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                                    • Giving Us Things to Talk About!

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                                      |Date: May 16, 2017
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                                      Giving Us Things to Talk About!

                                      Giving Us Things to Talk About!

                                      Check out the many ways speech-language pathologists help patients improve communications and more.  At V ...

                                      Check out the many ways speech-language pathologists help patients improve communications and more.  At Valley Medical Center's Children’s Therapy clinic, our speech-language pathologists do so much! ...

                                      May 16, 2017
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                                    • Keeping our Community Healthier, One Vaccine at a Time

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                                      Keeping our Community Healthier, One Vaccine at a Time

                                      Keeping our Community Healthier, One Vaccine at a Time

                                      Valley Family Medicine Achieves WA State Gold Level 2017 Immunize Washington Award     Valley F ...

                                      Valley Family Medicine Achieves WA State Gold Level 2017 Immunize Washington Award     Valley Family Medicine has been named a recipient of the 2017 Immunize Washington award by the Washingt ...

                                      May 03, 2017
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                                    • Behind the Scenes @Valley – Meet the FMNS Team

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                                      Behind the Scenes @Valley – Meet the FMNS Team

                                      Behind the Scenes @Valley – Meet the FMNS Team

                                      What does it take to prepare and serve some 286,000 patient meals per year, as well as thousands of break ...

                                      What does it take to prepare and serve some 286,000 patient meals per year, as well as thousands of breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks, and espresso drinks for Valley staff and visitors? We stopped ...

                                      May 02, 2017
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                                    • If You Think Your Child Has Special Needs or Delayed Development, Children’s Therapy May Help

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                                      |Date: April 25, 2017
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                                      If You Think Your Child Has Special Needs or Delayed Development, Children’s Therapy May Help

                                      If You Think Your Child Has Special Needs or Delayed Development, Children’s Therapy May Help

                                      If your child is under age three and has special needs, or you are worried about the way your baby or tod ...

                                      If your child is under age three and has special needs, or you are worried about the way your baby or toddler is developing, your family may qualify for services to support his/her development. An eva ...

                                      April 25, 2017
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                                    • Move Away from Stress

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                                      |Date: April 25, 2017
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                                      Move Away from Stress

                                      Move Away from Stress

                                      Stress is the process of responding to an environmental demand that seems threatening. Stress over prolon ...

                                      Stress is the process of responding to an environmental demand that seems threatening. Stress over prolonged time can impact both your physical and mental health because it triggers natural responses ...

                                      April 25, 2017
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                                    • 6 Tips for Helping Your Kids Maintain Healthy Cholesterol

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                                      |Date: April 25, 2017
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                                      6 Tips for Helping Your Kids Maintain Healthy Cholesterol

                                      6 Tips for Helping Your Kids Maintain Healthy Cholesterol

                                      Most people don't worry about high cholesterol until they become adults, but the truth is that cholestero ...

                                      Most people don't worry about high cholesterol until they become adults, but the truth is that cholesterol can be a problem in childhood. Encourage your child to eat at least five (or more!) daily ser ...

                                      April 25, 2017
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                                    • Pot Use Tied to Higher Odds for Stroke, Heart Failure

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                                      |Date: April 25, 2017
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                                      Pot Use Tied to Higher Odds for Stroke, Heart Failure

                                      Pot Use Tied to Higher Odds for Stroke, Heart Failure

                                      New research analyzing 20 million U.S. medical records of people aged 18 to 55 suggests that marijuana us ...

                                      New research analyzing 20 million U.S. medical records of people aged 18 to 55 suggests that marijuana use by adults creates a much higher risk of stroke, heart failure, coronary artery disease and su ...

                                      April 25, 2017
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                                    • Five Ways to Add Veggies to Most Any Meal

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                                      |Date: April 25, 2017
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                                      Five Ways to Add Veggies to Most Any Meal

                                      Five Ways to Add Veggies to Most Any Meal

                                      If your family doesn't eat enough vegetables, there are ways to sneak them into almost any meal. The Amer ...

                                      If your family doesn't eat enough vegetables, there are ways to sneak them into almost any meal. The American Heart Association suggests: Shred veggies such as beets, parsnips and zucchini, adding the ...

                                      April 25, 2017
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                                    • Four Tips for Extra Flavor in Fruits and Veggies

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                                      |Date: April 25, 2017
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                                      Four Tips for Extra Flavor in Fruits and Veggies

                                      Four Tips for Extra Flavor in Fruits and Veggies

                                      You know it's important to eat lots of fruit and vegetables, but how can you jazz them up to make them mo ...

                                      You know it's important to eat lots of fruit and vegetables, but how can you jazz them up to make them more delicious? It's all in how you cook them. Roast vegetables at a high temperature to carameli ...

                                      April 25, 2017
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                                    • 10 Daily Servings of Fruits, Veggies a Recipe for Longevity

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                                      |Date: April 25, 2017
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                                      10 Daily Servings of Fruits, Veggies a Recipe for Longevity

                                      10 Daily Servings of Fruits, Veggies a Recipe for Longevity

                                      If you want to add years to your life and your family’s, ten daily servings of fruits and vegetables may ...

                                      If you want to add years to your life and your family’s, ten daily servings of fruits and vegetables may be the best recipe you can follow, a new analysis suggests. The benefits appear to come through ...

                                      April 25, 2017
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