Wellness
Dukes County organizations that focus on preventing or alleviating mental illness among children, adolescents and young adults may be eligible for funding through the Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation. The deadline to apply for one of the foundation’s 2013 mental health grants is March 6. For more information on the grant program and how to apply, visit thetowerfoundation.org.
The Vineyard Haven Library is holding two events that focus on Lyme disease. On Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. the library will screen the documentary Under Our Skin. This movie follows the journey of several patients and their difficulties with both the disease and the health care industry. For more information, visit underourskin.com.
A tick-borne disease so new it only has a scientific name has been identified in United States patients for the first time, including at least one person from Nantucket. Borrelia miyamotoi is a relative of Lyme disease with similar symptoms including fever, headache, muscle ache, and fatigue.
Unlike Lyme disease, B. miyamotoi presents recurring fevers in patients and does not trigger a bulls-eye rash. Nor does it cause a positive test with traditional Lyme disease testing, said Dr. Sam R. Telford 3rd, a professor of infectious diseases at Tufts University.
Let there be light. After 22 years headquartered in a trailer with mere slits for windows, the staff of Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard has settled into its new home at the Tisbury Marketplace.
Kathleen Fresher Samways, DPT, has been named interim clinical director for the Vineyard Nursing Association, the VNA announced this week.
Are you a sugar burner or a muscle burner? Perhaps a mixture of both. Once you figure out your type, what should you do about it?
On Feb. 4 at 6:15 p.m. nutrition coach Griffin Hughes will lead a diet workshop at the Mansion House that explores the faults of calorie counting as well as proper protein/carbohydrate rations. Classes are free to health club members and $12 for walk-ins, part of a monthly series based on participants’ topics of choice. For more information visit mvmansionhouse.com.