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Bullying: West Tennessee Healthcare Health Watch Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 87 seconds Physical, verbal, social, and cyber-bullying affects children in West Tennessee everyday. Recent polls show 40 percent of all sixth graders have been bullied in some way. While the seminar mentioned in the video has passed, the information remains relevant. |
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus: West Tennessee Healthcare Health Watch Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 129 seconds Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which causes infection of the lungs and breathing passages is a major cause of respiratory illness. While RSV typically produces symptoms of just a common cold. However, for at-risk children, RSV infections can lead to more serious diseases. RSV is highly contagious and can spread rapidly through schools and childcare centers. |
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Required School Vaccinations: West Tennessee Healthcare Health Watch Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 137 seconds Has your current or soon-to-be seventh grade child received their required vaccines? If not, they need to. In Tennessee, seventh graders are required to have several vaccinations before starting back to school. |
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da Vinci Robot: West Tennessee Healthcare Health Watch Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 123 seconds Only two years after its first use, the da Vinci robot surgical system was recently used to complete its 1,000th procedure. |
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Healthy Heights Wellness Program: West Tennessee Healthcare Health Watch Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 125 seconds Healthy Heights is a program which encompasses activities, healthy eating, and education. The wellness program looks to increase morale and productivity, while decreasing absenteeism. Healthy Heights is not only intended to improve the health of hospital employees, but also serve as a model that can be rolled out to other nearby facilities, improving the health of all West Tennesseans. |
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Camp Bluebird: West Tennessee Healthcare Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 80 seconds Cancer is a disease that affects us all in some way or another. Camp Bluebird is a retreat for cancer survivors to celebrate life and share experiences with fellow survivors. |
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Hospice: West Tennessee Healthcare Health Watch Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 118 seconds November is National Hospice Month. It is a month dedicated to honoring patients nearing life's end and to support their families during that difficult time. |
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Stress Tests: West Tennessee Healthcare Health Watch Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 121 seconds When it comes to heart disease, early detection and treatment is key to getting better. Dr. David James tells us one way physicians detect possible heart defects--stress tests. |
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DIABETESaware: West Tennessee Healthcare Health Watch Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 142 seconds Diabetes is on the rise all across the country. West Tennessee Healthcare is educating local residents on how to treat and prevent the disease. |
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Amblyopia: West Tennessee Healthcare Health Watch Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 118 seconds More than 200,000 children are born each year with vision problems. Amblyopia is poor vision in an eye that did not develop normally in childhood. The condition is sometimes referred to as "lazy eye." |
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Kenesiotaping: West Tennessee Healthcare Health Watch Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 121 seconds Kenesiotaping is a time-tested therapeutic taping method that uses a uniquely designed elastic tape to enhance the function of many different tissues and physiologic systems. The method can be used to treat ailments such as carpal tunnel syndrome, Achilles tendinitis, shin splints, and headaches. |
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SLEEPaware: West Tennessee Healthcare Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 31 seconds It's not just about sleep. It's about your health. |
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Head Lice: West Tennessee Healthcare Health Watch Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 129 seconds With kids headed back to school, parents should keep a watchful eye out for head lice. While not dangerous, lice are contagious and annoying. |
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Beyond The C: West Tennessee Healthcare Health Watch Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 132 seconds Beyond the C is a survivorship conference. It is put together for cancer survivors and their caregivers. This day full of a wide range of information and celebration will be held August 13, 2011 from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital conference center. For more information or to reserve your spot, call the Kirkland Cancer Center at 731-541-5087. |
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Ticks: West Tennessee Healthcare Health Watch Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 125 seconds If you plan to take advantage of the warmer weather to head outdoors, be aware of ticks. These small parasites are capable of transmitting diseases that could last a lifetime. |
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Skin Cancer: West Tennessee Healthcare Health Watch Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 117 seconds Skin cancer is the most common form of human cancer. Its annual rate continues to rise each year. There are things you can do to help prevent it. |
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Heat Exhaustion: West Tennessee Healthcare Health Watch Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 111 seconds With no end in sight to the current heat and humidity, it is important to play it safe when outdoors to avoid heat exhaustion. |
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West Tennessee Heart Network: West Tennessee Healthcare Health Watch Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 110 seconds The West Tennessee Heart Network is a newly designed process involving the emergency ground services, air ambulances, local emergency rooms, and the Tennessee Heart and Vascular Center. It provides efficient and speedy care for a patient experiencing a heart attack. |
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School Health Clinic: West Tennessee Healthcare Health Watch Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 114 seconds The school health clinic serves all students that attend the Jackson-Madison County school system as well as those students entering the system next year. The clinic is available to children in addition to their primary care provider. |
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NICU: West Tennessee Healthcare Health Watch Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 131 seconds Over a half million babies are born prematurely each year. It is a battle of life with some of the babies. West Tennessee Healthcare and the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital NICU unit give some of the best care around. |
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National Stroke Month: West Tennessee Healthcare Health Watch Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 106 seconds May is national stroke month--a month dedicated to raising the public's knowledge of how a stroke affects the brain. A stroke is a sudden interruption in the blood supply to the brain. A stroke may have a wide array of symptoms, depending on the severity. If you believe you, or someone else, is suffering from a stroke, it is important to get to the hospital immediately. |
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Children's Sports Safety: West Tennessee Healthcare Health Watch Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 141 seconds Exercise and playing sports has an obvious physical benefit for children but participation in sports always carries the risk of injury. |
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Medical Identity Theft: West Tennessee Healthcare Health Watch Posted by: WestTNHealthcare
Video duration: 125 seconds Medical identity theft occurs when someone steals your personal information to obtain medical care, buy drugs, or submit billing to Medicare in your name. To protect yourself from medical fraud, secure your personal information such as drivers license, social security number, and Medicare numbers. |
