Health And Fitness
Add your voice: more than 100 people have taken the Benton County Health Survey
The Benton County Public Health Deparment sponsored by Virginia Gay Hospital is asking you to assist them by sharing your opinion.
The survey is completely anonymous and can be taken by clicking this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BentonCountyPublicHealth
Your opinions will help shape our public health priorities for the coming year.
Red Cross Blood Drive, Monday, January 25th, from 1-6:00 p.m.
The Vinton Community Red Cross Blood Drive will be held on Monday, January 25, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Vinton Skate and Activity Center. For an appointment contact Kristie at 472-4292 or davcdavis@q.com. Walk-ins are welcome.
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'ED' could mean losing your life, not just your sex life
Hey guys, despite what the TV commercials for Cialis and Viagra seem to suggest, erectile dysfunction isn’t just about your sex life, it may mean the difference between life and death itself.
ED may mean you’re getting an early warning about your risk factors for a heart attack or stroke. That’s the bad news. The good news is that early on in the progression of ED you may have 3 to 5 years advance warning of a major problem like a heart attack or stroke. Wound care clinic now offered at Virginia Gay Hospital
Wound care usually requires multiple visits and those visits can happen over a weeks or months. Now patients of Virginia Gay can get the wound care they need without making a trip after trip to Cedar Rapids or Waterloo for treatment.
“In addition to eliminating travel, another advantage we offer patients,” says Brandi Bresson, one of Virginia Gay’s board certified wound care nurses, “ is closer coordination of the patient’s care with their primary care provider and other professionals. Should you reconsider travel plans due to Zika virus?
Getting out of the cold and gloom of winter by enjoying a cruise or vacation in the Caribbean or Mexico sounds great, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently issued Level 2 travel alerts recommending “enhanced precautions” for countries in the Caribbean and Mexico. Dr. Maggie Mangold of Virginia Gay’s Vinton Family Medical Clinic suggests that pregnant travelers may want to reconsider their plans. Heart attacks and cold weather
Winter is the most common season for heart attacks. Research shows there are up to 53 percent more heart attacks in winter than in summer, and twice as many heart attacks a day in January compared to July.
When the weather is cold, your heart must also work harder to maintain body heat and your arteries tighten, which restricts blood flow and reduces the oxygen supply to your heart. Please donate blood this Friday at Virginia Gay!
Virginia Gay Hospital relies on LifeServe for most of it's donated blood supply. Please consider donating this Friday from 1:00 to 5:30.
Schedule your appointment to save a life today! at 800.287.4903 or click on the link make an appointment.
Please help celebrate National Blood Donor Month by donating blood. Since 1970, January has been designated as National Blood Donor Month to remind the public about the importance of donating blood.
100-day squat challenge to raise money for E. Iowa Honor Flights
Squating for Charity!
100 Day Squat Challenge
With the upcoming holiday season it's a good time to reflect on taking care of ourselves and giving to others. Here at Total Balance, our way to give back to ourselves and the community is to try and think of fun and innovative ideas that will challenge us this holiday season, and the upcoming New Year.
Grapefruit and medicines....talk with your doctor or pharmacist
Many people have heard that grapefruit can cause harmful interactions with prescription medicines. Most don’t know that because many citrus plants are grafted on grapefruit stems and can have grapefruit-like effects even though the products aren’t thought of as being grapefruit. Grapefruit juice is also included in many “citrus-flavored” drinks and grapefruit may or may not be specifically listed on the product label.