National Nutrition Month®

March is National Nutrition Month®. The 2010 theme is "Nutrition From the Ground Up." During National Nutrition Month®, the American Dietetic Association (ADA) reminds everyone that an easy way to focus on eating better is to start with the basics: build your nutritional health from the ground up... Read More.

Heart Health Help

The first meeting for 2010 of the Diabetes Support Group was held at Prairie Clinic on Tuesday evening February 16. February is heart awareness month so the topic was healthy heart information. Diabetes and heart disease are more closely related than what most people may think and research is pointed in that direction as well. They are both a chronic disease. They are both a progressive disease. There is no cure for either disease but the treatment of each is advancing. The treatments are similar in that we ask people to eat differently and increase their physical activity. If these lifestyle changes don't allow you to reach the recommended goals, your medical team then may use medication to to protect your health. A lot of the care involved is preventative but we feel there is a lot you can do personally to stay in good health. We all want to live longer but we want to be feeling well enough to enjoy the time... Read More.

February is Heart Health Month

Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans. Heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases are the number one killer of American women, claiming the lives of nearly 500,000 American women each year. That is almost twice as many as all forms of cancer.

The American Heart Association reminds us to use the "Life's Simple 7":

• Get Active
• Eat Better
• Lose Weight
• Stop Smoking
• Control Cholesterol
• Manage Blood Pressure
• Reduce Blood Sugar

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Prairie Clinic Welcomes Dr. John C. Strickler

On February 1, 2010, John C. Strickler, M.D., joins Prairie Clinic. Dr. Strickler has been working at Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital since 1988, but joined Prairie Clinic to practice Family Medicine.

John C. Strickler, MD, grew up in Excelsior, Minnesota and earned his bachelorate at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa. While attending medical school, Dr. Strickler was selected for membership to the medical school honors society Alpha Omega Alpha. He particularly enjoyed Emergency Medicine... Read More.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Strickler, please call Prairie Clinic at 643-3351.

Seasonal Flu or H1N1?

Novel H1N1 (referred to as "swine flu" early on) is a new influenza virus causing illness in people. This new virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. This virus is spreading from person-to-person worldwide in the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread.

In seasonal flu, certain people are at "high risk" of serious complications. This includes people 65 years and older, children younger than five years old, pregnant women, and people of any age with certain chronic medical conditions. About 70 percent of people who have been hospitalized with the novel H1N1 virus have had one or more medical conditions previously recognized as placing people at "high risk" of serious seasonal flu-related complications. This includes pregnancy, diabetes, heart disease, asthma and kidney disease... Read More.

Swine Flu

Many people have questions on the Swine Flu outbreak and what you can do to protect yourself... Read More.

• Swine Flu and You [a Q&A]
• Swine Flu For Parents [H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): Information for Concerned Parents and Caregivers]
• Cover, Wash, Clean [ways to keep from spreading disease]
• CDC [The US Government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website on H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)]
• www.flu.gov One-stop access to U.S. Government H1N1, avian and pandemic flu information.

Prairie Clinic Participates in Wisconsin Immunization Registry

Prairie Clinic participates in the Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR) program. WIR is a statewide database of immunizations to help keep everyone on track for their recommended immunizations and provides that information to health care providers and schools... Read More.