Patient Care Prepping for a Pedicure? Tap These Tips for Safety By Lori Barrette May. 5, 2014 If warmer temps find you eager to scrap the socks and strap on sandals, perhaps a pedicure is in your plans. Before you step foot in that salon, UR Medicine infection prevention specialist Ann Marie ...
Patient Care Less TV, More ZZZs for Kids By Lori Barrette Apr. 24, 2014 We all need sleep to restore our bodies and minds—especially kids and teens, who require more sleep as their bodies develop. In an age when time we spend in front of a screen is on the rise, the ...
Patient Care Seeing Spots? Facts on Flashers and Floaters By Lori Barrette Apr. 14, 2014 Our eyes change as we age and, by the time we reach age 60, we may notice flashers and floaters in our vision. Often harmless, flashers and floaters can be alarming and may mean it’s time for an eye ...
Patient Care Skin Smarts: 6 Steps for Sun Seekers By Lori Barrette Apr. 10, 2014 Heading south for the upcoming school break? Remember to protect your skin from the sun’s damaging rays. UR Medicine dermatologist Dr. Mary Gail Mercurio says the idea that a suntan makes you appear ...
Patient Care Organ Donation: The Power to Change Lives By Lori Barrette Apr. 4, 2014 Ever wonder if doctors’ and nurses’ medical care efforts might be less than heroic when they know a patient has signed an organ donor card? Nothing could be further from the truth. Giving the gift of ...
Patient Care Autism on the Rise: What You Need to Know By Lori Barrette Mar. 28, 2014 The number of kids with autism has risen sharply, according to a new estimate issued March 27 by the Centers for Disease Control. The data finds autism spectrum disorders in one in every 68 children, ...
Patient Care Health Care Proxies: Let Your Voice Be Heard By Lori Barrette Mar. 17, 2014 From when the alarm blasts us awake until we drift off to sleep at night, the days are chock-full of choices—not only snap judgments, but those that require deeper thought. With the hundreds of ...
Patient Care Just Add Water: Quenching Your Winter-Parched Skin By Lori Barrette Mar. 3, 2014 Freezing temperatures and harsh winds can wreak havoc on our skin. Mix cold, dry, windy weather with indoor heating and the result for your skin may be an itchy, scaly mess. UR Medicine Dermatologist ...
Patient Care Be Aware: Colonoscopy Can Screen for and Prevent Cancer By Lori Barrette Feb. 21, 2014 If you could take a few simple steps to prevent cancer, would you? Most of us like to think we’d do anything we can to stay healthy. Until your doctor says it’s time for a colonoscopy. Even the most ...
Patient Care Toothbrush Tactics: Give Germs the Brush-Off By Lori Barrette Feb. 10, 2014 It’s a tough year for colds and flu. So when the sneezing and coughing subside, many of us launch cleaning attacks to rid our homes of germs. But should we toss our toothbrushes? Dentist Bhumija ...
