From the Summer 2011 Healthy Woman publication Screenings can act as your personal red flag, signaling a need to follow up with your physician for diagnosis and treatment. This advance warning can be life changing- even lifesaving. “Screenings do save …
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From the Summer 2011 Healthy Woman publication Screenings can act as your personal red flag, signaling a need to follow up with your physician for diagnosis and treatment. This advance warning can be life changing- even lifesaving. “Screenings do save …
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Summer is in full swing, which means plenty of time enjoying the outdoors. However, don’t forget to protect yourself and your family against summer risks. Sun Safety Time in the sun brings many risks, particularly skin and eye damage from the sun’s rays …
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Written by Joy Sunday, Health Services Coordinator Valparaiso Community Schools are fortunate to employ an experienced and dedicated team of school nurses. Our nurses play diverse roles as they serve the needs of students, faculty and support staff. The …
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It sounds absurd to make the statement that there is currently some “bad heroin” in our community because we all know that heroin is one of the most addicting and deadliest drugs around. While all drug addiction becomes deadly over a period of time …
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It sounds absurd to make the statement that there is currently some “bad heroin” in our community because we all know that heroin is one of the most addicting and deadliest drugs around. While all drug addiction becomes deadly over a period of time …
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More People Overdose from Prescription Drugs than Heroin or Cocaine The Valparaiso Police Department has announced they will be an official site for dis-guarding prescription drugs. The Valparaiso Police Department has partnered with the DEA, City of …
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From the Spring 2010 StayHealthy publication Turning 50? The Time is Now. Your timing Your first pair of reading glasses. Your first gray hair. Your first colonoscopy? That’s right, according to Stephen Paul, MD, a gastroenterologist with Digestive …
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From the Spring 2010 StayHealthy publication Turning 50? The Time is Now. Your timing Your first pair of reading glasses. Your first gray hair. Your first colonoscopy? That’s right, according to Stephen Paul, MD, a gastroenterologist with Digestive …
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Porter Health System’s Sleep Disorders Institute will offer Sleep Apnea Screenings in June and July. According to the National Institutes of Health, sleep apnea is a condition that occurs when a person stops breathing repeatedly while sleeping and affects …
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