What is peripheral artery disease? Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a life-threatening condition that affects one in 20 people over 50. In people with PAD, fatty deposits inside the arteries restrict the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the heart and may decrease blood flow to the legs, arms and even internal organs like the kidneys […]
Did you know that nearly five times as many women will die from heart attacks this year than from breast cancer? One reason heart attacks are so dangerous in women is because they are difficult to recognize. Osama Ibrahim, M.D., a cardiologist for Mercy Tri-City Medicine, answers your questions on women’s heart attack symptoms and […]
My eighth grade American history teacher, Mr. Simpson, gave his students three nonsense sentences so that we could memorize all 36 U.S. presidents in the order they served. The first nonsensical sentence, coming in the form of a question, goes like this: “Will a jolly man make a jolly visitor?” The first letter of each […]
Dear Friends, There was a man, a good man who was a son, brother, grandchild, nephew, and uncle, but also a proud husband and father. He was a good friend to all. He was also a brave Elyria policeman. Officer James Kerstetter was killed in the line of duty on March 15, 2010. I am sure […]
We can’t complain about our winter weather so far. It’s been a mild one. But I know we will get some snow even if we don’t want it. I can only hope for an early spring. That would be nice. I am going to put some berry recipes in this column. I found some good ones […]
The second half of our 53rd season, 2000-01, was marred by tragedy. For years, three dynamic and extremely talented women were at the helm of Workshop Players Theater: Valerie Gerstenberger, Jean Schaeffer and Evelyn Witham. I can safely say that much of what I know about theater I learned from these ladies. On Jan. 2, […]
This is the column I had planned to write first. It was the “We’re on our way to Hawaii…” column, “…and guess what it reminded me of…” Then the broken ankle thing happened and I got out of sequence. I’ve gone public with that story, so no need to rehash here. Probably that’s all right […]
We often hear, when it comes to analyzing the risk for a chronic disease or medical condition, about the role that family genetics or family history plays in increasing risk. In fact, it is often described as one of the top risk factors for heart disease and some cancers. However, is that really what is […]