As I write this column, there are 38 days, 13 hours, 57 minutes, 33…32…31 seconds until all of Wisconsin’s workspaces go smoke-free on July 5, 2010. It’s time for us to celebrate the passage of the...
Don’t Drink Alcohol When You’re Pregnant. Period. DON’T DRINK ALCOHOL WHEN YOU ARE PREGNANT ! There, I said it as loudly as I could and hopefully they’ll hear me all the way to China. And yet, it always amazes me when someone asks us i...
Can Aspirin Help Prevent the Return of Breast Cancer?
Who would’ve thought that something as simple as aspirin may help prevent the return of breast cancer! But then again, when German chemist Felix Hoffman discovered aspirin in 1897...
Obesity Isn’t Just For Adults Anymore When I was young, many, many, many years ago, my mother would send my brothers and me out of the house in the morning, feed us lunch and then out the door again until dinner. We never complained –...
Talk with Your Health Care Provider about Mammogram Guidelines Our job at the Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation is to help Wisconsin women become advocates for their own health and the health of their families through education, prevention and early detecti...
Here’s a mind-boggling statistic: Nearly 25 percent of the U.S. workforce, (28 million workers ages 18-54) experiences a mental or substance abuse disorder. And yet, so many of them don’t have or h...
The holiday season has always been a time for me to reflect on my life. I’m so grateful for the love of my family, my work and my health. Oh, believe me, my life has had its ups and downs (whose ha...
My brother-in-law is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease. It started with loss of memory and personality changes and has progressed to the point where he doesn’t recognize us, nor do we r...
Audrey was diagnosed with cancer twice. Each time, her physicians told her there was nothing they could do. Audrey, who lives in Waupaca, turned to her parish nurse for guidance. “I talked with her...