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My experience in Africa
During each of the past four years, I have had the opportunity to volunteer as a medical practitioner from four to six weeks in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Bill Laney, a local orthopedist, (Laney has been volunteering for the past 10 years) is the one whom I credit for convincing me to go travel to the African continent. At Laney’s urging and encouragement, as well as by my wife’s commitment to making the trip by purchasing the airline tickets, I found myself on the other side of the world after flying for 15 hours from Washington, D.C. to Johannesburg, South Africa. Two hours flight time later, I arrived in my new hometown, Mthatha, a former black homeland under Apartheid. (I certainly was not “in Kansas anymore.”) During my first two visits I taught and worked at Nelson Mandela Hospital in the department of obstetrics and gynecology. This is a tertiary care hospital that has a teaching program in Ob-Gyn. The pathology present, as well as the experience itself, is one that has changed me forever.
Dr. Brant Barr |
Foot problems can cause back pain
It is common place to see patients who relate a history of back, hip, knee or ankle pain on their history as a new patient. Very few people understand that these symptoms often times are related directly to a foot problem. A patient may present with a bunion or plantar facititis, and they may already know their feet roll in excessively; but they fail to understand that everything is connected, and the excess pronation or “foot rolling in” causes a change in back, hip, and knee or ankle alignment. This change in alignment may cause pain in children, as well as adults.
Dr. Barry Butler |
Hot, happening health programs
South Central College Health Division has been experiencing some new additions to its already popular program options. SCC has been awarded a $4.5 million Health Care Pathways grant. This grant will bring four new programs to our Faribault and North Mankato campuses. This grant will be managed by Anne Willaert who has just recently joined our SCC Team. Willaert is leaving Health Education Industry Partners and comes to SCC with many years of grant writing and grant management experience in health care initiatives. Starting in the fall, SCC will be offering the following new programs: Health Unit Coordinator Certificate, Medical Assistant AAS Degree, Pharmacy Technician AAS Degree and if approved, a Physical Therapy Assistant AAS Degree.
W.C. Sanders |
Sunglasses: Not just for fashion 
Green grass, flowers and warm sunshine have finally arrived. You pack the car for the beach, including the cooler, the sand toys, the swim goggles, your wide-brimmed hat, and the sunscreen … but haven’t you forgotten something? What about your sunglasses?
Dr. Michael Richie - 1 opinion posted |
I’ll take my milk without E. Coli
There is a small but vocal movement of consumers (including the author of a recent Letter to the Editor of this paper) touting the benefits of raw milk. Raw milk is the name given to milk that has not gone through the process of pasteurization. Raw milk advocates tout the supposed health benefits but fail to acknowledge the substantial risks. As recently as Friday, three more children, eight total, were sickened by a strain of E. Coli linked to consumption of raw milk from a farm in Gibbon.
Dr. David McIntyre - 6 opinions posted |
Spinal treatments: First-line choice
The lifetime prevalence of neck pain is estimated to be 48.5 percent with costs for this condition in the United States estimated at $20 billion per year. Neck pain can be caused by any number of disorders and diseases. The most common cause is classified as mechanical malfunction, which occurs after years of normal use, overuse and misuse. The neck supports the heavy weight of the head while still allowing it to tilt, turn and nod easily. Decades of such use can cause neck pain for nearly half of all people.
Dr. Mary Navarro |
Difficulty swallowing? Hospital enhances dysphagia therapy
Dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, is a sorely neglected medical condition which affects 15 million Americans and is generally a result of congenital abnormalities, structural damage and or medical conditions. Dysphagia is common for people who have mechanical problems with their esophagus or have had strokes, head or neck cancer and neurologic diseases such as Parkinson’s, dementia and multiple sclerosis. Without proper management, dysphagia can lead to aspiration, pneumonia, choking, chronic malnutrition, severe life-threatening dehydration, an increased rate of infection, longer hospital stays, long-term institutional care and even death.
Jenny Korteum |
Beef up the amount of protein in your diet
May is Beef Month; and with beef being a favorite protein food for many Americans, it might be a good time to talk about new research on protein and good health. There are a number of recent studies that suggest protein may have health benefits such as weight loss and maintenance, retaining muscle mass as we age and even helping lower risk of disease. Studies are looking at high-quality protein for health benefits, rather than preventing a deficiency. And the research is suggesting that a little more protein may actually be good for you.
Ayn Pavek |
‘Contractions: When labor pains begin’
Contractions are known as the most reliable of all labor signs. Although other signs may or may not indicate the beginning of labor, contractions are the real thing ... usually. For some time before labor begins, you may be aware of some occasional painless contractions, known as Braxton Hicks contractions. When you put your hands on your abdomen, you can sometimes feel your uterus tighten and relax. Your uterus is warming up, exercising its muscle mass to build strength for the big job ahead. Some women have many of these contractions, some none. If you are less than 36 weeks pregnant and the Braxton Hicks contractions get closer than every 10 minutes for more than one hour, it is good to contact your obstetric provider. As you approach your due date, these contractions become stronger, even painful at times. It can be easy to mistake them for the real thing. How can you tell the difference?
Dr. Thomas Howell - 1 opinion posted |
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