Columbus Medical News
Central Ohio Teens Face New Tanning Rules
Ohio Governor John Kasich recently signed House Bill 131, which requires an operator or employee of a tanning facility to determine if a customer seeking tanning services is at least 18 years old. The bill requires parents to be at the tanning facility to sign a consent form each time anyone younger than 18 years old wants to use the tanning beds. And for children under the age of 16, a parent must stay at the tanning facility while their child uses the tanning beds. House Bill 131 goes into effect this March. In the past, aRead More
New Fitness and Health Facility to Open in Lewis Center in Fall 2015
In Lewis Center, Ohio, Mount Carmel Health System will be opening a 130,000 square-foot MC Fitness & Health Center that will offer the most current fitness equipment with an indoor track, exercise studios, and a pool/spa with a comprehensive aquatics program. In addition, MC Fitness & Health will have programs to promote a healthy lifestyle, including community space for meetings, a demonstration kitchen, and a healthy food café. MC Fitness & Health will also have an urgent care center, primary care and specialty physician offices, a lab, comprehensive imaging services, physical therapy, cardiacRead More
New Drug May Benefit Columbus and Central Ohio Rosacea Patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Soolantra (ivermectin) Cream 1% for the treatment of rosacea, a condition that may include inflammatory lesions, bumps, pimples, and redness. Rosacea is a common, but often misunderstood, skin disorder affecting 16 million Americans, particularly ages 30 and older. The cause of rosacea is unknown, but research suggests that there are multiple triggers. Some triggers include the sun, alcohol, spicy food, and exercise. Adam Hessel, M.D., a Board Certified Dermatologist at Buckeye Dermatology in Dublin Ohio, said, “Rosacea is a very common problem inRead More
Central Ohio Men May Improve Waistlines with Weight Training
A recent study, performed at the Harvard School of Public Health and published in Obesity, found weight training was more likely to reduce waist size than aerobic exercise. The investigators studied the physical activity, waist circumference, and weight of healthy U.S. men aged 40 and over between 1996 and 2008. They compared changes in participants’ activity levels over those years to determine which activities had the most effect on waistlines. Increasing weight training by 20 minutes per day had was associated with less gain in their waistline (-0.67 cm) compared with other men who increased the time spent onRead More