Endocrinology, News

It’s Diabetes Alert Day

Powered by GET HEALTHY NEWS Can stress cause a heart attack? Certain receptors on the heart muscle and the heart arteries are very sensitive to adrenaline generated by stress. Adrenaline…

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News, Sports Health

How to be swimsuit ready any time of year

Looking through the magazine covers this time of year never ceases to amaze. They make a lot of promises — promises that typically seem to encompass one idea: Loving ourselves comes…

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News, Weight Management

Becoming a weight management role model

Armed with a toolbox of resources to help her choose healthier foods, Tara Mudd weighs less these days. And with the support she received through the Norton Medical Weight Management…

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News, Planning Your Pregnancy, Womens Health

Cramps: How much pain is too much?

Women are tough. Every month we grin and bear it when cramps set in. We know some lower abdominal and even back pain is normal. But when does the pain…

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News, Sports Health

Ankle injury? Here’s what to do

So you sprained your ankle. Now what? Depending on the severity of the sprain, the healing process is typically two to eight weeks, but rehabilitation and strengthening exercises should continue…

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News, Sports Health

ACL tears are on the rise in girls

Last week the American Academy of Pediatrics published an article reporting that ACL tears are on the rise in children and teens, specifically in young female athletes. The study states…

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Heart, Heart Attack, News

Bob Harper’s illness shows genetics’ role in heart attack risk

Personal trainer and host of the popular television show “Biggest Loser” Bob Harper made the news recently not for helping someone shed hundreds of pounds but for suffering a heart…

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Cancer, News

What millennials, Gen Xers need to know about colon cancer report

Listen up. If you’re in your late 20s, early 30s or even in your fabulous 40s, you’ll want to know what a major new study in a leading medical journal…

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Heart, News

Heart patient finds support close to her heart

During the 39 years Cheryl Reid-Douglas has worked as a unit secretary in the Norton Audubon Hospital emergency department, she has seen it all: heart attacks, appendicitis, broken bones and…

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Cancer, News, Womens Health

No woman should die of cervical cancer

A new study suggests the risk of dying from cervical cancer for some women could be much higher than what many experts had previously thought. In reviewing data from various…

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Heart, Heart Attack, News

How to tell the difference between heartburn and heart attack

This article is part of a series on the signs and symptoms of heart attack in women. Several Norton Heart Care providers have come together to raise awareness and provide…

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Cancer, News

Churchill Downs and Norton Cancer Institute announce partnership to support local women’s breast health program

Churchill Downs and Norton Cancer Institute today announced a new charitable partnership to raise funds to help provide care for women in our community who lack access to necessary breast…

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