[ABC Newspapers, January 23, 2013] Klay Charles Richards’ birth went swimmingly, both literally and figuratively, as his mother Brittany Richards delivered her son in a comfortable, inflatable tub of warm water in their room at Unity Hospital. Brittany and Charles Richards relax with their newborn Klay and his sister Daisy at Unity Hospital, part of [...]
Read summary - February 7th, 2013
[Patch.com, January 17, 2013] It’s Jan. 17, and the numbers on the scale have hardly moved, or worse, they’re creeping up. The smoker in your life is still puffing away at Pall Malls and the one with the drinking problem is three sheets to the wind—on a Tuesday. Somewhere deep in the bowels of the [...]
Read summary - February 7th, 2013
[Star Tribune, October 28, 2012] Beth Herold never will see cancer “as a gift,” but she doesn’t fault those who do. She’s not much for pink, either, even though she has breast cancer. On Saturday, Herold joined about two dozen other women with stage 4 cancer at a workshop. The workshop is one element in [...]
Read summary - October 30th, 2012
[KSTP TV5 & KMSP Fox 9 News, Sept. 17, 2012] A new Centers for Disease Control study says kids get too much salt in the diet and that can lead to high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. Much of the salt comes from foods you might not suspect. Allina Medical Clinic pediatrician Eric Barth and [...]
Read summary - September 18th, 2012
[North Metro TV, July 27, 2012] Minnesota has long been known as an innovator and leader in healthcare. Recently, two local Anoka County hospitals received high praise for the care they provide to the community. Jeff Peterson, executive vice president of Allina Health hospitals, was interviewed about the newest U.S. News & World Report rankings by [...]
Read summary - July 30th, 2012
[ABC Newspapers, April 12, 2012] Lions and Lioness clubs and Allina have provided screenings in health classes at Anoka and Coon Rapids high schools. The screenings not only made health lessons personal to students, they also served as a way to identify health issues requiring attention. This turned out to be the case for an Anoka [...]
Read summary - April 12th, 2012
[Star News, Feb. 24, 2012] It’s hard to imagine, but an Otsego man who went into cardiac arrest while driving this past week was actually pretty lucky. Almond Drone, 52, attracted the attention of what turned out to be an impromptu medical team. “This has to be a God thing,” said Cheryl Jarvis, a resident [...]
Read summary - February 24th, 2012
[ABC Newspapers, December 29, 2011] Don Toews is a registered nurse in Unity Hospital’s intensive care unit. He administers medications, he regulates vital signs, he helps accomplish life-saving procedures. Turns out, Toews also makes a mouth-watering bowl of chili. Toews’ cilantro lime and top sirloin chili recipe recently earned him chili champ recognition at Unity [...]
Read summary - December 30th, 2011
[Sun Focus, Nov. 17, 2011] Shari Carlson a sixth grade integrated language arts teacher at Coon Rapids Middle School, is the featured artist November and December at the Penny George Institute for Health and Healing at Unity Hospital in Fridley. Read the article.
Read summary - November 21st, 2011
[Sun Focus, Nov. 9, 2011] While your diet can cause illness, it can also be part of an optimal health plan to treat that illness. The fact is that food is medicine. When we look at food as medicine, we can view the Thanksgiving meal as a prescription for good health. Read the article by [...]
Read summary - November 11th, 2011
