- Health
Wise
- Empathy
and responsibility
By
GREGORY K. MOFFATT, PH. D
Child's Play
I
was doing an interview on a call-in radio program a few months ago when
a woman called to criticize me. She said that she was tired of psychologists
excusing dysfunctional behavior in the name of mental illness. I'm not
sure what I said that gave her that impression, but it doesn't surprise
me that people have that impression of psychologists, counselors and
social workers.
New
health guide offers tips, debunks myths
Every year we
tell ourselves that we're going to lose weight, quit smoking and get
in shape, and by mid-year, those resolutions are tossed out the window.
Be
a hero take a heartsaver course
Each year about
220,000 people die suddenly due to cardiac arrest. With your help,
those statistics can change for the better.
FCH
names two new executive coordinators
Fayette Community
Hospital recently announced the appointment of two new executive coordinators.
Free
CPR Saturday this weekend
The annual American
Red Cross Free CPR Saturday is this weekend at 15 metro Atlanta sites,
including Fayetteville. Kaiser Permanente is serving as the primary
sponsor for the sixth consecutive year.
Quit
Line sees success in local district
The
state's first tobacco Quit Line program has seen phenomenal success,
according to state officials, with more than 8,000 calls in the first
two months.
Baby
pictures with a twist
Southern
Regional Medical Center's neonatal intensive care unit recently received
a new digital retinal camera system (Ret-Cam) from the medical center's
Auxiliary.
Ulbrich
expands health and aesthetic services
What
does a leading gynecologist and obstetrician know about health and
beauty concerns? A lot.
Jelly
candies recalled due to choking hazard
Another
U.S. distributing company has recalled a "jelly snack" candy
product because it presents a choking hazard, according to the Georgia
Department of Agriculture.
Sixth
human West Nile case found in Georgia
The
Georgia Public Health Laboratory has detected one additional case
of the mosquito-transmitted West Nile virus in a 68-year-old man from
Wayne County. He began experiencing symptoms in December and is now
recovering from his illness.
'Sacred
Circle' expo coming to Cobb
Natural
Health Expos presents the "Sacred Circle" Natural Health
and Well-Being Expo March 2-3 at the Cobb Galleria Centre on Cobb
Parkway (U.S. Highway 41) in Atlanta.
Hustle
for Hospice to run May 4
The
ninth annual Hustle for Hospice, to benefit Southwest Christian Hospice
and Hope House, is scheduled for Saturday, May 4, at the hospice at
7225 Lester Road in Union City.
State
newborn hearing screening up
Birthing
hospitals in Georgia screened 95 percent of all newborns for hearing
loss during the last quarter of 2001, according to the Georgia Department
of Human Resources Division of Public Health.
Travelers
to areas with malaria risk can put their nightmares to rest
Malaria
is an international health problem affecting travelers. Each year,
more than seven million Americans travel to areas where malaria occurs
and 1,000-1,500 people contract the disease.
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