CHICAGO, IL – February 21, 2017 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – Heart Health Month is a great time to think about diet and lifestyle choices that reduce the risk for heart disease. Check out the Incredible Egg’s calendar that boasts need-to-know facts and stats about how you can #putaneggonit and include eggs as part of a… Continue Reading
HEALTH
Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hurts Hearts
— Life-Threatening Disease Has Grave Consequences for Heart Health —
NFL, American Heart Association and Discovery Education Host Virtual Field Trip Live from Super Bowl LI
— Free Virtual Class to be Live-Streamed in Classrooms Nationwide–
Dr Badia in @NOPAINPeru Wednesday, January, 2017: Meet & Greet with Patients in Peru
— Dr. Alejandro Badia, Renowned Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon to give a free talk and lecture about sports injuries of the upper limb, for patients in Lima, Peru —
Recharge With Sleep: Pediatric Sleep Recommendations Promoting Optimal Health
— First official pediatric duration recommendation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine —
The Laurita Spina Bifida Project raises funds to donate wheelchairs for children in Tanzania
ORLANDO, FL – December 14, 2016 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – The Laurita Spina Bifida Project (The LSB Project) launched an online fundraiser on November 29th, which was #GivingTuesday, with the goal of purchasing orthotic equipment for children and youth in Tanzania who live with spina bifida. Partnering with the Association of Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus… Continue Reading
Press Conference: Heart Transplant Team Performs 30th Transplant
— Weston teen receives new heart for his birthday and goes home for the holidays —
Top Five Tips for Choosing an Obamacare Health Insurance Plan
MIAMI, FL – November 2, 2016 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – Tuesday, November 1st, marks the start of open enrollment for those looking to enroll in a health insurance plan for 2017. With so many not knowing the difference between a premium, deductible, copay or coinsurance, this can be a frustrating time. “For the average consumer,… Continue Reading
INFOGRAPHIC: Egg-cellent News for Hispanics with Type 2 Diabetes
CHICAGO, IL – October 12, 2016 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – Type 2 diabetes affects nearly 30 million Americans, and Hispanics, in particular, are at an increased risk of developing this serious disease. Diet and exercise can play a critical role in prevention and management, and various health organizations agree that eggs can be part of… Continue Reading
New England Journal of Medicine Publishes MINDACT Trial Results Proving the Clinical Utility of MammaPrint® in Assisting Physicians to Identify Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients who can Safely Forgo Chemotherapy
— 46% of patients identified as high risk for recurrence according to clinical-pathological factors as described in the publication, and who therefore would be usual candidates for adjuvant chemotherapy, were reclassified as Low Risk by MammaPrint® and MINDACT shows could possibly forgo chemotherapy[i] —
— MammaPrint could change clinical practice by providing critical prognostic information to aid in assessing patients’ risk for distant metastasis and potentially sparing over one hundred thousand women annually[ii] with early-stage breast cancer worldwide from unnecessary toxicities and side effects from chemotherapy and creating considerable cost savings —
— As demonstrated in the MINDACT trial, MammaPrint is now the only FDA-cleared breast cancer prognostic test with the highest level of evidence (1A) for its clinical utility to aid correctly identifying Low Risk patients —