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November 14, 2013

Preventing Drug Interactions in Older Adults

Drug interactions are a serious potential problem older adults face when taking multiple medications. They consume a large share of the nation’s medications, with adults over age 60 buying 30 percent of all prescription drugs and 40 percent of all over-the-counter drugs. The Food and Drug Administration is working to make drugs safer for adults.

Knees Shouldnt Snap Crackle or Pop

At this free presentation, experts will discuss arthritis-related pain and surgical and non-surgical options to get you back to doing the things you enjoy

Cooking Light for the Holidays

The holiday season is often a smorgasbord of tasty delights that can tempt any diet. A new ThedaCare class aims to help people still enjoy the holidays with some healthy recipes.

November 11, 2013

What is an Umbilical Hernia

Many children will have an umbilical hernia at birth. The hernia usually isn't painful or dangerous, and it often closes on its own without treatment. An umbilical hernia can usually be seen after the umbilical cord stump falls off.

I Think I Have Seasonal Affective Disorder

Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD is a mood disorder that includes depression symptoms when there is typically less sunlight (such as now, the fall and winter) which improves completely when the sun is out more often again (spring and summer).

Nurse Practitioner At Home in Clintonville

Lesley Fuerst of New London feels right at home at ThedaCare Physicians-Clintonville. Fuerst, a family practice nurse practitioner, was familiar with the clinic through her clinical rotation while in school. “I knew it was a good clinic,” said Fuerst, who joined the family practice in April. “I like working in my own community.”

November 7, 2013

Should I Seek Help for my Mental Health Problems

Help is available and a good place to start can be with a primary care physician. Medical conditions can be addressed, and further help can be recommended or arranged if needed. This could be a referral for mental health counseling.

November 6, 2013

PARTY at the PAC Puts Teen Safety in Focus

After a night of drinking in 2007, Darcy Schehr spent the night at a friend’s house and thought she was safe to drive home the next morning. She was wrong. On the way home, she fatally hit a motorcyclist, 40-year-old Daniel Christ. When her blood alcohol level was checked at the hospital about two hours after the accident, it was .11 – well over the state level limit of .08.

October 31, 2013

What is Vertigo

Vertigo is known to cause dizzy spells, like the feeling you are spinning or the world is spinning around you. Vertigo is often caused by an inner ear problem?

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