Health And Fitness
Donate Blood Friday, July 19th
Donate Blood Friday, July 19th
From 2:30pm - 5:30pm
US Bank Community Room
LifeServe Blood Center provides blood
to our very own Virginia G...
Fitness: 30 minutes to a healthy you!
There are 1,440 minutes in every day. Schedule 30 of them for physical activity!
Regular exercise is a critical part of staying healthy. People who are active live longer and feel better. Exer...
How is diabetes diagnosed?
How is diabetes diagnosed?
The fasting blood glucose test is the preferred test for diagnosing diabetes in children and nonpregnant adults. The test is most reliable when done in the morning. ... What is Diabetes?
What is diabetes?
Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism—the way the body uses digested food for growth and energy. Most of the food people eat is broken down into glucose, the form of sug...
Parkinson’s Disease and Laughter Therapy - Meeting July 23rd
How can laughter help patients with Parkinson’s Disease? In more ways than you can think. Laughter can lessen the severity of depression symptoms, increase heart rate, improve respiration, an...
Keep it Cool in Hot Weather: Advice for Older People Applies to All
Older people are at high risk for developing heat-related illness because the body’s ability to respond to summer heat can become less efficient with advancing years. Fortunately, the summer...
LifeServe Blood Drive set for Aug. 2
A Life Serve Blood Drive will take place on August 2, 2013 from
10:30am-2:00pm at VGH in the Cafeteria.
See more information HERE....
Breast cancer survivor donates mammogram capes to VGH Imaging Services
By Monica Stark, Imaging Services
Kathy Lariviere, the wife of Dr. Gene Lariviere (general surgeon at Virginia Gay Hospital) is recovering from breast cancer. She contacted me the ot...
Heat Stroke Symptoms
Heat stroke is the most serious form of heat injury and is a medical emergency. If you suspect that someone has heat stroke -- also known as sunstroke -- you should call 911 immediately and render...
Stay Cool Getting Too Hot Can Be Dangerous
Many people love the warm summer months. But hot and humid days can sometimes be dangerous. It’s not good for the body to be too hot for too long. Too much heat can damage your brain and oth...