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Position: La Plata Health Watch
August and the start of the school year has always felt like a time for new beginnings – perhaps more so than New Year’s Day. This time of year finds me reflecting on a child’s success. As a...
DATE: Aug. 25, 2019 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
One of the most common chronic health conditions affecting adults in the United States is Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Risk factors for diabetes include family history of the condition, increased...
DATE: July 28, 2019 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
Asthma is the most common chronic respiratory illness in the United States. It is also a condition for which there is sufficient evidence to support a standardized approach to treatment. For most,...
DATE: June 24, 2019 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
Humans are among the world’s few species that are omnivores. In 1976, University of Pennsylvania psychologist Paul Rozin coined the term, the omnivore’s dilemma, to describe the angst of deciding...
DATE: May 26, 2019 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
A concerning and fairly common cause of abdominal pain is a problem with the gallbladder. The gallbladder is in the upper right part of the abdomen and is responsible for aiding digestion. Usually,...
DATE: April 28, 2019 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer among both men and women in the United States. Regular screening for colon cancer has been shown to greatly reduce the risk of illness and...
DATE: March 25, 2019 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
Let me ask you something. What is your relationship with water? Suppose I told you that water is fundamental to human health – perhaps in ways you do not yet recognize or acknowledge. Here in this...
DATE: Feb. 25, 2019 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly a month since the new year dawned. New beginnings – an opportunity for change. The only thing more germane to this January holiday than “Auld Lang Syne”...
DATE: Jan. 28, 2019 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
Perhaps you’ve heard of a lump of coal in the stocking on Christmas morning? Well, this unwelcome Christmas gift is worse. It’s not a visit from Scrooge. It’s not the Grinch. It’s influenza....
DATE: Dec. 23, 2018 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
A recent University of Michigan poll indicated that one-third of parents are unlikely to get their children vaccinated for influenza this year. This is despite the fact that influenza vaccine is...
DATE: Nov. 26, 2018 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
Maybe you may have heard of the Blue Zones – five regions of the world notable for the highest longevity, meaning that people live longer, on average, than anywhere else on Earth. These regions...
DATE: Oct. 27, 2018 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
Depression is one of the most significant public health problems facing our nation. From 1992 to 2002, according to the National Institutes of Health, the prevalence of depression rose from 3.3...
DATE: Sept. 29, 2018 | COLUMN: La Plata Health Watch
