To close out Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Hospitality Health ER wants to leave you with some food for thought—and your body. That’s because what you eat has a direct impact on your health. Cutting out processed meats, like hotdogs and cold cuts, is a huge start. But you also want to make sure you eat [...]
Did you know that 25% of deaths in the US are caused by heart disease? This translates to a person dying from a heart-related condition every 40 seconds. Coronary heart disease (CHD) accounts for the majority of cardiovascular deaths, followed by stroke and heart failure. In hopes of saving lives, Hospitality Health ER continues to [...]
Feel great, look great, age slowly, reduce your risk of disease—we thought we heard every benefit of exercise under the sun but here’s another. Studies are revealing that exercise right after learning can boost your memory. So ladies, if you’re looking to improve your GPA or become the master of your new craft, a few [...]
The Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported an estimated 621,000 non-fatal injuries that occurred on the job over a two year time span. For employers, workplace injuries can mean lost production, increased worker’s compensation premiums, and a maze of administrative work. For employees, it can mean lost traction at work, reduced wages, lots of visits [...]
Did you know that one out of every 250 ER visits are the result of drug interactions? Not only is medication usage increasing per patient, but studies also show that there’s an increasing number of patients who are being prescribed multiple medications at the same time. Combine that with patients who may not be forthcoming [...]
You feel it coming on — that ever so slight pain in your head that tells you a migraine is about to happen. Thankfully, there are medications that can prevent it from progressing. But sometimes it hits like a freight train out of nowhere. BOOM! The worst pain you can ever imagine and then it’s [...]
There are a million things that can go wrong with our bodies, and it makes even harder when one of them happens to your kid. That’s because there’s nothing worse than seeing your child suffer and not knowing exactly what’s wrong. Throat pain… fever… chills… stiff neck. It could be anything. But if these symptoms [...]
Today, there are so many ways to decompress. Catch some deep breaths and stretches at a yoga class at Longview Yoga Studio, take a hike at Cargill Long Trail, or simply indulge at one of Longview spas or massage places. So, moms and dads, if you were thinking of doing something to release and unwind [...]
Parents of tweens, teens, and young adults: you’ll be happy to know that binge drinking is on the decline. However with an estimated 4300 underage drinkers that die each year from excessive drinking, we still need to educate our kids about this serious public health issue. Over the years, we’ve hammered the famous phrases “Don’t [...]
We can’t deny that we’ve all gotten a little paranoid about the sun in recent years with fear of sunburns and skin cancer. But we have to remind ourselves that the sun is still our friend in many ways, and we still need to make sure we are getting enough outside time. Why? Remember that [...]
