Blog Archive
Shin Splints & How to Prevent Them
As the weather gets warmer, you can take your training outside! It is important to take precautions to prevent injuries like shin splints when training. Monica Boyer, GHS Athletic Trainer with the Granville Sports Medicine Program, explains shin splints and how you can avoid them. What are shin splints? Repetitive …READ MORE »
Colon Care
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month. Below, Albin Abraham, MD, who practices at Granville Gastroenterology Associates provides information on colon care screening. Why? Colon cancers are the third most-common cause of cancers in the US with approximately 145,000 new cases of colorectal cancers diagnosed ever year. The good news is …READ MORE »
ENT Tips for Kids
February is Kids ENT Health Awareness month. Many parents have tried to provide comfort to a baby or toddler with an ear infection as they are quite common – a whopping three-quarters of children will get one by age 3. What is an ear infection? An ear infection occurs in …READ MORE »
Goals for a Healthy New Year
It’s the time of year when many people think about New Year’s resolutions. We would like to capture this holiday spirit and inspire some ideas to help you focus on your health! Dr. Liz Baltaro, primary care provider at Granville Primary Care, Butner-Creedmoor, discusses some ideas for you to consider …READ MORE »
UV Safety Awareness Month: The ABCDEs of Melanoma
July is UV Safety Awareness Month. As we spend time in the sun, we should be aware of the harm that UV rays cause to our skin. Exposure to UV rays causes most cases of melanoma. To lower your skin cancer risk and protect your skin, the CDC recommends the …READ MORE »
Losing Weight the SMART Way
Every year resolutions to lose weight are set for the new year. If that is something you’re aiming for in 2020, congratulations! Making the decision to lose weight is just the first step, and an important part of the overall goal. Dr. Leslie Thomas, a med-peds physician at Granville Primary Care …READ MORE »
Tips on How to Avoid the “Winter Blues”
We are right in the midst of the winter season, and this is the time of year that many people notice a shift in their moods. Symptoms can include sadness, oversleeping, irritability, low energy, weight gain, and social withdrawal. This can often be referred to as seasonal depression, which typically …READ MORE »
GHS Cares: Fatty Liver Disease
Obesity has grown to epidemic proportions in the Western World, with an estimated prevalence of 39.8% (93.3 million US adults) and $147 billion spent in annual healthcare costs. With obesity being an important risk factor for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and World Obesity Day being acknowledged on October 11th, …READ MORE »
GHS Cares: Health Topics from Your Local Family Doctors- Pancreatitis
We aren’t sure all of you are familiar with this month’s featured organ, the pancreas. Pancreatitis means inflammation of the pancreas, and for most of us, we aren’t thinking about the pancreas too often. The pancreas is a small organ in your upper abdomen between your stomach and liver. It …READ MORE »