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E-cigarettes are “Vitamin Delivery” Devices? Don’t be Fooled by the Latest Marketing Campaign

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|Date: February 14, 2019
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E-cigarettes are “Vitamin Delivery” Devices? Don’t be Fooled by the Latest Marketing Campaign

E-cigarette companies have been making unsubstantiated claims that their products provide health benefits ...

E-cigarette companies have been making unsubstantiated claims that their products provide health benefits like improved sleep, energy and a better immune system. Some are going so far as to call them ...

February 14, 2019
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Time for a Colonoscopy? Valley Makes it Easy for You to Get this Important Preventive Screening

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|Date: November 13, 2018
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Time for a Colonoscopy? Valley Makes it Easy for You to Get this Important Preventive Screening

A colonoscopy is a screening of the colon for cancer and is recommended for most people every 10 years st ...

A colonoscopy is a screening of the colon for cancer and is recommended for most people every 10 years starting at age 50. While colon cancer is the third largest cancer killer, it can be prevented an ...

November 13, 2018
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Stretching Can Help You Stay Moving

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|Date: April 23, 2018
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Stretching Can Help You Stay Moving

Stretching leg muscles every day may benefit older adults and other people with mobility problems, a new ...

Stretching leg muscles every day may benefit older adults and other people with mobility problems, a new study reports. The findings suggest that regular stretching could improve blood flow to leg mus ...

April 23, 2018
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What’s the Difference Between a Food Allergy and a Food Intolerance?

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|Date: March 29, 2018
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What’s the Difference Between a Food Allergy and a Food Intolerance?

While some symptoms of food intolerance and food allergy are similar, the differences between the two are ...

While some symptoms of food intolerance and food allergy are similar, the differences between the two are very important. If you have a food intolerance, eating that food can leave you feeling miserab ...

March 29, 2018
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Serious About Sepsis

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|Date: September 13, 2017
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Serious About Sepsis

Sepsis. It’s a scary sounding word. And quite honestly, it is a scary diagnosis. Sepsis is when your body ...

Sepsis. It’s a scary sounding word. And quite honestly, it is a scary diagnosis. Sepsis is when your body becomes overwhelmed by an infection and can no longer fight it. It is your body’s life-threate ...

September 13, 2017
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Does Your Health Need a Booster? Keep Your Vaccines Up to Date

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|Date: August 14, 2017
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Does Your Health Need a Booster? Keep Your Vaccines Up to Date

August is National Immunization Awareness Month! Knowing what vaccinations are recommended and at what ag ...

August is National Immunization Awareness Month! Knowing what vaccinations are recommended and at what ages is an important measure for preventive health. The charts above showcase the guidelines from ...

August 14, 2017
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Keep safe lifting a priority

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|Date: June 26, 2017
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Keep safe lifting a priority

Lifting and carrying objects is common for many workers across the country. But training is important. If ...

Lifting and carrying objects is common for many workers across the country. But training is important. If performed improperly, lifting and carrying items can lead to injuries. The National Safety Cou ...

June 26, 2017
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Study explores which jobs have a high percentage of sleep-deprived workers

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|Date: June 12, 2017
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Study explores which jobs have a high percentage of sleep-deprived workers

Washington – Are you getting enough sleep before you show up for work? For employees in a number of indus ...

Washington – Are you getting enough sleep before you show up for work? For employees in a number of industry sectors, including health care, food service and transportation, the answer frequently is “ ...

June 12, 2017
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6 Steps to a Healthier Heart

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|Date: June 12, 2017
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6 Steps to a Healthier Heart

Your Prescription for Lowering Your Risk for Heart Disease, Heart Attack and Stroke Heart disease and str ...

Your Prescription for Lowering Your Risk for Heart Disease, Heart Attack and Stroke Heart disease and stroke are an epidemic in the United States. Many of the people at high risk for heart attack or s ...

June 12, 2017
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Safety Check: Stand Up to Falls

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|Date: June 05, 2017
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Safety Check: Stand Up to Falls

Home is the place where we feel most safe, so it may come as a surprise to hear that falls in the home ar ...

Home is the place where we feel most safe, so it may come as a surprise to hear that falls in the home are one of the leading causes of injury-related death in the U.S., second only to poisoning. Fall ...

June 05, 2017
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Staying Abreast of Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines

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E-cigarettes are “Vitamin Delivery” Devices? Don’t be Fooled by the Latest Marketing Campaign

E-cigarettes are “Vitamin Delivery” Devices? Don’t be Fooled by the Latest Marketing Campaign

Time for a Colonoscopy? Valley Makes it Easy for You to Get this Important Preventive Screening

Time for a Colonoscopy? Valley Makes it Easy for You to Get this Important Preventive Screening

Stretching Can Help You Stay Moving

Stretching Can Help You Stay Moving

What’s the Difference Between a Food Allergy and a Food Intolerance?

What’s the Difference Between a Food Allergy and a Food Intolerance?

Serious About Sepsis

Serious About Sepsis

Does Your Health Need a Booster? Keep Your Vaccines Up to Date

Does Your Health Need a Booster? Keep Your Vaccines Up to Date

Keep safe lifting a priority

Keep safe lifting a priority

Study explores which jobs have a high percentage of sleep-deprived workers

Study explores which jobs have a high percentage of sleep-deprived workers

6 Steps to a Healthier Heart

6 Steps to a Healthier Heart

Safety Check: Stand Up to Falls

Safety Check: Stand Up to Falls