The Delaware Gazette

Epilepsy affects 3 million Americans

National Epilepsy Aware­ness Month in Novem­ber presents med­ical pro­fes­sion­als with the per­fect oppor­tu­nity to edu­cate the pub­lic and dis­pel myths about a dis­or­der that affects nearly 3 mil­lion Americans.

Nurse navigators serve as guides for cancer patients

You don’t have to face breast can­cer alone. In addi­tion to the sup­port from fam­ily mem­bers and loved ones, breast health nurse nav­i­ga­tors are spe­cially trained pro­fes­sion­als who help alle­vi­ate the fear and con­fu­sion of a can­cer diag­no­sis by guid­ing patients through all stages of the treat­ment and recov­ery process.

Vaccines are one of most important ways to prevent disease

With chil­dren back in school and win­ter just around the cor­ner, it’s a good time to make sure you and your fam­ily are up to date on your vac­ci­na­tions against con­ta­gious sea­sonal diseases.

Falls among seniors can be prevented

Falls are a lead­ing cause of injury among peo­ple over the age of 65. Some of the most severe injuries, such as hip frac­tures and head trauma, can raise the risk of early death. They also can rob peo­ple of their inde­pen­dence, mak­ing it harder for them to be mobile.

Lighten your student’s load

Stu­dents who come home from school com­plain­ing of aching backs and shoul­ders or tin­gling in the arms and hands might be hav­ing a prob­lem with back­packs that are too heavy, improp­erly worn or poorly packed.

Diet, exercise are cornerstones of managing diabetes

Dia­betes can be a daunt­ing diag­no­sis, but proper man­age­ment of blood sugar lev­els help patients live long, pro­duc­tive lives with min­i­mal com­pli­ca­tions, espe­cially if we catch it early.

Your chance to help fight cancer

Now is your chance to make a dif­fer­ence. In part­ner­ship with the Amer­i­can Can­cer Soci­ety, Ohio­Health is seek­ing to enroll 600 cen­tral Ohio vol­un­teers in a national, long-term research study to bet­ter under­stand the lifestyle, envi­ron­men­tal and genetic fac­tors that cause or pre­vent cancer.

Beat the heat and stay safe this summer

With tem­per­a­tures soar­ing into the 90s this week, it is time to prac­tice pre­ven­tive mea­sures against heat-induced ill­ness, espe­cially when you are exer­cis­ing or work­ing outdoors.

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