In 2003, Iowans spent 783 million on health care related to obesity. About 65% of Iowans are considered overweight or obese. At any given time 29% of American men and 44% of American women are trying to lose weight. It's no wonder Americans are tempted to try each and every new diet plan ...
The Iowa Commission of Persons with Disabilities is once again accepting nominations in eight categories to recognize outstanding Iowans in the area of employment of persons with disabilities. The awards will be given out on October 9, 2009 in the State Capitol Rotunda, as part of the ...
(DES MOINES, Iowa ) On June 4th, five Des Moines-area moms, who each lost babies to late-term stillbirth or infant death, will launch Count The Kicks, a statewide public health campaign developed to prevent late-term birth complications and stillbirths in Iowa.Through whimsically-designed ...
WATERLOO-Hawkeye Community College is sponsoring the 3rd Annual Nurse Aide Olympics on Wednesday, June 10, to honor local Certified Nursing Assistants. The event will be held in Tama Hall on the college's campus, located at 1501 East Orange Road. There will be two sessions: 8:00 a.m. noon ...
Grundy County Public Health Services is sponsoring a foot clinic on Monday, June 8, 2009 at Westview Estates in the Activity Room. The clinic includes toenail trimming and foot massage. This program is designed to aid people who have difficulty cutting their toenails. If nails are too difficult ...
(StatePoint) We all know that eating right and exercising are good for us. But exactly what to eat and how much to exercise are details that seem to be constantly changing, as researchers conduct new studies and new scientific discoveries are made.For instance, one day we're told that tomatoes ...
Osteoporosis a disease that causes bones to become fragile and break is a real threat for more than 44 million Americans, or 55 percent of those over the age of 50, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation. While the disease typically affects older Americans, it can strike at any ...
With consideration to the upcoming summer months, parties, picnics, open houses, etc., this column's focus is on diabetes. Pre-diabetes is a condition in which the individual has blood glucose levels that are higher than normal, but are not high enough to be considered a case of type2 ...
May is Melanoma month. Melanoma is the most deadly of all skin cancers and incidences of melanoma and are doubling every 10-20 years. The lifetime risk of developing melanoma was 1/1500 in 1935; in 2002 it was 1/68 m. Metastatic melanoma is one of the most deadly of all malignancies, testing ...
GRUNDY CENTER -- Grundy County Memorial Hospital (GCMH) is beginning new sessions of their Medical Weight Management program, entitled "New You."According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in 2007, 26.9% of Iowans were obese. All across Iowa people are taking action to lose weight, ...