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If you party too hard in Las Vegas, a new service says it can help you recover from that “morning after” feeling.
Hangover Heaven’s website claims it will send a board-certified staffer to your room.
They’ll give you an IV full of vitamins, medications and amino acids and in about 45 minutes the company says you’ll be good to go.
There’s also a fleet of tour buses that stop at various hotels.
So much for those New Year’s resolutions.
A new survey of the healthiest counties in each state finds Niagara and Erie Counties ranked near the bottom in New York.
Erie County ranks 57th of 62 counties in the survey, ranking near the bottom for premature death and physical environment.
Niagara County fares even worse at 59th out of 62 counties.
Niagara’s low ranking includes near-the-bottom scores in premature death, health behaviors such as adult smoking and physical environment.
The state’s Health Department released the new rankings overnight, comparing the health of every county in the state and
Men with erectile dysfunction might have other problems as well.
Teen girls are still facing unnecessary obstacles in obtaining emergency contraception.
A new study shows one in five 17-year-old girls is wrongly told by a pharmacist that she’s too young to get the morning-after pill without a prescription.
The FDA ruled in 2009 that anyone 17 and over can get the pill without a prescription or parental consent.
Researchers also found more than a third of pharmacies not carrying the pill failed to offer teen girls any information on how they could obtain it.
Researchers have good news for women who consume up to seven glasses of wine
If a kid tells you they plan to kick some butts today, don’t get angry.
Today is national Kick Butts Day, aimed at getting very young smokers to kick their habit or, better yet, avoid starting.
Sponsored by the United Health Foundation, the anti-tobacco day includes everything from health fairs to anti-smoking film events and even cigarette butt beach and park cleanups.
Organizers are urged to visit the Kick Butts Day website for ideas on how to convince people, especially young people, just how deadly tobacco is.
The Campaign For Tobacco Free Kids says more than a thousand events are being held across the U.S. all aimed at calling attention to problems caused by tobacco use.
The group says there are 443,000 tobacco-related deaths each year in the United States and unless the campaign is successful at getting kids to avoid tobacco, six million children alive today will ultimately die from the effects of smoking.
The Kick Butts Day 2012 website offers a complete list of events and locations by clicking here.
Last month, we had a story about a group of Starpoint students who got sick after using medical marijuana.
Too many emergency room doctors are unfamiliar with the symptoms of synthetic marijuana use.
That’s according to a new study showing more and more teenagers are being sent to the ER after using the substance.
Researchers say the drugs marketed as K2, Spice and Blaze are still so new that there’s very little medical literature available on it.
They conclude doctors should begin sharing information with other doctors as well as with schools and parents on the symptoms of synthetic marijuana abuse.
American women are getting a warning about screenings for a sexually transmitted disease.
A CDC report reveals that fewer than four out of ten sexually-active women between the ages of 15 and 25 are being screened for chlamydia.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that puts them at risk for infertility and life-threatening pregnancies.
Chlamydia is the most commonly reported sexually transmitted disease in the U.S., with one-point-three million new cases noted in 2010.
Health officials fear the actual number of infections could be more than double that number. The disease has no symptoms, but can be easily cured with antibiotics.
Looking for a good excuse to take some time off and watch the NCAA Tournament in its entirety?
Apparently, you’re not the only one.
Cleveland Clinic urologist Stephen Jones says the days before the tournament are a popular time to schedule a vasectomy.
Dr. Jones reveals that setting up the surgery right before several days spent largely in front of a television set is a good idea.
He says patients are advised to spend a few very quiet days after the procedure reclining with ice on the area.
Dr. Jones says that the quiet time is still recommended even though the surgery is quicker and easier these days.
And Jones’ research isn’t exclusive: The Anchorage Press is reporting that a clinic in the hometown of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is offering up a doozie of a special.
According to the article:
Capstone Family Medicine (offices in Wasilla and Eagle River), launched its
Researchers in the United Kingdom say they may have found a way to fight racism.
The heart disease medication Propranolol is believed to have a side-effect that reduces racism.
Volunteers who took the drug scored lower on a psychological test of implicit racist attitudes than those who were given a placebo pill.
Scientists say racism is largely based on fear, and Propranolol acts on both nerve circuits that control heart rate, and the part of the brain involved in fear and emotional responses.
Dr. Sylvia Terbeck says the study offers “new evidence about the processes in the brain that shape implicit racial bias.”
She adds that even people who believe in equality can have an implicit racial bias.