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The essential guide to sweat, electrolytes, and muscle recovery

The essential guide to sweat, electrolytes, and muscle recovery

The essential guide to sweat, electrolytes, and muscle recovery When you exercise, it's normal to perspire. "Your body sweats to maintain your body temperature," explains Bivash Dasgupta, R&D manager at Degree. "Sweating cools your body." If you're sweating heavily from

Man with same rare condition as Celine Dion worries about her return to stage

Man with same rare condition as Celine Dion worries about her return to stage

By Tom Jeffreys A former marathon runner who was diagnosed with the same condition as Celine Dion after dismissing his tight legs as nerves said crowds could be a "trigger" during her comeback. Jon Kelf, 56, was a super-fit, five-time marathon runner before he was diagnosed

Give and take: Rural health funding could trigger service cuts

Give and take: Rural health funding could trigger service cuts

BIG SANDY — The emergency department at Big Sandy Medical Center is one room with a single curtain between two beds. It’s one of the many parts of the 25-bed rural hospital that need updating, former CEO Ron Wiens said. He said the hospital, an essential service in its

Dad nearly dies from sepsis he caught in India

Dad nearly dies from sepsis he caught in India

By James Gamble A dad thought he had the "world's worst chesty cough," which turned out to be sepsis that nearly killed him. David Ross was in India in March last year when he began suffering continuous coughing fits on his flight back to London. The

How long young cancer patients survive often depends on the insurance they have

How long young cancer patients survive often depends on the insurance they have

Cancer is becoming increasingly common among young people, with cases slowly and steadily rising every year for the past decade. And what type of insurance adolescents and young adults have affects at what stage of cancer they’re diagnosed and how long they survive. As researchers who study cancer disparities

Five new measles cases confirmed in Lewis and Clark County; patients seen at St. Peter's

Five new cases of measles were confirmed in Lewis and Clark County this week following reported exposures at the St. Peter’s Emergency Department late Sunday and early Monday morning, Lewis and Clark Public Health officials announced Tuesday. “Our message remains the same as it was last time – there is

5 new measles cases in Lewis and Clark County

HELENA, Mont. - Five new measles cases were confirmed in Lewis and Clark County, according to Lewis and Clark Public Health (LCPH). All five cases were limited to the St. Peter's Emergency Department from 11:20 p.m. on March 20 and 3:00 a.m. on March 30.