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Taking a trip to Vegas is like eating ice cream: in the moment it’s fantastic, but after the rush fades you’re left wondering if it was really worth it. Casino Royale Catawba, however, is all of the fun - without the end-of-trip low. Enjoy everything you love about Vegas: the exciting games, tasty food and refreshing drinks, but you will still leave feeling great, as it was all for a ...
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If you’ve suffered from joint pain, you know that traditional treatments like rest, ice and anti-inflammatory medications often provide insufficient pain relief and do little to heal the underlying injury. However, there are now treatments available through a growing area of medicine called regenerative medicine that help enhance the body’s ability to heal and rebuild itself. What is ...
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Don’t be surprised at your next doctors visit if you’re now classified as having high blood pressure, even if you’ve never been identified as having it before. On November 13, 2017, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) redefined high blood pressure (hbp) as a reading of at least 130/80. Resulting in an increase from 32% (under the ...
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Enlarged prostate, a condition known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), is the most common prostate problem for men ages 45 and older. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) , although BPH rarely causes symptoms before age 40, the occurrence and symptoms increase with age. BPH affects about 50% of men between the ages of 51 and 60 and up to ...
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After years of battling severe sinus infections, 11-year-old Emilie Sweet has finally found relief… and so has her mother. “It’s made a huge difference for her and for me,” Misty Sweet said. “I just felt helpless. To be able to do something that is helping her, that is a huge relief.” Emilie suffers from severe seasonal allergies that, in years past, have ...
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PREFACE: The following story is based on an interview with a woman we’ll call “Sylvia” (not her real name). Sylvia gave birth on March 8, 2018 to a full-term baby girl at Catawba Valley Medical Center who weighed 8lbs, 4oz. “Baby Girl” spent six days in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) under observation for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) before going home ...
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PHOTO CAPTION: This Thursday, the WellBusiness program commended 25 local employers for their efforts to promote and support employee wellness. HICKORY, NC – June 22, 2018 – The WellBusiness Advisory Council announced 25 recipients of WellBusiness recognition during an awards luncheon held at Catawba Country Club on June 21. Now in its fourth year, the WellBusiness program recognizes ...
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Catawba Valley Medical Center (CVMC) and Frye Regional Medical Center (FRMC) have been made aware and want to advise local residents about a phone scam in our area involving callers posing as representatives from the hospital. This is a case of Caller ID “spoofing,” a high-tech manipulation of the Caller ID feature that allows the scammer to disguise their true identity by making the ...
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Known as the most common type of dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease is associated with problems of severe memory loss, thinking, and behavior that interfere with a person’s everyday life. Alzheimer’s is the 6 th leading cause of death in the United States. It is a progressive disease that, as of now, has no cure. According to 2018 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures, North ...
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Nicole Coffey is an Occupational Therapists working at CVMC. She says patients frequently question the title on her hospital badge. “They politely tell me that they don’t work, they’re retired, or they don’t have an occupation,” says Nicole. “I tell them that doesn’t matter. It’s my job to help them with the occupation of LIVING.” She then ...
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We monitor a lot of things in our lives, from our spending habits to the next time our car needs an oil change. It seems obvious that we should monitor our health in the same way. Yet, health screenings are frequently put on the back burner for a number of reasons. One of the most common reasons is the confusion as to which tests are necessary at each age. Catawba Valley Health System (CVHS) is ...
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What is the Big Latch On? The Big Latch On is a global event designed to raise awareness of the importance of breastfeeding by inviting nursing mothers to come together at registered locations around the world to nurse their children at the same time. The ultimate goal? To make breastfeeding a normal part of everyday life and educate others on the numerous benefits that breastfeeding brings. How ...
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Backpacks are one of the must-have back-to-school items for kids. But, could they be doing more harm than good? Carrying too much weight in a backpack or wearing it incorrectly can place added strain and cause unnecessary pain to your child’s body. The good news is that as parents, you can take steps to help children load and wear backpacks the correct way to avoid health problems. How can ...
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Vehicles were made for transportation, serving as a way to get passengers safely from point A to point B. However, with our busy lives and over-full schedules we often treat them like a sort of mobile dining room/bathroom/office combo. Driving demands are full attention requiring the use of our visual, auditory, manual and cognitive skills. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety ...
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