HEALTH MATTERS — April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month and lifestyle choices can affect how much you’re at risk. The earlier you catch oral cancer, the better. Knowing what puts you at risk…can save your life. There are steps you can take to avoid oral cavity cancer. “The two biggest risk factors are cigarette smoke and alcohol,” said Dr. Ryan…
HEALTH MATTERS — If you find your finger tips are often uncomfortable in the cold, you may have Raynaud’s pehnomenon. When you live in a colder climate, how do you know if the pain could be a result of an autoimmune disease? Many of us know the pain the tips of our fingers and toes can feel when we’re out…
HEALTH MATTERS — Doctors are urging people to get checked for colon cancer during Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. But what can you expect to go through when getting screened for the second most deadly cancer among US men and women? Catching a pre-cancerous growth in your colon at age 50 can add up to 30 years to your life. The…
HEALTH MATTERS — We are quickly approaching another Daylight Saving Time. This time around, we are springing forward and that means we are losing an hour of sleep! March 12th marks the day we change our clocks and with it being over a week away, a sleep medicine doctor said you can prepare for the change. Whether it’s not being…
HEALTH MATTERS — Whether it’s playing kickball in gym class or joining a little league team, most of us were active as children. Experts say athletics can build lifelong skills. Most of us have that favorite chair or couch to sit to watch our hometown team. Athletic trainers are challenging parents to get their kids off the couch and onto…
KVRR’s Shiina LoSciuto talks with registered and licensed dietician Marsha Parker from Essentia Health about the greek diet. Tags: Essentia, ESSENTIA HEALTH, Essentia Nutrition, fruit, greek diet, Health Matters, vegetables
HEALTH MATTERS — When doing our everyday activities like reading or driving, we may notice when our vision begins to make a significant change. But getting a checkup with an optometrist may reveal much more than you might think. When our vision changes, it’s natural to make an appointment with our eye doctor and get an exam. But sometimes, a…
HEALTH MATTERS — Blood clots can be fatal, if left untreated. Some cases require more than the usual blood thinning treatment. Typically, a physician will insert an IV behind a patient’s knee and insert a blood thinner to remove clots. However, because of other medical reasons, that’s not an option for all people. The AngioVac device was first approved by…
Bloods clots can form for many different reasons and sometimes they can even go unnoticed. Blood clots can often be mistaken for something minor. The longer you wait to take care of it, the more dangerous they can become. Samantha Olson, who is from Wahpeton, was recovering from back surgery when something just wasn’t feeling right. “I wasn’t feeling real…
Most know if you’re having a heart attack, you want to get to the hospital right away. But sometimes, people mistake their symptoms for something else. Heart disease can happen to anyone but many times people don’t think it can happen to them. Paying attention to your body could save your life. Heart disease is a result of years of…
