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Weekend Doctor: Children and Anxiety

Posted by Staff on May 4, 2024 - 6:00am

What parents need to know and when to seek treatment

By Navneet Patti, MD
Psychiatric Center of Northwest Ohio at Caughman Health Center

Anxiety is a normal emotion essential for survival and functions as our brain’s inherent response to perceived danger. It facilitates the avoidance of danger in many scenarios, meaning it is adaptive and not necessarily pathological. 

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Made of Metal: Magnesium

Posted by Staff on May 2, 2024 - 6:00am

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

Magnesium is a shiny gray earth metal with the atomic number of 12. It is the eleventh most abundant element found in the body. Magnesium is essential for the proper function of cells and over 300 enzyme systems.

Magnesium is an intracellular cation, meaning large quantities are found in tissue, cells, and organs rather than in the blood. This makes sense because cells need magnesium to function properly. 

Magnesium is extremely important for the heart including a normal rhythm and regulating blood pressure. It is an essential ingredient for the production of energy for the body. The regulation of nerve function, blood sugar control and muscle contractions are dependent on magnesium.  Magnesium contributes to bone development and maintenance.

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Weekend Doctor: Signs of autism

Posted by Paula Scott on April 27, 2024 - 7:08am

By Karen Martin, CPNP-PC, DNP
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Associates of Northwest Ohio

“Autism” is one word that strikes fear in the hearts of parents, but your pediatric providers are here to help you navigate age-appropriate growth and development. In general, most children reach specific developmental milestones at certain ages. For example, a child has a time frame to master gross and fine motor skills as well as social and communicative skills. 

By the age of 18 months old, typically a child will be climbing up steps, running, stacking a tower of a couple of cubes, pointing to at least one body part, saying six words and removing some articles of clothing. Any parent can tell you how hard it is to keep clothes on a toddler. In general, take note if your child: 

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Pink Awareness: Breast Cancer Trends

Posted by Staff on April 25, 2024 - 6:00am

By Demetrius Lockridge, Student Pharmacist and Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team 

Charlotte Haley started the breast cancer ribbon campaign in the 1990s to bring awareness to the lack of support for breast cancer prevention, education and research. Her peach colored ribbons were attached to a card providing the facts behind the lack of research dollars being allocated to study the disease. Charlotte was a breast cancer survivor who had a strong family history including her sister, grandmother and daughter.

Her ribbons were indeed peach. So, why are the current ribbons pink? Estée Lauder and Self magazine wanted permission from Haley to use the peach ribbon as a symbol for breast cancer advocacy. Haley denied the request and the lawyers for Estée Lauder recommended selecting another color. This resulted in the birth of the pink ribbon to symbolize breast cancer awareness.

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Power to the People: The Opill®

Posted by Staff on April 18, 2024 - 7:03am

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

John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band released Power to the People on March 22, 1971. The song hit number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. 

The FDA on July 13, 2023 gave the power to the people when they approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill. The progestin-only pill contains norgestrel 0.075mg as the active ingredient. The brand name is Opill®. 

The Opill® became available for purchase starting on March 18, 2024 through numerous vendors. It is available at retail stores, online stores, and the manufacturer’s website. You can have it delivered via the mail, DoorDash and curbside pickup. 

The Opill® packet contains 28 tablets individually packaged by day and week. The first 3 rows (weeks) are yellow pills with the active ingredient in the tablets. The white pills in the last row contain inactive ingredients allowing the body to menstruate.

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Weekend Doctor: Dressing for imaging, not image

Posted by Staff on April 13, 2024 - 6:00am

By Jill Jaynes, RT (R)
Director of Imaging Services, Blanchard Valley Health System

If you have ever had to have an imaging test, you may have been asked to change your clothes, remove jewelry, take out hearing aids, etc. Let’s review how to “dress for success” and other steps you will want to consider prior to arriving for your next imaging exam. 

If you are going to have magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) conducted, it is best to leave your jewelry at home. You will be asked to remove jewelry before entering the exam room. Jewelry will show up when taking an X-ray if it’s in the field of interest. We want to make sure your valuables are safe and protected, and the easiest way to do that is to remove them beforehand. With that said, if you can leave jewelry at home, you won’t have to worry about it during the time of your exam.

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