Health And Fitness
Available resources for Veterans
It is estimated that twenty American Veterans commit suicide each day. There are a number of resources available to veterans and their families that can provide help. I have listed three of them below and a website that can direct people to additional resources.
Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255 and press 1
Online Chat: http://www.veteranscrisisline.
Preventing Type 2 Diabetes: Steps Toward a Healthier Life
People with diabetes have a problem with blood sugar. Their blood sugar, or blood glucose, can climb too high. Having high levels of sugar in your blood can cause a lot of trouble. Diabetes raises your risk for heart disease, blindness, amputations, and other serious issues. But the most common type of diabetes, called type 2 diabetes, can be prevented or delayed if you know what steps to take.
Quitline Iowa Offers Support for Great American Smokeout Participants
Nicotine replacement therapy offers patches, gum and lozenges
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) reminds Iowans who need help quitting smoking or using smokeless tobacco of a great incentive to enroll in Quitline Iowa before the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout® on November 20. Any participant who enrolls could be eligible for eight weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy, including patches, gum or lozenges.
Benton County Extension offers Words on Wellness
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Could Flavanols Reverse Age-Related Memory Decline?
As we get older, remembering new stuff—an updated computer password or the name of that person whom we met last night (or was it two nights ago?)—can bring a busy day to a head-scratching halt. But are these “senior moments” just something that we have to accept? Maybe not.
In a study published in Nature Neuroscience, a research team partially funded by NIH has provided evidence that changes in a specific brain region are associated with age-related memory loss.
Community Blood Drive
Donate Blood at Virginia Gay Hospital during the Vinton Community Blood Drive
Donating blood is safe, simple and it saves lives! It takes just one hour to make a life-saving blood donation, which will impact the lives of up to three different hospital patients. You can make a difference in our community by helping to maintain our local blood supply. Dept. of Public Health says one Iowan quarantined solely as Ebola precaution
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) is updating the numbers of travelers who are currently being monitored for Ebola. As of November 6, 2014, 13 travelers, who were in the West African countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia or Guinea in the last 21 days, are now in Iowa. Twelve had low risk of having been exposed to Ebola in those countries, so they are being allowed to resume normal activities; however, IDPH has ordered them to self-monitor, meaning they are required to take their temperature twice a day and report their health status to public health.
What To Do When Your Throat Hurts
We’ve all had sore throats around this time of year. Your throat feels scratchy and may hurt when you swallow. What can you do to soothe a sore throat? And when is it a sign of a more serious infection?
Most sore throats are caused by viral infections such as the common cold or the flu. These throat problems are generally minor and go away on their own.
Heritage Area Agency on Aging Sponsors 'Wellness Day' for Caregivers
November 12 event to honor and support caregivers
The Heritage Area Agency on Aging is hosting its 13th annual “Caring for the Caregiver” event on November 12, 2014 in order to support and encourage caregivers of older adults in East Central Iowa. The all-day event is free for caregivers and driven towards promoting self-care through various therapeutic activities and informational speakers.
National Radiologic Technology Week
Virginia Gay Hospital will recognize the important role that imaging has had on the field of medicine during National Radiologic Technology Week, Nov. 2-8, 2014. The heart of “Rad Tech” Week is X-ray Discovery Day, observed on Nov. 8.
Medical imaging has grown by leaps and bounds since the X-ray was first discovered in 1895. According to Monica L.