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Tuesday: Health

How a different mammogram experience led to lifesaving cancer diagnosis

OWATONNA, Minn. — Melissa Neuman dreaded getting mammograms. Her small, dense breasts made the screening exceptionally uncomfortable and painful. So Melissa put off getting an annual mammogram until she felt she couldn't delay any longer. For about five years, Melissa had been plagued with a ...

Talk with the Doc

I am sure we have all heard the term that “Laughter is Good Medicine”, and this is certainly true. This is not just someone’s opinion as there have been numerous scientific studies that have, indeed, confirmed this to be a medically proven fact. Let’s now take another look at what ...

Health matters

Nerves are interesting structures with a unique function and very special physiology. Their ability to transmit information nearly instantaneously is unmatched in the biological world and it’s essential for mammalian life. This capacity for nerve impulse transmission is what allows us to walk ...

Health Matters: Too many living with low back pain

By DR. CONWAY MCLEAN Pain, an unpleasant sensation, is part of the human existence. Everyone is subject to it at some point in their life. The why and where of pain naturally varies, with low back pain apparently the most common location. As to why so much discomfort is generated by this part ...

What to know about food poisoning illnesses caused by listeria

By The Associated Press A listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat sandwiches and snacks has sickened at least 10 people in the U.S., and a producer is voluntarily recalling dozens of products sold to retail stores, hospitals, hotels, airports and airlines, federal officials said. The ...