Health And Fitness
Asthma Explained
What Is Asthma?
Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs. It is one of the most common long-term diseases of children, but adults can have asthma, too. Asthma causes wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing at night or early in the morning. If you have asthma, you have it all the time, but you will have asthma attacks only when something bothers your lungs.
Abilities in Action Conference and Expo at Kirkwood
The Abilities in Action Conference and Expo will take place at the Kirkwood Training and Outreach Services Center in Marion, Wednesday, October 2, 2013. This continuing education opportunity will offer professionals in the disabilities field strategies for effective team building, leadership, organization, self-care and communication for professional growth and development.
What Is Alzheimer's Disease?
What Is Alzheimer's Disease?
Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. It begins slowly and gets worse over time. Currently, it has no cure.
A Common Cause of Dementia
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia among older people.
Flu Shot Clinic Dates Announced
Influenza is a serious disease that can lead to hospitalization and sometimes even death. Every flu season is different, and influenza infection can affect people differently. Even healthy people can get very sick from the flu and spread it to others.
The Fall Flu Shot Clinic, held at the Vinton Family Medical Clinic, is your way to preemptively beat influenza this flu season.
A Matter of Choice: VGH Therapy Services Excels!
As the year progresses towards the fall and winter, individuals typically undergo knee replacements due to deductibles being met and their summer plans are over. Our therapy staff at Virginia Gay Hospital is well trained in the treatment of total knee replacements with having six therapists who have combined experience of 50 years in treating patients.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism is a complex brain disorder that first appears during early childhood. It affects how a person behaves and interacts with others. People with autism might not look you in the eye when talking. They may spend a lot of time lining up toys or other objects. Or they may say the same sentence over and over.
The disorder is so variable—affecting each person in very different ways—that it can be difficult to diagnose and treat.
Video Game Training Improves Cognitive Control in Older Adults
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Researchers found that seniors who play a 3-D video game improve their ability to sustain focus and multitask successfully. The results highlight the potential of the aging brain to improve certain skills.
VGH Health E-News
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We tend to think of pregnancy as lasting for 9 months. But ideally it should last for nearly 10 months. Research shows that babies are born healthier if they have at least 39 weeks to grow in the womb.
In recent years, there’s been a trend toward earlier deliveries, as more women are choosing the date they’ll give birth.
Project Joseph encourages each household to store water
(Project Joseph is a committee formed of like-minded Christians who want to assist families, churches and our communities to become disaster prepared. We are a member of the Benton County Disaster Recovery Coalition.)
One of the most important resources after a disaster is clean drinking water. Be prepared for the unexpected by having a supply of bottled water stored in a dry, room-temperature or cooler room and away from sunlight.