An apple a day can keep the doctor away! With 4 grams of soluble fiber and antioxidants to boot, a medium apple has the power to help prevent health conditions such as pancreatic and colorectal cancer, diabetes, high cholesterol, gallstones, heart disease and cataracts. Include an apple in your day today with this delicious combination of fresh…
On Sept. 15, Give Local Louisville day, we shared 24 Hours of Courage on Facebook — a day highlighting the stories of courageous mothers, sons, husbands and friends who have fought or are currently fighting one of the most tragic diseases of our time — cancer. We’re now turning these stories of courage into tales…
Dec. 6, 2011, is the day Tina Griffith’s world turned upside down. At just 38 years old, she was told she had breast cancer. “I got the call at work, and it was like I was punched in the gut,” Griffith said. “Everything became a blur, and I couldn’t hear anything the nurse was telling…
Norton Brownsboro Hospital is the first hospital in Kentucky to use the newest generation of robotic neurosurgery technology, called ROSA. Surgeons have already performed several operations using the ROSA robotic surgical assistant from Medtech Surgical to help patients with epilepsy and brain tumors. ROSA’s main uses so far have been in biopsying brain tumors and…
I found out when I was 23 weeks pregnant that Joslyn had Ebstein’s anomaly, a congenital heart defect that I also have. We were under the impression that it wasn’t hereditary — but evidently that’s not entirely true! At 33 weeks I went in for an ultrasound and her heart was above 300 beats per…
My grandmother. My mother. Both had ovarian cancer. Both were diagnosed at age 54. My mom was diagnosed first with breast cancer, then ovarian cancer a very short six years later. Ovarian cancer has haunted my family for 30 years. My grandmother died rather quickly from the disease. She died when I was 8. My…
We all need a little motivation to get moving in the morning. Enter breakfast! How does warm sausage, egg and ooey, gooey cheese sound? Skip the fast food drive-thru and make a heart-healthy breakfast burrito yourself with a few simple substitutions. Use MorningStar Farms Hot & Spicy Sausage Patties (or another brand of nonmeat breakfast…
Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton said the only disability in life is a bad attitude. If you think 19-year-old Jake Olson has a disability because he is blind, then you have the wrong attitude. Olson lost his sight to cancer as a child. But that hasn’t stopped him from fulfilling his dream of playing college…
Calcium is a superhero for your child’s bones, setting them up for a strong, healthy body later in life. And it’s hidden in some surprising places — like white beans! Try this recipe for a calcium boost. Easy White Bean Dip 15-ounce can cannellini or white beans, rinsed and drained 1 small clove garlic 2…
Seema Kulkarni, APRN, grew up in a small village in India, then moved to Mumbai after she married. She says parents strive for the best for their children In India. “Education plays a lot of importance in the family,” Kulkarni said. “Everybody is concentrated on it. They save money to send you to college to…
Susan Hagan, M.D. Obstetrician/Gynecologist Norton OBGYN Associates – Downtown On becoming a parent: “No matter how wide your lens has been in the past, all of a sudden now it just redefines who you are in every way.” – Susan Hagan, M.D. Dr. Hagan wasn’t always convinced she was cut out to be a physician….