What is the Macula? The retina is the back of the eye, the part of the eye which turns light into electrical signals that travel through the optic nerve to the brain. The macula is a place on the retina which provides sharpness and visual acuity. It is the most sensitive part of the retina. As many as 10 million people in the US have been affected by...
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“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”~Aesop Research on Giving People who donate a kidney to complete strangers are called extraordinary altruists. They’ve been the subject of recent research by Abigail Marsh of Georgetown University. Her research looked at extraordinary altruists’ brains, specifically the amygdala....
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“A second opinion is when a doctor other than your regular doctor gives you his or her view about your health problem and how to treat it.” Definition on Medicare.gov In 2011, Susan [name changed to protect her identity] found a lump in her right breast. She went to one of the two nearby university medical centers. At facility A, the surgeon told her...
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Worldwide Awareness How can we reduce the burden of cancer worldwide? How can I help in reducing the burden of cancer worldwide? These are the questions that the World Cancer Day campaign would like all of us to ask ourselves today. World Cancer Day was started in 2000 during the World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millenium held in Paris. It is an...
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“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” ~Helen Keller Heart and Soul Perhaps the idea that the soul resides in the heart comes from its constancy. Our hearts start to beat in the womb at around 6 weeks. Usually parents-to-be can hear it at their 3 month prenatal...
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January is Thyroid Awareness Month Why is the month of January set aside to bring awareness to a tiny, butterfly-shaped gland in the neck? Most people don’t know anything about their thyroid gland–including where it is. But when your thyroid doesn’t work right, neither do you. The hormones it produces affect every cell in the body. Thyroid...
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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. ~Confucius An elephant and a feather would fall from a tall building and land at exactly the same time (in the absence of air resistance). Getting your head around it is hard but it’s just the nature of gravity. Everyone is affected by gravity. From the time we’re up on...
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What’s A Diabetes Kit? If you or someone you care for has Type 1 Diabetes, creating a kit is a must. Highs and lows are part of life, especially for children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes, simply because they are growing. A diabetes kit is a collection of the tools you need to deal with the extreme highs and lows that can happen with Type one...
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This is a good question and one that may surprise many people. Professional chaplains are people of any faith community–Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, Christian, Hindu and more–ordained or endorsed by that community. Their role is to provide “emotional, spiritual, religious, pastoral, ethical, and/or existential care” in a secular setting. ...
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The Wonder of Coffee Coffee has been around for a long time. The tree has grown in Ethiopia for centuries. According to legend, one day long ago a goat herder name Kaldi watched his goats eat berries from the tree. The goats that ate the berries were energized, running around and not sleeping at night. Kaldi shared his observation with the abbot of...
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Tissue Alert It’s cold and flu season! Your nose is running and the tissues are piling up. Did you know that the mucus from your nose, also called snot, can tell you about what’s going on with your body? It’s true. Take a look at this infographic explaining mucus by the folks at Cleveland Clinic. Explaining Nose...
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Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality. ~Jonas Salk Hope Filled Update In 2014, Emily Bennett Taylor’s story was featured in November in the post Hope, Mice and Lung Cancer. At 28, the former college athlete was about to celebrate her second wedding anniversary when she learned that she...
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