Science On Tap: Harnessing Actinium-225 For Cancer Treatment At 5:30 p.m. Thursday
CHAMBER News:
This month’s Science On Tap features Maryline Ferrier who will talk about harnessing Actinium-225 for cancer treatment beginning at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at UnQuarked Wine Room, 145 Central Park Square. Light refreshments will be provided for this event by the Central New Mexico Section of the American Chemical Society.
For this event, Ferrier, with the Lab’s Inorganic Isotope & Actinide Chemistry group, will talk about the research taking place at the Lab to better understand actinium-225. This unique and rare radioisotope has tremendous potential Read More
LAPS Seeks 25 Students To Work On Tobacco-Free Campaigns
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos Public Schools Prevention Office and Evolvement are seeking students who want to decrease the harmful and addictive use of commercial tobacco in New Mexico.
Twenty-five students are invited to a training scheduled for the morning of Oct. 24 at LAHS where students will accomplish the first goal of the program. 
The training will include free lunch, the chance to win prizes and is open for youth in 9th through 12th grades.
“Evolvement is a youth-led movement to reduce youth tobacco use,” said Alyssa Hedrich, Evolvement Youth Field Organizer. “This Read More
New Hours, Services At Local Public Health Office
NMDOH News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health has announced that it is changing the hours of operation and services provided at the Los Alamos Public Health Office due to staffing changes.
These changes are effective immediately.
The clinic at 1183 Diamond Dr. # D in Los Alamos, will open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday (closed noon – 1 p.m.), and closed Mondays.
Services provided at this clinic will now include Children’s Medical Services (children and youth with special health care needs), and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) supplemental Read More
Free Presentation For Alzheimer’s Caregivers
ALZHEIMER’S News:Local Health Office Closes But Expected To Reopen
By Carol A. ClarkLos Alamos Daily Post
The New Mexico Department of Health’s Los Alamos County Health Office effectively stopped seeing patients Sept. 14 across from Los Alamos High School at 1183 Diamond Dr.
Public Health Nurse Manager Andrea Cunningham staffed the office for two years but was directed to tender her resignation after she asked for three weeks off without pay in September to accompany her husband on a trip to South Africa.
“I wrote them a letter asking them to reconsider but they said if I was going to take three weeks off then I needed to resign,” Cunningham said.
Cunningham and Read More
Dr. McClees Mentors Students Interested In Medicine
Dr. Robert McClees of Trinity Urgent Care, 1460 Trinity Dr., Suite A & B, is mentoring Los Alamos High School students interested in medicine including Ben Rees and Sarah Shipley. The students are part of the LAHS Mentorship Apprenticeship Partnership Service (M.A.P.S.), which provides hands on experience in a career they are interested in. Courtesy photo Read More
SFCC Offering Flu Shot Clinic Oct. 19
SFCC News:LAMC Remains In-Network With New Mexico BC/BS
Los Alamos Medical Center. File photo
LAMC News:
Due to a recent decision by a local medical clinic to terminate its agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of New Mexico, Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC) has received numerous inquiries about the hospital’s status with the insurance company.
LAMC wants the community to know that the hospital remains in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico.
There is absolutely no change to any BCBS insurance coverage as it relates to hospital or emergency room care, hospital stays, or visits to any hospital services such as the lab or diagnostic Read More
2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded To Yoshinori Ohsumi
NOBEL PRIZE News:
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has today decided to award the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Yoshinori Ohsumi for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy
This year’s Nobel Laureate discovered and elucidated mechanisms underlying autophagy, a fundamental process for degrading and recycling cellular components.
Yoshinori Ohsumi
The word autophagy originates from the Greek words auto-, meaning “self”, and phagein, meaning “to eat”. Thus,autophagy denotes “self eating”. This Read More
DEA Reduces Amount Of Opioid Controlled Substances To Be Manufactured In 2017
DEA News:Seminar: Cornering Breast Cancer―The Next Generation Of Anti-Tumor Therapies
White Cane Awareness Week Oct. 15-22
By VERNON KERRWhat does a white cane mean to the ordinary citizen of Los Alamos? Mostly the answer is, “I don’t know.”
A white cane is a device used by a class of handicapped citizens in order to move about in a sighted world. Not all blind people are totally blind. Many have limited vision such as those who have glaucoma, pigmentosa or macular degeneration. The cane signifies that the person is blind though some persons out of vanity refuse to be identified by using a cane.
The most common cane is a six to seven foot long wand that one uses to sweep in front of themselves to identify obstacles Read More
Dr. Tom Csanadi And Wife Dr. Marvel Harrison Bid Farewell To Los Alamos At Saturday Event
Dr. Tom Csanadi and his wife Dr. Marvel Harrison bid a sad farewell to their many friends at a special gathering Saturday at their Los Alamos home. The couple closed their practices last week and are moving Friday to California’s Central Coast. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
Dr. Tom Csanadi and his wife Dr. Marvel Harrison bid a sad farewell to their many friends at a special gathering Saturday at their Los Alamos home.
The couple closed their practices last week and are moving Friday to California’s Central Coast.
Dr. Csanadi sent the following letter to his Read More
2016 Los Alamos Health Fair Draws Thousands
Seventy businesses and organizations participate in the Los Alamos Heart Council’s 2016 Los Alamos County Health Fair Saturday at Griffith Gymnasium. Major sponsors include Los Alamos Medical Center and New Mexico Bank & Trust. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
The Health Fair bustled with activity 8 a.m. to noon Saturday with thousands of visitors in attendance. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
A Minion welcomes people to the Los Alamos Children’s Dentistry booth. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Staffers stand readyHeart Council Health Fair Underway Until Noon!
From left, Los Alamos Heart Council President Phil Gursky, County Councilor Pete Sheehey and his wife Naishing Key at the 2016 Los Alamos County Health Fair underway this morning until noon at Griffith Gymnasium at Los Alamos High School, 1300 Diamond Dr. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Scene from today’s 2016 Los Alamos County Health Fair at Griffith Gymnasium. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
2016 Heart Council Health Fair Is Saturday!
Crowd checks out the booths at the 2015 Health Fair. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
HEART COUNCIL News:
The Los Alamos Heart Council 2016 Health Fair is 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 24 in Griffith Gymnasium at Los Alamos High School, 1300 Diamond Dr.
The Official 2016 Health Fair Guide, complete with a booth map, is in the Thursday, Sept. 22 print edition of the Los Alamos Daily Post.
As in past years, there will be free flu shots available (for those 18 years and older) and discounted blood tests. Many of the dozens of booths at the Health Fair will have free screenings ranging from blood Read More
Check Out The Library For Health Help
LIBRARY News:
Los Alamos is a place that values education and values good health. Those two aspects of life come together at the Library, where the resources to learn about good health are right here on the shelf.
The Library has more than 3,000 items that relate to your health, whether they be magazines like Consumer Reports Health, research databases like Salem Health, online magazines such as Men’s Health, encyclopedias such as the Women’s Health Encyclopedia and Magill’s Medical Guide, videos such as The Alchemy of Qi Gong or Yogawoman, and books on every health topic under the sun.
Harvard Read More
Los Alamos Family YMCA: Heart Tips
YMCA News:
Saturday, Sept. 24 is the Los Alamos Heart Council Health Fair and as a leading nonprofit dedicated to improving the nation’s health, the Family YMCA offers the following tips to help families in Los Alamos and Northern New Mexico be heart healthy.
- Get Physical: Being physically active every day is fun and can improve the function of your heart. Plan and schedule opportunities for active play; for example, include a brisk 10-minute trip around the block after meals or a 10-minute walking break during the day. If your family enjoys active video games, select versions that require moving
UNM-LA’s New Personal Care Attendant Course Begins In October
Melanie Colgan
UNM-LA News:
UNM-LA is launching a Personal Care Attendant (PCA) course in October which is designed for individuals interested in working as paid care attendants, as well as for family members of patients who need in-home care. Whether for geriatric needs, long term illness, or surgery or injury recovery, there are times when family members find themselves in a position of needing to provide care for a loved one. With so many of our Los Alamos residents choosing to stay in their homes as they age, there is a burgeoning need for non-family care attendants as well. The Personal Read More
NMB&T Sponsors Children’s Helmet Give-A-Way At Los Alamos Health Fair 8 a.m. To Noon Saturday
From left, Los Alamos Heart Council President Phil Gursky, NMB&T Banking Center Manager Lesley Harelson and Los Alamos Medical Center Marketing Director Mary Beth Maassen speak about Saturday’s Health Fair during an interview on the ‘Voice of Los Alamos’ radio show airing at noon today on 101.5 FM. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
New Mexico Bank & Trust (NMB&T) purchased Community Bank in downtown Los Alamos in August 2015 and has become immersed in the local community. This year, NMB&T is sponsoring Read More
