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Is Obesity Reversible?

Last month The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, a respected medical journal, published "Treating obesity seriously: when recommendations for lifestyle change confront biological adaptations." ...

Colorectal Cancer Screening and Early Detection

March is colorectal cancer awareness month, and a good time to learn about colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon and ...

Osteoporosis Prevention: Start Young

The numbers may surprise you. Osteoporosis is responsible for 2 million broken bones every year in the U.S. and causes ...

100 Years of Insulin: Giving Hope to Diabetes Patients

November is Diabetes Awareness Month, centered around World Diabetes Day which falls every year on November 14. Why November 14? Well, ...

Life-Saving Measures

A few weeks ago my young daughter and I were shopping when we ran into a patient of mine.  After ...

Stroke

We fear stroke more than almost any other illness.  This hasn’t always been the case.  I suppose years ago there ...

Gestational Diabetes - A Concern for Pregnant Women

Hi, my name is Ellen Thomsen, I'm a registered dietician and certified Diabetes Educator at CHI Health. Today, I'm here ...

Heart and Vascular Health Fair Quiz

The annual Alegent Heart and Vascular Health Fair is coming up soon. On Saturday, February 18, from 7 to 11 ...

Tips to Combat Depression and Anxiety on a Daily Basis

Depression and anxiety. Both terms have become household words these days. It seems like everywhere we turn, someone is struggling ...

The Short End of the Stick

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse.  As if it weren’t bad enough already that you spent your ...

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