NMDOH: Influenza Activity Increasing In New Mexico
NMDOH News:Con Alma Health Foundation Names Trinidad De Jesus Arguello, PhD, RN, 2019 Health Hero
CAHF News:Local Veteran Thankful For Service Dog … ‘Archi Has Changed My Life’
From left, ADW Dog Trainer Dion Silva with Gilda (service dog in training), ADW Veterans Liaison/Warrior Canine Connection Coordinator Chloe Davis-Masters and Vietnam era veteran David Apple with his service dog Archi during an interview Friday at the Los Alamos Daily Post. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com The special bond that has developed between a Vietnam era veteran and a dog named Archimedes, Archi for short, has by all accounts been remarkable.
“I had some ghosts in my head for 47 years and last summer decided Read More
Knoze Jr Of Los Alamos Partners With As ‘Seen On TV’
Kevin Harrington, the founder of the As Seen On TV empire and one of the original sharks on the Emmy-awarding winning Shark Tank, will partner with Knoze Jr of Los Alamos to promote AllerPops. Courtesy image
BUSINESS News:
Knoze Jr. recently partnered with Kevin Harrington and As Seen on TV. Harrington is the founder of the As Seen On TV empire and one of the first judges on the Emmy-awarding winning Shark Tank.
As Seen On TV is responsible for introducing products like AllerPops to the public and booked more than $5 billion in product sales.
AllerPops are all-natural prebiotic lollipops that help Read More
MANNM: What Is A Chemical Facial Peel?
Linda Taylor, PAC
MANNM News:
Skin resurfacing procedures have been indicated as part of a healthy skin regime for many decades.
Chemical skin peels have been shown to induce improvement in skin quality, texture and appearance.
The most common indications for a chemical peel would be for actinic keratosis (precancerous lesions), dark spots, wrinkles, acne scars and general photo-aging of the skin.
Peels can stimulate restorative and rejuvenating effects in the skin including the disposition of new collagen and elastin. Skin can look younger, tighter and clearer.
Light and medium skin Read More
Navajo Social Work Student To Integrate Native Ideology And Western Therapy
Danielle BenallyScenes From 3D Imaging Grand Opening At LAMC
Gathered for the ribbon cutting Monday evening on the new, state-of-the-art 3D imaging machine in the Imaging Suite at Los Alamos Medical Center, from left, Medical Imaging Director Susan Cazaux, equipment representative, guest, Loretta Rivera and Maleea Medina. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The tranquil atmosphere patients encounter when they undergo 3D imaging at LAMC. Call LAMC. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Mingling with guests and staff in the Imaging Suite during the grand opening and open house Monday evening of the 3D Imaging machine, from left, LAMC Growth Read More
NMDOH Offers Smokers Quitline Services
NMDOH News:
The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) encourages tobacco users statewide to use its free Quitline services as they join thousands nationwide for the annual Great American Smokeout® today.
Created by the American Cancer Society, the annual Great American Smokeout® happens every year on the third Thursday of November. NMDOH provides the 1.800.QUIT.NOW program that offers free help to quit any type of tobacco product, including vaping products.
In 2018, about 15.2 percent of adult New Mexicans were cigarette smokers, which is down from 17.5 percent in 2017, and an all-time Read More
Ribbon Officially Cut On CrossFit LA Renovations!
Surrounded by coaches, trainers, athletes, County Councilor Randall Ryti and his wife Wendy Swan, back row center, and Chamber Director Ryn Herrmann, middle row second from right, CrossFit Los Alamos owners Suzanne and John Wilcox officially cut the ribbon Saturday at the grand opening of their newly renovated 5,000 square foot gym at 278 A DP Road. The business, also known as Mesa Elite Fitness, has been operating for 10 years in Los Alamos. Recent upgrades have increased training space and include an entire fleet of top of the line Rogue Echo Air bikes as well as new Concept 2 Ski Ergs. CFLA has Read More
Con Alma Health Foundation Awards $665K In Grants
CAHF News:Rotary: Purple Pinkie Polio Eradication Event At Schools
Sierra Morris, a Pinon Elementary School student, takes part in the
Pinon student Sierra Morris smiles for her father, Rotarian Oliver Morris, as she shows him her Purple Pinkie. Photo by Oliver MorrisChamber Celebrates CrossFit LA Renovation Today!
CHAMBER News:
The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the renovation at the CrossFit Los Alamos gym with a ribbon cutting 1-3 p.m. today with the actual ribbon cutting at 2 p.m. at 278 A DP Road.
CrossFit Los Alamos is entering its 8th year as a New Mexico CrossFit affiliate. The business, also known as Mesa Elite Fitness, has been operating for 10 years in Los Alamos. Originally in Central Park Square, the business has continued to grow by leaps and bounds.
CrossFit Los Alamos (CFLA) operates in a 5,000 sq. ft. industrial space and has expanded four times Read More
Local Cancer Support Groups Offer Compassion, Information And Hope
CFNM News:Mills: Chronic Kidney Disease
Dr. DAVID MILLS
Medical Associates of Northern New Mexico
Chronic kidney disease affects nearly 11 percent of Americans. Most causes of kidney injury are considered to be preventable; three-quarters of chronic kidney disease can be explained by diabetes and hypertension (high blood pressure) alone.
Perhaps a more insidious cause is from non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
Marketed under the generic names ibuprofen and naproxen, NSAIDs are perhaps better known by their brand names Advil, Motrin and Aleve. These readily available over-the-counter drugs exist in Read More
Ten Moons Collective Community Birth Care Survey
COMMUNITY News:
Ten Moons Collective invites the community to take the Los Alamos County Community Birth Care Survey. Ten Moons created this survey to foster understanding among community members and stakeholders around local birth preferences and needs.
The information collected from this survey will be reported in aggregate—without personally identifying features—to community stakeholders, such the Los Alamos County Council, Los Alamos Community Health Council (LACHC), BabyNet Subcommittee of the LACHC, Los Alamos Medical Center and any other interested parties.
Results will Read More
NMDOH: Discover, Prevent, Manage Diabetes
NMDOH urges New Mexicans to take action against diabetes. Courtesy image
NMDOH News:
The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) urges residents learn the risk factors of diabetes, how to prevent it, and, if diagnosed, how to manage it.
“Of the approximately two million people in New Mexico, more than 567,000 of them have prediabetes,” DOH Cabinet Secretary Kathy Kunkel said. “Prediabetes can lead to type 2 diabetes, yet over 50 percent of type 2 cases are preventable. Prevention begins with awareness.”
Prediabetes means a person’s blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not yet high Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Troy Fernandez Addresses Those Who Provide Emotional Support To Others
On the job in Los Alamos is Troy Fernandez, LISW, left, speaking about self care during a meeting Tuesday at the Los Alamos County Fire Administration Office. Fernandez shared practical information with members of the Los Alamos County Chaplain Corps and Los Alamos National Laboratory Behavioral Health Response Team on how to monitor personal well being and make self care a priority for those who provide emotional support to others through their work or volunteerism. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.comMedical Associates Of Northern New Mexico Earns Echocardiography Re-Accreditation From IAC
MANNM News:
Medical Associates of Northern New Mexico, 3917 West Road, Suite A in Los Alamos Medical Center, was granted an additional three-year term of accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in Echocardiography in the areas of Adult Transthoracic.
This latest accreditation awarded to the Medical Associates of Northern New Mexico has undergone an intensive application and review process and is found to comply with the published Standards.
Comprised of a detailed self-evaluation followed by a thorough review by a panel of medical experts, the IAC accreditation Read More
Marco Serna Releases Health Care Position Paper
