Medicine

August 6, 2009 ERGOCALCIFEROL (er goe kal SIF e role) is a man made form of vitamin D. It helps your body keep the right amount of calcium and phosphorus for healthy bones and teeth. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care...

Remember how you felt when you took a deep breath of that ocean air? What about arriving home to the mouth-altering smell of mom's freshly made chocolate chip cookies? Yes, it's true, we have all been involved with aromatherapy.Why Do Scents Affect...

Porter health system recently hosted “An Afternoon with daVinci” – a two-part event featuring an appreciation program for recent Porter daVinci robotic surgery patients, then a community educational open house highlighting the dramatic and...

In little less than a year, Porter's da Vinci surgery program has become one of the fastest growing programs in Indiana and now has seven physicians who have undergone detailed, advanced level training where they learned to perform procedures with...

$85 Comprehensive Cardiac and Stroke Screening To schedule an appointment, please call 263.LIVE (263.5483) PAD (Peripheal artery disease-screening the lower extremities) Echocardiogram (for evaluation of cardiac structure and function) Carotid exam...

As seen in the Spring 2009 Issue of Stay Healthy Magazine A little mouse first alerted Bertie Spagna that something wasn’t right. While working at her computer this past January, Bertie was having a problem printing out her work, and her husband...

From the Spring 2008 issue of StayHealthy Magazine "Do Not Take Together"Herbs have become a popular addition to the daily multi-vitamin most Americans take.  Whether it’s ginkgo biloba to boost your brain power and energy or melatonin to help you...

From the Winter 2009 issue of StayHealthy MagazineAs soon as Emergency Department physicians at Porter's Valparaiso Hospital Campus saw Angela Coleman, they knew she was dying. Less than 24 hours earlier, the young wife and mother of four appeared to...