Cattails Archive: 2006

January / February

Emotional rollercoaster can accompany physical illness
Community resources can aid caregivers
Obesity leading to more dual types of diabetes
Folic acid, antioxidants help stave off Alzheimer's
Exercise your way to a strong, healthy back
Cancer control studies look to curb side effects
Clinic Web site offers health information for kids, teens, parents
Rosacea can affect the eyes as well as skin
Strokes in children more common than many think
New faces

March / April

Parents: the anti-bad-stuff
The Apgar score: Baby's first official test
Marshfield Clinic research: genetic study to examine effectiveness, safety of cholesterol-lowering medications
Treatment options vary for head, neck cancers
Clinic receives $430,000 grant to address youth alcohol use in schools
Do you know your blood pressure? Here's why you should
Flambeau Hospital among nation's top critical access hospitals
Researcher studies the role of genetics in bipolar disorder
Recipe makeover
New faces

May / June

Rare infection worth watching for
Well-child exams important in adolescence
Physical therapist's advice: Pitch as I say, not as I pitched
Second-line pancreatic cancer treatment being studied
New booster shot protects against adolescent pertussis
Promoting immunization across the lifespan: Pneumococcal vaccine
Marshfield Clinic pediatric specialists staff region's only children's hospital
Research study changes participant's life
New faces

July / August

Scoliosis can have life-long health consequences
Disk replacement new option for back pain
Study to link genetics, environment in osteoporosis
New technique blocks pain at its source
These feet were made for walking
Change of gait may signal build-up of spinal fluid in brain
Marshfield Clinic TeleHealth approved for Medical Assistance reimbursement
Marshfield Clinic receives cancer research award
Recipe makeover
New faces

September / October

Expectant parents increasingly opting for care by a nurse-midwife
Ear drum cyst may cause hearing loss, other problems
Gotta go? Help available for bladder control issues
New treatment for a going, growing concern
Bilingual self-care guidelines available on Web site
Clinic scientist receives $1.2 million grant to study antibiotic-resistant pathogen
Reading glasses a rite of passage
Colon cancer screening options are available
New faces

November / December

Hearing the world again, thanks to digital hearing aids
Marshfield Clinic breaks ground on new medical research facility
Parking, entrances affected by construction
Winning at the losing game: Program offers privacy in weight loss
Simple tips help prevent flu, other illnesses
Breast cancer: Is genetic testing right for you?
New Marshfield Clinic Rice Lake Center to include radiation oncology
Marshfield Clinic Minocqua Center, Howard Young Health Care providing joint radiology services
Marshfield Clinic receives national award for excellence, achievement in medical informatics
Recipe makeover
New faces

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