Health News

Features

  • The trouble with trigger finger

    The trouble with trigger finger

    Local surgeon develops alternate solution for a tricky procedure There’s no getting around this fact: you need your hands.  When one or more of your fingers or thumbs doesn’t function properly, it interferes with work and play.  Correcting a condition such as trigger finger once meant a trip to a hospital or surgery center for…

  • Healthy Cook: The disease-fighting properties of red foods

    Healthy Cook: The disease-fighting properties of red foods

    Roses are red Berries are blue Red foods tastes good And are heart-healthy, too. There are only a few days of the year when a writer can get that corny, and who am I to pass up the chance?  But it’s true.  Lots of red foods are good for the heart because of what they…

  • Pop Quiz: Is your teen at risk for dating violence?

    Pop Quiz: Is your teen at risk for dating violence?

    A light push… A condescending statement… They may be just innocent moves by a person, but these could be telltale signs of teen dating violence.  Is your teen at risk for being in such a relationship?  Take our quiz to learn more about noticeable signs of teen dating violence, and what you can do as…

Columns

  • Publisher’s Note: The importance of relay for life

    Publisher’s Note: The importance of relay for life

    There’s no doubt about it: when fighting a disease as devastating and life-threatening as cancer, it can wreak havoc on your daily life. At the diagnosis and throughout the painful surgery and treatment process, the patient’s stress level (as well as his or her friend’s and family’s) can go through the roof. I’ve personally lost…

  • Editor’s Dose: Lookin’ out for new moms with my tips for the baby blues

    Editor’s Dose: Lookin’ out for new moms with my tips for the baby blues

    If you’re a lucky woman who has just recently had a new baby, you might be suffering from severe mood swings commonly known as the “baby blues.” These extreme fluctuations (highs and lows) in temperament are very real… don’t fall for that trick that “it’s just you imagination!” As a mom of four children who are all…

  • PCMA Letter: Zooming in on your mental health

    PCMA Letter: Zooming in on your mental health

    Mental illness, be it depression or any other behavioral disorder, effects millions of Americans daily. It is real, and if not addressed in the early stages, these health ailments can be devastating to a person’s physical health in addition to being detrimental to their state of mind. Because of their nature, the conditions of the mind…

Accessibility Toolbar