Health-e-News, July 2009
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Your health shouldn't be forgotten while having fun in the sun this summer. So in this issue we offer some summer safety tips.

Also in this issue get some back-to-school asthma tips, learn how to cope with a diagnosis of mycobacterial disease and straighten up with our office ergonomics information.

Health-e-Feature: Summer Safety
Disease Information
Healthy Lifestyle
Recent Research

 

Health-e-Feature: Summer Safety

• Protect Yourself from the Dangers of the Sun
  Exposure to sun is the number one cause of skin cancer and causes most of the wrinkles and age spots on our faces. Try these sun tips and play our interactive Sun Safety game.
• Avoid and Treat Irritating Insect Stings
  Insect stings c an cause reactions ranging from minor irritation, to serious allergic or toxic reactions. Here are some tips to help take the sting out of summer.

 

Disease Information

• Asthma: Back to School Health Tips
  The upcoming school year is approaching and parents of children with asthma need to make extra preparations to ensure their child is safe.
• Coping With Mycobacterial Disease (TB and NTM)
  Once the diagnosis of mycobacterial disease is made, typical feelings include fear, shock, denial, anger, shame and guilt. But there are ways to cope.

 

Healthy Lifestyle

• Prevent Injuries with Correct Desktop Ergonomics
  Learn ways to change your office ergonomics—how your work environment, including equipment, is set up to maximize function and capabilities, prevent work-related injuries and promote health and safety. 
• Recipe: Herbed Pasta Primavera
  Try this twist on pasta that's packed with veggies and topped with Parmesan cheese.

 

Recent Research

• Identifying Eczema Patients at Risk for Viral Infections
  A subset of patients with eczema are susceptible to serious infections. Researchers led by Donald Leung, MD, PhD, carefully characterized for the first time a large group of eczema patients with widespread herpes simplex viral infections. They found that those patients were more likely to have severe eczema, high levels of allergic biomarkers, a history of food allergy and staph infections. These findings could help identify eczema patients prone to serious viral infections.
• Clinical Trials
  Learn about current clinical trials taking place at National Jewish Health^TM.

 

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