Health And Fitness
Protect Your Bones with Exercise
Bones feel solid, but the inside of a bone is actually filled with holes like a honeycomb. Bone tissues are broken down and rebuilt all the time. While some cells build new bone tissue, others dis...
Virginia Gay Hospital Joins Innovative Patient Care Consortium
To better serve Benton County, Virginia Gay Hospital has agreed to participate in the National Rural Accountable Care Organization Consortium – an initiative intended to improve the health of...
Boost Your Chances for a Healthy Pregnancy
When a baby’s on the way, moms-to-be are often overwhelmed by advice and warnings from family, friends and even strangers. But perhaps the most important advice is to stay as healthy as poss...
Detect Glaucoma Early To Protect Vision
Glaucoma is a group of diseases that damage the eye’s optic nerve, which carries visual signals from the eye to the brain. If left untreated, glaucoma can lead to vision loss or blindness. B...
School nurse shares tips for fighting flu
The flu season is upon us and it has presented itself in a great way, says V-S district nurse Kris Hallberg.
Hallberg shared the following information and advice in a message to V-S families t...
Rough Up Your Diet
Fiber—you know it's good for you. But if you're like many Americans, you don't get enough. In fact, most of us get less than half the recommended amount of fiber each day.
Di...
Stay Active in 2015!
As the New Year settles in, avoid slipping back into a routine of inactivity just because it is cold outside! Start 2015 off right and warm up by participating in several of our winter activity op...
Health Topic: What is an Aneurysm?
What Is an Aneurysm? An aneurysm (AN-u-rism) is a balloon-like bulge in an artery. Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood to your body.
Arteries have thick walls to withstand ...
Total Body Challenge to raise money for Operation Backpack
Julie Lessig and her staff at Total Balance are offering a three-part hard-core challenges for local fitness enthusiasts, which doubles as a fund-raiser for the Vinton-Shellsburg Operation Backpac...
Influenza Activity Increasing in Benton County
Surveillance by the Iowa Department of Public Health and Benton County Public Health, and testing by the State Hygienic Laboratory indicate flu activity is increasing. The flu season typically peak...