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February is Children's Dental Health Month (February 1, 2009)
February is Children’s Dental Health Month. Regular visits to
the dentist are an important part of keeping your child’s teeth
and body healthy...
Avoid
getting burned while having fun in the sun (June 26, 2008)
Summer is in full swing, and the sun worshippers are out soaking up
the rays. But the medical staff at Eagle View Community Health System
warns that a golden tan today can be the precursor to unsightly wrinkles
tomorrow – or worse yet, the precursor to skin cancer…
Eagle
View dentist succeeded by close friend, fellow Utah native (June 12,
2008)
Dr. Benjamin
Cope, DDS, is leaving Eagle View Community Health System’s Stronghurst
clinic to start his own practice in Enterprise, Utah. His last day at
Eagle View will be Thursday, June 26…
Health
care professionals: Don’t fear West Nile Virus (May 23, 2008)
West Nile
Virus first appeared in the United States in 1999, and in less than
a decade it has become feared across the country. Local health care
professionals say there is no need to hide indoors this the summer,
though. Only two human cases of West Nile virus have been diagnosed
in Henderson, Warren, and McDonough Counties in the past three years…
Eagle
View offers chance to tee off for oral health (May 13, 2008)
Golfers
will be sinking putts for oral health at Eagle View Community Health
System’s inaugural Four Player Scramble on Friday, May 23 at WIU’s
Harry Mussatto Golf Course. Proceeds from the event will help purchase
a panoramic x-ray machine for Eagle View’s new Macomb dental center…
Avoiding
ticks the key to avoiding Lyme disease (May 9, 2008)
May is
finally here, bringing with it blooming flowers, budding trees, warm
breezes, sunny skies – and ticks. Those nasty little bloodsucking
arachnids are back, carrying with them the threat of Lyme disease, an
illness characterized by high fever, headaches, fatigue and skin rash…
State
law requires student oral health exams by May 15 (April 28, 2008)
Poor oral
health in school children has been linked to a number of negative outcomes,
including lower grades, problems with peer relationships and decreased
success in life. A study conducted by researchers at the University
of North Carolina estimates that 51 million school hours are lost every
year because of dental-related health problems…
Infant
immunization is an important step in disease prevention (April 17, 2008)
April 19-26
is National Infant Immunization Week, and Eagle View Community Health
System urges all parents to make sure the children in your household
are current with all vaccinations…
Eagle
View PA coordinates national medical conference (April 14, 2008)
Orie Robert
Potter, Physician’s Assistant at Eagle View Community Health System’s
Macomb center, will serve as conference coordinator and registrar for
the Society of Army
Physician Assistants’ 29th Annual Physician Assistant’s
Refresher Course April 21-25 in
Fayetteville, North Carolina…
Macomb
Clinic now offering medical services (March 20, 2008)
Eagle View
Community Health System is now offering medical care at their Macomb
location. Physician’s Assistant Orie Robert Potter began seeing
patients Monday, March 24…