drug and alcohol

Border Officers See Hope in Reduced Juvenile Offenders

Border Officers See Hope in Reduced Juvenile Offenders
Ballou said it's a sign that the probation department's focus on rehabilitation is working for the troubled youths who are sent there. Some in this community, though, have worried about safety and… Continue reading

Government Shutdown Freezes Key VA Services

Government Shutdown Freezes Key VA Services
All VA medical facilities and clinics will remain open and fully operational, providing inpatient and outpatient care, surgeries, prescriptions, dental treatments, extended care, mental health care, veterans' centers, nursing home care and special …… Continue reading

October 20 Is World Osteoporosis Day: Not Just Women; Men Too Get Affected by

October 20 is World Osteoporosis Day: Not just women; men too get affected by
With physiotherapy being the treatment for osteoporosis, many rehabilitation centres have come up in the capital to provide effective treatment. "The services that we offer… Continue reading

Weight-Loss Surgery Beats Diet and Exercise, but Is No Obesity Cure-All

Weight-loss surgery beats diet and exercise, but is no obesity cure-all
"Weight-loss surgery is more effective than diet and exercise as a treatment for obesity". (Mazur, Winter/Getty Images). Samantha … The two-year study was led by Dr. Viktoria Gloy, a… Continue reading

What's Happening Around Reedsburg

What's happening around Reedsburg
Reedsburg Area Medical Center and the Sauk County Public Health Department are sponsoring a free community presentation on the dangers of drug abuse, specifically heroin, at 7 p.m. Oct. 30 at the CAL Center, 1100 S.… Continue reading

VA Black Hills Health Care Re-Accredited

VA Black Hills Health Care re-accredited
VA Black Hills Health Care System director Steve DiStasio says the accreditation survey evaluated the system's compliance with national standards of care. The VA Black Hills Health Care system provides medical and surgical care,… Continue reading

HIV Elimination in South Africa Could Be Achieved by Current Treatment Policy

HIV elimination in South Africa could be achieved by current treatment policy
The current antiretroviral treatment policy in South Africa could lead to elimination of HIV within the country over the next 24 to 34 years, but a universal test… Continue reading

Maryville Rape: Daisy Coleman, Paige Parkhurst Borlan and the Story of a Town

Maryville rape: Daisy Coleman, Paige Parkhurst Borlan and the story of a town
… case flawlessly. We did our job, we responded and we put people in jail." However, he distanced himself from the treatment of evidence and the… Continue reading

Heavy Rains Across the Southeast Later Today Through Tomorrow

Heavy rains across the Southeast later today through tomorrow
At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 66 and it feels like 66. Todays high is 79 and a low … over the next couple of… Continue reading

North Central Community Calendar — Oct. 17-23

North Central Community Calendar — Oct. 17-23
Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is a chronic neuromuscular autoimmune disorder that causes varying degrees of weakness involving the voluntary muscles of the body. … Overeaters Anonymous has a 12-step program, which offers recovery from… Continue reading