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February 5, 2010 Love Life Again! Depression Among Women is Common and Very Treatable Would you love to love your life, but are weighed down with feelings of sadness, hopelessness and apathy? You may feel like you're the only one, yet about 10 percent of people suffer at least one episode of significant depression over their lifetime.

February 5, 2010 Lifestyle Changes Can Prevent or Delay the Onset of Diabetes Could you be one of the estimated 57 million Americans who have prediabetes? It's a condition that leads to Type 2 diabetes, which in turn leads to complications like vision loss, kidney damage or heart disease.

January 21, 2010 Avera McKennan Gains National Recognition for Nursing Excellence For the third consecutive time, Avera McKennan has been recognized as a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program® for excellence in nursing services.

January 8, 2010 Genetic Counseling Can Help Couples Understand Their Risk All expectant parents hope for a healthy baby. Yet in some situations everything doesn't go as planned. "In fact, approximately 3-5% of all pregnancies are born with a birth defect," said Dr. Maria Palmquist, perinatologist and medical geneticist with Avera Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

January 8, 2010 Women's Wellness: Experts Comment on Health Screenings Confused about new recommendations concerning health screenings for women? You're not alone! Experts on women's health at Avera weigh in on which recommendations to follow in the best interest of your health.

January 4, 2010 Avera McKennan Welcomes First Baby of 2010 Avera McKennan's first baby of the year and decade was born at 8:12 a.m., Friday, Jan. 1. Darius James Saxen is the son of Meron Horsa and Biff Saxen of Sioux Falls. He weighed in at an even 7 pounds.

December 17, 2009 Avera McKennan Wins National Award for Innovative Hiring Practices Avera McKennan has received national recognition by Modern Healthcare magazine for its innovative practices in recruiting and hiring registered nurses. Avera McKennan won honorable mention in the "Team Spirit" category in Modern Healthcare's 17th annual Spirit of Excellence awards.

December 1, 2009 The "Sunshine Vitamin" : Too Little Vitamin D Can Leave You Feeling Sluggish The best source of Vitamin D doesn't come from what's in a carton, can or even a capsule - it comes from the sun. Yet for many reasons, people can become deficient in this essential vitamin.

December 1, 2009 Suffering in Silence? Urinary Incontinence is a Common Yet Treatable Condition Are you avoiding holiday parties this season, or dreading that long car ride to be with family? Urinary incontinence may cause you to live in fear that you'll have an accident if you laugh or sneeze in public, or put off stopping at the restroom.

December 1, 2009 New Avera/USD Research Project Will Target Prevention of Cervical Cancer among Native Americans The American Cancer Society has awarded a two-year, $50,000 grant to the Avera Research Institute in cooperation with the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine to increase awareness and prevention of cervical cancer among the Northern Plains American Indians.