a method to detect the presence of soil and groundwater contamination without turning a shovel or [...]
