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Wise
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a life
By
GREGORY K. MOFFATT, PH. D
Child's Play
I
read an article last month about a woman who was suing her employer
because one of her co-workers used a vague racial label that she found
offensive. She sued saying that the use of the epithet demonstrated
that the workplace was hostile and fostered racial discrimination.
CPR
Saturday this week
March is traditionally
recognized at Red Cross Month. What better way to celebrate than with
an event that will provide more than 6,000 citizens with potentially
livesaving skills?
Blood
drive today in Fayetteville
LifeSouth Community
Blood Centers is sponsoring a blood drive today from 4:30-8:30 p.m.
at McDonough Road Baptist Church, 352 McDonough Road in Fayetteville.
Newnan
Hospital fitness center moves ahead
Newnan Hospital
Health & Fitness Center announced today that it has obtained fifteen
new top-of-the-line strength-training exercise machines.
CT
scans available Friday
Low-cost mobile
CT scans for early signs of cancer and coronary disease will be available
at Line Creek Baptist Church Friday, Feb. 28, from 7 a.m.-4 p.m.
Peeples
Elementary celebrates Dental Health Month
Kindergarteners
at Peeples Elementary School participated in a unique and fun presentation
Feb.7 in celebration of National Dental Health Month. Dr. Michael Mahaffey,
an orthodontist in Peachtree City, entertained the students while teaching
them about the importance of taking care of their teeth through brushing,
flossing, and eating a proper diet.
Heart
health for women
Women who live on
the south side of Atlanta have a new advocate when it comes to heart
health.
Love
your heart
Americans are getting
smarter about heart health
Newnan
Hospital mounts a better defense against breast cancer
Have you ever met
a woman who looked forward to her annual mammogram? If you have, she
is probably a breast cancer survivor or loves someone who is.
Bring
the map, forget the snacks for family road trip
When packing up
for a family road trip, consider leaving the snacks at home, says a
registered dietitian at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
Prevention
plays key role in surviving aneurysm
It can happen in
an instant. An aneurysm can burst and the consequences are often fatal.
How
to love your heart
Are you afraid to
be just another statistic? Are you confused about all the drugs you
are taking? Have you heard that some people have been able to improve
and reverse their heart conditions?
New
education campaign for childhood disorders
A child's earache
or sore throat should be worrisome for any parent.
Call-up
of physician reservists to active military duty would escalate rural medical
staffing crisis
The potential call-up
of physician reservists in the event of a war with Iraq will severely
impact staffing at rural hospitals and clinics - already beset by a
shortage of skilled professionals - creating a crisis that healthcare
providers need to immediately begin planning to address.
Adapto
wins award
Oticon's Adapto,
the first voice-activated hearing instrument, has been selected as a
winner of the 2002 European Information Society Technology Prize, among
the world's most distinguished awards for groundbreaking information
technologies. Adapto was honored for its technical excellence and innovative
content, as well as for its potential market value and resulting capacity
to generate new jobs.
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