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Krista Carver

Nashville Health Care Examiner

Krista, a Nurse Practitioner, hopes to empower readers by educating them about how their bodies, illness and medications work, as well as the positive and negative aspects of healthcare in Nashville. E-mail Krista at kmcarver@comcast.net.

Motives for new mammogram guidelines being questioned

The American Cancer Society (ACS) has sharply challenged newly released government guidelines for breast cancer screening. In fact, there are some staggering differences between these new guidelines – released this month by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ...

Janet Jackson breaks her silence: Murray is responsible for Michael's death

In an upcoming interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts, Janet Jackson breaks her silence concerning the June 25th death of her brother, Michael Jackson. She has decided to come forward with her own allegations that Dr. Conrad Murray is...

Military nurse faces three counts of murder

A former Air Force nurse faces three counts of murder as his military court martial was scheduled to begin at Lackland Air Force Base. Capt. Michael Fontana is accused of knowingly administering lethal doses of narcotic medications to three civilian...

Pelosi: Jail Time for Those Who Do Not Comply

Americans could face some major consequences for failing to maintain health insurance under the Pelosi health care bill, which was passed in Congress Saturday night.Dave Camp (R-MI), a ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, has...

Avoiding medical errors: Becoming your own advocate

By now, most Americans are familiar with the medication error involving the twin newborns of actor Dennis Quaid in 2007. The babies were given Heparin at 1,000 times the recommended dose, causing a potentially fatal situation in which the...

Water safety: Tips for a safe, happy swimming season

As we enter into the summer months, parents should take heed of a recent Consumer Product Safety Report, which warns that nearly 300 children die, and an additional 3,000 children under the age of 5 suffer serious injuries, in...

Childhood obesity: Acknowledging the problem, working toward a solution

Authorities in Baltimore, Maryland have arrested the mother of a 555-pound 14 year-old boy, after failing to appear with him in family court on Tuesday. Jerri Althea Gray was scheduled to appear before the court in their hometown...

Governor Bredesen signs law banning texting while driving

Nashville drivers should begin the painful weaning process now: Governor Phil Bredesen has just signed a law that makes it illegal to text and drive in Tennessee. This means no texting, and no reading texts sent to you while operating...

Cancer, part two: The battle

On Friday night, I, like a large portion of America – nearly nine million, by recent reports – watched NBC’s “Farrah’s Story,” Farrah Fawcett’s journey since her cancer diagnosis in September, 2006...

Cancer, part one

On Friday May 15, NBC will air a documentary entitled “Farrah’s Story,” chronicling Farrah Fawcett’s courageous battle against metastatic anal cancer. Though the production itself is fraught with legal difficulties surrounding “creative control...

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