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Balance Awareness

Last week was Balance Awareness Week where healthcare providers across the nation celebrated and educated their patients in regard to balance awareness, fall risks and vestibular disorders. Physical therapists can have a direct impact on helping individuals that have difficulty…

Preserving food in southern Lane County

FILE PHOTO Fall is here, and with it is a bounty of activities that can be done with friends and family. Fermentation and preserving are ideal fall projects for bringing in the bounty of the valley. Preservation allows for the…

The Flu Vaccine

What if there was a major scientific breakthrough that could dramatically decrease an individual’s chances for severe and even life-threatening respiratory illness complicated by stomach cramps, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, body aches and fatigue? Furthermore, by taking advantage of this breakthrough…

Health Q&A with Jeannie Marr

Q: What are the benefits of probiotics and should I be taking them? A: Probiotics are “good” bacteria that naturally live in the digestive tract. At Creswell Health Mart Pharmacy, we carry a pharmacist formulated probiotic brand. It is a…

Dorena Grange Named Distinguished Grange

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dorena Grange, #835, has been recognized as a Distinguished Grange for a second year in a row. ”Those recognized as Distinguished Granges make up less than two percent of the total number of granges across our nation,…