Dear Dr. Wes and Kyra:I’m an eighteen-year-old girl. Two years ago I had a guy best friend. One night we were at a party and there was some drinking and we had sex. I guess I had more feelings for him than I realized because the following week I started texting him a lot and wanting to spend ...
Chicago ? Too many U.S. infants sleep with blankets, pillows or other unsafe bedding that may lead to suffocation or sudden infant death syndrome, despite guidelines recommending against the practice. That's according to researchers who say 17 years of national data show parents need to be ...
If you are a man age 65 to 75 and have ever smoked, talk with your doctor about abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). If aneurysms grow large enough to burst (break open), they can cause dangerous bleeding inside the body and potentially even death. If AAA is found early, it can often be treated to ...
After nearly a month of receiving help for mental illness, Nathan Dean Thurman, 37, died along the side of Kansas Highway 10 this summer of a lethal dose of prescription antipsychotic medication he'd been prescribed at Osawatomie State Hospital, according to an autopsy report.Thurman’s body ...
A Kansas University initiative aims to ban smoking and other forms of tobacco from campus by fall of 2015.As the Tobacco Free KU initiative pushes for a university policy change, it’s also working to get buy-in from students, faculty and staff.“Our ultimate goal is to create a culture ...
In conjunction with World AIDS Day, the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department encourages residents to get educated about the disease and to get tested.AIDS is a disease that weakens the immune system, gradually destroying the body’s ability to fight infections and certain cancers. The ...
Washington ? Diners will soon know how many calories are in that bacon cheeseburger at a chain restaurant, the pasta salad in the supermarket salad bar and even that buttery tub of popcorn at the movie theater.The Food and Drug Administration announced long-delayed calorie labeling rules ...
To mark World AIDS Day on Monday, the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department will offer education and free HIV testing at the following locations:• 11 a.m.-2 p.m. — Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd. • 3-5 p.m. — Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. The Health Department and ...
Living with a chronic illness is difficult. Patients may feel anger, sadness or grief as they struggle with daily life while suffering from a chronic illness. Additionally, patients may experience symptoms related to their chronic illness such as problems with their digestive system, difficulty ...
Wes: Unless you’re headed home to Whoville for an idyllic gathering of loved ones, you’ll probably appreciate a few reminders of what works and what doesn’t at holiday family get-togethers. You’re generally bringing together people who are related in some way — by blood, marriage, or ...
There was a time when Beau Bragg wondered if teaching was right for him.The Bonner Springs Elementary School physical education teacher was in his early teaching classes at Wichita State University and had chosen a physical education focus rather than a math focus, but he was feeling a little ...
Trenton, N.J. ? U.S. regulators on Monday strengthened their warning against use of a once-popular device for gynecologic surgery that can spread unsuspected cancer, saying its risk is only justified in a fraction of patients.The Food and Drug Administration updated its April safety warning, ...
Washington ? The next Ebola or the next SARS. Maybe even the next HIV. Even before the Ebola epidemic in West Africa is brought under control, public health officials are girding for the next health disaster."It's really urgent that we address the weak links and blind spots around the world," ...
A grant awarded Rainbow Experience Preschool last week is a step toward big changes for the 51-year-old Baldwin City nonprofit.Jamie Davis, chairperson of the Rainbow Experience Preschool Board of Directors, said Rainbow received a $15,000 grant from the LiveWell Lawrence Coalition at a Friday ...
LiveWell Lawrence celebrated its sixth birthday by giving gifts to others. The wellness coalition, whose goal is to make it easier for Douglas County residents to eat healthy foods, be physically active and live tobacco free, awarded five Culture of Health Action Awards and 10 grants at a ...
Kansas University Hospital on Wednesday announced a $10 million challenge grant for its new expansion project, the Cambridge North Tower. Philanthropist and Kansas City civic leader Annette Bloch, president of the R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, is donating the $10 million to support cancer ...
The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department encourages people to quit smoking as part of the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout on Thursday.Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death and disease in the United States and Kansas. Each year, nearly 3,900 adult Kansans ...
As technological advancement rages on, perhaps the most common form of delivering insulin for diabetics is going out of style.Pat Hohman, a diabetes educator at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, says insulin pumps — those pager-like devices commonly affixed to a person's torso with a catheter ...
More informationFor more information and tools to help quit tobacco use, go to:American Cancer Society: cancer.org/smokingAmerican Heart Association: heart.org/GettingHealth/QuitSmokingAmerican Lung Association: lungusa.org/stop-smokingU.S. Government: smokefree.govMark Twain once said ...
Wes: Maybe it’s just because I’m a couples and family psychologist, but I find that most psychotherapy involves learning how to love and be loved. Whether a teen, a young adult, or a not-so-young adult (like me), much of any client’s recovery involves connecting to and working with ...