Healthcare

Los Alamos Resident Rows In Bathtub For Good Cause

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Malcolm Burns sits in Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op’s signature tub along with Co-op Assistant Manager Ashley D’Anna. Burns will spend some quality time in a bathtub when he rows the entire length of Scotland’s longest lake, Loch Lomond, to raise money for Alzheimer’s Scotland. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Many people have pedaled, swam, raced and walked for noble causes. Los Alamos resident and Los Alamos National Laboartory physicist Malcolm Burns is joining these legions of Read More

Tips When Exercising In The Heat

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By Stacey Castille

Wellness Director

The Family YMCA

 

The “hot” dog days of summer have arrived! We at The Family YMCA would like to remind you to take appropriate steps to stay safe while being active in these high temperatures. Our bodies have to work much harder to stay cool in hot weather so you might not be able to run or bike as fast or as far as you might in cooler temperatures. Make sure you listen to your body and follow these steps to avoid heat related illnesses.

  • Stay hydrated. Drink plenty of fluids throughout your day, not just when you are exercising. Drink water before you get thirsty!
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A.B.L.E. At Full Body Health And Fitness July 20

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Sarah Downs and Nik Allen are brand ambassadors for A.B.L.E New Mexico. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

One portable fitness tool and you are A.B.L.E to do anything. Sarah Downs and Nik Allen have brought a revolutionary product, A.B.L.E, to Los Alamos that is sure to peak the interest of many fitness gurus.

Downs will share tips about Fitness and the A.B.L.E product 4-7 p.m., July 20 at UNM-LA during the Full Body Health and Fitness Event. At the event guests will have a chance to win a package of gifts from Sarah Downs and Nik Allen. Ang Hernandez, an instructor at CrossFit, is giving away a free introduction Read More

BeWellnm Provides Millennials With Insurance Options

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FINANCIAL News:

ALBUQUERQUE– Between finishing college, starting a career and sorting out personal finances, people in their 20s are living through a time replete with complex planning and logistics.

One especially important milestone to consider comes at the age of 26 – the age people may no longer be covered under a parent’s health plan.

Navigating the world of health insurance can be challenging, but beWellnm is here to help 26-year-olds (and everyone else for that matter) figure out their options. Here’s a list of things young people and those who care about them should keep in mind Read More

FBI: Santa Fe Cardiologist Gets 51 Months In Prison

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FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Chief U.S. District Judge William P. “Chip” Johnson sentenced Roy G. Heilbron last week in Federal Court in Albuquerque to 51 months of imprisonment for his convictions on health care fraud and obstruction of justice charges.
 
The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney John C. Anderson, Acting Special Agent in Charge Maxwell D. Marker of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division and U.S. Marshal Sonya K. Chavez.
 
Heilbron, 54, a cardiologist residing in Santa Fe, was sentenced to 24 months for his conviction on a health care fraud charge, and 27 months for his
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DOJ: Regulatory Steps To Address Opioid Epidemic

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WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The Department of Justice Wednesday announced the finalization of an April proposal to improve the Drug Enforcement Administration’s ability to control the diversion of dangerous drugs in the midst of the national opioid crisis.
 
Announced in April by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the final rule sent for publication today in the Federal Register establishes that DEA will take into consideration the extent that a drug is diverted for abuse when it sets its annual opioid production limits.
 
If DEA believes that that a particular opioid or a particular company’s
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Scenes From YMCA Science Of Fitness Class

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Family YMCA instructors Carrie Garcia, left, and Warapha Prime lead a group of individuals in a warm up during a PiYo class today at Ashley Pond Park. The class, which combines pilates and yoga, was part of ScienceFest and educated participants on the science behind fitness. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

A group of participants warm up at the start of the PiYo class today at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

YMCA Instructor Emily Christiansen demonstrates an exercise routine during today’s PiYo class. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

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On The Job In Los Alamos: LAMC Auxiliary Members

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On the job in Los Alamos are Los Alamos Medical Center Lobby Shop Manager Teri Nixon, left, Assistant Manager Wendy Schamaun and LAMC Auxiliary member Jo-Ellen Brown keeping busy during the Black Friday sale held on the infamous Friday the 13th. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

Los Alamos Medical Center gave shoppers a little bit of luck on what is often thought to be the unluckiest day of the year: Friday the 13th.

Friday, the hospital’s lobby shop hosted a Black Friday sale, which featured 20 to 75 percent off sale items. Read More

Tobacco Use Among New Mexico High School Students At All-Time Low

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NMDOH News:

The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reports that rates of cigarette smoking by New Mexico high school students are lower than ever before – dropping by more than 50 percent over the last decade.

According to data from the 2017 New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey (YRRS), youth cigarette smoking has dropped from 24.2 percent in 2007 to nearly one in 10 (10.6 percent) New Mexico high school students in 2017.

Usage rates for other tobacco products including cigars, chew/spit tobacco, and hookah (a large water pipe used to smoke tobacco) have also fallen to historic Read More