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During De-Stress Day at the Ramstein Southside Fitness Center, fitness teacher Teresa Romanowicz shows class participants how to dance to various types of music to de-stress in a healthy way before the busy holiday season.

786th FSS hosts De-Stress Day

Photos by Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart

     

November 20, 2014 ×

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Courtesy photoDiabetes remains the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. There are many misconceptions about diabetes, including that it’s caused by eating too much sugar, that it’s not a serious disease and that people who get diabetes must follow a strict diet.

Diabetes Awareness Month

Courtesy of the 86th Medical Group

They say knowledge is power. No statement holds more truth than when speaking about diabetes mellitus, typically referred to as diabetes. In the month of November, the 86th Medical Group would like to increase your awareness about diabetes.

November 13, 2014 ×

Health

The secret of once-a-year PT tests

The secret of once-a-year PT tests

Story and photo by Airman Larissa Greatwood
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 786th Force Support Squadron offers an hour-long PT Boot Camp class at 11:30 a.m. Mondays through Fridays at the Ramstein Northside Fitness Center.

November 13, 2014 ×

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Lt. Col. Jeffrey LaDine, 86th Dental Squadron dentist, and Luciana McWhorter, Red Cross Dental Assistant Training Program volunteer, conduct a routine examination on a patient Oct. 23 on Ramstein. The first month of the seven-month course teaches volunteers the terminology and technical aspects of dentistry. Students spend the remaining six months in the examination room becoming proficient in dentistry.

Dental volunteer program bridges gap of inexperience

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

With downsizing and force- shaping programs affecting Airmen worldwide, the manpower in the Air Force takes a toll.

November 6, 2014 ×

Health

Let your child’s smile shine

by Senior Airman Xavier L. Torres
86th Dental Squadron

As your children begin to grow and develop, so should the parent’s knowledge regarding the prevention of dental disease and injuries. Parents play an essential role during these ever-changing years to help protect the health of their children’s teeth and gums.

October 30, 2014 ×

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Photo by Ed DrohanHeinz Stahl (left), U.S. Public Health Command Region-Europe laboratory director, points out some of the new features in the unit’s renovated soil testing laboratory at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center to Col. Randall Rietcheck (center), PHCR-E deputy commander, and Brig. Gen. Norvell Coots (right), Europe Regional Medical Command commander, after a ceremony dedicating the facility Oct. 15. The labs, which conduct soil and water testing for units throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East, are housed in a building that was originally built as a barracks for the German army in 1938. The ceremony also dedicated the new customer service wing to Dr. Charles Statham, who was the laboratory director for more than 20 years before retiring recently.

Renovated lab facility opens at LRMC

October 23, 2014 ×

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Senior Airman Travis Pettis, 86th Medical Support Squadron radiology technologist, positions an X-ray tube over a simulated patient Sept. 24 on Ramstein. The 86th MDSS takes X-rays to detect broken bones, fractures and even illnesses such as pneumonia.

Radiology keeps Airmen deployment ready

Story and photo by Airman Larissa Greatwood
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Whether a broken bone or an annual chest X-ray for a flyer, the 86th Medical Support Squadron Radiology Clinic is crucial in keeping Airmen healthy and deployable.

October 16, 2014 ×

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Courtesy photo

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

by the 86th Medical Group

The American Cancer Society estimates the number of breast cancer diagnoses in 2014 will be 232,670. Approximately 40,000 women will lose their lives to this disease this year. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women, second only to lung cancer.

October 16, 2014 ×

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LRMC hosts health fair, open house next week

by Joe Swinfen
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Physical Therapy

Are you at risk for a musculoskeletal injury? Are you eating healthy meals? Would you like to learn more about what occupational therapy can do for you? All of these questions can be answered at an upcoming health fair scheduled to take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday in Heaton Auditorium at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.

October 16, 2014 ×

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Increased surgery access at LRMC

Courtesy of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Public Affairs

Increased opportunities for surgical procedures are currently available at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center for retirees, Department of Defense civilian employees and family members.

October 9, 2014 ×
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