Kathryn Elizabeth Backus LLMSW

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• Why Does Diabetes Cause Severe Headaches?

  Diabetes is a serious health issue in America, mainly as a result of the increasing obesity rate. The symptoms or effects of diabetes include blurred vision or blindness, loss of limbs and sensitivity to certain foods, and more recently, headaches. Diabetes is considered a serious health condition...

• Mass Casualty Training for Healthcare Professionals After Vegas Shooting

  The Las Vegas shooter is said to have perpetrated the worst mass casualty shooting in recent US history. At the end of his shooting rampage, he had left fifty-nine dead and over five hundred wounded, many of them on the critical list. The Las Vegas area only has one Level I trauma center and they...

• The Gluten Loophole: Father and Daughter Circumvent Celiac Disease

  An allergy is an abnormal reaction of the immune system to normally inoffensive substances called allergens. Most allergic reactions are harmless and easily resolved, but some can result in fatal anaphylactic shock if not attended to immediately.An allergic reaction is triggered when an allergen...

• What is Trans Fat?

  Trans fats are made by hydrogenation of oil, which is a process that increases the shelf life of oil. Foods made with trans fats do not spoil quickly. It also enhances the texture and flavor of food. Thus, many foods, including frozen pizza, pastries, crackers, french fries, doughnuts, and cookies...

• What Is Recovery Like for Radiation Therapy?

  After undergoing radiation therapy, the patient will be instructed on what to do, the appointments to keep, and everything they will need to know to make a full and safe recovery. Recovery usually depends on a lot of factors, but the following are some of the important ones:...

• Can Going Gluten-Free Help with Crohn's and Colitis?

  Not all individuals with inflammatory bowel disease react to the same foods the same way. While there is no specific diet that helps every individual coping with IBD, some individuals have reported success with eliminating gluten. Gluten is a protein found in barley, rye, wheat, and triticale. It...