A Firelands Regional Health System Blog

One in every four or five youth in the general population meets criteria for a lifetime mental disorder, and the risk of mental illness increases for young people from low-income families and those who have been involved with the juvenile justice or child welfare systems. Discrimination associated with mental illness poses a large barrier to recovery and is a main reason why people don’t seek help and treatment

National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and to celebrate the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting healthy communities.

If you or a loved one is dealing with alcohol addiction, finding a place to start the road to recovery can seem overwhelming. How do you know for sure that the person is addicted? Maybe they are just a social drinker? Questions like this can create hesitation, which may hinder you from starting an important conversation with them – or yourself.

When researching your hip replacement surgery, you may come across three types of approaches that are used. Normally, an orthopedic surgeon will conduct the procedure from behind the hip (posterior), the side of the hip (lateral), or from in front of the hip – which is the anterior approach.

According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States.

Many of us receive prescription medications, but find that we may still have some pills left over after our symptoms have subsided. Or, you may find that your medicine cabinet is filled with drugs you don’t need, or that are expired. So what are you supposed to do with them? First, it is important to understand the difference between the drugs you have been prescribed.

Physicians use sleep labs to monitor what a patient is experiencing when they are sleeping. Even though you are in a medical facility being monitored, the sleep lab room will be set up much like a typical hotel room, so that you can fall asleep easily.

With March being Colon Cancer Awareness month, there is no better time to discuss the important of getting screened, and why these new colonoscopy screening age guidelines are in place.

Would you know what to do if you, or a family member, had sudden tingling, weakness or loss of muscle strength and control on one side of their face?

Having good hand washing hygiene is always important, especially this time of year. At this point, the flu, cold and stomach viruses are in full swing.

Heart disease can present itself in a number of ways. However, most of the time, when someone is referring to heart disease they are talking about a condition that involves narrowed or blocked blood vessels that lead to the heart.

It’s a new year, and some of us out there are looking to lose some weight – once and for all. However, whether you are doing it for a personal or health reason, it can be hard. Especially healthy long term weight loss.