The Volunteers in Medicine’s Clinic of the Cascades in Bend, Oregon, is one of 92 VIM free clinics nationwide. The Bend clinic installed an electronic health record in 2004 and has a long history of adopting health IT. THE PROBLEM There are around 200 volunteers at the clinic who care for an uninsured population of… Read More: Epic, Zoom and mobile app help at-risk clinic volunteers deliver… »
The distribution and function of the body’s adipose tissue change throughout the course of life. A special kind of adipocytes known as brown fat cells are capable of using fatty deposit energy reserves by a process of generating heat called thermogenesis. As we get older, brown fat cells change into white fat cells. Thermogenisis stops… Read More: Brown Fat Can Help Reduce Age-Related Weight Gain »
If you are like many people who suffer from back pains, you probably want just to sit and do nothing until the pain goes away. You fear that any physical activity may worsen the pain and increase your suffering. The good news is that walking can help you ease the pain as you walk towards… Read More: Does Walking Actually Help Back Pain? »
However, trigger foods can vary from person to person. A comprehensive GERD treatment plan must consider additional factors beyond basic dietary changes. Potatoes and other root vegetables. Occurring together, lots of stomach acid and a reclined position are a recipe for reflux. GERD is a digestive disorder, so diet can often affect the symptoms of… Read More: Will dieting help with acid reflux »