SAN DIEGO–On the heels of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Palomar Pomerado Health will present “Prostate Health: What Every Man Must Know” on Tuesday, October 12 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido. The free class, presented by Board-Certified Urologists Thomas Jones, M.D., and Carl Walker, M.D., will focus on the importance […]
Researchers identify ways to improve treatment of aggression in ADHD
(Newswise)–Joseph C. Blader, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University School of Medicine, and colleagues, found that almost half of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) whose aggressive behaviors had not been effectively controlled during routine outpatient care could achieve near absence of aggressive, explosive behavior when implementing “first-line” stimulant […]
Walgreens offering whooping cough vaccinations
With the state of California on pace for the worst epidemic of pertussis, or whooping cough, in nearly five decades, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) continue to strongly encourage vaccination to help increase immunity and stop the spread of the […]
Video: Whooping cough
Right now California is in the middle of a whooping cough epidemic. Rates of the infectious disease are at an all time high for San Diego. As Suzanne Bartole reports one of the reasons for the outbreak may surprise you.
PSA Video: Immunize Your Kids
Don’t forget to immunize your children before sending them off to school this year.
U.S. government urges universal flu vaccinations
(Newswise)–Flu vaccine will soon be available at local pharmacies and doctor’s offices, and government officials are urging everyone over 6 months of age to receive it. This year’s vaccine protects against H1N1 and two other strains of seasonal flu. The recommendation represents a break from past years, when the government focused on vaccinating people in […]
Drug addicts get hooked via prescriptions
(Newswise)–If you want to know how people become addicted and why they keep using drugs, ask the people who are addicted. Thirty-one of 75 patients hospitalized for opioid detoxification told University at Buffalo physicians they first got hooked on drugs legitimately prescribed for pain. Another 24 began with a friend’s left-over prescription pills or pilfered […]
Study reports exercise outcomes for war vets’ muscle pain
(Newswise)–Since returning home, some 100,000 veterans from the first Gulf War have reported chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) similar to fibromyalgia, and a new study in The Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society, shows that acute exercise can exacerbate the pain but long-term exercise has the opposite outcome and reduces it. Researchers from […]
Health and dental check-ups needed for school
SAN DIEGO–Did you know that school supplies are not all a child needs to start school? Make sure your children have the necessary health check-ups to start school, San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency officials reminded parents. California law requires all children entering first grade to have a health check-up. Check-ups, even when […]
Palomar Pomerado Health to hold free health screenings
SAN DIEGO–Palomar Pomerado Health will hold a variety of free and low-cost health education classes and screenings led by physicians and other professionals during the month of August. Following is a complete schedule with registration information. Blood Pressure Screenings Pomerado Hospital Lobby – 2nd Tuesday of each month, Noon – 2 p.m., 15615 Pomerado Rd., Poway […]
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