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Chips and salsa; A smoked turkey sandwich; cheese and crackers; a slice (or two, or three) of pizza. Is your mouth watering as you read this list? If so, youre typical in that like most of us ...
DATE: Aug. 25, 2012 | COLUMN: Southwest health notes
No one wakes up in the morning anticipating that a trip to the hospital emergency department will become the feature event of their day, but when such a visit becomes necessary, its comforting to...
DATE: July 28, 2012 | COLUMN: Southwest health notes
For most women, the approximately four decade time span during which they menstruate each month, the experience is if perhaps a bit of a nuisance a relatively uneventful feature of the...
DATE: June 22, 2012 | COLUMN: Southwest health notes
Most of us go through our days working, running errands, tending to children, doing chores, and enjoying our hobbies and leisure time, all with little thought to how fortunate we are to be able to...
DATE: May 25, 2012 | COLUMN: Southwest health notes
A woman who is pregnant or considering starting or expanding her family is always concerned about one thing: having a healthy baby. Healthy babies are the result of healthy pregnancies. There are...
DATE: April 28, 2012 | COLUMN: Southwest health notes
Many people are aware of the benefits of physical therapy, in part because it’s so widely used to help patients recover from a variety of injuries and many surgeries, including knee and hip...
DATE: March 24, 2012 | COLUMN: Southwest health notes
When it comes to questions about health and healthcare, sometimes the answers are perfectly clear. What should I do if Im having severe chest pain? Call 911 immediately. Is smoking really harmful...
DATE: Feb. 25, 2012 | COLUMN: Southwest health notes
We’re having a mild winter and — so far — a mild flu season, but the common cold makes its rounds every year and can be especially hard on small children, and their parents. Explaining to a four...
DATE: Jan. 28, 2012 | COLUMN: Southwest health notes
If youre over 40 and finding yourself holding newspapers, books, and magazines farther and farther away from your face with each passing year in order to read the fine print, youre in the...
DATE: Dec. 24, 2011 | COLUMN: Southwest health notes
The holiday season is officially in full swing, and that means family, friends, food, and fun. This time of year can also mean added stress, exhaustion, and weight gain. With a little advance...
DATE: Nov. 26, 2011 | COLUMN: Southwest health notes
For little kids, broken bones are often seen as something of a rite of passage. Picking the perfect color cast and showing it off at school is all fun and games when youre 8 years old after the...
DATE: Oct. 22, 2011 | COLUMN: Southwest health notes
According to a report published earlier this year by the Pew Internet Project, 80 percent of Internet users have searched for health information online. Looking up health-related topics is the...
DATE: Sept. 24, 2011 | COLUMN: Southwest health notes
