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Andrews wins national award Lisa Andrews of Fayetteville is the 2003 winner of the Great Comeback Award, a national award bestowed jointly by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America and ConvaTec, a world leader in ostomy and modern wound and skin care products. -
What will they remember? “Tell me about when you were little,” my son asked me at supper yesterday. Dental Design of Kedron celebrates grand opening Dental Design of Kedron celebrated its grand opening March 16 and provides options for patients who are looking for an enjoyable, entertaining trip to the dentist. ABC Pediatrics welcomes new staffers Nurse practitioners Jenny Guerrero, FNP-C, and Sharon Bryan-Grant, CPNP, have joined the provider staff at ABC Pediatrics. Free health screening this weekend As part of a Customer Appreciation Day, Mike Fitzpatrick Ford Lincoln Mercury will be having free health screening tests provided by Alternacare Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation this Saturday, April 3, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the dealership at 238 Bullsboro Drive in Newnan. Wellness Center creates excitement Heritage of Peachtree Retirement and Assisted Living Community recently expanded their wellness program by opening a new Wellness Center. Exercise is one of the easiest and most effective ways for seniors to maintain strength, better balance and stamina. One step at a time Training for and running your first marathon may be one of the toughest yet most uplifting things you may tackle as an individual. It takes patience, determination and support from friends and family. Practice safer sound Over 26 million Americans suffer with some degree of hearing loss. Trauma, disease, age, medications, and noise exposure are some factors that contribute to hearing loss. Optimizing your health Many of the patients who come to our clinic for care have underlying problems which they are not aware of. Space-age chiropractic technology Space, the final frontier? Not really, but research aimed at making space exploration possible has resulted in incredible technology that you can now find at your chiropractor’s office. Safety tips for Little League season With baseball season just around the corner, young athletes are gearing up for their Little League seasons at the ball parks. Since this type of sport requires repetitive throwing motions by all positions, it can often put strain on the elbow. A common injury in young athletes during this season is Little League Elbow, which is an injury to the growth plate. Home gym offers convenience, flexibility Ride the exercise bike and watch the morning news on television. Georgia hospitals applaud Senate committee tort reform action The Georgia Senate Health & Human Services Committee last week approved a substitute to House Bill 1028 that if enacted would make significant inroads to Georgia’s civil justice system. AAO urges athletes to wear protective eyewear In recognition of April’s designation as Sports Eye Safety Month, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Eye M.D. Association, urges all athletes, and especially young athletes, to wear appropriate sport-specific protective eyewear as recommended and properly fitted by an Eye M.D. or other eye care professional. Every year, more than 42,000 sports-related eye injuries occur in the United States. More than one-third of the victims are children. Dizzy spells have wide range of causes Q. I’m a 70-year-old male who has had some bad dizzy spells over the last three years. They are becoming more frequent, occurring almost every day. A different approach to cancer treatment “A door slams in your face. Suddenly you’re in a parallel universe doing the same things as everyone else but you’re not the same and you never will be.” Radiofrequency treatment for pain sufferers The application of radiofrequency currents to the spinal nerves can treat chronic pain in the back, neck, legs and arms, allowing patients to have up to a year free from pain, says one MCG physician. Sports medicine briefs Click Here to view complete listing of articles for this edition of The Citizen News | 