KAYSVILLE — The health of teens who use e-cigarettes concerns one Davis teenager enough that he is spearheading a grass-roots lobbying effort to get stricter regulations and laws passed in Utah.But Cade Hyde is very much aware he is going up against tobacco companies that have millions of ...
As Utahns settle uncomfortably into another inversion season, there’s also the usual din of health alarms.Health professionals are raising concerns not just about what the bad air is doing to our lungs, but also to our brains.Utah has the second-highest rate of autistic children. Dr. Brian ...
OGDEN — Folks don’t usually complain when a service is free. But Margaret James isn’t happy that one group won’t — or can’t — take her money anymore.A couple of weeks ago, the 77-year-old Ogden woman was at <a ...
OGDEN — When it comes to sinus health, just a little more space in a nasal passageway can make a difference.A simple procedure called balloon sinuplasty is keeping patients from needing invasive surgery to get that extra room and flow.“It’s like a clogged toilet,” said Nadim Bikazi, ...
LAYTON – Before she possibly exposed 4,800 people to hepatitis C in McKay-Dee Hospital’s emergency department, a Layton nurse worked at <a href="http://www.davishospital.com/" target="_blank">Davis Hospital and Medical ...
McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden released information on Friday, Oct. 30 reporting a former nurse had contracted hepatitis C and possibly exposed 4,800 patients to the disease between June 2013 and November 2014.<ul><li><strong style="font-size: ...
E-cigarettes came under broad attack Monday, Oct. 26, from a doctors’ group that says electronic nicotine delivery is a pernicious avenue toward hooking younger generations to life-shortening, tobacco-related products.“Tobacco use continues to be a major health threat to children, ...
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SALT LAKE CITY — Jobs with high mental or physical stress may be linked to a higher risk for stroke.That’s the conclusion of a meta-analysis of six studies. People who have jobs with high demand and low control had a 22 percent increase for stroke compared to those with low stress jobs. ...
OGDEN — If you thought allergy season was lasting longer this year than normal, you aren’t the only one.It’s been a rough year for Utahns with outdoor allergies and the only end in sight is when colder temperatures arrive, officials said.Right now <a ...
