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| The economic downturn has touched nearly everyone in one way or another. As signs slowly point to improvement, area professionals connected to mental health have tips on how to move forward from the stresses induced by the downturn. more... | |
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Next week we celebrate Thanksgiving. Although it is a movable feast, 59 years ago Thanksgiving was on November 23. In 2009, November 23 will be Monday, and for most it will be just another weekday. |
| Are you feeling tired all the time? Having difficulty concentrating at work? Afraid of falling asleep behind the wheel? If this sounds familiar, the issue may be a medical one — obstructive sleep apnea. | |
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As family members of the afflicted know, Alzheimer's disease is often a slow killer, methodically taking away one's memory, judgment and ability to perform everyday tasks. Medical experts say it damages the brain long before its symptoms are shown and... |
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There are many families in our country that have a family member who has been affected by the crippling disease of polio. Polio survivors tell their stories with a great deal of passion of the pain and lifestyle changes that polio has inflicted on them. |
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More wet noses are turning up with the swine flu as local veterinarians are finding pets who've caught the bug from their owners. |
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I was pleasantly surprised when I heard the president announce that insurance companies' profits aren't the culprit to high health insurance premiums. And it took how long to get here? Per last year's report, published by the state of... |
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More swine flu vaccine will soon be on its way to Douglas County and three clinics are planned this week to provide the vaccine to those who are most at risk of contracting swine flu, officially known as the H1N1 influenza. |
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A 22 year-old Winston man remains in Mercy Medical Center's Intensive Care Unit in critical condition due to complications from the H1N1 virus, according to a Mercy spokesman. |
| The location of a swine flu vaccination clinic set for Monday has been changed, according to a news release. | |
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Swine flu continues to spread in Oregon, according to state and local officials. Four new clinics will be held this week and next to help vaccinate people most at risk of getting the illness officially known as the H1N1 flu. |
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Cindy M. Cox of Glide recently voluntarily surrendered her nursing assistant certificate, according to an Oregon Board of Nursing news release. She surrendered the certificate for using the client relationship for personal gain, the release said. |
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If you shun the sun, suffer from milk allergies and/or adhere to a strict vegetarian diet, you may be at risk for a Vitamin D deficiency with increased risk of developing breast cancer. |
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The flu bug that has worried the nation latched onto Douglas County with vigor this month, but the vaccine on which people are waiting is still only available in limited quantities. |
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One Douglas County resident has died from the swine flu and 12 people have been hospitalized with flu viruses since September, according to Douglas County Health and Social Services. |
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A debate on whether society is obligated to provide health care for all was one of the topics aired Saturday at a forum hosted by the local chapter of the AARP. |
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