As children tear into their peeps and chocolate bunnies, doctors advise parents keep a close eye on how much candy their children are eating.
A big part of celebrating Easter is eating candy. While health officials say a serving of dark chocolate once a day is healthy, excessive amounts of candy and chocolate is bad for your health for many reasons.
"That your taking in, one, too many calories. Two, if you eat lots and lots of it, some children get stomach aches and...
A new health study is indicating that nearly six million US children aren't getting enough Vitamin D.
Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department Dr. Vicki Whitacre says doctors began noticing a deficiency of Vitamin D in adults about two to three years ago and have recently noticed the problem in children.
"A lot of it has to do with we're told to stay out of the sun so we don't get skin cancer, but that's how we make our Vitamin D, " says Whitacre.
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Staying fit and healthy as you age can be difficult, and even harder when the temperature start to drop.
That's why the Muskingum County Center for Seniors holds an array of classes.
"The classes we have are always full," said Debra Smith of the center. "We have the Wii games. The seniors love to play that. They play bowling and boxing and tennis. Wednesday is our league day for Wii bowling."
Smith said some of the exercises are more geared toward...
Have you ever experienced a strange pain your legs or feet? Maybe even your toes that's leaves you wondering, What could that be?
Tonight Genesis Healthcare Systems sponsored a free event hoping to help those who have those undiagnosed pains. Genesis held a screening for Peripheral Arterial Disease, which is the narrowing and hardening of the arteries in the legs, possibly causing these myseterious pains.
"When you talk about the symptoms of PAD, it affects the...
There's a new piece of equipment available at Community Ambulance that is helping workers provide medical attention and comfort to obese patients. Community Ambulance MarketingCcoordinator, Sara Twyman says it purchased the bariatric cot about six months ago, and she says it has been in full use. In fact, it was used on two runs today. "It seems to be an increase in demand. So, we want to be able to accomodate the citizens of Zanesville the best we possibly can...
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