Family Medicine Doctors in Athens, WV Accepting Medicare
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 Dr. Mark Allen Yost, D.O. Family Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 401 Vermillion Street, Athens, WV 24712 Phone: 304-384-7325 |
 Brittany Dawn Winkler, FNP-C Family Medicine Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: Po Box 1016, Athens, WV 24712 Phone: 304-921-0728 |
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Study reveals relationship between migraine and low income status
Studies show that migraine is more common among people with lower incomes. This relationship is examined in a study published in the August 28, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, looking at whether developing migraines limits people's educational and career achievements, leading to a lower income status, or whether problems related to low income such as stressful life events and poor access to health care increase the likelihood of developing migraines.
Tips to keep kids safe while traveling in a car
Car accidents remain the leading cause of death and disability in children in the United States. Stricter laws and car seat education programs have dramatically decreased the mortality and morbidity rates in motor vehicle accidents in the last several years. Yet, thousands of children die or are injured in car accidents each year.
Bacteria and fungi may protect against asthma in rural children: Study
Children who grow up on farms are less likely to suffer from asthma than other rural children. An international team of researchers including Dr. Markus Ege and Professor Erika von Mutius at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet has published a large-scale study that now indicates that this may be due to differences in the spectrum of microbes the two groups are likely to encounter.
New nicotine addiction mechanism revealed
A new discovery has shown why some people cannot give up tobacco and may lead to new anti-smoking treatments. The researchers have found a brain pathway which when defective leads to an uncontrollable desire to smoke. This is a "sub-unit" of a receptor protein sensitive to nicotine.
Restricting excessive consumption of added sugars may reduce NAFLD risk in children
A review of more than 20 studies by researchers at Arizona State University and the Translational Genomics Research Institute, an affiliate of City of Hope, suggests that nonalcoholic fatty-liver disease (NAFLD) is a growing dietary problem for children across the globe.
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