Mason’s story: A newborn with a peach-sized tumor
When Tara Johnson found out— after 10 years of trying to get pregnant—she was carrying boy-girl twins, she was thrilled. “It was so exciting, it felt like a double blessing,” she remembers.
The pregnancy progressed normally until her 21-week checkup when everything changed. Doctors found a large growth on the neck of her unborn son.
Tara’s care was transferred to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and doctors from Endocrinology and Otolaryngology at Boston Children’s Hospital formed a team to manage her son’s care.
When she was 31 weeks pregnant, Tara and husband Bruce were in Boston to meet with Boston Children...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - August 26, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Jenny Fernandez Tags: All posts Our patients’ stories Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement Dr. C. Jason Smithers Dr. Reza Rahbar tumor Source Type: news
Jimmy Carter Faithfully Teaches Sunday School Before Cancer Treatment
ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter always goes home to Plains, Georgia. The tiny town he calls a ‘‘haven’’ was there when he got out of the Navy, when he left the governor’s office and when he lost the 1980 presidential election.
So after telling the world that melanoma that had spread would force him to ‘‘dramatically’’ reduce his humanitarian work, the Nobel Peace Prize winner had only one place to go.
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Shaping Taste: Instinctual Intelligence
I love to eat and cook. When I was young I loved reading cook books. Once I began studying chemistry I realized that cooking was actually chemistry in action. And I have always been obsessed by our senses and all the doorways they can open into pleasure, our mind, consciousness, and imagination. Today's blog will focus on the sense of taste. Our Five Physical Senses Our senses communicate information through different energetic channels that obviously evolved to support our survival. The smell of something burning in the kitchen gets us there quickly to deal with the potential danger. The sound from down the block from an...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - August 11, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Management strategies to reduce catfacing in peaches
Researchers studied six under-tree vegetation-free strip widths and supplemental irrigation in years 4-8 of a young peach orchard to determine effects on peach tree growth and fruit yield, harvest maturity, and fruit size. Immature fruit samples were collected during thinning in years 4-6 to determine the effect of treatments on the incidence of hemipteran insect damage (catfacing). Results demonstrated that increasing vegetation-free strip width under trees had beneficial results for peach trees and fruit. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - July 29, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Management strategies to reduce catfacing in peaches
(American Society for Horticultural Science) Researchers studied six under-tree vegetation-free strip widths and supplemental irrigation in years 4-8 of a young peach orchard to determine effects on peach tree growth and fruit yield, harvest maturity, and fruit size. Immature fruit samples were collected during thinning in years 4-6 to determine the effect of treatments on the incidence of hemipteran insect damage (catfacing). Results demonstrated that increasing vegetation-free strip width under trees had beneficial results for peach trees and fruit. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 29, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Preventing domestic abuse for children and young people report published
New research funded by the NIHR PHR Programme reviewing the measures in place to prevent domestic abuse for children and young adults, has published its findings in Public Health Research. The ‘preventing domestic abuse for children and young people’ (PEACH) review evaluatedcurrent intervention measures in place for preventing and reducing harm inflicted on children and... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - July 24, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news
This Man Popping Out Of A Giant Water Balloon Is Our Collective Summer Dream
"Like a weird genie!" If you watch one video of a man getting inside of a giant water balloon today, make it this one. The Slow Mo Guys are back with another giant water balloon video, but this time, one of them gets inside and they fill it until it can't be filled anymore. It's like if Franz Kafka wrote James and the Giant Peach. Also on HuffPost: -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. (Source: Science - The Huffington Post)
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - July 22, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Teen With Cancer Uses Make-A-Wish To Share Story Of Sexual Abuse
Considering the pain Lena Strickling has endured throughout her life, it would be understandable if she used her one Make-A-Wish to lounge on a remote, sandy beach far, far away. But Strickling, who has Hodgkin’s lymphoma and was sexually abused by her father, isn’t one for idling. Instead, the 18-year-old decided to use the opportunity to help empower young people who have undergone similar traumas. Strickling asked Make-A-Wish, a nonprofit that grants free experiences to children diagnosed with life-threatening diseases, to fund a video that would allow her to tell her story. She also inv...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
6 Easy Tips for Clean Eating on a Small Budget
Photo: Pond5 By Kristen Domonell for Life by DailyBurn Ever thought about cleaning up your diet but worry about the price tags on all that healthy food? You're not alone. Whole Foods Market, often nicknamed "Whole Paycheck" for its prices, recently announced the launch of a new, budget-friendly store geared toward millennial shoppers who share these cost concerns. "It's really challenging for people to make the right choices when price is sometimes the thing that strikes them in the face," says Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics spokesperson Libby Mills, MS, RDN, LDN, a nutrition and cooking coach in the Philadelphia ar...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 5, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Whole Foods Market's Southwest Region Recalls Cherry, Blackberry and Peach Pies in Four Stores Due to Undeclared Egg
Whole Foods Market is recalling Cherry, Blackberry and Peach pies produced and sold in four retail stores in the Southwest Region, which includes TX, OK, LA, and due to undeclared egg. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to egg run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - July 2, 2015 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
Georgia ranked No. 5 top state for business, down from No. 1
Georgia is ranked No. 5 in CNBC's annual poll ‘America’s Top States for Business.’ The Peach State was No. 1 in last year’s poll.
In 2014, Georgia was also named the best place for doing business in an annual survey done by Area Development Magazine. The fifth annual survey of site consultants was released in September 2014.
CNBC has not yet, as of early Wednesday, released the identity of the No. 1 state in its annual poll. The network is releasing rankings through the day. Please return… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - June 24, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Carla Caldwell Source Type: news
6 Creative New Ways to Enjoy Summer Fruits
Summer is peak season for many delicious fruits like strawberries, blueberries, watermelon, peaches and more. With so many wonderful choices, it's surprising that many people miss out on tasty ways to enjoy fruits all summer long.
Because fruits are sweet, many people think of them as dessert only, but fruit can add depth and flavor to salads and main dishes. Sweet fruits can balance out salty, tangy flavors, like mixing strawberries and feta cheese in a salad, or can mellow out the heat from chiles and other fiery spices, like salsas made with mango and chile peppers.
Less Sugar Than You Might Think
People with diabet...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 19, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fresh From Farms to Schools -- It Just Makes Sense
As the person in charge of ordering food for the Dallas school system, Dora Rivas certainly knew that the fruits and vegetables provided to her students came from farms.
She just didn't know which farms.
Or, more specifically, where those farms were located.
Near Dallas?
In Texas, even?
Those questions came up almost three years ago when her team applied for a federal Farm to School grant to help pay for locally-grown produce to be delivered to schools.
What's happened since has changed everything from the way kids are learning to what they are eating. Educators have happily learned some lessons, too. The result is ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scientists Emerge From 'Martian' Dome On Hawaiian Volcano
HONOLULU (AP) -- Six scientists who were living under a dome on the slopes of a dormant Hawaii volcano for eight months to simulate life on Mars have emerged from isolation.
The crew stepped outside the dome that's 8,000 feet up the slopes of Mauna Loa to feel fresh air on their skin Saturday. It was the first time they left without donning a spacesuit.
The scientists are part of a human performance study funded by NASA that tracked how they worked together as a team. They have been monitored by surveillance cameras, body-movement trackers and electronic surveys.
Crew member Jocelyn Dunn said it was awesome to feel the ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 13, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Recipe: Vanilla poached peaches
(Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day)
Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day - June 4, 2015 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
