Hearing Loss in a NOISY WORLD
There are a number of reasons for hearing loss, not the least of which is aging, but living in a world that is filled with ear piercing decibel levels is not helping. This October, the crowd roar at Arrowhead Stadium during a Kansas City Chiefs game, was recorded at an all time high for a sporting event…137.5 decibels just under the pain threshold of 140 decibels, and comparable to a Read more »
Recognizing the Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease
Do you forget where you left your keys? Have trouble remembering the name of a co-worker? Get lost on the way to a meeting or an event at a location you have driven to before? Everyone, young or not so young, experiences memory loss from time to time, but how can you tell if your periodic lapses are just a normal part of aging, or a sign of something more serious…like Read more »
Navigating Breast Cancer
There are few things in life that can shake a woman at her very core, the way a diagnosis of breast cancer can. Even before a formal diagnosis, the stress surrounding the uncertainty and fear a woman is feeling can make it difficult to face the decisions that may lie ahead. Education and supportive care can go a long way toward helping a woman deal with the many issues and Read more »
Coronary Calcium Scanning: Who needs it and who doesn’t?
If you could have a painless, non-invasive test to check for the build-up of plaque in your coronary arteries, would you do it, even if it were not covered by most insurance policies? Well, there is. A heart scan, or coronary calcium scan, uses computed tomography (CT) technology to check for the accumulation of calcium in plaque on the walls of the arteries of the heart, and it can be Read more »December 14th 2019
A recent report from the American Institute for Cancer Research and the World Cancer Fund found that drinking one alcoholic read more »
Families First Joins “Healthy Teens for a Better Mississippi” to Reduce Teen Pregnancies Posted Mon 07/10/2017 7:03PMJACKSON, Miss. – Families First for Mississippi is expanding Governor Bryant’s Healthy Teens for a Better Mississippi initiative throughout the read more »
St. Dominic’s Earns “A” Rating from Leapfrog Group Survey Posted Wed 05/17/2017 4:04AMJackson, Miss. – According to the spring 2017 Leapfrog Group survey, has earned an “A” rating for the second survey read more »
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