We have so many demands on our time—jobs, family, errands—not to mention finding some time to relax. To fit everything in, we often sacrifice sleep.

With Memorial Day over and temperatures climbing, summer is just about upon us.   The season is a good reminder of the need to focus on sun safety and skin cancer prevention.

Benton County is ready to assist residents as they prepare for possible flooding. “While saving treasured possessions is an understandable priority, personal safety must come first,” said Nancy Farmer, Benton County Public Health Director.

When you learn something new, the best way to remember it is to sleep on it. That’s because sleeping helps strengthen memories you’ve formed throughout the day.

While we often consider sleep to be a “passive” activity, sufficient sleep is increasingly being recognized as an essential aspect of health promotion and chronic disease prevention in the public health community.

It’s been 5 months since we at Vinton Chiropractic made our New Year’s Resolution to run 12 5K’s in 2013 – and we’re still going strong! It started as a way to challenge ourselves and it’s blossomed into getting people hooked on running that never thought they could be runners! The Vinton Chiropractic & Wellness Center staff has participated in races all around the area in the past five months.

Have you seen the black tape athletes wear for injuries or have you heard of ASTYM? Healthcare continues to advance with changes to technology, medical tests, medications, equipment, and treatment approaches.

Q. What are the symptoms of West Nile virus (WNV) infection? A. Infection with WNV can be asymptomtic (no symptoms), or can lead to West Nile fever or severe West Nile disease.

The Lyme disease bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi, is spread through the bite of infected ticks. The blacklegged tick (or deer tick, Ixodes scapularis) spreads the disease in the northeastern, mid-Atlantic, and north-central United States, and the western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus) spreads the disease on the Pacific Coast.

Children and Lyme disease Although anyone can get Lyme disease, children spend a lot of time outdoors and are at particular risk. Reasons to suspect that your child may have Lyme disease include: 1) Your family lives in or has visited a region where Lyme disease is commonly found, 2) You know or suspect that your child has been exposed to ticks, 3)Your child is experiencing symptoms such as rash, fever, chills, fatigue, joint or muscle pain, or facial paralysis Children sometimes experience joint pain as their first, and possibly only, symptom of Lyme disease.