Archive for April, 2009
Health Tips: Kids, asthma and traffic
Health Tip – Audio Version – Kids, asthma and traffic Health Tip – Healthy Next Step: What is Asthma? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) Location, location, location. That’s the secret of real estate. And it also may hold a secret to health. Researchers say living within a few blocks of a major road seems [...]
HEALTH TIPS: The effects linger
Health Tip – Audio Version – The effects linger Health Tip – Healthy Next Step: A Real Illness: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (PDF – KB) (National Institute of Mental Health) Long after calamity ends, suffering can continue – as post-traumatic stress disorder. Sandro Galea of the University of Michigan reviewed mental aftershocks of disasters from a [...]
Types of Influenza (Flu)
Bird flu Bird flu is commonly used to refer to Avian flu (see below). Bird flu viruses infect birds, including chickens, other poultry and wild birds such as ducks. Avian flu (AI) Avian flu (AI) is caused by influenza viruses that occur naturally among wild birds. Low pathogenic AI is common in birds and causes [...]
Flu Map US Influenza Map
Flu Map – Want to know the latest information about the spread of influenza (flu)? The following Influenza (flu) map is from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Influenza Glossary and Flu-Related Terms
Health Tips: Flu Glossary We’ve received numerous requests for information and health tips related to swine flu as well as influenza in general. Following is a glossary of terms related to influenza, swine flu, avian flu and pandemic flu. adjuvant: A substance added to a vaccine to improve the immune response so that less vaccine [...]
Swine Flu – Healthy Hygiene Habits to Fight Swine Flu
Hygiene Habits to Fight Swine Flu Swine Flue – Audio PSA Audio – Download MP3 file Swine Flu – Text Message Public health officials and many within the private sector are very concerned about the new flu virus of swine origin which is spreading from person to person. To assist in fighting swine flu, please [...]
HEALTH TIPS: Spend your energy, save your health
Health Tip – Audio Version – Spend your energy, save your health Health Tip – Healthy Next Step: Exercise: Getting Fit For Life (National Institute on Aging) Staying active can help seniors keep healthy. But this doesn’t have to mean joining a gym. Dr. Todd Manini of the National Institutes of Health led a study [...]
HEALTH TIPS: Getting stronger
Health Tip – Audio Version – Getting stronger Health Tip – Healthy Next Step: Trends in Strength Training (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Americans have a lot of strength to gain, but there are signs many of us are working on it. A study finds that, in 2004, close to 20 percent of adults [...]
HEALTH TIPS: Seniors see the happy side
Health Tip – Audio Version – Seniors see the happy side Health Tip – Healthy Next Step: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles: Mental Health (Administration on Aging) A study suggests seniors may dwell on the positive rather than the negative. Researchers at Brandeis University showed participants computer-generated pictures of pairs of faces conveying various emotions, and tracked [...]
HEALTH TIPS: Watching more, walking less
Health Tip – Audio Version – Watching more, walking less Health Tip – Healthy Next Step: Walking – A Step in the Right Direction (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Watching TV keeps many of us on our couches and off our feet. And scientists can tell – literally step by step [...]