- Health
Wise
- A
walk in the woods
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It
was Easter Sunday. Hard rain had fallen most of the day, but the sun
decided to peek through the clouds by mid afternoon.
- West
Nile Virus
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- Georgia Takes Precautions
to Prevent the Arrival of an Unwanted Guest
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- Tenet
acquires South Fulton Medical Center
South Fulton Medical
Center has been acquired by a subsidiary of Tenet Healthcare Corporation.
Cancer
screenings available this weekend
April is Cancer
Control Month and Georgians have an opportunity to take action and
participate in free colon, skin, breast, and prostate cancer screenings
this Saturday, April 28, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
- Violence
prevention program presented to high schoolers
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During
the past school year, more than 1,500 high school students in Fayette
County participated in a classroom event that has the potential to
change and even save lives.
Tobacco
use responsible for one in six deaths in Georgia
In Georgia, tobacco
use is not only responsible for about 87 percent of all lung cancer
cases, but it is also associated with coronary heart disease and stroke.
What
happens after Lasik surgery?
Emory Eye Center
researcher Henry Edelhauser, Ph.D. and co-workers have completed a
three-year study on Emory University Eye Center patients who underwent
a laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) procedure, a refractive surgery
to correct eyesight.
Piedmont
Hospital award granted to establish new organ transplant clinic
The
Carlos and Marguerite Mason Trust has awarded Piedmont Hospital a
$750,000 grant to establish a new and expanded organ transplant clinic,
which will enhance previous clinic services and existing organ transplant
program.
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