by Chuck Roberts
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Public Affairs
A canoe plummets over a waterfall and crashes into boulders below.
Moments earlier, as it nears the precipice, a bystander almost yells
out a warning but assumes the canoeist is in control of the situation
and remains quiet. Prior to that, several hikers watch the same person
paddling obliviously past numerous signs indicating rough water ahead.
August 15, 2008 ×
Airman 1st Class Jennifer Franklin
435th Dental Squadron
***image1***Baby bottle tooth decay, a severe form of early childhood cavities, stems from the frequent consumption of any liquid containing sugar. Even healthy beverages such as milk and juice (even watered-down juice) contain a natural sugar. Other examples include soda, Kool-Aid and sports drinks. The sugar in these liquids then […]
February 8, 2008 ×
by Brad Taft
Health Promotion Outcomes Researcher U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine
Smoking tobacco can be disabling and deadly
November 9, 2007 ×
Lt. Col. Brenda Owen
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
Taking folic acid, a B vitamin prior to and in the early part of
pregnancy can help prevent some defects of the brain and spinal cord.
Because these defects happen in the first month of pregnancy, before
many women even know they are pregnant, it is important for a woman to
have enough folic acid in her system before conception. Because about
half of all pregnancies in American women are unplanned it is
recommended that women who can become pregnant (even if they are not
planning to get pregnant) take a vitamin with folic acid daily.
June 22, 2007 ×
Spc. Todd Goodman
LRMC Public Affairs
Pneumonia kills more people in the United States each year than all other vaccine preventable diseases combined. If an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, it certainly applies to the pneumonia vaccination.
October 6, 2006 ×