Articles by Shari Barbanel
Vitamin D Linked to Low Virus Death Rate, Study Finds
A new study has found an association between low average levels of vitamin D and high numbers of COVID-19 cases and mortality rates across 20 European countries. The research, led by Dr. Lee Smith of Anglia Ruskin University (ARU, U.K.) and Petre Cristian Ilie, lead urologist of Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust, ...
Logan University Launches Telehealth Technology for Chiropractic Care
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Logan University is ensuring its Health Centers are able to deliver chiropractic care to patients while adhering to state mandates and guidelines from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Logan recently launched Doxy, a HIPAA-compliant telehealth tool that allows chiropractic clinicians to meet with patients via video conferencing, and is the ...
MUIH Launches Online Integrative Health Job Board
The Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) Career Services has launched its online Integrative Health Job Board (https://go.muih.edu/e/504491/2020-04-30/r85k5d/999193709?h=m6PQS9MbkVlFHGV4dLVl282FgJ267ftrtrfMw-2YMDs) in partnership with YourMembership Careers (YM). The MUIH Integrative Health Job Board will be a valuable resource to MUIH alum, integrative health care practitioners and employers throughout the country. In addition to serving as a robust source ...
Tami Ross, RDN, LD, CDCES, MLDE, FADCES
Tami Ross, RDN, LD, CDCES, MLDE, FADCES is a nationally recognized registered dietitian nutritionist, diabetes care and education specialist, spokesperson and consultant with more than 25 years of experience in diabetes care and education. Tami has been named Diabetes Educator of the Year by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Diabetes Care and Education group, ...
OmegaQuant Partners with Standard Process
OmegaQuant (Sioux Falls, SD) has partnered with Standard Process (Palmyra, WI) to offer an Omega-3 Index testing kit to help health care practitioners better educate and support patients’ health. By partnering with OmegaQuant, the premier lab for Omega-3 Index testing, Standard Process is better able to help patients support conditions related to cardiovascular health, brain health, and a ...
Dietary Supplements An Important Weapon For Fighting Off COVID-19, Other Respiratory Conditions
Supplements containing vitamins C and D and other micronutrients, sometimes in amounts exceeding the federally recommended levels, are a safe, effective and low-cost means of helping your immune system fight off COVID-19 and other acute respiratory tract diseases, an Oregon State University (OSU) researcher says. Findings were published April 23 in the journal Nutrients. Adrian Gombart of ...
Breastfeeding May Lead to Fewer Human Viruses in Infants
Even small amounts of breastmilk strongly influences the accumulation of viral populations in the infant gut and provides a protective effect against potentially pathogenic viruses, according to researchers who examined hundreds of babies in a study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The findings expand upon prior research that suggests ...
Tryten Responds to COVID-19 With Two Solutions
The Tryten (Seattle, WA) Healthcare Team has responded to COVID-19 by announcing two solutions that help safely address how to provide more practitioners and how to connect with at-risk populations. “Today, we need health care providers to triage, monitor and treat those impacted by the COVID-19 virus and we need to be able to connect family members to their loved ...
FCC Opens COVID-19 Telehealth Program Application Portal
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau has begun accepting applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program at www.fcc.gov/covid19telehealth. The COVID-19 Telehealth Program will provide $200 million in funding, appropriated by Congress as part of the CARES Act, to help health care providers furnish connected care services to patients at their homes or mobile locations in response to ...
USP Offers Hand Sanitizer Toolkit in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) is offering an online toolkit with guidelines from major public health organizations on compounding alcohol-based hand sanitizers and the preparation of hand sanitizers by manufacturers, pharmacies and other facilities. The toolkit was developed to help organizations meet the demand for these products, as shortages of commercially manufactured sanitizers have occurred. The toolkit includes important ...
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