| Vitamin B-12 important, but it's no cure-all
Q. Hello, Dr. C. My name is Leroy and I am 76 years old. I read your last column about vitamin D. I wonder if you could discuss vitamin B-12. I have idiopathic peripheral neuropathy (a condition of pain and weakness of the limbs of unknown cause). It started 15 years ago and is progressing. A blood test showed I needed vitamin B-12. I had three daily injections and now must take a shot one time each month for a year. I have always had balanced meals and have been careful with my health. What did I do wrong? Is it just another age problem? A. Thank you for reading my columns. I am sure many readers have concerns regarding vitamin B-12 deficiency and how the vitamin may improve your health. While vitamin B-12 is an important , truly an essential dietary component necessary for normal function of the nervous system and for building red blood cells, the multitude of things that we are told it can help is out of control.
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Barnesville Murder Case Gone Cold
Police hope someone inolved will step forward to clear their conscience. Story by D.K. Wright
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BARNESVILLE, Ohio -- Paul Richard Kirk, 23, of Barnesville, Ohio, went missing on April 21, 1974. To this day, his family searches for closure. Kirk had just undergone gastric bypass surgery and was having complications. His doctor and family became concerned when he didn't show up for an appointment. Shortly after his disappearance, Kirk's car showed up on a rural road. "On the dashboard was his wallet, his social security card was there, family photos were not there, money was not there, the car keys were never found." the man's sister Sue Price told 7News. 33 years later, there is no file on this case at the Belmont County Sheriff's Office.
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Nov. 10 — “Secrets and Hidden Meanings" featuring the Renegade Artist Group at the Cultural Arts Council Fine Art Gallery; collection of contemporary works features shrines, masks, mixed media, acrylic, oil, photography and found objects, www.estesarts.com, 586-9203. Through Nov. 18 — “Iridescence and Light" featuring jewelry by Eli Roehl and fiber by Deb Coombs at the Art Center of Estes Park, 517 Big Thompson Ave., 586-5882. Through Nov. 25 — “Lawrence Lubeck's Rocky Mountains" large-scale paintings exhibit in the RMNP building at the Estes Park Museum, 200 Fourth St., 586-6256. Through Feb. 22, 2008 — “Herb Thomson Remembered" exhibit examines the legacy of the Estes Park watercolor artist at the Estes Park Museum. “Oklahoma!" Nov.
Florida Hospital Celebration Health has big expansion plans
Florida Hospital Celebration Health's plans for the next decade include a second patient tower, a surgery expansion and a new obesity program, the hospital's administrator said Wednesday.
Celebration Health Administrator Dr. Monica Reed discussed the hospital's future Wednesday with community officials, donors and vendors at a breakfast to commemorate the facility's 10th anniversary. The 112-bed hospital, one of seven facilities in the Florida Hospital system, specializes in minimally-invasive surgery.
To meet the growing needs of the community, Reed said the hospital will undertake a $16 million surgical expansion beginning in the first quarter of 2008. Four new operating rooms, for a total of 11, will enable doctors to perform more surgeries and use new techniques such as minimally invasive procedures aided by robotic instruments and noninvasive surgery performed through natural orifices such as the mouth, Reed said.
Businesses are donating money to help a friend
Concerned about their friend, Walter C. "Carl" Clark, Benton businessmen Billie Jamerson and Jason Johns are committed to helping him with his medical bills.Diagnosed in mid-August with Crohn's disease, Clark said he has lost wages and his medical bills are mounting."I take up to 16 pills a day and I need help with my medical bills," he said. .
Current Steelers put on a show for legends
PITTSBURGH Hall of Famers galore lined the Steelers' sideline, with Terry Bradshaw and Mean Joe Greene, Jack Ham, Mel Blount and Franco Harris out front. No wonder the Baltimore Ravens probably thought they were playing all of them and the current Steelers, too. Ben Roethlisberger tied the Steelers' single-game record with five touchdown passes in the first half as Bradshaw stood nearby cheering him on, and Pittsburgh put on a Steel Curtain-like defensive show for its returning stars by forcing four turnovers before halftime in a 38-7 victory Monday night. The Ravens (4-4) had a chance to tie for the AFC North lead by beating the Steelers (6-2) for a fourth straight time dating to 2005. The Steelers forced three fumbles in the first quarter alone, with James Harrison hitting All-Pro safety Ed Reed so hard on a punt return the ball flew nearly 15 feet before Pittsburgh recovered.
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