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Changes: Niacin heart effects

Posted by Staff on February 29, 2024 - 6:00am

By Karen L. Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team 

In 1971, David Bowie released his Grammy Hall of Fame song Changes. This song is considered one of his top 5 songs. In the lyrics, Bowie writes “time may change me.”  How have our thoughts changed on niacin over time?

Niacin is known as vitamin B3 and is commonly found in foods such as meats, fish, nuts, brown rice, seeds and bananas. Many cereals, grains, flour, and breads are enriched with niacin. 

A deficiency of niacin results in a condition called pellagra. The term comes from the impact on the skin involving rashes and sensitivity to the sun. Other symptoms can include weakness, confusion, and stomach pain. Alcohol consumption can reduce niacin levels in the body as well as the prescription drugs, phenytoin (Dilantin) or valproic acid (Depokote). 

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March 2024 Community Calendar invitation

Posted by Paula Scott on February 28, 2024 - 10:31am

Here comes March 2024! Send the Icon your events of general public interest for our Community Calendar.

Have information about summer events? It's never too early to share.

Email [email protected] or tag @blufftonicon on Facebook posts or comments.

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Updated building codes effective March 1

Posted by Staff on February 28, 2024 - 9:45am

Simplified codes cut 610,000 words

The state of Ohio has announced that the 2024 Ohio Building (OBC), Mechanical (OMC), and Plumbing Codes (OPC) rules go into effect on Friday, March 1, 2024 with significant reductions in both overall word count as well as regulatory restrictions.

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Mark your calendar for Music Boosters Chicken Barbecue

Posted by Staff on February 28, 2024 - 8:01am

The Bluffton Schools Music Boosters have announced that tickets for the March 22 Chicken BBQ will go on sale Monday, March 4.

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Pirate boys basketball ousted by Grove in tourney opener

Posted by Staff on February 28, 2024 - 7:13am

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__Playing for a capacity crowd, the Bluffton High School boys basketball team lost 70-59 to visiting league rival Columbus Grove in Div. III sectional first round action Tuesday, February 27.

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Eric Faulkner officially CEO at Citizens National Bank

Posted by Paula Scott on February 28, 2024 - 6:00am

On Tuesday, February 20, the Board of Directors of Citizens National Bank officially named Eric Faulkner as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the bank. Faulkner has been acting President of the bank since 2019. He replaces Mike Romey in the role of CEO.

Faulkner began his banking career at CNB in 2009 in Columbus, heading up the loan participation program.

He’s currently a member of the Banker Advisory Board (BAB) for The Graduate School of Banking (GSB) in Wisconsin. He serves as a member of the CBAO Legislative and Regulatory Committee and also the Education and Training Committee, in addition to being a CBAO Board Director. Additionally, he is a member of the ICBA Bank Innovation and Solutions Committee. He’s actively represented the bank through participation in the OBL and CBAO lobbying efforts at both the state and national levels.

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