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Louisville hospital merger probably means poor women won't get their tubes tied at University Hospital any more

Women who deliver through Caesarean sections at the University of Louisville Hospital may no longer be able to get their fallopian tubes tied at the same time, Patrick Howington of the The Courier-Journal reports. This rule may be one of many the hospital plans to adopt if the proposed merger with Catholic Health Initiatives, parent company of Lexington-based St. Joseph Health System, goes through.

The hospital has agreed to honor the Roman Catholic Church's rules against sterilization as a part of the merger agreement. University "President James Ramsey said reproductive procedures that can't be done at University Hospital will be performed at U of L's outpatient center on Chestnut Street, which isn't part of the merger," Howington writes. This would require an additional surgery for women seeking tubal ligations since the outpatient center does not deliver babies. "That's really inappropriate," said Dr. Marcello Pietrantoni, a Louisville obstetrician who specializes in high-risk pregnancies. "You're going through a second procedure, and the risks of complications . . . are doubled." (Read more)

Medical risks and additional costs are not the only concerns Louisville residents and neighbors have about the proposed merger. An editorial in today's Courier-Journal reminds readers of the hospital's missions to provide care for indigents in the city and train doctors, and questions the level of care from a public hospital guided by a religious organization. To read the editorial, click here.

Access to healthy food: A local angle is available on a national event tomorrow, and here's a Kentucky example

Update, July 21: First Lady Michelle Obama announced Wal-Mart and other retailers plan to open or expand 1,500 stores in the next five years in areas that do not have access to fresh fruit, vegetables and other healthy foods. "Make no mistake about it. This is a big deal. It is a really big deal," Obama said. Nearly 24 million people, including 6.5 million children, live in these areas, which have been coined food deserts. Wal-Mart plans to open 275 to 300 stores in urban and rural areas by 2016 and expand "food options in more than 700 food deserts," The Huffington Post reports.

The White House says First Lady Michelle Obama will make a major announcement tomorrow afternoon about her Task Force on Childhood Obesity's recommendations to make healthy, affordable food more accessible to all Americans. Using the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Desert Locator, community journalists can localize this story.

A food desert is a low-income census tract where a substantial number or share of residents have low access to a supermarket or large grocery store. Many rural areas are considered food deserts, and the USDA locator not only has data that can inform a story, but maps that can illustrate it. Reporter Tonya S. Grace of the Todd County Standard used it to localize the Healthy Food Initiative, a partnership between the U.S. Treasury, the USDA and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. To read her article, click here.

How to Grow your Hair faster?

Q: Can I make my hair grow faster?

A: Realistically, no. But here are some hair-helper tips that certainly can't hurt. Give yourself at-home scalp massages, they stimulate the blood flow to your scalp, which helps nutrients get to your hair follicles more quickly. While washing your hair, massage the scalp with your fingertips, starting at the back of the neck and moving around the hairline.

Also taking an over-the-counter vitamin every day that contains antioxidant blends and vitamin B derivatives to help increase hair strength. 

Foods which Improve Women's Sex Desire.

A lot has been said on how to improve one’s sexual appetite. For women this is an issue that used to be considered as taboo. The good news is that society is no longer as close minded as it used to be and people nowadays are more understanding of others’ basic needs. However, to get the right boost to one’s libido is easier said than done, considering things like safety and of course cost of treatments. This can nevertheless be easily solved through resorting to the help of natural aphrodisiac foods.

So what are aphrodisiac foods? Are they real and do they really work?

For starters, there are lots of commonly eaten foods that are medically accepted as aphrodisiac foods. These foods apparently release chemicals in the female brain and body that has the effect of increasing sexual drive.

Some examples to these kinds of aphrodisiac foods are:

Red Wine – It contains an antioxidant known as resveratrol. A Resveratrol study show that such a substance has the ability to increase estrogen production. An increase in the production of estrogen ultimately leads to an increased sexual appetite. Care should of course be taken as too much alcohol in the system can also lead to the woman getting drunk in the process.

Shrimp – This seafood is rich in zinc and can effectively boost one’s sex drive.

Oysters – It increase sexual proclivity as with the case of many types of sea foods.

Shellfish – Now this one is a real winner as it not only heightens the senses but it also contain a chemical that can lead to better orgasms.

Almonds – These are types of nut that is rich in Vitamin E. This nutrient is well known for its ability to promote fertility.

Chocolate – It contains substances with components that boost both relaxation and alertness simultaneously. Caution however must be taken in using chocolates as libido enhancer as it may also lead to the development of diabetes and high blood pressure when taken in large amounts often.

The following aphrodisiac foods are all easily attained and prepared. It would be good to note however, that most of them are also known allergens; this therefore means that care must be observed by those preparing them to ensure that they do not end up poisoning the lady concern.

Another alternative to the above listed aphrodisiac foods are the following equally powerful and stimulating herbs. These are also proven to improve and increase the women’s libido.

Horny Goat Weed

Tribulus Terrestris

Ginkgo BilobaHops

Extract Aphrodisiac foods as a means to solve your dry sex life can indeed be very effective; the problem is that the component enhancer in foods normally comes in small dosages which means that for it to be really effect large amounts of said foods must first be consumed. Now that could lead to trouble. The best thing really is to take things in moderation.