The Minnesota State High School League has joined the Minnesota Department of Health’s asthma program to launch an online training module that teaches coaches about asthma symptoms and how to respond if a student athlete has an asthma attack. To ensure athlete safety, the high school league is requiring that all 22,000 Minnesota high school coaches who work with students in … [Read more...]
Health & Wellness:
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New treatment hope for thinning hair and hair loss
There are many causes for hair thinning and hair loss. Your dermatologist can help determine the exact cause and, in turn, help develop the appropriate treatment plan. The most common type of hair loss, called androgenetic hair loss (alopecia), is also known as male pattern and female pattern hair loss (also alopecia). Alopecia is the medical term for hair loss of any … [Read more...]
Advancing the growth of healthy, safe relationships
The BeMore Campaign knows that Black M.E.N. C.A.N be the solution. BeMore has become the frontrunner in increasing healthy nonviolent relationships, decreasing teen dating violence, and engaging men and young men to end violence against women and girls inside of homes and in communities around the world. The BeMore pledge goes hand in hand with three principles of change … [Read more...]
To live a long, healthy and prosperous life, protect your head!
This column adds new information to a previous column, “Concussions can have long-term effects,” published in the August 31, 2016 issue of the MSR. In a shocking report published this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association, 99 percent, or 110 out of 111 brains from deceased professional (NFL) football players donated to research, had a condition called … [Read more...]
Great news: There is a vaccine that prevents cancer
The sad news is it’s underutilized There is a virus that causes certain types of human cancer. It is the human papilloma virus. There are over 100 different subtypes of human papilloma virus. Some types of human papilloma virus can cause common and genital warts. Fortunately, only nine types of human papilloma virus are associated with serious health concerns and human … [Read more...]