Health And Fitness
Taking concussions seriously: Cognitive test helps protect VS students
Have you ever tried to explain the effect of a concussion to someone who did not understand it?
My first attempt at this came on Friday, Sept. 13, 1974.
I had been playing sandlot football ... Virginia Gay Hospital to host blood drive, September 11
What’s the first group of people that comes to mind when you think of blood transfusions? Trauma victims? Those patients’ lives are certainly saved with donated blood, but the bulk of ...
September WOW newsletter: Tips for healthy living
The September WOW newsletter is here!
It highlights how to make a recipe for safe food, recipe for broccoli salad, superfoods: more than kale and quinoa, and ways to get moving in your communit...
What are those 'Prescription drug drop boxes I have heard about?
In college I was shocked to find out that some of my peers were using prescription drugs to study harder, longer hours. That was in 2007.
Currently at the Area Substance Abuse Council, o...
Parenting and Prevention
As school approaches some parents may be wondering or perhaps even worrying about what kind of “crowd” their kid will gravitate to and what will there kid be “into?” We as p...
Alcohol and your college student
You made it! You gave them a hug goodbye, wiped away your tears, and told them to be safe and have fun. After 18 hard years, you have successfully dropped your kid off at college. ...
Greg Walston\'s VGH Therapy Experience - from Thrive Magazine
When people told Greg Walston his walk made him look like he was 90 years old, he shrugged it off. To him, he just walked like a Walston; his dad had hip problems and two uncles had hip replacement... Multiple Myeloma support group to meet July 25
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 se...
Life Serve blood drives set for Keystone, Vinton
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...
Benton County Public Health Announcement - Shigellosis Cluster in Linn County
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 (Shig...