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meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
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Second Monday of every month, Glenwood Medical Mall Community Room, 102 Thomas Road, West Monroe. For caregivers, patients and bereaved families of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) patients. Light lunch will be served. 651-8861.
2 p.m. third Tuesday of every month, Alzheimer’s Association, 513 Walnut St., Monroe. 322-2828.
3 p.m. third Thursday of every month, Richardson Medical Center, 254 Louisiana 3048, Rayville. For more Read the rest of this entry »
For 48 hours, the Jacob Building at Chilhowee Park was buzzing with a nervous energy as nearly 1,000 patients gathered to receive free dental, medical and vision care that they might not be able to access again for several months.
Starting at noon Friday, Remote Area Medical volunteers set up equipment, saw 973 patients, and retreated back to their headquarters by 5 p.m. Sunday without a dollar changing hands.
“We won’t even take a donation,” Read the rest of this entry »
In uniquely designed settings, SarahCare(R) provides an alternative to
other types of care at a more reasonable cost. Nurses are on staff to
administer medications and manage daily health needs. We offer mini-day spas,
whirlpool tubs and showers, and rehabilitation and podiatry services.
SarahCare(R) centers take care of seniors with disorders such as stroke,
Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and incontinency. We also care for
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Around the country, physicians are letting their communities know that their practices don’t only keep bodies healthy, they also keep economies healthy.
Medical societies locally and nationally are presenting economic impact studies showing that physician practices pump billions of dollars into local and state economies through payrolls and purchases of local goods and services. Among the latest are the Metropolitan Medical Society of Greater Kansas Read the rest of this entry »
Southampton Elementary School will soon introduce “Kid Fitness” kits to its classrooms to supplement physical education classes and encourage healthy habits among students.
The school will receive 25 kits, one for each classroom. They include posters, DVDs, and plans for fitness activities and education.
“Every year it’s a new kit,” said Kid Fitness founder and chief executive Paul Neville of East Islip. “Otherwise Read the rest of this entry »
No longer stuck on the ground, drug smugglers from Mexico are taking to the air by using ultralight aircraft to bring their drugs into the U.S. through southernArizona.
Federal officials say the ultralights packed with drugs can evade radar by flying at treetop levels. It may be another way to smuggle drugs into the U.S., but it's certainly not thesafest.
In the past four months, three of the kite-winged motorized aircraft have crashed while Read the rest of this entry »
ROANOKE, Va. –
Democrat Barack Obama on Friday sought to undercut Republican John McCain’s support among older voters, warning that McCain wants to cut Medicare to pay for other plans.
McCain, whose aides said Obama was distorting facts to scare seniors, called Obama’s tax plans “welfare” and argued that policies the Democrat is promoting as middle-class are more akin to socialism.
Obama delivered his message while campaigning in conservative Read the rest of this entry »
The newest weight-loss coach is a mouse-click away, with scores of Web sites and online newsgroups offering guidance and support to dieters and exercisers.
Some sites are free, offering calorie-counting, nutritional and activity databases to help users keep a grip on just how long they’ll need to exercise to burn off the calories they’re logging every day.
Other sites charge an annual or weekly fee for similar services, along with access to how-to Read the rest of this entry »
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Varian Medical Systems Inc. (VAR:
) announced that it has signed Memorandum of Understanding with Siloam Hospitals, Indonesia. Varian Said, cancer patients in Indonesia would gain access to advanced radiotherapy treatments following the signing of MOU.
Under MOU, Siloam Hospitals and Varian have agreed to pursue a collaborative relationship to explore opportunities for developing innovative health Read the rest of this entry »