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Your health: Get help for Restless Leg Syndrome
It makes no sense: You’ve had a long day, and you’re ready for a restful night’s sleep. But as you lie in bed, you experience an uncontrollable urge to move your legs—perhaps accompanied by unpleasant sensations such as tingling, crawling or even pain.You may have Restless Leg Syndrome, a neurological ...
West Chester fitness center touts suspension training program
WEST CHESTER TWP. — Fitworks Fitness Center now is offering a “cutting edge” training program born in the U.S. Navy Seals.The TRX Suspension Training method is “designed to build strength, balance, flexibility, and core stability,” according to a release from Fitworks. It can be adjusted for all fitness levels.The tool ...
It’s time to say hello to a healthier you
Editor’s note: Today, we kick off a weekly series intended to arm you with the tools and information you need to start on the path toward better health and fitness in 2011 ... and to keep you on track throughout the year and beyond. Find special health and fitness coverage ...
Four things children really wanted to get for Christmas
Americans have spent an estimated 500 billion dollars on gadgets like Webkinz, iPhones, XBOX Kinect and Zhu Zhu pet hamsters this past holiday season.These high-tech items may be what your kids say they wanted, but they are certainly not what they needed. Here’s my list of what really matters to ...
Your Health: Awareness, funding for pancreas cancer
If someone asked you which cancer affects the most people — leukemia or pancreas cancer — how would you answer?Thanks to nationwide awareness campaigns, most would say leukemia. But in reality, the number of people affected by each disease is about the same. The shocking truth is that pancreas cancer ...
YOUR HEALTH: Don’t ignore pain, tingling, numbness
You should never ignore persistent pain and disturbing bouts of tingling or numbness in your arms, elbow and hands. Doing so can exacerbate “overuse injuries” — and left untreated, the problem can affect your ability to do day-to-day tasks like grasping or lifting objects.Overuse injuries to peripheral nerves in the ...
Your Health: How to avoid stomach distress on Turkey Day
With the holiday season upon us, many people are looking forward to time well spent with family and friends.And the roasted turkey, candied yams, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie that will tempt the palate during many of these gatherings, while tempting, may actually be the recipe for gastrointestinal distress.Sometimes, the ...
Free dental care to be given to those in need
WEST CHESTER TWP. — A large turnout is expected for an upcoming local pro-bono dental treatment day.Afinia Dental in West Chester will participate in a community outreach event Nov. 24 to provide dental care to locals in need. About 20 volunteers and several local dentists and hygienists are committed to ...
Your Health: You found a lump ... here’s what to do next
Q What should a woman do if she finds a lump in her breast or armpit?A Bring it to your doctor’s attention as soon as possible. It’s important to let your doctor examine you and decide how any lump should be evaluated. Some lumps turn out to be cysts or ...
Your Health: Prepared patients help their docs most
There are ways patients should be prepared to help their physician make the most of their office visit.First, a patient should always express concerns or ask questions of their doctor. Most doctors begin the interaction with an open-ended question. This is truly an invitation to speak up.And the facts and ...
Simple solutions to holiday weight-gain problem
During the holiday season, it’s common to experience weight gain. Reasons can vary, but increased availability of food, less focus on exercise and heightened stress levels are usually the biggest culprits.Here are some easy-to-implement solutions for the most common problems:Problem: Tempting treats seem to be everywhere. You finally allow yourself ...
Friends seek to support mother of five who has cancer
FAIRFIELD — While 41-year-old Jill Beasley was working long hours and going to nursing school, she promised her five children life would be better once she graduated. But life took an unexpected turn, and Beasley was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer as graduation approached.Jill, who started her first treatment ...
Halloween: Balance the sugary treats, local dieticians say
MIDDLETOWN — As many Butler County beggars hit the bricks this weekend for Trick-Or-Treat events, dieticians are urging parents to balance the sugary treats with other alternatives.“Certainly, as a parent, you can influence the attitudes of your children and other children by maybe providing some non-candy treats — stickers and ...
United Way program helps in ‘Getting Ahead’
HAMILTON — I am a single parent of three children and have not received child support payments in several years. I struggled with the ability to maintain stability at home. If this does not sound stressful enough, add in a child with multiple disabilities.I struggled with the responsibilities of raising ...
Girls on the Run aim for healthy lifestyles, confidence
FAIRFIELD — Running toward not only a healthy lifestyle, but also self-esteem and confidence, is the goal of a program at Fairfield’s Central Elementary.Girls on the Run is a national development program that uses exercise, positive reinforcement and role models to teach young girls valuable life lessons. At Central, fourth-grade ...
Your health: Epilepsy treatment requires extra caution
As a physician specializ- ing in epilepsy, I receive many calls from insurance companies who say I can put a patient on a brand-name drug, but he has to fail a generic drug first. My response to them is, “No, that’s not an option.”Here’s why:There are some diseases and disorders ...
Your Health: Give your kidneys some thought
We often hear about the detrimental effects associated with heart disease and cancer.But many people don’t give their kidneys enough serious thought.A decrease in healthy eating and regular exercise has spurred an increase in hypertension and diabetes — two major causes of chronic kidney disease — and the problem is ...
Too much training leads to injuries
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than half of the 7 million sports and recreation-related injuries that occur each year are sustained by youth between ages 5 and 24. More than half of all sports injuries in children, experts say, are preventable.Shin splints, stress fractures and ...
What you should know about treating for bedbugs
Bedbugs. The word is on everyone’s lips, and the pests themselves are popping up in homes across the country. Although they are one of the most difficult bugs to get rid of because of their ability to hide, travel and live without food for up to a year, there is ...
More women than ever choosing to be childless
Children never affected Melissa Stamper the same way they did many of her friends. Though fond of kids, Stamper said she can spend time around them without yearning for some of her own.“I have nephews and nieces, and I love them dearly, but it’s not like when I’m with them ...
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