All posts by Saline Memorial
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Play It Safe When Working Out
Participation in sports, recreation, and exercise is increasingly popular and widespread in the United States. While this is good news because activities like soccer, basketball,...
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Stroke Awareness Saves Lives
It happened not too long after his 44th birthday. Dr. Michael Pafford, an internal medicine doctor working as a hospitalist at Saline Memorial Hospital, wasn’t...
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Stay Stress-free This Spring
Spring is here. Along with warming weather, blooming flowers, and chirping birds, spring also signals National Stress Awareness Month, observed every April. Why is Stress...
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Healthy Start to 2023
The beginning of a new year symbolizes a fresh start, and for many of us it provides a renewed focus on our overall health and...
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DIABETES: What You Need to Know
Diabetes is a chronic health condition that impacts how your body turns food into energy and causes blood sugar levels to rise to abnormally high...
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Summertime Safety
With summer days growing longer and brighter, many of us will be taking full advantage, whether it’s enjoying backyard barbecues, lazy days by the pool,...
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Live Healthier, Live Freely
ave you ever tried to lose weight? Most of us have. You prepare in advance. You choose a start date. You go to the grocery...
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How Healthy is Your Heart?
Your heart is one of the hardest working parts of your body. It’s also one of the most threatened. In fact, according to the Centers...
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Christmas Safety: When Toys Turn Hazardous
Nothing quite signals that the holiday season is here like being blasted by every website or email we open about the latest and greatest new...
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Helping You Breathe Easy
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a group of lung diseases making breathing more difficult. COPD is typically classified into four different categories of mild,...
