Tickmojis

Our LivLyme Tickmojis are a way to have fun and laugh while promoting awareness of a very serious threat.

DENVER (PRWEB)
February 18, 2020

15 year old LivLyme Foundation founder Olivia Goodreau is introducing the first-ever emojis featuring ticks. Tickmojis illustrate ten of the most prevalent species of ticks in North America, and were reviewed for accuracy by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

“Our LivLyme Tickmojis are a way to have fun and laugh while promoting awareness of a very serious threat,” said Olivia. “My goal is to educate the public so no one else has to go through the 9 year journey I have been on with tick-borne illnesses. Always check for ticks.” See her video promoting the launch of the Tickmojis here.

Download the free emojis called “Tickmojis” at the Apple app store, or on the TickTracker and LivLyme Foundation websites. You can also get Tickmojis on the TickTracker app by updating or downloading the free app.

Olivia Goodreau contracted Lyme disease and six co-infections after being bitten by a tick at the age of 6 while vacationing with her family in Missouri. She and her parents didn’t see the tick and she didn’t develop the characteristic bull’s-eye rash that in fact occurs in only one in four people.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne illness in the United States. A disease vector is any agent that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism. In 2003, Lyme disease infected around 30,000 Americans. In 2018, there were an estimated 450,000 cases.

In addition to sharing the Tickmojis widely to promote safety, Olivia encourages people to use her free mobile app TickTracker to find out what ticks are in their area. Users can log and track tick sightings on an interactive map. They can also report bites, and upload photos. TickTracker’s goal is to help scientists track tick populations and ultimately aid in their research for a cure to Lyme and other diseases spread by ticks.

Here are additional precautions to take to avoid tick-borne illness:

• Avoid tick-infested areas like shady wooden areas, leaf piles, tall grass, forest, wood piles, shrubs, & grassy areas.
• Avoid leaning against trees, sitting on grass or logs.
• Avoid the edges of hiking paths, try to not brush up against shrubs.
• Wear light color or white clothing when outside. Tuck pants into socks. Wear closed toe shoes.
• Use permethrin treated clothes & permethrin spray on shoes. Also apply tick repellant to exposed skin.
• Immediately put your clothes in the dryer on high for 15 minutes when returning from the outdoors.
• Do “Tick Checks” every time you have been in the outdoors.

The LivLyme Foundation envisions a world without Lyme disease and supports the work of researchers and scientists who are dedicated to finding an effective treatment and a cure. LivLyme Foundation also provides education and funding to children and their families who are struggling with Lyme disease. For more information, visit http://www.livlymefoundation.org.

TickTracker is a mobile app developed to help educate everyone as well as assist in the fight against tick-borne diseases by logging and tracking tick sightings and bitings. Our goal is to learn where ticks are and are migrating to in order to help educate and prevent against tick-borne diseases. For more information, visit https://ticktracker.com/

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We earn trust every day by helping people stay healthy with preventive care that’s highly personalized.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (PRWEB)
February 18, 2020

Dedicated Senior Medical Center (“Dedicated”) and Aetna today announced that Aetna Medicare Advantage (MA) plan members in the Columbus, Ohio Metro area have a new quality provider option. Those enrolled in Aetna HMO and PPO MA plans can now receive covered services from Dedicated.

Dedicated provides personalized services and value-based care to Medicare-eligible people with a focus on seniors age 65 or older. Its primary care doctors welcome scheduled and walk-in appointments. They also share their mobile phone numbers with patients for when health needs arise. Dedicated promotes smooth transitions of care through coordination with OhioHealth.

Dedicated centers are operated by ChenMed. Several months ago, ChenMed opened three Dedicated centers in underserved areas of Columbus. ChenMed expects thousands of people to soon benefit from care at the north (2260 Morse Road), east (Whitehall; 5156 East Main Street) and west (Hilltop; 50 North Wilson Road) Dedicated locations.

Aetna’s work with providers like ChenMed aligns with its aim to support seniors in underserved, diverse and low-income areas. Besides the three Ohio clinics, Aetna contracts with ChenMed centers in Florida and Pennsylvania.

“ChenMed gives our Medicare Advantage members access to quality, value-based care across the country,” said Charles Brown, Aetna’s Chief Medicare Officer of Ohio and Kentucky markets. “The three Ohio clinics help us serve Aetna Medicare Advantage plan members through personalized and coordinated care.”

The Dedicated centers provide the access to care patients expect. This includes timely appointments, longer office visits and on-site specialists. They also provide X-rays, echocardiograms, ultrasounds and medication dispensing. Transportation is also available to patients when they need it.

The Dedicated concept is simple and particularly beneficial to seniors age 65 or older, many of whom live with chronic health issues. “The more our doctors see their patients, the better they know them,” notes Paul Hicks, M.D., MSHCM, Associate Chief Medical Officer for the Dedicated centers in Columbus. “And, like all ChenMed doctors, we earn trust every day by helping people stay healthy with preventive care that’s highly personalized.”

ChenMed plans to help improve the health of people at nearly 80 medical centers in 10 states, by the end of August 2020. ChenMed medical records show primary care doctors in their clinics average 10 times more face time with patients than a typical doctor does. Instead of the national average of 21.7 minutes of direct time with patients yearly, ChenMed doctors average more than 210 minutes annually.

About Aetna

Aetna, a CVS Health company, serves an estimated 38 million people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental and behavioral health plans, and medical management capabilities, Medicaid health care management services, workers’ compensation administrative services and health information technology products and services. Aetna’s customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, health care providers, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and expatriates. For more information, visit http://www.aetna.com and explore how Aetna is helping to build a healthier world. @Aetna

Aetna Medicare is a HMO, PPO plan with a Medicare contract. Our SNPs also have contracts with State Medicaid programs. Enrollment in our plans depends on contract renewal. See Evidence of Coverage for a complete description of plan benefits, exclusions, limitations and conditions of coverage. Plan features and availability may vary by service area. Other physicians and providers are available in our network. The provider may change at any time. You will receive notice when necessary. Participating physicians, hospitals and other health care providers are independent contractors and are neither agents nor employees of Aetna. The availability of any particular provider cannot be guaranteed, and provider network composition is subject to change.

About OhioHealth

OhioHealth is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit, charitable, healthcare outreach of the United Methodist Church. Based in Columbus, Ohio, OhioHealth has been recognized as one of the top five large health systems in America by Truven Health Analytics, an honor it has received six times. It is also recognized by FORTUNE as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” and has been for 13 years in a row, 2007-2019.

Serving its communities since 1891, it is a family of 30,000 associates, physicians and volunteers, and a network of 12 hospitals, 200+ ambulatory sites, hospice, home-health, medical equipment and other health services spanning a 47-county area.

OhioHealth hospitals include OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, OhioHealth Doctors Hospital, OhioHealth Grady Memorial Hospital, OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital, OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital, OhioHealth Marion General Hospital, OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital, OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, OhioHealth Shelby Hospital, OhioHealth Grove City Methodist Hospital and OhioHealth Berger Hospital. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.ohiohealth.com.

About ChenMed

For seniors most in need of care, high-quality health care often is beyond reach. ChenMed brings concierge-style medicine — and better health outcomes— to the neediest populations. ChenMed is a privately owned medical, management and technology company that currently operates 59 primary care medical practices for diverse populations of seniors. ChenMed brands include Chen Senior Medical Center, Dedicated Senior Medical Center, and JenCare Senior Medical Center.

Results of ChenMed’s high-touch approach to primary care are impressive, as illustrated in the Modern Healthcare cover story (Oct. 20, 2018), which reports, “Indeed, ChenMed’s approach has resulted in 50 percent fewer hospital admissions compared with a standard primary-care practice, 28 percent lower per-member costs and significantly higher use of evidence-based medications.”

Inspired by ChenMed Chairman and Founder James Chen, M.D., Ph.D., the company has been serving low-to-moderate-income seniors with multiple complex chronic conditions for over 30 years. Learn more about the high-growth company by visiting http://www.ChenMed.com.

Source: 2016 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey; Mean time spent with internal medicine physician.

Michael Greger MD
Presenting “How Not to Die: Food as Medicine”

AVERILL PARK, N.Y. (PRWEB)
February 18, 2020

Michael Greger MD, best known for his advocacy of whole-food, plant-based diets, will join the faculty of The American Meditation Institute at AMI’s 32 credit hour CME conference for physicians and other health care providers, October 20-24, 2020 at the Wyndhurst Manor & Club Resort at Miraval in Lenox, Massachusetts. Entitled The Heart and Science of Yoga this 12th annual event is the nation’s only comprehensive training in Yoga Science as holistic mind/body medicine, and is accredited by the American Medical Association and American Nurses Association to help identify, prevent and relieve physician stress and burnout.

Presenter Michael Greger MD is a graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine, and founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He is an internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues, and author of “The New York Times” best-selling book, How Not to Die.”

In his lecture on “How Not to Die: Food as Medicine,” Dr. Greger will present recent scientific evidence that explains the science behind a plant-based diet, the role nutrition plays in chronic disease, how to implement whole food, plant-based meals, and the impact of food production on the environment.

According to Dr. Greger, “You can be in excellent physical shape, with low cholesterol, a healthy body weight and good overall physical fitness––but that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re healthy. The primary reason diseases tend to run in families may be that diets tend to run in families. For example, the fumes produced by frying bacon contain carcinogens called nitrosamines.”

The entire “Heart and Science of Yoga” CME curriculum is dedicated to providing quality, comprehensive and evidence-based education to physicians and other health care providers on Yoga Science as mind/body medicine. In addition to “How Not to die: Food as Medicine,” topics will include current research on Yoga Science and the mind/body connection, a comprehensive overview and instruction on AMI Meditation, diaphragmatic breathing, mantra science, yoga psychology, epigenetics and lifestyle choice, resiliency, mind function optimization, Ayurveda, easy-gentle yoga, lymph system detoxification, the chakra system as a diagnostic tool, how to reimagine the modern medical culture, and practical ways to integrate Yoga Science into a medical provider’s personal and professional life.

The dedication, enthusiasm, and teaching methodology of the entire AMI faculty create a dynamic and interactive course for their students. Each faculty member is committed to the advancement and training of Yoga Science as holistic mind/body medicine. In addition to Dr. Greger, other presenters will include Leonard Perlmutter, AMI founder and conference director; Sat Bir Singh Khalsa PhD, Director of Research for the Kundalini Research Institute, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School; Anthony Santilli MD, board-certified in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Jesse Ritvo MD, Assistant Medical Director, Inpatient Psychiatry, University of Vermont Health Center; Renee Rodriguez-Goodemote MD, Medical Director of the Saratoga Hospital Community Health Center; Joshua Zamer MD, Medical Director for Addiction Medicine at Saratoga Hospital Community Health Center and Chairman of the Department of Family Practice; Anita Burock-Stotts MD, board certified in Internal Medicine; Janine Pardo MD, board-certified Internist emphasizing Preventive Care, and founder of the Weston Internal Medicine and Wellness Center in Weston, MA; Gustavo Grodnitzky PhD, Chair of the AMI Department of Psychological Education; Kristin Kaelber, MD PhD, board-certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics in Cleveland, Ohio; Jenness Cortez Perlmutter, faculty member of The American Meditation Institute, and Lee Albert, NMT, acclaimed neuromuscular therapist and gentle yoga instructor.

According to AMI founder and conference director Leonard Perlmutter, “The interface of lifestyle, inflammation and allostatic load is where meaningful change can happen. The more consistently the therapeutic practices of mantra-based meditation and yoga are incorporated into the daily lives of physicians and patients, most symptoms of stress related burnout and chronic complex diseases can be diminished or eliminated.”

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About the American Meditation Institute

The American Meditation Institute is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization devoted to the teaching and practice of Yoga Science, meditation and its allied disciplines as mind/body medicine. In its holistic approach to wellness, AMI combines the healing arts of the East with the practicality of modern Western science. The American Meditation Institute offers a wide variety of classes, retreats, and teacher training programs. AMI also publishes “Transformation” a quarterly journal of meditation as holistic mind/body medicine. Call 518.674.8714 for a mail or email subscription.

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Payam Jarrah-Nejad, M.D., F.I.C.S., F.A.C.S., aka Dr. J

Plastic surgery can often make very dramatic improvements but even the best plastic surgeon isn’t able to do just anything

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (PRWEB)
February 18, 2020

A February 12 article in Insider discusses some of the important information prospective liposuction patients might want to consider. The article discusses such matters as the reality that liposuction procedures are not to be used as a substitute for weight loss, the recommendation that patients insist on ensuring that facilities meet standards set by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and that patients should only consider board-certified plastic surgeons. Beverly Hills-based plastic surgeon Payam Jarrah-Nejad, M.D., F.I.C.S., F.A.C.S., aka Dr. J, says that the sensible advice given in the Insider article largely applies to other types of body contouring procedures.

Plastic surgery can often make for very dramatic improvements, says Dr. J, but even the best plastic surgeon isn’t able to do just anything. Someone who might have a body like Danny DeVito, for example, can’t be transformed into a Brad Pitt-look-alike with any amount of male liposuction, tummy tucks, or other work. What plastic surgery can often do, on the other hand, is make people look like the most attractive version of themselves no matter what that may be.

When it comes to body contouring procedures, it’s not just liposuction that works best when it follows a successful self-improvement regimen. Dr. J says that one of his most popular body contouring procedures, the tummy tuck, is usually obtained by people who have lost a significant amount of weight. While the procedure is often obtained by women following one or more pregnancies, a growing number are patients of all genders who have had a successful bariatric surgery and lost as much as 100 pounds or even more. While losing all that weight has enormous health and quality of life benefits, these patients are often left with flaps of loose skin that, aesthetic matters aside, can be very uncomfortable. The procedure involves the removal of skin and tightening of muscles, often combined with liposuction to remove excess fat deposits, says Dr. J.

Dr. J notes that, even when liposuction is performed on its own, the procedure is more about adding finishing touches with the removal of pockets of fat, such as love handles and abdominal fat which are notoriously hard to get rid of. The point is, says Dr. J, plastic surgery can make a big difference but patients still have to work to stay in shape – at least for now, that’s work people can’t have someone else do for them.

Interested readers can call (310) 228-3151. Dr. J’s qualifications as a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon double board certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery can be seen online along with testimonials and before-and-after photos.

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Prevent Blindness to Hold Fifteenth Annual “Eyes on Capitol Hill” Advocacy Event on Feb. 26, 2020.

“Prevent Blindness began back in 1908 as a public advocacy organization, dedicated to preventing unnecessary vision loss,” said Jeff Todd, president and CEO of Prevent Blindness. “The year 2020 is particularly fitting as a time to focus on advocating for vision health issues.”

CHICAGO (PRWEB)
February 18, 2020

Prevent Blindness, the nation’s oldest non-profit eye health organization, will be holding its fifteenth annual “Eyes on Capitol Hill” advocacy day on Wed., Feb. 26, 2020, in Washington, D.C. The annual program provides those from across the United States the opportunity to meet with Congressional and Senate members, and their staff, to discuss vision issues, including access to care, prevention and research.

Data shows that the number of individuals with visual impairment and blindness is increasing in the United States and around the globe as a result of shifting demographics and aging populations. According to the Prevent Blindness report, “Children’s Vision And Eye Health: A Snapshot of Current National Issues,” uncorrected vision problems can impair child development, interfere with learning, and even lead to permanent vision loss.

To help address the growing need for vision health support, this year’s Eyes on Capitol Hill advocates will ask elected officials to:

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  Invest $5 million in funding for the CDC’s Vision Health Initiative to conduct much-needed surveillance.
• Maintain the CDC’s work in glaucoma prevention and awareness with $4 million.
• Support continued investments to the National Eye Institute (NEI) that will enhance the scope of research to support public health objectives of early detection, prevention, and population health.

Prevent Blindness has also established the Prevent Blindness Policy Roadmap to guide efforts at the federal level to effectively save sight, and to help provide cost effective solutions to government entities, private institutions, and patients.

“Prevent Blindness began back in 1908 as a public advocacy organization, dedicated to preventing unnecessary vision loss,” said Jeff Todd, president and CEO of Prevent Blindness. “The year 2020 is particularly fitting as a time to focus on advocating for vision health issues.”

For more information on Eyes on Capitol Hill, or Prevent Blindness and its advocacy initiatives, please call (800) 331-2020 or visit https://www.preventblindness.org/advocacy-prevent-blindness.

About Prevent Blindness

Founded in 1908, Prevent Blindness is the nation’s leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight. Focused on promoting a continuum of vision care, Prevent Blindness touches the lives of millions of people each year through public and professional education, advocacy, certified vision screening and training, community and patient service programs and research. These services are made possible through the generous support of the American public. Together with a network of affiliates, Prevent Blindness is committed to eliminating preventable blindness in America. For more information, or to make a contribution to the sight-saving fund, call 1-800-331-2020. Or, visit us on the Web at preventblindness.org or facebook.com/preventblindness.

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Augmented Reality Grocery Check in MyNetDiary

You could pick up several boxes and read the Nutrition Facts panel if you have time. How do you know which nutrients are most important or not? The Grocery Check feature in MyNetDiary takes out the guesswork so quickly and conveniently right at the grocery aisle.

MARLTON, N.J. (PRWEB)
February 18, 2020

Many years ago the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) started requiring detailed nutrition labels on prepared foods’ packaging, and only two years ago most restaurant chains were required to publish calorie counts of their menu items. Still, the number of overweight Americans continues to climb, in spite of published required nutrition and calorie information. Some recent advances in mobile weight-loss apps help users to be more aware of not just our calorie intake, but the nutrition value, as well. The latest update to MyNetDiary seeks to accomplish just that on the public’s favorite device, the smartphone.

Growing diet and healthy lifestyle mobile app, MyNetDiary, launched several additions and advances in its latest release, including Augmented Reality (AR) Grocery Check. The new feature utilizes “food score” methodology, derived from food scores by nutrition experts using information found on the Nutrition Facts panel. As a shopper opens Grocery Check and points the phone’s camera to the barcode of a packaged food, the app will instantly show its Food Grade or food score. Scan several products, and using AR, the app will mark each of them with a color-coded mark. Best choices receive green marks, while the worst receive red marks. Point the camera to any mark, and the app will display detailed nutritional information about it.

“AR Grocery Check basically mimics how a nutrition expert would score the healthfulness of a food-based upon its nutrition label,” explains MyNetDiary CEO Sergey Oreshko. “You could pick up several boxes and read the Nutrition Facts panel if you have time. How do you know which nutrients are most important or not? The Grocery Check feature in MyNetDiary takes out the guesswork so quickly and conveniently right at the grocery aisle.”

The equation uses the content of twelve required nutrients listed on the Nutrition Facts panel: total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, total carb, fiber, sugar, protein, vitamins A and C, calcium, and iron. “With the addition of AR Grocery Check to MyNetDiary’s mobile apps, comparing products and finding healthier ones is easier than ever,” says Oreshko.

About MyNetDiary:

Founded in 2005, MyNetDiary, Inc. is a private company headquartered in Marlton, NJ. MyNetDiary’s mobile apps are available on iOS, Android, and Apple Watch, as well as an online diet and weight loss service at http://www.mynetdiary.com. MyNetDiary helps people become healthier, more active, and lose weight. Downloaded by over 10 million people around the world, MyNetDiary is the most comprehensive, accurate, and user-friendly diet app in App Store and Google Play. MyNetDiary was featured in USA Today, Women’s Health, NPR Morning Edition, Health Magazine, Chicago Tribune, Mac|Life, and on Lifetime Network, NBC-TV, and FOX 5 in DC.

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MyNetDiary – http://www.mynetdiary.com

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