Our Health Matters Archives

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	Exercise for the Fun of It! We’ve caught family and friends throughout Kansas City as they enjoyed activities that will improve their health. read more...

	Shingles: A Viral Time Bomb The virus that causes chicken pox can reactivate after years of being dormant in a person’s body. The result is shingles, a rash with numbness, tingling, itching and pain. read more...

	Dietary Supplements – Questions Answered By L.L. Locker There are many claims about dietary supplements but are they as good as they claim to be. There’s a group in Kansas City who can investigate dietary supplement ingredients. read more...

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Archive Articles
	No Easy Answers for UniversalHealth Care Coverage By Christopher Ryan When it comes to big decisions about how to protect everybody with health-care coverage, there is no simple answer. Entire story

	No hay respuestas fáciles para la cobertura de atención médica universal Por Christopher Ryan Cuando se trata de tomar decisiones importantes para proteger a todo el mundo con una cobertura de atención a la salud, no hay una respuesta sencilla. Entire story

	Affordable, Accessible Health Care is a Common Good By John W. Bluford, President/CEO – Truman Medical Centers The discussion about health care must start with a few undisputed ideals. Entire story

	What is HIV Testing? By Dinyelle Baker, Public Health Specialist, City of Kansas City, Missouri Health Department There are three types of HIV tests available through the Health Department: rapid, oral and blood tests. Entire story

	We’re Paying a Fat Price By M. Lynn Bedford Fears & Candi Smith Rising obesity rates have earned Kansas City the reputation as one of the “fattest cities in the U.S.” What is that extra weight costing us? Entire story

	Estamos Pagando un Precio Gordo Por M . Lynn Bedford Fears y Candi Smith El aumento en el índice de obesidad le ha ganado a Kansas City la fama como una de las “ciudades más gordas en los Estados Unidos . ¿Qué nos está costando a nosotros esta gordura? Entire story

	Weighing In On a Growing Problem By Steve Roling, President/CEO of the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City Kansas City area agencies are taking on obesity for a healthier community. Entire story

	Are Girls Starting Puberty at a Younger Age? By L.L. Locker Extra weight may be causing our children to develop too fast. Entire story
Healthy People 2010 Is On Target To Promote Wellbeing Know the Symptoms of Thyroid Disease Doctors are Encouraged to Prescribe Exercise The Mystery of Alzheimer’s Disease Support the Fight to End Diabetes Lives Shaken by Seizure Disorders Caught In A Bleak Cycle Kansas Makes a Good Response to a Bad Grade Why African American Women Carry the Breast Cancer Burden What to Expect from your Pharmacist
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