Pot and Pregnancy Warning
Pot and pregnancy can be a dangerous combination The legal use of marijuana is growing, with three U.S. states and the District of Columbia now endorsing legal marijuana use. An additional 21 states allow use of medical marijuana under physician prescription and supervision. The brain is a sensitive organ vulnerable to a variety of insults. This is particularly true during periods of brain development from conception through adolescence. Studies of pot’s effect on adults cannot be generalized to pregnant women, children or adolescents. This growing trend for marijuana legalization has not...
Read More“Mommy brain”
Pregnancy may change mom’s brain for years afterward According to an article in this week’s STAT News, neuroscientist Elseline Hoekzema and colleagues have studied brain plasticity — that is, the way the adult brain changes — for years. But it wasn’t until one of her colleagues was trying to become pregnant that the team started pondering questions of how pregnancy and motherhood change a woman’s brain. What they found was that pregnancy reshapes the brain for at least two years afterward, with strongest effects in regions of the brain that are involved in social processing and those...
Read MoreZika Virus Update
What You Need to Know Click here to read an updated 2016 flyer from the Medical Society of the State of New York about the Zika virus with lots of information and links for you. After reading the flyer you can learn more by visiting our Zika webpage here or spending the time to listen to this Zika virus...
Read MoreSanctity of Human Life
January is Sanctity of Life Month How many people do you see when you spot a pregnant woman? At His Branches Health Services, we see two and we’re ready to care for both of them because we believe in the sanctity (miraculous God-like nature) of all human life, from the moment of conception to the time of natural death. Join us in celebrating and promoting Life, not only during January but all year long! Do you know someone who is or might be pregnant and is struggling with how she is going to carry on? Call our office at 585-235-2250 for an appointment and bring her in right away. Are...
Read MoreHappy New Year 2016!
We welcome you to join us in making 2016 an even better year for all of us in our personal health and in our relationships with our families, friends, neighbors, and co-workers, as well as in learning how to live meaningful lives of service to those around us! His Branches Health Services is looking forward to continued growth, and we’re counting on your support and prayer along the way as we: work more closely together as teams to meet your needs. grow our Patient Centered Medical Home and make it even more “home-like.” learn more about the advanced capabilities of our new...
Read MoreEO and Grace Family Medicine
Many of you know that Sandi and others at Embracing Options are busy quietly meeting with young women in crisis (over 200 this year), offering pregnancy tests, counseling regarding abstinence and STDs, and helping the girls find pro-life solutions to their dilemmas. These are complex problems in lives that are mixed up and sometimes appear hopeless. Many come to Christ as the gospel is shared and their lives turn around. What you may not be aware of is that often these girls find a safe place for prenatal care at Grace Family Medicine where Dr. Morehouse goes on to deliver their rescued...
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