Athens Review, Athens, Texas--Health http://www.athensreview.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 01 May 2008 17:53:00 +0000 http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinsmedicine_story_121171607.html Heart help: Anyone can do it http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinsmedicine_story_121171607.html Hands-only CPR is a compression-focused source of resuscitation to be used on adults experiencing interrupted breathing or heart attack-like symptoms until professional help arrives. Thu, 01 May 2008 10:51:00 +0000 http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinshealth_story_122101445.html Stroke survivor among 'World's 100 Most Influential People' http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinshealth_story_122101445.html Jill Bolte Taylor, a brain scientist, suffered a potentially lethal stroke in 1996, and used her expertise to heal and better herself. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:10:00 +0000 http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinshealth_story_119091404.html Most challenging opponent http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinshealth_story_119091404.html Loyal Bishop took hits, lost teeth as a three-sport athlete in college. Now the retired Lutheran pastor is helping himself and others battle Parkinson's, a disease that afflicted his late wife too. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:31:00 +0000 http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinshealth_story_113114851.html New book tells 42 stories of life that sprang from death http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinshealth_story_113114851.html The stories range from a 22-year-old Olympic snow-boarder who was struck down by a rare virus to a disabled veteran of World War II, who had spent 48 years in blindness. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:30:00 +0000 http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinshealth_story_112143707.html Midwesterners seek mind, body balance http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinshealth_story_112143707.html Photo story: "A lot of people think yoga is bunny foo foo. They think we have scented candles and are chanting 'chakra, chakra.'" Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:37:00 +0000 http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinsmedicine_story_111000231.html Biomedical intervention helps moms battle autism http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinsmedicine_story_111000231.html It’s little wonder that a single puzzle piece is used as the symbol by most organizations that deal with autism. Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:49:00 +0000 http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinshealth_story_089152217.html New chocolate claims to be medical miracle http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinshealth_story_089152217.html Katherine Ward believes she has found the answer to her stiff joints and aching muscles in a popular junk food — chocolate. But not just any chocolate, a “healthy chocolate” called Xocai (pronounced “show-sigh). Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:01:00 +0000 http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinshealth_story_086170527.html If you don’t snooze, you may lose http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinshealth_story_086170527.html Lack of sleep can affect mood, ability to concentrate Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:18:00 +0000 http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinsmedicine_story_084131148.html Surgery brings 'my second life' http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinsmedicine_story_084131148.html Tomsa's road to the operating table began six years ago when his family saw an advertisement for a free health clinic run by a group of American doctors in another Romanian town. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:28:00 +0000 http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinsmedicine_story_074095347.html Patients with chronic sinus problems find relief in acupuncture http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinsmedicine_story_074095347.html To some people in our Western culture, acupuncture remains a mystery. But acupuncture and related medical treatments are more than 5,000 years old. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:01:00 +0000 http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinshealth_story_072193653.html A steady foundation: Importance of foot care http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinshealth_story_072193653.html The idea behind the Foot Levelers digital scanner is that feet are the foundation of the body, and when they are compromised, it sends a chain reaction throughout the rest of the body. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:50:00 +0000 http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinshealth_story_060114958.html Huffing still an illusive threat, police say http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinshealth_story_060114958.html Although a rash of huffing incidents throughout Indiana within the past year have brought the drug problem to the forefront, local police say it’s hard to track an actual trend. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:03:00 +0000 http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinsmedicine_story_059211128.html Student dies after acetaminophen overdose http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinsmedicine_story_059211128.html Madalyn Byrne's parents warn others to be wary of taking excessive over-the-counter medicines. Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:20:00 +0000 http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinsmedicine_story_057103957.html Back to the basics: Doc tells all about being a physiatrist http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinsmedicine_story_057103957.html While Nathan Prahlow has been called a physiologist, psychiatrist, and even a physical therapist, he’s none of the above. He is a physiatrist, a physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation, in the Clarian West Medical Center Back and Neck Center, which opened in April of last year. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:27:00 +0000 http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinsfitness_story_052234600.html Water works: Patients struggling with traditional physical therapy seek alternative treatments http://www.athensreview.com/health/cnhinsfitness_story_052234600.html To treat some patients, physical therapists are trading in their dry work gear and sneakers for bathing suits and hopping into heated pools.