Sunscreen: Always a Hot Topic

Sunscreen: Always a Hot Topic

With summer fast approaching, we need to protect ourselves from the powerful yet desired sun. The sun’s rays are so strong that they can permeate clouds as well as both car and home windows. Every day we need to wear SPF (Sun Protection Factor) because we may not...
Benefits of Yoga

Benefits of Yoga

Benefits Yoga has become increasingly popular over the years and for good reason. Many believe that you must be flexible to do yoga or that yoga is “just stretching”, but those are huge misconceptions. Yoga is so much more and the benefits are numerous. Some benefits...
E-cigarettes and Adolescents

E-cigarettes and Adolescents

It is now known that over 25% of high-school students and over 10% of middle schoolers are using e-cigarettes. Their sleek design, ease of use, and appealing flavors have largely driven this dramatic rise in popularity. Although e-cigarettes have been marketed as a...
The Consequences of Distracted Driving

The Consequences of Distracted Driving

By: David Pabst, Director, WisDOT Bureau of Transportation Safety Over the last 30-plus years, I’ve worn several hats. This includes 23 years wearing a State Patrol Stetson – serving as a trooper, inspector, sergeant, lieutenant and captain in various locations across...
Symptoms of Childhood Asthma

Symptoms of Childhood Asthma

Although it is difficult to predict which children will develop asthma, studies have identified certain risk factors for asthma in children: Diagnosed allergies, including skin and food allergies or allergic rhinitis (hay fever) A family history of allergies or asthma...