DEA Reaches Prescription Drug Information Sharing Agreement With 48 Attorneys General
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions LANL: Understanding A Cell’s ‘Doorbell’
Advancing the design of drugs for better medical effects takes a combination of experimental and computer simulation research. Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of Toronto, Canada, University of California, San Diego and Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan are exploring how cellular components communicate with various nearby molecules. In this image, calcium bridges two parts of a cell receptor, possibly regulating its activity. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- Drug design advances are the
USDA Seeks Applications For Technology Grants To Expand Access To Health Care; Education In Rural Areas
USDA News:LAMC Honors Mercy Award Winner Patrick Fisher
Los Alamos Medical Center CEO John Whiteside, left, with Mercy Award winner Patrick Fisher during the Mercy Award presentation Thursday afternoon at LAMC. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
LAMC News:
Los Alamos Medical Center announced Thursday that Patrick Fisher has been recognized as the hospital’s 2018 Mercy Award winner.
Fisher works in LAMC’s Medical Records Department.
The Mercy Award recognizes one employee from each of LifePoint Health’s hospitals who profoundly touches the lives of others and best represents the spirit and values on which the company was founded.
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Kids For Smoke-Free Air Challenge In Española
NMDOH News:U.S. Rep. Lujan Grisham Votes To Protect Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Benefits And Social Security
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan GrishamCDC: Keep Brain, Heart Healthy
CDC News:April Is STD Awareness Month
April is STD Awareness Month. Find out more by visiting the CDC’s STD Awareness Month website, https://www.cdc.gov/std/sam/index.htm. Courtesy image
CDC News:
Take Control of Your Sexual Health
There’s no avoiding the statistics: the number of reported sexually transmitted disease (STD) cases are at an all-time high, and if you are sexually active, you are at risk of infection.
So what can you do? Arm yourself with the facts about STDs and talk with your healthcare provider—that’s always an important place to start.
When it comes to protecting your sexual health, the best offense is a good Read More
Alzheimer’s Association Presents Conference For Healthcare Professionals On Research Update
AA News:DEA Working To Avoid U.S. Drug Shortages
DEA News:
The Drug Enforcement Administration today issued the following statement in response to concerns about potential shortages and drug production capabilities:
“In order to prevent any pharmaceutical drug shortage that negatively impacts patients, DEA is working closely with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, drug manufacturers, wholesale distributors and hospital associations to ensure that patients have access to necessary hospital-administered pain medications. These include certain injectable products that contain morphine, hydromorphone, meperidine, and Read More
LA Council On Cancer Offers Seminar On Melanoma
Los Alamos Council On Cancer News:
The American Cancer Society estimates that some 91,270 new melanomas will be diagnosed in the United States in 2018.
The rates of melanoma have been rising for the last 30 years and close to 10,000 people are expected to die of melanoma in this country this year.
While these statistics are alarming, melanoma, is less common than other types of skin cancer but it is more likely to spread. The good news is that melanoma can be found early when it is most likely to be cured.
The Los Alamos Council on Cancer is presenting a free community seminar on “New Breakthroughs Read More
New Mexico Youth Workforce Forum―Pathways To Careers In Mental Health & Substance Use April 14
Los Alamos Cardiologist Anthony Sandoval Elected To New Mexico Sports Hall Of Fame
Dr. Anthony Sandoval of Los Alamos has been inducted into the 2017 New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame. Courtesy Photo
Dr. Anthony Sandoval of Los Alamos finishing a marathon in 1982 in Athens, Greece. Courtesy Photo
By RJ MONTAÑO
Los Alamos Daily Post
rjmontano@ladailypost.com
ALBUQUERQUE – In May of 1980, a 26-year-old medical student named Anthony Sandoval from Los Alamos set a U.S. Olympic Trials record with a 2:10:19 time in the marathon trial, earning his way on to the USA Olympic Team.
“The ability to accomplish something this great in any individual athletic sport is statistically Read More
Council Hears Options For Public Health Office
Community Services Director Brian Brogan gives a report on the Los Alamos Public Health Office during the April 3 County Council meeting. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Local Photographer And Dentist Raise Funds For Operation Smile
Local photographer Jessica Booton becomes friends with Andreas Lee, son of Chris and Somi Lee, prior to his photo session Saturday during a Celebration of Smiles event to raise funds for Operation Smile. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Andreas Lee stands with a little assistance during a photo shoot Saturday watched by his father, Chris Lee, as his mother, Somie keeps out of sight behind photographer Jessica Booton. Also pictured is Jessica Gallegos who assisted Booton during the event. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com
Andreas Lee tries to escape during Read More
State Awarded Grant To Improve High School Outcomes
HSD News:County Council Declares April ‘Donate Life Month’
Cathy Walters of the Donate Life Committee and County Councilor Rick Reiss, center, along with donors and donor recipients hold up a proclamation, which declares April ‘Donate Life Month’ during Tuesday’s County Council meeting. ‘I want to thank the County Council for doing this again,’ Walters said. She emphasized the importance of being an organ donor, saying, ‘The donors are the real heroes.’ Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
COUNTY News:
During the regular Los Alamos County Council meeting Tuesday evening in Council Chambers, Councilor Rick Reiss presented a Read More
Hadassah Sponsors ‘Run For Her Life’ April 22
COMMUNITY News:
Join the 8th annual Run for Her Life, a fundraiser sponsored by the Los Alamos Chapter of Hadassah for breast cancer research at Hadassah Medical Center in Israel.
The 5k/10k run/walk is 9 a.m. Sunday, April 22 at East Park on East Road (Hwy 502). Registration is open on Event Brite. For more information, visit the Los Alamos Hadassah Chapter Facebook page.
The first 70 participants will receive a 2018 “Run for her Life” T-shirt. Water and energy refreshments will be available.
One of the leaders in the fight against breast cancer is Dr. Tamar Peretz Yablonski, the daughter of a Holocaust Read More
CDC: Drug Overdose Deaths In U.S. Continue To Rise Fueled By Synthetic Opioids
CDC News:
An in-depth analysis of 2016 U.S. drug overdose data shows that America’s overdose epidemic is spreading geographically and increasing across demographic groups.
The report, from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), appears in today’s issue of MMWR.
Drug overdoses killed 63,632 Americans in 2016. Nearly two-thirds of these deaths (66%) involved a prescription or illicit opioid. Overdose deaths increased in all categories of drugs examined for men and women, people ages 15 and older, all races and ethnicities, and across all levels of urbanization. Read More
Shin: Japan’s High Life Expectancy A Result Of Healthy Diet … Not Single Payer
By LISA SHINA brief commentary on Richard Skolnik’s thoughtful and well-written response (link) to my editorial, “Single Payer is Not the Answer.” First, he completely avoids the question, “How are we going to pay for it?” because he knows the answer, “massive taxes.” New Mexico simply cannot generate the tax revenue necessary to fund single payer, as other states have discovered. Notably, policymakers aimed to encourage healthier drink options with a soda tax but Santa Fe citizens turned out in record numbers last year to vote it down.
Secondly, other countries Read More
