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Council Proclaims October Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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From left, members of the Mountains and Molehills Team Heide Van Roekel, Barry Brobst and Nancy Partridge, far right, accept a proclamation from Los Alamos County Council Vice Chair Denise Derkacs, second from right, which declares the month of October Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The proclamation was issued during Tuesday night’s council meeting. The team is raising money for the Susan G. Komen organization. To help with this effort, Patridge said they will soon be walking 60-miles for three days in Dallas and their goal is to raise $15,000. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

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Stansbury Votes To Strengthen School Behavioral Health Resources For New Mexico With Mental Health Matters Act

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U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury

STATE News:

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) has voted to pass the Mental Health Matters Act out of the U.S. House of Representatives to address the ongoing behavioral health crisis facing students, families and educators in New Mexico.

The Mental Health Matters Act (H.R.7780) supports the behavioral health needs of New Mexico’s students and educators, strengthens school-based behavioral health care, and removes barriers for workers and families to access substance use disorder treatment.

“The pandemic has taken a huge toll on New Mexico’s Read More

Heinrich, Risch Build Momentum For Legislation To Remove Hurdles For Good Samaritans To Clean Up Abandon Hardrock Mines

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday, the bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act introduced by U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) received a hearing in the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW).

This legislation makes it easier for “Good Samaritans” such as state agencies, local governments, nonprofits and other groups, to clean up and improve water quality in and around abandoned hardrock mines.

Senators Heinrich and Risch delivered remarks today before the hearing.

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New Mexico Occupational Health And Safety Bureau Issues New Guidance On COVID-19 Reporting In The Workplace

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NMED News:

New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) Occupational Health and Safety Bureau (OHSB) will seek a revision to the COVID-19 Reporting Rule by the Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) based on current guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and the New Mexico Department of Health.

Based on newly issued internal guidance, beginning Sept. 29, 2022 and lasting until the COVID-19 Reporting Rule is revised, OHSB inspectors will exercise enforcement discretion with New Mexico employers found to be in violation of the Rule, which requires employers to report positive cases Read More

Human Milk Repository Needs Milk Donors

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HMRNM News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The Human Milk Repository of New Mexico (HMRNM)—the state’s first and only Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA) accredited mother’s milk bank—is still in need of mother’s milk donors.

Breastfeeding is not always easy, and the HMRNM is still seeking donors to provide breast milk to infants in need across the state. October is breast cancer awareness and sudden infant death syndrome awareness month. Breastfeeding can reduce both. If you are a breastfeeding mother with excess milk, please donate your milk to help others.

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Mind&Melody Utilizes The Power Of Music

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Mind&Melody Co-Founder and President Cristina Rodriguez, center, is joined by volunteers Megan Croshaw Hank, left, and Donavan Price of Enterprise Bank & Trust. Courtesy photo

A participant of the Mind&Melody program at BeeHive Homes, Frank, smiles as he is serenaded recently with a good morning song. Courtesy photo

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Mind&Melody is using the power of music to reach out and help those in need.

Others in the community are taking notice of this nonprofit organization and its work. Los Alamos Community Foundation Read More

Los Alamos Medical Center Provides Oncology Services To Local Community And Surrounding Areas

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From left, Dr. Fei Gu, LAMC CEO Tracie Stratton, Dr. Karen LoRusso and Director of Los Alamos Physician Practices Sarah Martinez. Courtesy/ LAMC

LAMC News:

Earlier this week, Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC) celebrated Dr. Karen LoRusso and Dr. Fei Gu’s expanded role in cancer care in our community.

These two physicians work with patients to help them get personalized chemotherapy, blood transfusions, and antibiotics for their specific needs.

Additionally, the physicians are up to date on the latest cancer research and provide treatment plans incorporating new evidence.

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Gruninger: Yoga Therapy … Hot Flashes, Heartburn & Anger

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By JACCI GRUNINGER, MS, C-IAYT
Los Alamos

Hot flashes, heartburn and anger. What do these three have in common? From a yogic perspective they all include the element of heat. Hot flashes are self explanatory. Heartburn, often can feel like a burning or searing and when we are angry we get a rush of heat like energy in the body.

There are numerous yoga poses that can help navigate all of these everyday “heat” occurrences. Today though, I’d like to share with you a pranayama or breathwork practice that can also help “cool” us off.

This practice is often called the cooling breath or Shitali or Sitkari Pranayama. Read More

SFCC Library Presents Discussion Of ‘Touching The Veil’

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Author Cheryl Marita

SFCC News:

SFCC Library presents an online discussion of “Touching the Veil: End of Life Stories through the Eyes of a Nurse,” with the author about the book, the work, and the life of a hospice nurse Cheryl Marita, 5-6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1.        

Cost: Free to all who pre-register                            

Book Blurb: “Touching the Veil: End of Life Stories through the Eyes of a Nurse” holds answers to unspoken questions of today’s world. In fifteen short stories, Marita, RN, describes in vivid detail her role as a nurse at the bedside of hospice patients, friends, and family during their last days. Marita Read More