Healthy Living
McKay-Dee feted on milestone
FARMINGTON — “I doubt there hasn’t been a family that has not been touched by this hospital,” said County Commissioner Chair John Petroff, recently. He was referring to McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogd...
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PHYSICAL THERAPIST Bob Hawkes shows how an artificial knee works. Understanding orthopedic pain is key to prevention
BOUNTIFUL —Though many patients think of torn rotator cuffs and compressed discs only as labels for chronic pain, understanding what these problems mean inside the body can sometimes help preven...
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Fail proof ways to meet your health goals
A new year has begun. Given tradition, a promised new “you” is in the minds of many Utahns. Whether it is to shed some extra pounds, increase cardiovascular endurance, tone up, drop inches, compl...
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Advancements in radiology improve diagnosis and turnaround time
DAVIS COUNTY — Getting results from an X-ray has gotten a whole lot easier. Gone are the days of drippy solutions and bulky films. The field of radiology has exploded through technological a...
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Answers to common concerns about atrial fibrillation
Talmage Broadbent, Ph.D., is currently working with Dr. Raymond Ward in Bountiful and answers common questions about atrial fibrillation. Q. What is atrial fibrillation? Atrial fibrillation is o...
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Stay the course in breast cancer screening, say local experts
DAVIS COUNTY — A recent proposal by a federal task force to raise the age for breast cancer screening has Utah experts joining a growing chorus against the change. New guidelines by the U.S. P...
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Ask a Therapist: A clear philosophy of life
by John Waterbury
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A well-defined philosophy of life is an essential component to happiness. It is a road map to life, and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy that does not predict the future — it creates it! ...
Nerve block aids joint replacement recovery
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BOUNTIFUL — It’s pretty discouraging not to be able to walk around Walmart without pain, according to Judy Hill. “I can go about 30 steps — then ouch!" she said. “I’ve been through Cortisone tre...
Guide offers lifeline for coping with medical debt
by Becky Ginos
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Pay the rent, feed the family or pay off medical bills? A growing number of Americans are finding themselves in the difficult situation of being bogged down by medical debt with no way out. Famil...
Ask a Trainer: Be ready for ski season
by Sutton Painter, trainer
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It is my favorite time of year, snow season. After all, we have the “Greatest Snow on Earth.” With a handful of ski resorts open before Thanksgiving, now is the time to get ready to hit the slopes....
Physical therapy can change quality of life for patients
by Becky Ginos
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BOUNTIFUL — Having that shoulder surgery or rotator cuff repair is just the beginning to getting back into shape after an injury. Sometimes, physical therapy is necessary to make a full recovery....
Ask a Therapist: Practice makes perfect
by By John Waterbury, LPC
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The problems we encounter in life and the pain that results from them often enable us to discover a variety of unique, personal characteristics, the accumulation of which helps us to define, both ...
National News

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks about healthcare reform at her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 4, 2010. REUTERS/Jose Luis MaganaAP - House Democratic leaders Thursday abandoned a long struggle to strike a compromise on abortion in their ranks, gambling that they can secure the support for President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation with showdown votes looming as early as next week.


Fri Mar 12 00:16:42 -0600 2010

Bishop John Wester, from Salt Lake City, talks to the media outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 11, 2010, following after a meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss comprehensive immigration reform. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama on Thursday assured immigration advocates frustrated by the wait for a promised overhaul of U.S. immigration laws that he remains committed to fixing a system he has said is broken. What remains unclear is whether Congress will send him a bill this year.


Fri Mar 12 00:25:28 -0600 2010

Firemen and rescue personnel work at the base of the World Trade Center 14 September 2001, in New York. More than 10,000 people who worked in the toxic chaos of New York's Ground Zero after 9/11 could receive compensation totalling 657 million dollars for health problems under a settlement reached.(AFP/File/Marcos Townsend)AP - After years of fighting in court, lawyers representing the city, construction companies and more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers have agreed to a settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to responders sickened by dust from the destroyed World Trade Center.


Thu Mar 11 23:51:24 -0600 2010