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Prescriptions: Maintenance, Storage, and Disposal
At some point in our lives, we’ll end up on a prescribed medication. Whether it’s a serious health condition or simple allergies, if your doctor writes you a prescription, it’s because they believe you’ll be able to be healthier because of it. However, once you get home from your local pharmacy, it’s easy to make…
PHN Welcomes Dr. Jere Wagner
Primary Health Network (PHN), announced the addition of Jere Wagner, MD to Shamokin Community Health Center. Dr. Wagner is a leading physician in the Shamokin community. Most recently, Dr. Wagner was an emergency care physician at Geisinger-Shamokin Community Hospital and has dedicated his career to increasing access to care for patients. He is looking forward…
Meditation: A Simple Activity with Big Benefits
Meditation has been a common practice for centuries. Today, it’s a commonly recommended practice to reduce an even more common problem: stress. We all experience stress every day, and many of us simply deal with it, rather than doing something about it. However, meditation is a simple, cost-free way to reduce stress and increase positivity…
Self-Care: Benefits of Taking Care of Yourself
We all spend time thinking about how best to care for others: your parents, your children, your pets. But how often do you stop to think about taking care of yourself? It’s a lot more important than you might think, and it can affect everyone around you for better or worse. One common side-effect of…
Waking Up Healthy
For many of us, the blaring of our alarm is the last thing we want to hear in the morning. We’ll slap our hand around in the darkness, fumbling until we manage to turn the thing off. Then, we’ll slowly pull ourselves from the warmth of our bed, reluctant to leave sleep behind. That morning…
Tips to Get a Good Night’s Sleep
We all know the feeling of looking at the clock, realizing you have to go to bed soon, and sighing as you realize you aren’t quite ready. Or maybe you’re more familiar with tossing and turning, trying to fall asleep, and you just can’t seem to get comfortable. It turns out, there are things you…
Sugar: Real or Artificial?
By now, most of us are well-informed on the dangers of eating or drinking too much sugar. Sugar causes tooth decay and weight gain (especially from drinking soda), and has been linked to increased risk of heart disease. It can even lead to hyperactivity and ADHD in children. To reduce sugar intake, many people have…
Earbuds and Hearing Loss: Turn the Volume Down
Nowadays, people seem to wear their “earbuds” everywhere: at the grocery store, at work, even while driving (not a safe choice!). Children and teens may have earbuds even in more throughout the day, and there has been an increase in hearing loss in teens in the last 30 years according to the American Osteopathic Association….
Homemade or Store-Bought: Which Baby Food is Best?
We all want the best for our babies, and what we’re feeding them is a huge thing to consider. There is a ton of information online regarding baby food, and one of the most common topics is: should it be homemade or store-bought? A growing number of parents prefer making their own baby food at…
The Facts About Drinking Alcohol while on Medication
After a long day at work, you may not think twice about reaching for a glass of wine or bottle of beer when you get home. You just have one drink, eat a healthy dinner, and make sure to stay hydrated with a big glass of water. But let’s say you took a few ibuprofen…
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Swinging Fore Literacy Golf Outing
Join PHN Charitable Foundation on October 7th, 2024, for a day of golf, generosity, and making a difference in our community’s literacy efforts. Swinging Fore Literacy is an event you won’t want to miss! New for 2024: We are now featuring 27 holes! Registration and Sponsorship Team registration includes cart and green fees, access to…