Category: Health

Story Submitted: Tobacco Free Florida This Through With Chew Week, Feb. 18-24, Tobacco Free Florida and Florida Department of Health Madison are encouraging smokeless tobacco users to set a quit date and…

John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. As February is designated as Heart Health Month, join the Greenville Public Library as representatives from the Madison County Health Department visit for one day in honor…

Story Submitted: Kimberly Allbritton, Madison County Health Department As soon as teeth appear in the mouth, decay can occur. One of the risk factors for early childhood cavities (sometimes called baby bottle…

Story Submitted: Tobacco Free Florida New Year’s resolutions do not always go according to plan. By the second week of February, about four out of five resolutions fail. Quitting smoking is no…

Mickey Starling: Greene Publishing, Inc. For most of us, a day at work is about eight hours long, but for Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Justin Buchanan, a day at work is 24…

Story Submitted When Mary Still’s husband Albert started showing signs of dementia, she knew she could no longer leave him at home alone. Albert has health problems, including congestive heart failure and…

Story Submitted: By Kimberly Allbritton, Madison County Department of Health The Madison County Department of Health would like to encourage Madison County citizens to make a New Year’s resolution to put down…

Mickey Starling: Greene Publishing, Inc. Victoria Wirick has been a caregiver in Madison County for 11 years and she enjoys her job more each day. Wirick currently provides home healthcare to five…

John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. Christmas can be tough on anyone who is trying to stretch a thin budget … but those who are spending Christmas in a hospital are desperately waiting…

John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. Do you know CPR? If not, does your job require the knowledge? Now’s your chance to learn CPR for infants and children for free. Your five chances…

Mickey Starling: Greene Publishing, Inc. Opioids are a common prescription painkiller that have seen a marked increase in use and abuse over the last few decades. Since 2001, opioid availability has tripled…

Ashley Hunter: Greene Publishing, Inc. A Florida based company is recalling approximately 738 pounds of ready-to-eat salad due to concerns that the salad mix contains a corn ingredient that is contaminated with…

John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. After approximately 90 United States residents have contracted Salmonella, linked to raw turkey products, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is stressing to cook raw…

John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. After a 71-year-old Florida man died after eating raw oysters, Florida, as well as other states are taking serious caution to what they eat, how it’s cooked…

John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. Anyone who has been to Madison County Memorial Hospital (MCMH) has probably heard of Mrs. Luci Strickland. Strickland is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and Certified Family…