December 8th, 2011 by
Charlie Belmore |
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As the holidays get closer, we may notice our waist sizes growingwider. It can be a pretty scary concept, considering those holiday parties have just gotten started and so have our reasons to wear LBDs. That means, we have to get our butt in gear literally. The Reinhardt Kettlebell System is a new full-body workout that increases ones strength, endurance, flexibility and cardiovascular condition; all while simultaneously melting away unwanted body fat. Read more…
December 7th, 2011 by
Sarah Leeson | Tags: Dental Implant, Implant, Sinus Lift
Your sinuses are big hollow holes above your upper teeth. The roots of your upper back teeth are really close to your sinus. In order to have dental implants in that area, sometimes a sinus lift bone graft is necessary to treat the expanded sinus. Whether you live in Burbank ,Glendale or Los Angeles, all of our sinuses pretty much expand when teeth are lost.
When you lose your teeth, your sinus expands. This destroys the bone needed to have dental implants. When these upper teeth are removed, there is often just a paperthin wall of bone separating the maxillary sinus and the mouth.
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When all teeth are present, the sinus is protected from expansion which is really bone loss.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control will hold a formal public hearing to receive written and oral comments regarding a proposed infectious waste treatment facility in Spartanburg County.
The hearing will be held Dec. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the Mary Black Hospital Conference Center.
Citizens will have an opportunity to comment on the draft permit (pdf) that, if issued, would allow TreatMed to treat and store infectious waste at 300 Franke Drive in Spartanburg.
DHEC staff members will give an overview of the permitting process and the draft permit requirements.
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November 28th, 2011 by
Ava Long | Tags: Nabeel Hamzeh, Research, Sarcoidosis Research
Nabeel Hamzeh, MD, assistant professor of medicine at National Jewish Health, has recieved an American Thoracic Society/Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research grant, which will will support Dr. Hamzehs research into the role of antioxidant therapy for this devastating lung disease. The grant provides $40,000 in funding per year for two years.
Sarcoidosis is a potentially fatal disease that targets multiple organs. The lungs are affected in 90% of patients, but the illness can also afflict the heart, eyes, central nervous system, liver and kidneys. Very small clusters of inflammation or white cells, called granulomas, are seen in the organs affected with sarcoidosis.
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