[KSTP TV, February 16, 2015]
Traditional Western medicine concentrates on conquering disease. But sometimes that comes with unpleasant side effects.
February 19, 2015
[WCCO-TV, February 12, 2015]
Optometrists say poor vision can easily affect a student’s performance in school. But if you don’t have insurance, it can be a struggle to pay for an eye exam and prescription glasses.
February 12, 2015
[KMSP-TV Fox 9, February 11, 2014]
Three years ago, Collette Koskinen was in a hospital bed, barely able to move. Her heart was giving out because of a virus.
February 11, 2015
[KMSP-TV Fox 9, February 11, 2015]
Quad rugby is a mixed team sport for both males and females and it combines the elements of rugby, basketball and handball, and of course, a little bit of trash talk. While the spectator's mind is racing to keep up in this Steelheads chess game, it's a physical game, too.
February 11, 2015
[Star Tribune, February 11, 2015]
The share of Americans practicing therapeutic yoga has nearly doubled in a decade as adults seek ways to reduce stress, alleviate chronic pain and improve their outlook on life — a trend toward “complementary’’ medicine reflected at leading Minnesota clinics and hospitals. Overall, about a third of U.S. health care consumers reported using complementary therapies in addition to traditional Western medicine during the period 2002-12, according to a federal survey released Tuesday.
February 11, 2015
[WCCO-TV, February 09, 2015]
When it comes to just how big an average sized American woman or man is, just what is average? That's the Good Question posed to Allina Health's Barb Brower , a nutritionist and dietitian at the Penny George Institute for Health and Healing .
February 09, 2015
[WCCO-TV, February 09, 2015]
Cutting edge technology being used at Abbott Northwestern Hospital could change the treatment for stroke patients. Doctors use a machine with a catheter and suction to remove the stroke-causing blood clot, essentially like a miniature vacuum..
February 09, 2015
[Star Tribune, February 09, 2015]
After a night shift at Abbott Northwestern Hospital , Todd Ostlund would go home and switch off his phone ringer and anything else mimicking the many, many alarms a nurse hears while on duty. And still, on many nights, he’d be roused from sleep by a “beep, beep, beep” in his dreams.
February 09, 2015
[KSTP TV, February 08, 2015]
You'll find Grayce Limpert at the gym in St. Louis Park several nights a week. She is young and active.
February 08, 2015
[Owatonna People's Press, February 06, 2015]
A different style of care has arrived at Owatonna Hospital , part of Allina Health. And on Friday morning, hospital employees gathered with Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Ambassadors to celebrate the opening of the Penny George Institute for Health and Healing outpatient clinic, located at the hospital.
February 06, 2015