By Michael Denike, DO, Cardiologist, Heart & Vascular Specialists of Northwest Ohio
Cholesterol is often mentioned in conversations about health, especially heart health, but many people don’t fully understand what cholesterol is or why keeping an eye on it is so important. Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance found in every body cell. It is vital in producing hormones, vitamin D, and substances that help digest food. While the body needs some cholesterol to function properly, having too much in the blood can pose serious health risks.
By Maria Duodu Student Pharmacist and Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist
ONU Healthwise Pharmacy
Forky is a Disney-Pixar character created from a plastic spork and appears in Toy Story 4. Forky has googly eyes and pipe cleaners for arms. Forky has a series of short films created by Ohio Northern University alumnus Bob Peterson. Bob wrote, directed and narrated the series titled Forky Asks A Question. These questions include what is art, what is money, what is a friend and what is time.
By Loreen Morris, APRN-CNP
Certified Nurse Practitioner, Blanchard Valley Pain Management
If you suffer from migraine headaches, you're not alone. More than 39 million Americans live with migraines, a complex neurological disorder that extends far beyond a typical headache. The good news? Effective migraine treatment is available, and it starts with understanding your symptoms and available options.
There are many types of headaches, such as tension, cervicogenic and migraine headaches. Identifying the type of headache is critical to choosing the proper treatment. Tension headaches present with tight, band-like pressure. Cervicogenic headaches typically arise from the neck. Migraines are more than "just bad headaches." They are a neurological disorder that often presents as one-sided, pulsating pain lasting hours or even days.
By Jeevan Jyoti, Student Pharmacist and Karen Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of Healthwise Pharmacy
"No bones about it" is believed to have started in England around the 15th century. It described the unpleasant finding of bones in one's soup. Today we used the idiom to describe no hesitation or objection to something.
