This month's Health
Talk will focus on the challenges facing health care
organizations on the national and local level. MeritCare president and CEO
Dr. Roger Gilbertson will discuss the financial landscape of
health care, including the rising costs and the challenge of providing
high-quality health care. Read more about the upcoming show
on meritcare.com
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Sale
MeritCare Eye Center &
Optical are having a back to school eye wear sale August 4-29. Receive
25% off your complete frames and lenses. Read more on the
sale at meritcare.com
For over 100 years our teaching, training and
discovering have made a difference in your health. We are proud to
continue this tradition today. [learn
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If chips and cookies are
typical munchies in your household, popcorn may be a healthier
option. In fact, it could help your family get the recommended
servings of healthy whole grains. [learn
more...]
Are you one
of the 10 million Americans hit with the double whammy of
diabetes and arthritis? Getting into and staying in the exercise game
could help control both conditions. Move past these common excuses to
get moving. [learn
more...]
If you are one
of the many who’ve had the classic childhood disease chickenpox,
you may be at risk of getting shingles. Now there’s a vaccine
available that can protect people ages 60 and older from this
painful condition. [learn
more...]
With each step, your feet
are subjected to 150 to 175 percent of your body weight. This adds
up to several hundred tons of force on your feet every day. Can
you still wear the hottest sandals of the season without taking a
toll on your tootsies? [learn
more...]
"Vacation
stress" may sound like a contradiction in terms. But any kind of
change—even a fun one—can trigger stress. Add children to the mix,
and you have a recipe for more work than relaxation. Here are
seven ways to keep stress from detouring your next family
vacation. [learn
more...]
It feels good when your partner gives
you a head or neck massage. But could it save your life? He or she
may be in the perfect position to spot skin cancer on your scalp
and neck. A new study suggests cancer on these sites are especially
deadly. [learn
more...]
