Learn how to use clipless bike pedals as you prepare for the Bike to Beat Cancer on Sept. 17. Bike to Beat Cancer has teamed up with Dan Delph, training leader for Norton Sports Health, to give you “Dan’s Training Tips.” These videos are designed to give riders answers to basic cycling questions and concerns….
With the World Health Organization declaring the Zika virus a public health emergency of international concern, mosquitos have gone from being a nuisance to a cause for concern over spreading disease. While Zika is a serious virus that can cause severe birth defects, it is one of several viruses being spread by mosquitos. What else…
Imagine a vast ocean with turbulent waves on the surface. The waves are choppy and unpredictable, at times even overpowering. Daily hassles, demands and stressors can feel much like a turbulent ocean. Now imagine sinking deeper into the ocean floor, beneath the waves, where all is still. We spend much of our time and energy…
Anna-Maria Beck, a 17-year-old Sacred Heart Academy student with an inoperable brain tumor, led a delegation to Washington, D.C. Beck, along with a team from Norton Children’s Hospital, met with lawmakers to push new legislation, including the Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015 (ACE Kids Act), which would make it easier for children…
As partners in providing specialized care to the children of Kentucky and Southern Indiana, Norton Healthcare has granted $1.25 million to the University of Louisville to support research initiatives related to a host of pediatric subspecialties. Areas receiving grants are pediatric cardiac regenerative medicine, pediatric surgery research, the Norton Charities Pediatric Clinical Trials Unit, the…
When you get your blood pumping during exercise, you are doing your body — and heart — good! Exercise benefits every muscle, including your heart, which is important to your overall health. Reports show that people who don’t exercise are almost twice as likely to get heart disease as those who do. Exercise is good…
Fireworks or sleep, fireworks or sleep … that is the question many of us will be asking ourselves as Monday night’s Fourth of July festivities get started. Don’t get me wrong — I love a beautiful fireworks display and am spoiled by our city’s Thunder Over Louisville extravaganza each April. But come 8:30 or 9…
Summertime is ice cream time. While it’s full of frozen yumminess, it’s also full of fat and calories that aren’t exactly heart-healthy. How can you enjoy a frozen treat with some nutritional value? Try these low-calorie, low-saturated fat cheesecake pops that also add some protein and bonus antioxidants. Its layers of red, white and blue…
Infant car seat? Convertible car seat? All-in-one car seat? Travel system? What’s the difference? Why does it matter? Is one brand really better or safer than another? These were some of the questions I asked myself as we started down the path of making our first major baby purchase. Because, let’s face, I really had…
“Flames were shooting into her hand. She kept screaming.” That’s how Marc Janson recalls his Fourth of July last summer. Janson and his daughter Caroline, then 6 years old, were playing with handheld smoke bombs, lighting the end that shoots smoke while holding the other. It seemed simple enough — they’d used these fireworks dozens…
Staying hydrated can go a long way toward keeping your child out of the doctor’s office this summer. Not surprisingly, experts say to lay off sugary drinks like sodas and fruit juices and stick to water, especially when playing outdoors in the summer heat. How much water should your child drink, and what are the…
Nothing makes for a better weekend get-together than grilling out with your favorite foods. But before you light up the grill, make sure you have everyone’s safety in mind. “According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), three out of five households own a gas grill or outdoor cooking device,” said Andrew Rochet, M.D., medical…
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