Making Healthy Choices in the New Year

Making a Few Healthy Choices can Lead to a Healthy Lifestyle

By Sonja Kabell 

Did you know that one of the TOP resolution for a New Year is to get more healthy and to lose weight?  No surprise I am sure! We all know that being at a healthy BMI (body mass index) will add years to our lives. It is not only important for the parents to be slim, but also our kids.  Making a few changes can make a big difference in achieving a healthy lifestyle! Here are some quick and easy tips you can started today:

Overprescribed Antibiotics Could Lead to C-diff

Overprescribed Antibiotics Could Lead to C-diff

Hospital Council Foundation Initiates Antibiotics Education Push

Coinciding with Talk About Prescriptions Month; area healthcare organizations are on a mission to encourage patients and providers in North Texas to discuss appropriate use of antibiotics to limit C-diff incidences

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation, which unites North Texas hospital and industry leaders to advance quality healthcare in the region, has initiated an antibiotics education push as part of its recently-launched public awareness campaign about “C-diff,” a type of acute diarrhea caused by the Clostridium difficile bacteria. The bacterial infection, which is linked to 20,000 deaths in the United States every year, is prevalent among medical care recipients who are overprescribed or take unneeded antibiotics.

Free Health Screenings for Kids August 9, 2014

Free Health Screening for Kids - Sams Club - August 9th

Sam’s ClubPromotes Back-to-School Safety with Free Health Screenings for Kids

In-club screenings available to members and non-members, Saturday, August 9 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Back-to-school brings shopping for clothes, buying school supplies and securing updated health information for children, but why not also use this time to take a few simple steps to help ensure their safety? Fingerprints and DNA samples have become the standard tools for personal identification and can be useful for parents should they ever be needed, which is why Sam’s Club is offering DNA testing and fingerprint kits as part of their annual free children’s health screenings on Saturday, August 9 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.