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Simple steps beforehand can aid the healing process after surgery

By Hsieng Su, M.D.   Getting ready for ready surgery can raise anxiety and lead to questions about the healing process. However, there are several easy ways to ensure a good surgical outcome and to assist the body’s healing process.   Nutrition before surgery is very important. A diet rich in …

Accomplishments

Blood donor reaches 200th donation milestone

May 24, 2013 -- Thomas Hoefs of Franklin will make his 200th blood donation at BloodCenter of Wisconsin’s Greenfield donor center this weekend. He is scheduled to donate platelets on Sunday at 10 a.m. Hoefs, who has been donating blood through BloodCenter of Wisconsin since 1996, makes an …

Awareness

Children’s Medical Grants Now Available in Wisconsin from the UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation

      The UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF) is seeking grant applications from families in need of financial assistance to help pay for their child’s health care treatments, services or equipment not covered, or not fully covered, by their commercial health insurance plan. Qualifying …

Local Connections

LYME DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH 2013: KEEPING TICKS AT BAY IN YOUR OWN YARD

RICHMOND Va., - (April 30, 2013) – While warmer weather and increased outdoor activities finds more Americans outside, it also puts them at greater risk for encountering ticks and contracting Lyme disease.  At the start of May’s National Lyme Disease Awareness Month, Mosquito Squad (http://www.…

Local Connections

Retail Fixtures, Memorabilia Offered at Moving Sale

  • May 19, 2013

Oak Creek retail business is moving to a new location and is having a huge Moving Sale on from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 25, at Nostalgic Candy, 210 E. Oak St., Oak Creek. (Next door to Eva's Bridal Shop, just off of Howell Avenue) Numerous display fixtures and shelving units, as well as …

Awareness

Hearing loss in children, young adults increasing

By Lisa Smarzinski  Hearing loss is a growing problem in Wisconsin and nationwide, including among teens and young adults. Contributing to the problem is noise-induced hearing loss, including from the growing use of ear bud earphones to listen to music. More than 48 million Americans suffer from …

Accomplishments

Drexel Avenue Named “Project of the Year” by the American Public Works Association

The reconstruction of Drexel Avenue in the city of Oak Creek, Wisconsin has received a Project of the Year award from the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA). The project team led by R.A. Smith National, a multi-disciplined civil engineering and surveying firm in …

Accomplishments

GRAEF RECOGNIZED BY AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES

GRAEF, a Wisconsin-based engineering and consulting firm, was recently selected as the winner of the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) “National Recognition” award for exceptional achievement in engineering for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Union South project. GRAEF …

Graduation

Nicholas Trempala Graduates From Universal Technical Institute

Glendale Heights, Ill. (May 3, 2013)- Today, Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI), the nation’s leading provider of post-secondary education for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians, is proud to announce the …

Wisconsin MG Walk

Awareness

Wisconsin MG Walk

2013 Wisconsin MG Walk Saturday, May 18, 2013 Greenfield Park, Area 3A Milwaukee, WI Check-In at 9:00am; Walk at 10:00am Choose from a 1-mile or a 3-mile route Park Map: http://county.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/cntyParks/maps/Greenfield.pdf This is the 3rd annual walk to raise awareness for …

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