1st national study finds 37% jump in trips to emergency departments

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) January 2013 –  The first national study to track dance-related injuries in children and adolescents is out, and the numbers are climbing.  Researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital analyzed data over a 17-year span and found that injuries among young dancers have shot up 37 percent.

Births to those 40+ highest since ’67 - Doctors adjust to higher-risk patients

Nikki Westphal always knew someday she would need surgery to repair her heart. Born with a defective aorta and irregular chambers, Nikki was able to control her condition until the age of 34. That’s when she decided it was time for corrective surgery. It’s also when she learned she was pregnant.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – During a five-hour surgery last October at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Kathy Sanford became the first Alzheimer’s patient in the United States to have a pacemaker implanted in her brain.

She is the first of up to 10 patients who will be enrolled in an FDA-approved study at Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center to determine if using a brain pacemaker can improve cognitive and behavioral functioning in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. 

Researchers track folklore in US, find consistent advice from mom to mom

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) January 2013 –Breastfeeding can be a difficult time for both mother and baby, so using cabbage leaves and tea bags to ease pain or eating oatmeal to increase milk production are among the folk remedies that women pass along to new mothers seeking help.

Nearly 80% of salt comes from hidden sources, leaving us hungrier, heavier

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) January 2013 -  If you are one of the millions of Americans pledging to lose weight in the New Year, in addition to tracking your carb and calories, you may want to keep a close eye on sodium as well.

Sometimes you can detect its taste, and sometimes you can’t. Salt can sneak into meals from foods like bread, soda, chicken breast, salad dressing and soup.