Young Brunswick mother faces heart bypass at 34
Vanita Smith, a 34 year old respiratory technician, learned she needed a left main artery bypass after enduring chest and neck pains and a 99 percent blockage. Despite weight, smoking, and family heart history, surgery at Fairfax Hospital proved milder than expected, with her noting it felt less painful than prior C sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanita Smith
Brunswick
Loudoun County
Frederick
Fairfax
Mrs. Smith
Fairfax Hospital
Wanita Smith
Brunswick Yard
Danielle
Christine
Occupational therapy helps patient regain function after hand injury
Larry Dorsey of Frederick County fell from a ladder while installing an air conditioner. He endured surgeries, casts, and weeks in hospital before starting occupational therapy with Karen Lease at Frederick Memorial Hospital. OT focused on desensitizing the hand, joint mobilization, and gradual strengthening to restore daily living and work capability.
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Larry Dorsey
Frederick County
Baltimore
Dorsey
Frederick
Karen Lease
Frederick Memorial Hospital
FMH
Lease
Ms. Lease
Jerry Johnson
American Occupational Therapy Association
Women face heart attack risk equal to men after menopause
Health professionals stress women share heart disease risk with men, especially after menopause when estrogen drops. Younger women on birth control and smoking show much higher risk. diet, exercise, and blood tests are key. Doctors note higher mortality after initial attacks and underscore evolving, less invasive therapies.
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Cathy Volkmann
Ms. Volkmann
Frederick
Florida
United States
Japan
Sherman Kahan
Walking at any pace boosts HDL in women study says
Washington AP a Dallas study of 102 sedentary overweight premenopausal women shows even slow walking raises good cholesterol HDL, with faster pace yielding greater cardio fitness gains. Three miles five days weekly, with pace 12, 15, or 20 minutes per mile, produced HDL increases and fat loss but little weight change.
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Washington
Institute For Aerobics Research
Dallas
John J. Duncan
Institute
Naturalizer
Duncan
Daniel Steinberg
University of California At
San Diego
Margo A. Denke
Center For Human Nutrition
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center At
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