Tag: health
Bessemer launches first health initiative and opens Farmers’ Market
Special to the Times
The city of Bessemer is making its citizens health and wellness a top priority with the launch of its first health...
Glenn Ellis: Drinking water to beat the heat
By Glenn Ellis
As the weather gets warmer, drinking enough water is more important than ever. Now that we are entering summer and attending events...
Birmingham to open sealed bids May 8 for food tax rebate...
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
The City of Birmingham will open sealed bids May 8 from companies to manage its Healthy Food Incentive Program with...
UAB students innovate new method for disinfecting stethoscopes
By Matt Windsor
UAB News
The stethoscope is an invaluable tool for fighting diseases. Unfortunately, it can also help spread them. A 2014 study in the...
Stress, depression can ‘significantly’ increase chances of heart attack
American Heart Association
An estimated 10 percent of Americans ages 18 and older report having depression, according to the American Heart Association.
For heart attack patients,...
After Ebola, Liberians slowly embrace mental health care
By Carley Petesch and Jonathan Paye-Layleh
Associated Press
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Drawn-out deaths. Communities torn apart. Survivor's guilt. Patrick Fallah says his memories of the...
UAB nursing students learn about homelessness firsthand
Jimmy Creed
UAB News
For University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing students in the Concepts of Community and Public Health Nursing class, the reality...
Your body’s talking, make sure you listen
By Kathryn Sesser-Dorné
I’ve known it for a year. At least in my gut.
Something was wrong with me, and I just couldn’t put my finger...
UAB again named to list of 100 Great Hospitals
By Bob Shepard
UAB News
UAB Hospital has once again been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s list of 100 Great Hospitals in the United States for...
Autism Walk a great cause for area residents on an inspirational...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
The results of the 5-kilometer race Saturday at Hoover’s Veterans Park had already been posted and the winners...
