December, 2014
Central Ohio Stroke Program Receives National Award Recognized for Creative Approach to Stroke Education
The National Stroke Association (NSA) has selected Mount Carmel Health System’s Stroke Outreach Team as the recipient of the 2014 Raising Awareness in Stroke Excellence (RAISE) Award in the Most Creative category. Nurses, therapists, medics, retired school teachers and multiple stroke survivors make up the Mount Carmel Stroke Outreach Team , and they developed an interactive program to educate elementary school-aged children about strokes. Students learn about the signs, symptoms, and recognition of stroke through five specific activites. Janice Tootle, Service Line Vice President of Neuroscience at Mount Carmel Health System,Read More
OSU Wexner Medical Center Offers Clinic To Help Prevent Patients From Falling
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center has issued a press release about their multi-disciplinary clinic to help prevent falls that could cause moderate to severe injuries, such as hip fractures and head traumas, and can increase the risk of early death. According to the press release, falls are the leading cause of injury-related emergency department visits, hospitalizations and deaths for Ohioans age 65 and older, but in many cases are preventable. Patients that go to the clinic are assessed head-to-toe and are evaluated based on their history of falls, medical history and aRead More
Study Confirms Again Testosterone Replacement Does Not Increase Heart Attack and Stroke
According to a recent study men who received testosterone supplementation to achieve normal or high levels of testosterone had lower cardiac events as well as a reduction in risk of death and heart attacks. These findings were reported at the 2014 American Heart Association in Chicago. The study was performed at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Murray, Utah and presented at the 2014 scientific sessions of the American Heart Association. Previous studies have had conflicting results, but some other of the newer studies suggest testosterone replacement does not increaseRead More
Men Who Like Spicy Food May Have More Testosterone
In a study published in Physiology & Behavior, men who prefer extra spice added to their food tend to have higher testosterone levels. The University of Grenoble researchers found that men with higher testosterone levels had a greater preference for hot sauce, and used more of it to season the potatoes eaten as part of the study. A man’s preference for capsaicin, which is a compound found in chili peppers that makes them spicy, has been linked to dominance behaviors, aggression and risk-taking in the past. The causality in the study was wasRead More