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                Posts in October, 2019

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                  Paint Piatt Pink 4th Annual Row-A-Thon

                  October 29, 2019
                  Posted By Kirby Medical Center

                  The “Paint Piatt Pink” 4th Annual Row-A-Thon was held October 26 th, 2019 at CrossFit KMC and hosted 17 teams –double the amount of teams from year 1! This equates to 98 participants rowing either a “survivor” distance of a half marathon, or a full marathon (42,195 meters) in teams of 6. Through these efforts, the funds raised will go to support breast cancer patients with care baskets ...

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                  Osteoarthritis and Your Diet

                  October 24, 2019
                  Posted By Kirby Medical Center

                  Osteoarthritis and Your Diet Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), OA affects more than 30 million adults in the United States. This degenerative joint disease develops when the joints begin breaking down, changing the underlying bone and causing severe joint pain and swelling. Because OA is an inflammatory condition, diet can ...

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                  Kirby Medical Center Expands Suite of Services with Carestream R/F Sytem

                  October 23, 2019
                  Posted By Kirby Medical Center

                  ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. XX — Critical access hospital Kirby Medical Center in Monticello, Ill., will care for more patients by offering fluoroscopy technology, enabling a broad array of high-quality imaging exams through the CARESTREAM DRX-Excel Plus System. The hospital, which serves communities in and around Monticello, purchased the DRX-Excel Plus to provide easy access to a suite of imaging services. ...

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                  Are You Alone for the Holidays?

                  October 22, 2019
                  Posted By Kirby Medical Center

                  Unless you answer to the name Scrooge, you probably think of the holidays as a time for surrounding yourself with family and friends. But what if—because of a move, a divorce or some other circumstance—you were separated from your loved ones? What if you faced the holidays alone? At best, you may feel at loose ends; at worst, you may feel "impossibly lonely" and even distraught, says ...

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                  Keep Kids Safe this Halloween

                  October 22, 2019
                  Posted By Kirby Medical Center

                  What you can do to help trick-or-treaters avoid injury. Halloween should be a night filled only with treats. Yet every year, kids are injured—sometimes seriously—because they're too excited to watch out for cars, masks block their sight or a knife slips when they're carving pumpkins. To keep the trick-or-treaters in your family safe this Halloween, follow these tips from the American Academy of ...

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                  Separating The Breast Cancer Myths from the Facts

                  October 15, 2019
                  Posted By Kirby Medical Center

                  With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the internet is routinely flooded with both helpful information and misinformation about breast cancer and its causes. Although the spread of misinformation is out of a place of helpfulness, not everything that you hear and read are true. To clear up some of the confusion, here are a few of the top myths about breast cancer and their real counterparts: Myth: Breast ...

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                  Make a Plan for Quitting Smoking

                  October 10, 2019
                  Posted By Kirby Medical Center

                  You've made up your mind to quit smoking. Good for you! Now it's time to get ready. Preparing to quit can increase your chances of success. So before you quit, take these important steps: Set a quit date Choose a day no more than one or two weeks away so you don't lose motivation, advises Smokefree.gov. Tell others It's easier to quit smoking when you have support. Tell your family, friends and ...

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