News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany This month is National Children’s Dental Health Month. To celebrate this event, the KA will be featuring weekly articles from the 86th Dental Squadron focusing on various aspects of oral health. In addition, the 86th Dental Squadron will be visiting schools and many local clubs and organizations. Below is a […]
In recent months, the Ramstein Optometry Clinic has seen an upsurge of
contact lens-related eye infections. In most of these cases, patients
were wearing their lenses on an extended wear basis, for example,
sleeping in contact lenses, contrary to clinic recommendations for
daily wear of contact lenses. Contact lenses are among the safest forms
of vision correction, but only when patients follow the proper care and
wearing instructions provided by their eye doctor. When patients don
With the beginning of the school year right around the corner and flu
season starting in October, there is no better time than now to get
vaccinated.
Finding someone to talk to in times of distress has just become easier
for the Soldiers and family members of the 21st Theater Sustainment
Command.
A canoe plummets over a waterfall and crashes into boulders below.
Moments earlier, as it nears the precipice, a bystander almost yells
out a warning but assumes the canoeist is in control of the situation
and remains quiet. Prior to that, several hikers watch the same person
paddling obliviously past numerous signs indicating rough water ahead.
Tick season is here again and the tick population in the KMC may be
large this year because of the mild winter and plentiful rain.
***image1***Baby bottle tooth decay, a severe form of early childhood cavities, stems from the frequent consumption of any liquid containing sugar. Even healthy beverages such as milk and juice (even watered-down juice) contain a natural sugar. Other examples include soda, Kool-Aid and sports drinks. The sugar in these liquids then […]
Smoking tobacco can be disabling and deadly
Taking folic acid, a B vitamin prior to and in the early part of
pregnancy can help prevent some defects of the brain and spinal cord.
Because these defects happen in the first month of pregnancy, before
many women even know they are pregnant, it is important for a woman to
have enough folic acid in her system before conception. Because about
half of all pregnancies in American women are unplanned it is
recommended that women who can become pregnant (even if they are not
planning to get pregnant) take a vitamin with folic acid daily.
Of the approximately 1,000 common household molds studied by
scientists, less than 200 are identified as being harmful pathogens to
humans.
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