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                                    • Spruce Up Your Spring With Salads

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                                      |Date: April 03, 2017
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                                      Spruce Up Your Spring With Salads

                                      Spruce Up Your Spring With Salads

                                      Salads with a base of spring lettuce will spruce up any meal. Use any tender greens—watercress, baby arug ...

                                      Salads with a base of spring lettuce will spruce up any meal. Use any tender greens—watercress, baby arugula, dandelion, spinach, kale, butterhead (also known as Bibb or Boston), romaine—there are man ...

                                      April 03, 2017
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                                    • Highlights from 2017 International Stroke Conference

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                                      |Date: April 03, 2017
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                                      Highlights from 2017 International Stroke Conference

                                      Highlights from 2017 International Stroke Conference

                                      Every year, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association sponsors the country’s largest and ...

                                      Every year, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association sponsors the country’s largest and most important stroke conference, the International Stroke Conference. This year’s conference ...

                                      April 03, 2017
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                                    • New, Promising Cholesterol Medications, Especially for Those Not Tolerating Statins

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                                      |Date: April 03, 2017
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                                      New, Promising Cholesterol Medications, Especially for Those Not Tolerating Statins

                                      New, Promising Cholesterol Medications, Especially for Those Not Tolerating Statins

                                      Here’s some good news for those people who cannot tolerate statins or those who need more than statins to ...

                                      Here’s some good news for those people who cannot tolerate statins or those who need more than statins to reduce cholesterol enough to be safe. New types of cholesterol lowering medications, known as ...

                                      April 03, 2017
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                                    • Experiencing Problems with Thinking, Speaking, or Brain Fog Following Stroke? Cognitive Testing May Help

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                                      Experiencing Problems with Thinking, Speaking, or Brain Fog Following Stroke? Cognitive Testing May Help

                                      Experiencing Problems with Thinking, Speaking, or Brain Fog Following Stroke? Cognitive Testing May Help

                                      by Neuropsychologists Erica Brandling-Bennett, PhD, and Lama Alameddine, PsyD Many stroke survivors find ...

                                      by Neuropsychologists Erica Brandling-Bennett, PhD, and Lama Alameddine, PsyD Many stroke survivors find they have problems thinking as well as they did before their stroke.  For example, some patient ...

                                      April 03, 2017
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                                    • March 30 is National Doctor’s Day!

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                                      |Date: March 30, 2017
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                                      March 30 is National Doctor’s Day!

                                      March 30 is National Doctor’s Day!

                                      Thank you to ALL Valley physicians for focusing on Patients Are First Care and being remarkable colleague ...

                                      Thank you to ALL Valley physicians for focusing on Patients Are First Care and being remarkable colleagues on the Valley team! Why are we offering up this special thanks?  Thursday, March 30 is Nation ...

                                      March 30, 2017
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                                    • Renton Take Heart

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                                      |Date: March 28, 2017
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                                      Renton Take Heart

                                      Renton Take Heart

                                      According to a Washington State Department of Health report, Renton residents have a nearly 10-year short ...

                                      According to a Washington State Department of Health report, Renton residents have a nearly 10-year shorter life expectancy compared to other communities in King County. Motivated by this statistic an ...

                                      March 28, 2017
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                                    • Be Flexible to the Benefits of Maintaining Functional Movement

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                                      |Date: March 22, 2017
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                                      Be Flexible to the Benefits of Maintaining Functional Movement

                                      Be Flexible to the Benefits of Maintaining Functional Movement

                                      Our lack of flexibility becomes apparent when we reach a little too far for something or stride a little ...

                                      Our lack of flexibility becomes apparent when we reach a little too far for something or stride a little too long walking. Stretching and performing functional movements can improve flexibility, allow ...

                                      March 22, 2017
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                                    • Valley Receives Public Health ACA Enrollment Award

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                                      |Date: March 16, 2017
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                                      Valley Receives Public Health ACA Enrollment Award

                                      Valley Receives Public Health ACA Enrollment Award

                                      Valley's Navigators enrolled more patients for Affordable Care Act Insurance than all King County Hospita ...

                                      Valley's Navigators enrolled more patients for Affordable Care Act Insurance than all King County Hospitals Combined Public Health Seattle/King County recently recognized Valley Medical Center with an ...

                                      March 16, 2017
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                                    • #OutreachAllStars – Meet Gail Reed

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                                      |Date: March 09, 2017
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                                      #OutreachAllStars – Meet Gail Reed

                                      #OutreachAllStars – Meet Gail Reed

                                      When asked why she enjoys volunteering to help people, Gail Reed's answer was simple: “Helping them find ...

                                      When asked why she enjoys volunteering to help people, Gail Reed's answer was simple: “Helping them find resources and getting to know them better. I enjoy meeting new people, and talking about where ...

                                      March 09, 2017
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                                    • Valley Celebrates Annual Service Awards Gala

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                                      |Date: March 09, 2017
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                                      Valley Celebrates Annual Service Awards Gala

                                      Valley Celebrates Annual Service Awards Gala

                                      This year's annual Service Awards Gala, held on March 1 at The Museum of Flight, honored more than 600 st ...

                                      This year's annual Service Awards Gala, held on March 1 at The Museum of Flight, honored more than 600 staff members and 48 volunteers for milestone years and hours of service while providing remarkab ...

                                      March 09, 2017
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