Gallstones are commonly diagnosed with an ultrasound though other modalities can be used as well
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 12, 2020 - 6:13am
By Thomas Strigle, MD
General Surgery
Surgical Associates of Northwest Ohio
Gallstones are precipitations (collections) of bile that form into stones that range in size from sand crystals to golf balls.
They usually form in the gallbladder which is a sac-like organ sitting beneath the liver on the right side of the abdomen. The gallbladder’s purpose is to store the bile that the liver creates.
FDA approves Qwo (collagenase clostridium histolyticum-aaes) for cellulite
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 12, 2020 - 6:02am
This article provided by ONU HealthWise Pharmacy.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first injectable medication for cellulite.
This medication is called Qwo (collagenase clostridium histolyticum-aaes). The FDA approved it to treat adult women with moderate to severe cellulite in the buttocks.
Qwo comes in the form of an injection and is given under the skin (subcutaneously) of each buttock by your health care provider.
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 11, 2020 - 5:33pm
Pandora native Richard Basinger, died Sept. 4, 2020, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
He was born in Pandora, Ohio, on July 15, 1927. He worked in his mother, Jeannette Sutter, and father, Ralph Basinger’s greenhouse and florist before he graduating from Pandora High School in 1946.
He joined the U.S. Army Air Force, which then became the U.S. Air Force, and served for over 30 years as a flight engineer in the U.S. Navy Air Reserve.
This program was extended to all schools as a response to economic concerns brought on for many families by the COVID-19 pandemic
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 11, 2020 - 2:03pm
Starting Monday, Sept. 14, , Bluffton Schools will participate in the federal meal program that will temporarily offer free breakfast and lunch to all students, according to Greg Denecker, Bluffton superintendent.
"This program is expected to run through the end of the calendar year, Dec. 31, 2020," he said.
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 11, 2020 - 1:57pm
Jodi Brauen of the school cafeteria staff hands out two Friday lunches to go to two Bluffton students. On Fridays, Bluffton school is online, however lunches are available for students who order them in advance.
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 11, 2020 - 1:12pm
Members of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera, will observe the annual Shipwreck Remembrance on Sunday, Sept. 13.
The services, at 8 and 10:30 a.m. will give praise to the Lord for saving the lives of passengers on the “Famous Dove” when it was shipwrecked off the east coast of the United States on Sept. 17, 1831.
Many of the passengers coming from Germany were the founders of Trinity. During a terrible storm, the passengers prayed and sang hymns. The next morning, they saw that they were just off the coast of Virginia.