Newsletters

Not all cancers are created equal. And not all cancer screening is equally effective at saving lives. For example, some doctors order ovarian cancer screening.… Read More »October 2012 Newsletter

Exercise Makes the Grade Want your child to do better in school? Make sure exercise doesn’t get the short end of the stick. A review… Read More »September 2012 Newsletter

Learning the Basics about Vitamins Vitamins are essentials – the substances your body needs to function normally. You can usually get the vitamins you need… Read More »August 2012 Newsletter

A Healthier Approach to the New Year   Here we go again. It’s another new year, and you know what that means. “New Year’s” and… Read More »January 2013 Newsletter

Earwax Basics   Earwax. Great table topic, right? Maybe not, but earwax is a natural, normal part of your body. It helps clean and lubricate… Read More »December 2012 Newsletter

Ban the Burns   According to a new study, risky sun exposure increases as children age.  Not exactly news for those of you with teens,… Read More »July 2012 Newsletter

The Reason for Your Sneezin’   Winter was milder than usual in many parts of the country this year. Warmer weather has brought earlier pollination… Read More »April 2012 Newsletter

Links Between Childhood Asthma and Obesity   Asthma is a chronic disease that causes airways to become inflamed. Does your child have this disease? If… Read More »May 2012 Newsletter

Has your doctor recommended keeping closer tabs on your blood pressure? One convenient way to do this is by monitoring your blood pressure at home, in between doctor visits. You can do this in a matter of minutes.

But first, a refresher. What is blood pressure and what do the numbers mean? Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries. Blood pressure is actually the measure of two numbers.  Systolic pressure is the force on artery walls when your heart beats. Diastolic pressure is the force on your arteries between beats – when your heart is relaxed. Blood pressure is invisible and silent, but can also be deadly when it’s too high – 140/90 or higher.^{1Read More »March 2012 Wellness Newsletter — Monitoring High Blood Pressure at Home}

More than a million Americans have heart attacks each year. Nearly half of them die.1 Why does this happen? In many cases, it’s because people… Read More »February 2012 Wellness Newsletter — Is it a Heart Attack?