Health
Fighting Parkinson's
The patients in Robert Kann's class don't look sick. Each sits alert, ready for the hour-long session to begin. Many are chatting amongst themselves; most have smiles on their faces. The only evidence of their shared illness proves to be a few...
The ABCs of vitamins
Since you were 6 years old and chewing up your Flintstones tablets, you've probably known you needed vitamins to be healthy. In general, there are 12 to 13 vitamins and six different minerals that the human body needs to avoid illness...
Health care workers hold flu outbreak exercise
LIMA - Patients on stretchers, helicopters in the air, nurses hurrying to treat people. "Are you coherent? What day is it?" nurses quizzed, over and over again. A training exercise on dealing with a pandemic flu outbreak was held Friday...
Summer safety for skin care
LIMA - Bob Hadding didn't have it so bad. While at work at INEOS in Lima on June 5, the Lima resident took time to have his face checked out in a dermascan machine, courtesy of Allen County OSU-Extension, the Melanoma Research Foundation and local...
Dentist reflects on industry changes
LIMA - Lima resident Howard Koch takes smiles very seriously. Koch, 83, has worked in dentistry since 1951, when he graduated from Western Reserve (now Case Western Reserve) with a "Dr." in front of his name. Since then he has been a fixture in the...
What's the deal with vomit, earwax, snot ...
Slimy snot, crusty ear canals, and foul farts: why is it that our bodies can be so disgusting? Though it might look/smell/taste unpleasant, the gunk and goo produced by the human body serve a greater purpose than grossing out younger siblings. From defense...
How do your habits contribute to you falling ill?
LIMA — Should you catch a bug this cold and flu season, there is generally a good reason why. Often, the choices we make in our daily lives, from diet to sleeping habits, contribute to illness more than we might think.When it comes to lifestyle...
Health department pilots program for STD testing in jail
LIMA — Beginning this year, the Allen County Health Department will begin an Ohio Department of Health pilot program to test for certain sexually-transmitted diseases in the Allen County Jail. The program, which will administer voluntary testing...
Helping your adult child with mental health care
When reading about the misadventures and exploits of singer Britney Spears, you might find yourself wrangling with legal-ese. Aside from custody struggles for her two young sons, Spears has most recently found herself in probate court, with a judge...
411 on kid?s meds
A cough, a sneeze, a runny nose. When a child exhibits any of these cold symptoms, parents want to make it better. Oftentimes, that means reaching into the family medicine cabinet for the children’s cold/cough remedies.Recently, however, parents,...
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