Health
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Medical Amnesty Series: Part 1
President Obama is addressing the national Drug and Heroin summit in Georgia because of a drug epidemic. The number of young people in Georgia dying of drug overdoses continues to increase despite passage of the 911 Medical Amnesty Law. The law protects anybody experiencing a drug or alcohol overdose from being arrested…
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UGA Maternity Leave Discussion Pushed to Next Year
A Parental Leave Proposal was on the agenda for the last UGA Faculty Human Resources Committee Meeting this afternoon. However, Brenda Keen, Chair of UGA Human Resources said that they ran out of time during the meeting and that the proposal has been put off until next year. The proposal was passed…
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Super Lice Found in Georgia
GEORGIA — A strand of lice is resistant to over the counter medications. This “Super Lice” has been found in 25 states, including Georgia. See what one entomologist and one local pharmacist have to say about your awareness of the insect. http://[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osqTfK8X6LM&w=560&h=315] By Emily McLanahan
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Study: Cup of Joe Could Be Way to Go
Coffee and caffeine haven’t always been good things for health, but today a cup of joe might not be a bad idea. Two cups of coffee a day could improve the effects of liver cirrhosis, according to a recent study by the Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. More than 430,000 people…
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This Week’s Clarke County High Risk Restaurants
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIFkAgPhRP0] Three Clarke County restaurants were deemed “high risk”. The lowest score recorded was a 72 by a local taco shop. Public Health Athens provided the score for the Northeast health district. Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, Waffle House on Milledge Avenue (2034 S Milledge Ave), and Zaxby’s on Atlanta…
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CDC Releases New Report to Stop Women from Drinking
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new report Tuesday linking women who are alcohol users, sexually active, and not on birth control to an increased risk of disabilities in pregnancies. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism says “although drinking is illegal for anyone under…
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Local Boxing Gym Provides Lessons for People with Parkinson’s
Coach Keith Keppner with his clients There’s a new boxing class in Athens and it’s aimed at people with a crippling disease. Keppner Boxing provides boxing lessons for people with Parkinson’s. After Coach Keppner had a person with Parkinson’s disease ask for a class specifically with people diagnosed, he was happy to…
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‘Creeping Obesity’: UGA Study Suggests Vacation Leads to Weight Gain
ATHENS, Ga. – A week off from work could add some inches to your waistline — weight thats sticks even six weeks after vacation. A study from University of Georgia’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences found that adults going on a one- to three-week vacation gained an average of about 1 pound during their trips. This…
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Smart Pills Move Off Campus, Into Workplace
It’s a quarter till 10 p.m. You’ve been up since six this morning, and on your feet since eight. You’re a pharmacist, pulling the second of back-to-back 14-hour shifts at a big retail store. Now, as your long shift winds down and you get ready close the pharmacy to the…
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Athens Becomes Pharmaceutical Hub
Few think of Athens, Georgia, as a pharmaceutical development hub. But the town is home to no fewer than six pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. One of these is the Abeome Corporation, founded in 2000. Abeome is a privately held biotechnology company that focuses on the development of therapeutic antibodies, one…