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Jun 27, 2021 / 10:42 PM EDT WORTHINGTON, Oh. (WCMH) Take Steps Columbus is an annual event focused on raising awareness and funding research to find a cure for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) afflicts about 1.6 million Americans, with varying degrees of severity, ranging from occasional stomach cramps to frequent diarrhea, and sometimes gastrointestinal bleeding that results in anemia. More than half of those diagnosed with IBD eventually require one or multiple surgeries due to damage and scarring of the gastrointestinal tract from prolonged inflammation. The cause of IBD has been linked to a genetic redisposition because the autoimmune illness sometimes runs in families, possibly triggered by environmental factors or an illness. ....
May marks ALS Awareness Month Submitted by ALS Assocation Central & Southern Ohio Chapter COLUMBUS, Ohio ALS is a life changer. Every 90 minutes someone is diagnosed with ALS, and every 90 minutes someone dies from this disease that does not have a cure. ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Eventually, people with ALS lose the ability to initiate and control muscle movement, which often leads to total paralysis and death within two to five years of diagnosis. For unknown reasons, veterans are more likely to develop ALS than the general population. ....
Colerain Township police honors Officer Dale Woods on 2nd anniversary of death Colerain Township police honors Officer Dale Woods on 2nd anniversary of death By Jennifer Edwards Baker | January 7, 2021 at 6:08 AM EST - Updated January 7 at 6:42 PM COLERAIN TWP. (FOX19) - The Colerain Township Police Department held a ceremony Thursday to honor the service and ultimate sacrifice of fallen Officer Dale Woods on the second anniversary of his death in the line of duty. It was held on the property Duke Energy provided for a memorial site in his honor at 7600 Colerain Avenue. Police say the site has special significance. It is near the location where the veteran officer was fatally struck by a vehicle in January 2019. ....