Limits on pitches urged for youth league pitchers
About half of 9 to 12 year old pitchers report elbow or shoulder pain after games and more than 75 pitches per game raise pain risk. The study of 298 Birmingham area youth pitchers links high pitch counts to elbow injuries such as little league elbow and rotator cuff strain, urging limits to protect young arms.
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Washington
Stephen Lyman
American College of Sports Medicine
Medicine
Lyman
American Sports Medicine Institute
Birmingham
Ala
Lower statin dose can be safer for some patients
Q and A discuss statin safety with diabetes and erythromycin use. A lower Zocor dose may suffice to keep LDL under 100 while raising HDL. Avoid erythromycin with statins due to myopathy risk. grapefruit juice can raise statin levels. Monitor for muscle pain or liver symptoms and maintain therapy with doctor guidance.
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India
Music therapy eases stress at two Michigan hospitals
Laura Ortiz Knight Ridder News reports on Megan Gunnell, a music therapist at Bon Secours and Cottage hospitals in Grosse Pointe, who leads private and group sessions totaling 16 hours weekly. The 3 month pilot, funded by a private donor, covers only her salary, while patients often nap peacefully as they are comforted by singing and a gentle guitar.
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KRT
Megan Gunnel
Bon Secour Hospital
Grosse Pointe, Mich
Margret Brooks
Megan Gunnell
Gunnell
Bon Secours
Cottage Hospitals
Grosse Pointe
Mich
How to select music that heals
A music therapist guides relaxation by storytelling, guitar, and gentle humming to ease anxiety and stress. Gunnell, who started a hospital music therapy program in Evanston, sits at patients’ bedsides offering a comforting, nontraditional approach for twenty minutes.
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Gunnell
Evanston Hospital
Illinois
Michigan State University
Ginseng Study Suggests Flu Prevention Potential
Virginia researcher Dr. Janet McElhaney led a randomized trial at an assisted living facility with 108 elderly residents. Those taking CVT-E002 ginseng twice daily showed fewer respiratory illnesses than placebo, especially with many participants already vaccinated. Further large trials are planned toward FDA approval.
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Norfolk
Krt
Virginia
Janet McElhaney
Glennan Center For Geriatrics and Gerontology
Eastern Virginia Medical School
McElhaney
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