Category Archives: Health Facts

Dental Health: 5 Tips for Healthy Trick or Treating

With Halloween quickly approaching, many of your employees may find themselves worried about the buckets and bucket of candy soon to be readily available to their young children. Here are a few trick or treating tips from Delta Dental of Iowa to … Continue reading

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Make Sleep a Priority for Good Health, Other Benefits

Juggling busy work schedules, family activities and social time can leave little time for a good night’s sleep. For a lot of people, getting enough rest is pushed to the back burner. Research has shown that getting enough sleep is … Continue reading

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CDC’s Infection Prevention Checklist for Outpatient Care

The CDC’s Infection Prevention Checklist  for Outpatient Care helps facilities ensure that the proper policies are in place and that all procedures are being followed. It allows healthcare personal to provide safe healthcare to others. Any “no” answers to the … Continue reading

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Men’s Health Week June 13-19

 Each year, the week leading up to Father’s Day is celebrated as Men’s Health Week. The goal of the health week is to bring awareness to preventable diseases and health problems that typically affect men and boys. Stressing early detection … Continue reading

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National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month

June is National Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV)Awareness Month. Congenital CMV is passed to a baby through the placenta if the mother is infected. A mother may not have symptoms and may be unaware she has CMV. CMV is usually goes unnoticed … Continue reading

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Health Update: Ultra-Bad Cholesterol Discovered

Scientists discovered a new form of cholesterol called MGmin-LDL (dubbed “ultra-bad”) that may provide a possible explanation for the increased risk of diabetic patients developing coronary heart disease. The ultra-bad cholesterol is considered extremely stick and more likely to attach … Continue reading

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Iowa Health Facts

How healthy is the state of Iowa? In 2010, Iowa was ranked as the 14th healthiest state to live in by the United Healthy Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings. Health Stats about Iowa: Low infant mortality rate (5.3 deaths per 1,000 … Continue reading

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