Health Dept Wins Two Immunization Awards in Wichita
Franklin County Health Department earned two awards for high immunization rates at a state clinic in Wichita October 30 and 31. Donnia Steward and Traci Pope received accolades for keeping immunization at or above 90 percent and for at least a 10 percent year over year increase. Current county rate stands at 98 percent, director Barbara Conus announced. Ottawa University to Offer Health Care Management BA in 2002. The program, designed for students pursuing health care administration roles, requires 10 courses and allows coordination with other degrees for workplace flexibility.
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Franklin County Health Department
Wichita
Donnia Steward
Traci Pope
Barbara Conus
Ottawa University
Ottawa
Cindy Smith
Kansas City
Larry Felix
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Edu
Spinach and blueberries may boost rats' aging brains
SAN DIEGO AP Studies find diets rich in spinach and blueberries may stave off age related mental declines in rats. Spinach reversed age related learning loss and blueberries restored memory in aging rats, with researchers noting antioxidants as a probable factor. Further human testing is needed.
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San Diego
University
Keveat
the Society For Neuroscience
Paula Bickford
University of South Florida
University of Houston At
Clear Lake
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
David Malin
Automated prescription dispenser debuts in clinic
In Minneapolis, InstyMeds uses a computerized system in a pediatric clinic to dispense prescriptions via a vending-like machine. Parents swipe a credit card, verify the printout, and receive the right dosage with a bar code–assisted bottle selection.
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Washington
Minneapolis
InstyMeds
Minnesota
Ken Rosenblum
South Lake Pediatrics
Keenan Richardson
Cholesterol drugs often underperform in real life study
Anaheim Calif AP two thirds of patients on statins gain less LDL reduction than package inserts predict, due to imperfect adherence. Researchers note modest gains from reminders and urge broader use as guidelines expand eligibility. most users are men, with potential beneficiaries rising from 15 to 36 million.
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Anaheim
Calif
Dennis L. Sprecher
Sprecher
Cleveland Clinic
American Heartssociation
Food and Drug Administration
Valentin Foster
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
New York City
Tamoxifen Cuts BRCA2 Breast Cancer Risk in Study
Chicago reports that tamoxifen lowers breast cancer risk by about 62 percent in healthy women with BRCA2 mutations, but shows no benefit for BRCA1 defects. The mutations are rare, present in roughly 7 percent of women studied, and findings help explain prior mixed results. Tamoxifen blocks estrogen sensitive cancer cell growth. BRCA2 linked tumors are often phospho-positive while BRCA1 tumors tend to be estrogen negative.
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Chicago
Homer Frank's double knee replacement recovery story
Homer Frank fully recovered from a total knee replacement on his left knee and then underwent a second knee replacement six months later. After three months of outpatient therapy at Kreider Rehabilitation Services, he returned to volunteering as a photographer for the Lawrence Humane Society. He credits therapist Jeannine Billings for guiding both recoveries.
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Homer Frank
Kreider Rehabilitation Services
Homer
The
Lawrence Humane Society
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Jeannine Billings
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