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Joncita Todechine, a mother of four who lives on the Navajo Nation, knows all too well what can trigger asthma symptoms in her daughter Ashley. But she didn’t always. She recalls a time in 2013, living in Phoenix and attending medical assistant school, when she rushed her then-three-year-old to the Indian Medical Center. “She was really sick,”...
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On those nights when you just can’t seem to fall asleep, here’s something to think about: Are you getting enough of the right light during the day and too much at night? Scientists have discovered that light is as essential to optimal health and development as vitamins and exercise. In nature, the sun delivers the entire spectrum of light needed by...
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As our nation commemorates November as Native American Heritage month, it is important to remember the many valuable contributions of the people who first inhabited what is now the United States. Among those contributions is a rich variety of natural foods. Yet, in a bitter twist, many American Indians today have become disconnected from their...
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OVERVIEW Purpose: To determine whether long-term oxygen treatment is beneficial for group of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and moderately low levels of blood oxygen. Background: COPD is the third leading cause of death in the United States, affecting an estimated 15 million Americans. Millions more do not even know that...
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By her first birthday Hannah Boehme had experienced a lifetime’s worth of heart problems. Born with a defective heart, by 7 months of age, a mounting series of medical problems prompted her doctors to predict she had a few months to live.
But shortly after turning one, Hannah received a gift...
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One could say that Larissa Avilés-Santa, M.D., has a photographer’s eye for detail. (Okay, she is a photographer, but more about that later.) Ever since she was a child growing up in Puerto Rico, she looked at things from a different angle, and was often moved by what others were not. “When I opened that fifth grade human anatomy atlas, I...
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Jennifer Nsenkyire (pronounced ‘century’) has suffered from sickle cell disease for as long as she can remember. As a teenager growing up in her native Ghana, she endured the excruciating pain caused by the condition sometimes for days at a time. At least once a month she had to be hospitalized, and blood transfusions came at a steady, troubling...
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Emily Berry Hoak lives one active life. A former professional tour guide for Colonial Williamsburg, with nearly 30 years of service to her credit, she is used to being on her feet for hours at a time. Daily 1- to 2-mile walks and frequent trips to the pool for 40-minute swims are just part of her regular routine, as are lively and cherished outings...
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Research supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has contributed to dramatic improvements in longevity and quality of life for the citizens of this nation. Each year, through its intramural and extramural scientific programs, the Institute strives to develop and disseminate life-changing advances in the prevention and...
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To prevent chronic diseases like heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and obesity, Americans should eat less sugar, saturated fat, and sodium (from salt). Those are among the key recommendations of the latest version of Dietary Guidelines for Americans , published jointly by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and...
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Dr. Andre Larochelle , M.D., Ph.D., an investigator in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Division of Intramural Research, was recently named as recipient of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.
Dr. Larochelle is one of 106 researchers from across the...