Health And Fitness

The Cedar Rapids Multiple Myeloma Support Group will meet Saturday, July 25   NOTICE TIME/DATE CHANGE THIS MONTH ONLY   When:  Saturday, July 25, 12:30 pm , lunch served,                    RSVP to contact below   Where:  Hall-Perrine Cancer Center, Community Room   Topic:  New chemotherapy to treat myeloma   Speaker:  Dr.

The Life Serve Blood Center is planning two upcoming Give an hour to save lives at an upcoming blood drives: Keystone Community Blood Drive, Tuesday, July  7, 2015 from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM at St John Lutheran Church, 201 4th Ave. Virginia Gay Hospital and Vinton Community Blood Drive, Friday, July 10, 2015 from 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM at Virginia Gay Hospital, 502 N 9th Ave.

Melissa Smith, Virginia Gay Hospital’s Director of Public Health and Home Health, urges Benton County residents to be especially cautious of becoming infected with the Shigella bacteria (Shigellosis) recently striking Linn County according to the Linn County public health officials and as reported by KCRG.  “Even before the reported infections in Linn County, our state was reporting triple the number of cases compared to last year,” explains Melissa.

The Red Cross Vinton Community Blood Drive will be held Thursday, June 18, from 1:30 to 6:00 p.m. at the Vinton Skate and Activities Center. For an appointment contact Kristie at 472-4292 or email davcdavis@q.com. Donors may also go to redcrossblood.org to sign up. Walk-ins are always welcome.

The Red Cross Vinton Community Blood Drive will be held Thursday, June 18, from 1:30 to 6:00 p.m. at the Vinton Skate and Activities Center.  For an appointment contact Kristie at 472-4292 or email davcdavis@q.com.  Donors may also go to redcrossblood.org to sign up.  Walk-ins are always welcome.

Ever wondered why your child has difficulty remembering to do more than one thing or can't seem to get organized or just what your adolescent was thinking?  Through the collaborative efforts of the Benton/Iowa Decategorization Project, Building Directions for Families, Inc., V-S Schools and the Benton County Above the Influence Coalition a two day workshop on Brain Development will be held in Vinton on June 17th and Independence on June 18th which may give you some insight into quandaries!  The presenter for this workshop will be Frank Kros from the Upside Down Organization who has presented both nationally and internationally on the topic of applying neuroscience findings (i.

The  Cedar Rapids Multiple Myeloma Support Group will have its summer potluck June 18. Details:   When:     June 18, 5:30 - 7:00PM   Summer potluck:   Everyone brings a side dish to share                  and meat is provided by Hall-Perrine Cancer                  Center, (RSVP to number below)   Where:     Community Room, Hall-Perrine Cancer Center   Speaker:    Cassie Willits, Licensed Massage Therapist   For more information, call Inez at (319) 298-9347 or email Cedar Rapids@IMFSupport.

“The exact date is June 17th, 1994. I am fourteen, which is the norm these days, when the mean age of the first drink for girls is less than thirteen years old. I am a few days shy of my eighth-grade graduation. Summer vacation looms close, and just beyond it, regional high school.” In the book Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood, Koren Zailckas is recounting her first drink of alcohol.

Virginia Gay Hospital and Clinics welcomes Adam Brooks, M.D., as a physician working one day a week in the Vinton clinic.  Dr. Brooks, Board Certified in Family Medicine with an M.D. degree from the Chicago Medical School and his Family Medicine Residency at the University of Iowa, will be working at the Vinton Clinic on Tuesdays.  “Patient demand is growing and we’re working hard to accommodate all the additional patient visits,” says Melissa Macku, Clinic Director.

Attached is the June WOW newsletter highlighting highly processed foods, a recipe for pan fried tilapia with orange sauce, grill food safety, and how you can fit physical activity into your daily routine. Click to view