Measure risks before digging in Providence snow
Rhode Island doctors warn snow shoveling poses heart and back dangers. In a recent storm, middle aged men arrived with chest or back pain after shoveling or pushing cars, with two heart attack survivors. Experts urge evaluating fitness, warming up, layering clothing, and taking breaks to reduce risk.
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Wolf
Rhode Island Hospital
Rhode Island
Nancy Thomas
American Heart Association
Sal Amato
Brooklyn
N.Y
Ear Candling Split: Safe or Risky Alternative Therapy
Krivit cautions patients about ear candling as unsafe while offering safer options such as drops, instrument probes, and high speed water flushing. Cedar Rapids resident Mike Minard favors candling, claiming better hearing after a session. Miskimen promotes treatment about twice yearly and cites collected wax as proof, while noting mainstream medicine and potential wax related problems.
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Krivit
Mike Minard
Cedar Rapids
Miskimen
Fitness circuits for balanced body parts
Design three to four circuits each with six to ten exercises targeting distinct body parts in sequence. Avoid working the same muscle twice in a row. For each exercise run 20 to 30 seconds at about half max effort with 30-second rests between moves and a three-minute rest between circuits.
Amino acid 5-HTP offered as mood remedy
The amino acid 5-HTP or hydroxytryptophan is presented as a natural mood booster. It is a serotonin precursor derived from African plant seeds and used for weight control, pain, PMS, and insomnia. Dosing is typically 50 to 100 mg three times daily, with cautions about nausea at high single doses and a serious risk of eosinophilia myalgia syndrome linked to related compounds. Long term use and interactions with antidepressants require caution. independent studies are limited and regulatory safety proof is lacking.
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Los Angeles Times
St. John’s Wort
Community Health Classes and Support Groups Schedule
A roundup of health education offerings at Nassif Center Nassif Heart Center and area facilities includes Beating Congestive Heart Failure Baby Basics and Weight Management sessions. Also listed are Pedometer Workshops Open Heart Surgery evolution sessions and various support groups with dates times and contact numbers.
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Nassif Heart Center
St. Luke’s Hospital
Catherine Piesk-Bird
University of Iowa Health Care
St. Luke’s Nutrition Center
First Ave
Linda Crouse
Carol McGrath
St. Luke’s
Helen G. Nassif
St. Luke's Schwartz Center
St. Luke’s Schwartz C
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