Sacramento Observer
CHICAGO – Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season and a celebratory time full of temptations and demands due to family gatherings, parties, shopping and entertaining. Unhealthy habits may be inevitable this time of year, but as the festivities commence on Thursday, Northwestern Medicine® experts say there are simple strategies to help you stay [...]
LOS ANGELES – Want a clue to your risk of heart disease? Look in the mirror. New research suggests that people with certain signs of aging have a greater chance of developing heart disease than younger-looking people the same age do. The study involved 11,000 people in Denmark whose appearance was mapped at the start. [...]
ELK GROVE - Elk Grove Unified School District’s 7-12 grade students are taking a stand. Starting November 5, 2012, high school and middle school students throughout the district are stepping up as a school community to inspire others to challenge and delete cyberbullying through a new campaign — #UnfollowBullying. #UnfollowBullying is student-created, student-led. The campaign commences [...]
CHICAGO – People who collapse from cardiac arrest in poor black neighborhoods are half as likely to get CPR from family members at home or bystanders on the street as those in better-off white neighborhoods, according to a study that found the reasons go beyond race. The findings suggest a big need for more knowledge [...]
WASHINGTON – Nearly six in 10 Medicare recipients would pay higher premiums under a hypothetical privatized system along the lines of what Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has proposed, according to a study released Monday. The report by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation also found striking regional differences that could lead to big premium hikes [...]
SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento Speakers Series, a community lecture series that showcases six evenings of topical insight from today’s news makers in politics, journalism, education, science and more, has lined up an impressive list of nationally acclaimed speakers and patrons to participate in their 8th season of the series. The fun begins on Tuesday, October [...]
SACRAMENTO – Molina Medical is holding a free flu shot event at its 55th and Norwood clinic in Sacramento. Flu season is just around the corner and the best way to prevent getting the flu is to get vaccinated. *Shots will be provided at no cost to the first 100 people. The Center for Disease [...]
OAK PARK – The Sacramento Community Cancer Coalition has joined forces with U.C. Davis and the U.C. Davis student-run clinics to encourage under-served communities in Sacramento to get early screenings for prostate and breast health and, to promote wellness for the entire family. 2012 marks the sixth year of the endeavor, entitled Healthy Men, Healthy [...]
WASHINGTON – When Kimberly Higginbotham was 23 years old, she received some devastating news. It was January. Higginbotham was in her last year of graduate school for physical therapy at Howard University, but she wasn’t feeling the same excitement as her peers. Instead, she was worried about the lump she had found in her breast. [...]
WASHINGTON – In 2010, working-age adults made an average of 3.9 visits to doctors, nurses or other medical providers, down from 4.8 in 2001, according to a report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Among those with at least one such visit, the average number of visits also declined, from 6.4 to 5.4 over [...]
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