Coos County Medical Guide - Feb. 1st, 2008
Doctor shortage: Bandon hospital feels pinch
By Lise Hull, Bandon Staff Writer | Wednesday Sep, 3rd 2008
BANDON — The Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center board of directors has allocated up to $300,000 from reserve funds to try to hire a new doctor for Bandon. » Read More
State may widen tax to expand health coverage
PORTLAND (AP) | Tuesday Sep, 2nd 2008
Next year, the Oregon Legislature may consider expanding a medical provider tax to pay for health insurance for children and 100,000 low-income adults. » Read More
Next up, a gym for the mind
By Deborah Douglas CTW Features | Friday Feb, 1st 2008
If you want to live long and strong, you've got to do more than work out your body; you've got to exercise your brain, insists Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg, clinical professor of neurology at New York University School of Medicine. While we've heard for years that mental stimulation can stave off dementia and Alzheimer's, Dr. Goldberg says scientists now know exactly how to keep our brains from turning to mush - by stimulating the growth of new neurons and interconnections between them that boost brain efficiency. If you don't use your brain in new and novel ways, your brain won't be fit to use. » Read More
Booming at 60
By Hannah Seligson CTW Features | Friday Feb, 1st 2008
A decade ago, the headline, "N.J. Woman, 60, Gives Birth to Twin Boys," could have only been read in the National Enquirer, probably alongside a story about the birth of a two-headed baby that also was half-dog. » Read More