Healthcare experts warn about long-term effects of vaping
Any vaping puts you at risk for lung conditions Here’s some good news about vaping: According to the Centers for Disease Control, the number of new patients hospitalized with symptoms…
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Firework Safety Tips
New Year’s is a time for celebrating—and what better way to ring in the New Year than with fireworks? However, before you light up that sparkler this holiday week, make…
Tips to manage holiday stress and beat those holiday blues
The holidays can be stressful. Shopping, social events, debt, and other pressures can lead to anxiety. Missing loved ones and stewing about past events can also contribute. This change from…
New hope for hepatitis C patients
Liver damage from hepatitis C is the No. 1 reason for liver transplants at University Hospital and across the country. But that may change in the wake of a new study involving…
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Finding hepatitis C
All Baby Boomers should be screened for hepatitis C, according to federal recommendations. That’s because an estimated three-quarters of infections are in people born between 1945 and 1965, and most…
Do I have the flu, a cold, or allergies?
SOMETHING is making you sick and miserable. And unfortunately, this time of year, it could be any number of things. While you may feel miserable regardless of the cause, identifying…
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How to cut calories from your Thanksgiving dinner
We start out with the best of intentions — trying to eat more sensibly and get a little exercise. Then comes the holidays. Everywhere you turn, people are offering you…
Spooky but safe – Need to know safety tips for Halloween
Halloween is supposed to be spooky fun. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the busiest nights of the year for emergency departments — including University Hospital’s. It’s not hard to understand…
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Cynthia Blanco, M.D. poses with Jeylin Garza and her family for a photo during an event celebrating the premature babies, their families and NICU team members who participated in a clinical trial of Omegaven, a fish oil supplement given through IV to tiny babies with gastrointestinal complications.
Garza was among a group of premature babies and their families that participated in the trial that along with other studies led to the FDA approval of this life saving treatment for babies all across the country.
How determination made fish oil an FDA-approved medicine for babies
Dr. Cynthia Blanco’s passion to save babies was the key driver in the recent approval of Omegaven, a lifesaving fish oil treatment for babies with gastrointestinal complications. Blanco’s study followed…
How to start the ‘sex talk’ with your kids
No matter how uncomfortable it may be, talking about the birds and the bees with your kids is critical to their well-being. The key to your child’s sexual health is…