From St. Joseph’s Health Vaping is becoming an increasing epidemic among teens. Many users believe vape pens, e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery devices are safe, but that’s not the reality. “When using e-cigarettes, one is not just inhaling...
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Women’s Reproductive Health: Have a Heart and Keep It Strong!
By Heather Shannon, MS, CMN, WHNP, MPH February is heart health month and so much effort is focused on keeping our hearts strong and healthy. We know that diet and exercise are imperative in keeping women on the right...
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INSPIRE: Jane Tretler, cardiac amyloidosis survivor
By Sharee Turpin Photos by Maureen Tricase/Capture Your Moments Jane Tretler was no stranger to strenuous physical activity. An avid swimmer and hiker, she thought her body had no limitations. That changed in September of 2010, when she and...
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INSPIRE: Rheta West, World-Class Weightlifter and Business Owner
by Carol Radin Photos by Maureen Tricase/Capture Your Moments Rheta West still remembers the day a man said to her, “Women don’t dead lift!” She was in her 30s, working out at a gym at the Carrier Corporation, where...
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WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH: The Silent Cancer: Will It Happen To You?
By Heather Shannon, MS, CNM, WHNP, MPH January is national cervical cancer awareness month. Would you know if you had cervical cancer? Let us look at it more closely. According to American Cancer Society (ACA, 2019), it is estimated approximately...
