Corvallis Clinic News

James Gourley has a stack of wrestling medals from around the world, symbols of his athletic accomplishments during high school and college. There are medallions he received for earning All-American honors, another from when he was 16 and he represented Oregon on a cultural exchange team and traveled to South Africa. He was ranked fifth in the world when at 18, he qualified to attend the Olympic Training Center in Hungary.

If you have ever struggled with losing weight, there’s a new program that you should know about. It’s a personalized approach for achieving healthier weight with a new FDA-approved medication, Qsymia (pronounced cuesem ee-uh), and the support of a weight loss team led by a registered dietitian and a board-certified physician.

Everything was falling into place perfectly when Leslie Hammond moved to Corvallis three years ago. After spending her professional career teaching theater on the East Coast, Hammond was seeking an experience for her daughter like she had growing up in Idaho.

If you’ve made the decision to start a family within the next year or two, don’t keep it a secret from your doctor. Bring it up at your next annual exam, or if you don’t have a regular health care provider, you can make an appointment with an obstetrician/gynecologist. You and your doctor can discuss medical and family history, medications and nutrition.

Aug. 14, 2016, is a day that Joan Wessell is looking forward to. It will mark the end of five years of taking Arimidex to reduce the risk of breast cancer recurring, an end to the medicine’s painful side effects. It’s also an important milestone to reach as a breast cancer survivor.

“I plan to celebrate,” said Wessell, the director of the Downtown Corvallis Association for the last 20 years.