Attend Board Meeting Nov. 10
School wellness is on the agenda for the Monday, Nov. 10 Fayette County Board of Education meeting.
Family Health
Advice and wisdom from health professionals
Better Bites Report Card: Kids Prefer Fruit to Chicken Nuggets
Chicken nuggets took a licking this summer at city pools – not from hungry swimmers but by… fruit.
Recognizing and Treating Enterovirus
Many people in the U.S. are now aware that a number of children have been hospitalized in Kansas City and Chicago with symptoms of a severe respiratory illness.
VT Can Help Stroke Patients
Stroke patients should consider visiting a Behavioral Optometrist as part of their rehab. It may sound unusual, but it’s effective.
When to Keep A Child Home From School
School has started. The scholars are back to learning, and the germs are once again starting to spread.
Parent Becomes Believer – Then a Trainer
When a medical specialist recommended Dr. Rick Graebe, a behavioral optometrist in Versailles, to treat Amy Holtzclaw’s daughter, Emily, Mom thought she was getting the run around. Math was Emily’s problem in fourth grade. She could read well and wore corrective glasses. How could an eye doctor help her? “I was skeptical,” Amy said. Flash […]
A Myopia Epidemic in the U.S.
Health officials lament the troubling trend of children spending too much time indoors staring at screens – TV, computers, tablets and cell phones.
Vitamin D Deficiency In Kids on Rise in U.S.
Vitamin D deficiency in children in the U.S. is on the rise. According to the CDC, it is now thought that 7% of males 12 and above are at risk of deficiency. So are 11% of females 12 and above.
When to Take A Child to the ER
Parents often wonder when their children should be taken to an emergency department.
The Value of a Preschool Eye Exam
Fourteen years ago, Kentucky became the first state in the country to mandate that children aged 3-6 years old have eye exams before enrolling in school.