Author: St. Elizabeth Healthcare

If you haven’t had your yearly flu shot yet, you should get it, local health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are advising. All residents age 6 and older should be inoculated, the organizations say. It’s especially important for people in high-risk groups to get the vaccine, according to the CDC. Those risk groups include young children, pregnant women, people with chronic health conditions like asthma, diabetes or heart- or lung diseases, and anyone 65 or older. Already this season, flu cases have been reported in Kenton County and the Louisville area. Getting a shot not only…

There are a lot of misconceptions floating around when it comes to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which is why October 2015 was dedicated ADHD Awareness Month  to educate the public. ADHD, a “wildly misunderstood neurological condition that affects 15 million Americans,” is characterized by fidgeting and short attention spans, but impacts people young and old, male and female, to a much greater degree than these outward symptoms. As October comes to an end, we want to share a portion of a blog post about caring for someone with ADHD from A Plus.   The complete list contains 15 things to keep…

Do you suffer from depression? You may have a higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease later in life. Researchers studied approximately 140,000 Swedish adults ages 50 and older who had been diagnosed with depression. Each was then matched with three adults of the same gender and year of birth who had not been diagnosed with depression as “control” subjects, bringing the total number of participants to more than 400,000 adults. Looking for the link to Parkinson’s The participants were then followed for up to 26 years. During this time, 1,485 people with depression developed Parkinson’s disease, or 1.1 percent, while…

Do you know the signs of a stroke? Maybe you do, maybe you don’t, but after listening to this catchy tune created by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association in honor of World Stroke Day, you won’t be able to ever forget them. Before creating the video, the American Stroke Association asked the question, “What if learning and sharing a song could save a life?” Share this song, or other versions (besides pop, there are R&B, Latin, Gospel and hip hop versions available) with others to help them remember to act F.A.S.T. at the first sign of a stroke and…

When you’re on-the-go, stopping by a salad bar at a grocery store or buffet can be a great, healthy option – especially when the other options are fast food restaurants or skipping lunch altogether. Karah Stanley, a registered dietitian at the St. Elizabeth Physicians Weight Management Center, offers 4 tips for a healthier salad at the salad bar in the video below:

With an emphasis on vegetables and beans, Minestrone can be a healthy soup for cool fall days. To keep it on the healthy side, the version below from the Mayo Clinic uses unsalted chicken broth and fresh tomatoes rather than canned tomatoes to limit the sodium content, as well as whole-grain pasta. Number of servings:  4 (serving size – about 2 cups) Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/3 cup chopped celery 1 carrot, diced 1 garlic clove, minced 4 cups fat-free, unsalted chicken broth 2 large tomatoes, seeded and chopped 1/2 cup chopped spinach 1 can…

Keeping kids’ sleep schedules on track in the midst of Daylight Saving Time can be a real challenge. We’re pretty sure all the extra Halloween candy lying around the house this time of year doesn’t help, either. We recently talked about kids’ sleep schedules being directly related to their behavior, so it’s worth making sure they are getting the sleep they need.  Below are some tips to help your kids go to bed on time with the time change: What are your tips for getting kids to bed after Daylight Saving Time? Share them with us!

We’re a few short days from Halloween, which means your house will soon be (if it’s not already) filled with sweets. Did you know, on average, a child consumes 3.4 pounds of candy on Halloween? That’s roughly 7,000 calories and 3 cups of sugar! And for those who make the argument that they are also walking to trick-or-treat, so it’s not a big deal – children would have to walk 180 miles to burn off all of those calories. What seemed like a harmless bag of candy is now an arch enemy of moms and dads everywhere, so we asked…

Think you know it all about flu shots? Time to test your immunization smarts. When you get your flu shot (that’s right, when, not if!), consider calling your local St. Elizabeth Physicians Urgent Care location. They have immunizations available for children and adults. No appointment is necessary. [mlw_quizmaster quiz=14]

Bill Page is typically Mr. Fix-it. You’ve got a problem to solve, he’s your man. It’s what he does. It’s who he is. But not the day last April when he learned his wife Denise had breast cancer. “When I looked at her, there was a sense of helplessness because I knew I couldn’t fix this no matter how hard I tried,” Bill says. “After the initial punch in the gut, I wanted to heal her. But there was nothing I could do. The only thing I could do is hold her. And I said a quick prayer. I asked…