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Sugar-sweetened beverages: What’s the big deal?

Sugar-sweetened beverages: What’s the big deal?

Sugar-sweetened beverages are defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to include soft drinks (soda or pop), fruit drinks, sports drinks, tea and coffee drinks, energy drinks, sweetened milk or milk alternatives and any other beverages to which sugar has been added.  

February 20, 2020 ×

Features, Health

For the past 10 years, Tony Haynesworth has been campaigning for service members, veterans and their families, to improve the patient-care experience, whether at a Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare organization or military treatment facility. Haynesworth, now assigned as Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s lead patient advocate, says decades of experience in customer service has led him to one conclusion: communication is key to better outcomes.

LRMC’s patient advocate considers communication key

For the past 10 years, Tony Haynesworth has been campaigning for service members, veterans and their families, to improve the patient-care experience, whether at a Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare organization or military treatment facility.

February 20, 2020 ×

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Treating pediatric dental patients with special health care needs

Treating pediatric dental patients with special health care needs

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) defines special health care needs (SHCN) as any physical, developmental, mental, sensory, behavioral, cognitive or emotional impairment or limiting condition that requires specialized medical management.

February 13, 2020 ×

Health, Lifestyle

Community Corner

AIRMAN & FAMILY READINESS CENTER For details and to RSVP, call 480-5100 or 06371-47-5100. Bldg. 2120, Ramstein Air Base. All training is held at A&FRC unless stated otherwise. TUESDAY Pre-Deployment Briefing: 2:30-3:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Newcomers Base Intro: 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Hercules Theater Key Spouse Quarterly Training: 10-11 a.m. […]

February 13, 2020 ×

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U.S. Army Capt. Shannon Kirchmer, an optometrist at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s Optometry Clinic, uses a phoropter to determine eyeglass prescription for a patient at LRMC’s Optometry Clinic, Feb. 4.

LRMC optometry services open to all eligible family members, retirees, others

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s Optometry Clinic is reiterating appointment availability for active-duty personnel and their families, as well as space-available services to all other eligible beneficiaries.

February 13, 2020 ×

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86th MDS Airmen recognized across USAFE-AFAFRICA

86th MDS Airmen recognized across USAFE-AFAFRICA

Over 250 service members at the U.S. Army-commanded Landstuhl Regional Medical Center don a different military uniform and serve under the U.S. Air Forces’ 86th Medical Squadron, side-by-side with Army counterparts.

February 6, 2020 ×

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A dental assistant with the 319th Medical Group, demonstrates proper sanitary procedure by putting on a face mask at the medical treatment facility on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Photo by Airman 1st Class Elora J. Martinez

Coronavirus: What providers, patients should know

With news of the contagious and potentially deadly illness known as novel coronavirus grabbing headlines worldwide, military health officials say that an informed, common sense approach minimizes the chances of getting sick.

February 6, 2020 ×

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A guide to dental traumatic injuries

A guide to dental traumatic injuries

Sports injuries and accidents can cause dental traumatic injuries at any age, but these are most common in children and adolescents. Fortunately, the majority of dental injuries are minor to include slightly chipped teeth or bleeding gums. However, some dental injuries can be complex and involve multiple teeth and even […]

February 6, 2020 ×

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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Matthew Rodgers, officer in charge of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s Sleep Disorders Center, discusses shift work and its effects on sleep during a presentation to Soldiers with U.S. Army Signal Activity Kaiserslautern, 102nd Strategic Signal Battalion, at LRMC, Jan. 8.

LRMC sleep expert stresses effects of shift work on sleep

Seven hours of sleep a night is recommended for adults by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. While 24/7 operations in the Army make shift work a necessity, this also affects the body’s circadian rhythms which signal the body when one should feel alert or sleepy.

January 30, 2020 ×

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Community Corner

AIRMAN & FAMILY READINESS CENTER For details and to RSVP, call 480-5100 or 06371-47-5100. Bldg. 2120, Ramstein Air Base. All training is held at A&FRC unless stated otherwise. TUESDAY Pre-Deployment Briefing: 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Newcomers Base Intro: 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Hercules Theater THURSDAY Newcomers USO Tour: 8:15 […]

January 30, 2020 ×