- Health
Wise
- Preparing
for school
By
GREGORY K. MOFFATT, PH. D
Child's Play
The
beginning of school is just a few weeks away. Every year at this time
I'm asked many times about how best to prepare children for preschool
and kindergarten. Every child is different, but here are some basic
things that can help your child if you want to get a head start.
Losing
weight wisely
Douglas Wendt of
Sharpsburg recently lost 100 pounds and 95 inches. He went from a size
48 to a size 36 pants in just over a year.
You're
never too old to jump rope
The
last time you jumped rope, Cinderella was probably dressed in yella,
heading upstairs to kiss her fella. Yep, she made a mistake, kissed
a snake and how many doctors did it take?
Helping
conquering the fear
Southern
Regional offers free class for women having breast cancer surgery
Get
fit
Is
the gym a place where only the "beautiful people" go?Is it
the Bastian solely of the hard bodies?Although many people in the general
public think so, the answer to the previous questions is no.
Fayette
gymnasts 'flip out' to raise funds for children's hospitals
Local gymnasts are
gearing up to host a Mrs. Smith's Flip-a-Thon to raise money for the
Children's Miracle Network during the fifth annual National Gymnastics
Day this Saturday.
Tips
to protect yourself from mosquito-borne illness
Warm
temperatures allow families to enjoy fun outdoor activities, but whether
camping in a national park or barbecuing on the back deck, it's important
that warm weather plans include protection against insects like mosquitoes.
Not only can these pesky bugs leave arms and legs itchy and red, they
can spread diseases such as West Nile Virus, which infected more than
4,000 Americans in 2002.
Tired
of being tired?
For Linda Ragland,
being exhausted all the time became a way of life.
Stress
talk tomorrow
Everyone knows something
about stress.In fact, most people in America share the common experience
of the hurried, hectic pace of our modern lifestyles.
Health
system debuts new Internet site
After
months of research, Southern Regional Health System's Information Technology
team has completed the update process for the hospital's informational
Web site at www.southernregional.org.
Sun
safety tips for healthy skin
Though
many Americans take precautions to protect their skin from damaging
ultra violet rays during the warmer months of the year, many may not
realize that the sun can be damaging year round.
On
land and in the water keeping your child safe this summer
With
summertime here, parents should keep some important safety tips in mind,
according to Carol Ball, manager of SAFE KIDS of Georgia for Children's
Healthcare of Atlanta.
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