Health News
Each Thursday night, Medical Editor Dr. Rick Holm and guest doctors from South Dakota will discuss a broad range of medical topics. During the hour, live show they’ll touch on new developments in medicine, current medical issues, research breakthroughs and new treatments. But the highlight of the show is the viewer’s phone calls. Viewers can call in their questions and On Call will work with doctors to find the answers.
On Call is made possible by major sponsors including Avera Health and the South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care. Other sponsors include Brookings Hospital, DakotaCare, Rapid City Regional Hospital and Swiftel Communications.
Separation from mom, dad linked with learning trouble in kids
In the wake of divorce, illness, violence and other problems that can unsettle homes, countless young children are liable to experience temporary separations from one or both parents before packing their knapsack for kindergarten. Published in the May/June issue of Ambulatory Pediatrics, a new, community-wide study from Rochester, New York, warns that such kids are at increased risk for learning difficulties and that these separations are good predictors of which children may require special educational interventions to succeed. more...
New study links fate of personal care products to environmental pollution and human health concerns
Parental concerns in maintaining germ-free homes for their children have led to an ever-increasing demand and the rapid adoption of anti-bacterial soaps and cleaning agents. But the active ingredients of those antiseptic soaps now have come under scrutiny by the EPA and FDA, due to both environmental and human health concerns. more...
Bone drug could help prevent the spread of breast cancer
Maintaining bone density could be a key to decreasing the spread of cancer in women with locally advanced breast cancer, according to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. more...
