Health briefs from Alpine and Midland events and programs
Community health notices include Alpine Heart Truth program with speaker Dr. Suresh Gadasalli at the Reata Restaurant. red dress pins available. Harmony Home sponsors a Super Bowl Party fundraiser Feb. 4 at MCM Grand Hotel FunDome with auctions and a 2007 GMC Sierra prize. tickets via Harmony Home. Midland programs list estate and hospital lectures, diabetes support, and Stretch-n-Grow fitness demos for children, plus Bikers Against Child Abuse monthly meetups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
General Federation of Women’s Club of Alpine
Reata
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Suresh Gadasalli
Odessa
Yahoo
Harmony Home Children’s Advocacy Center
Mcm Grand Hotel
FunDome
Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang
Call Harmony Home
Dry eye syndrome grows with aging and hormonal changes
The article explains how tears work and how aging reduces tear production, raising chronic dry eye risk for nearly 10 million Americans. It covers causes from menopause to LASIK, environmental factors, and allergies, and outlines treatments from artificial tears to Restasis, plugs, and cauterizing openings, with expert quotes and patient experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Eye Institute
Okefenokee
Sjogren
Christiansen
Colorado Eye Associates
O'Connor
Matthew Chang
Buckley Vision Institute
Colorado Springs
Colo
Chronic dry eye a rising public health issue in aging Americans
National Eye Institute reports chronic dry eye affects nearly 100 million Americans annually, an unrecognized, unattended part of aging that impacts quality of life and physical health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.B. Thatcher
Colorado Eye Associates
Colorado Springs
Cola
America
John Christiansen
Colorado
National Eye Institute
Helping kids say No to drugs guidance from ACA
Parents should start drug education early, as young as five, focusing on why substances are harmful. Encourage open discussion and role play to build a plan for saying no, acknowledge peer pressure, and seek guidance from school counselors or public health resources if concerns arise.
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Oalife
Cadascom
Women's Club
Midland the Ostomy Association of
West Texas
Midland Memorial Hospital
Andrews Highway
Mary Lou Cassidy
Stubbeman, McRae
Sealy Wills,and Trusts
Diana Huerta
WOCN
Medical Center Hospital
Diabetes
The
Medical Center Hospital Diabetes Support Group
Redeemer Lutheran Church
E. 18Th St
Stretch-n-Grow
Odessa and
Midland
Betty Godfrey
Bob Manly
Bikers Against Child Abuse
BACA
Neinih.gov
Office On Women's Health
Freedom News Service
American Counseling Association
Counseling
Counseling.org
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