A recent study sponsored by the United Health Foundation indicated that 40 percent (2 of every 5) of those living in the United States may be obese by 2018.
Q: One of my relatives has had lower-back pain, and they diagnosed her with a synovial cyst. They tried to put a needle in it to take out the fluid, and now they want to do surgery. What is this disease, and is surgery the right answer?
What’s in a name you may ask? Well, to many people a great deal, especially when the name relates to some type of medical condition.
The best advice I can give for arthritis-related pain is to get up and get moving. Staying active and using your joints helps to keep them lubricated and prevents further breakdown and arthritis from setting in.
An estimated 36 million Americans experience a chronic phantom sound in their ears, known as tinnitus. The sound is perceived either in the head or in the ears in the absence of any external source of sound.
We keep reading or hearing the words “perfect,” “best” or “success” as ways to define ourselves and how we should start the new year. It’s a lot to live up to. And, frankly, it can be quite overwhelming.
We recently conducted two studies on increasing muscle strength and decreasing muscle fatigue that compared strength training alone and strength training plus electrical stimulation.
The tree must stay? After reading your letter to the editor, I must admit, it sparked a fire in me.
My focus on love these days has been catapulted to the highest reaches because of living with a terminal illness. Although I had a chance of cure when I was first diagnosed with cancer, that isn’t the case now, according to the doctors. So I’m going for a miracle and at the very least, stability and control of the lung cancer with good quality of life as I learn to live with it as a chronic disease while I still pray that the pancreas cancer doesn’t come back.
Immediately following the total destruction of the Cody West family’s farmhouse, Haley Kern helped to organize a benefit concert to raise money for the West family.
A budget is the master plan for managing your money. It is important because it keeps you in control of your spending instead of letting your spending control how you live. Here are a few tips to help you get the most out of your money.
The regular meeting of the KCMH Auxiliary took place Wednesday, January 11th with eight members and our guest speaker present.
Starting on the first day of February, area residents will be able to fill their prescriptions locally thanks to a 40-year pharmacy veteran and an innovative new machine that might be the pharmacist of the future.
Here’s something that might keep you awake at night: According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, drowsy drivers account for more than 100,000 crashes each year, including more than 1,500 fatalities.
A group of Greensburg residents are looking for names and contact information for Greensburg children who have been born since the May 2007 tornado for a commemorative calendar.
In the first month of every new year, tradition holds that we should make resolutions that will make us happier, smarter, fitter, thinner, richer and more content than the year through which we just passed.
He owns a pair of trainers that allow him to stay inside and pedal the same bike he uses outside so he can stay fit in the off season. The trainers raise one or both tires off the floor so the cyclist pedals in place.
The Kiowa County Council on Aging has begun its search for a new director leading up to the exit of current director John Wickland.
The Kiowa County Health Department has issued a rabies warning to all Kiowa County residents.
