Sixteen physicians will participate in a health care seminar for men from 1 to 3 p.m. today at the Buskey Science Center on the Alabama State University campus.
Admission is free.
The Men’s Health and Fitness Seminar will offer advice and information to men about early warning signs of illnesses, how better to care for themselves and how to prevent illness.
“Men tend not to take care of themselves, they don’t go to the doctor when they should,” Read the rest of this entry »

“Sex and Menopause: What’s Age Got to Do with It?” is the next topic in the menopause management education series sponsored by Norwalk Hospital in partnership with PRIME PLUS/Red Hot Mamas. The program will be held on Wednesday, February 11, at 7 p.m. in the Richard S. Perkin Auditorium.
Deanna M. DelPrete, D.O., a Norwalk Hospital obstetrician, with Women’s Healthcare of New England, will discuss sexual health during menopause. Dr. DelPrette Read the rest of this entry »

WASECA — With the hope of starting an annual tradition, the Waseca Medical Center will host its first-ever free health seminar on National Wear Red Day, taking place from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at the University of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center.
National Wear Red Day is an awareness campaign promoting women’s heart health awareness.
“National Wear Red Day is a great way to bring attention to heart disease risks that are Read the rest of this entry »

The Auxiliary of Memorial Health Care System will present a Women’s Health Review program, titled “Taking Care of You,” at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 11 at the Hayes Presidential Center Auditorium.
The event will feature Board Certified Family Medicine physician, Heather A. Haynes, M.D. Haynes is a Fremont Ross graduate and hometown girl who has returned to the area to provide medical care in the community that she loves. She received her medical degree at Read the rest of this entry »

SOMERVILLE — Somerset Teen Education in Pregnancy, a social support service offered by Women’s Health & Counseling Center, recently hosted its semi-annual “Baby Basics” seminar at the clinic.
This seminar was attended by seven teenagers from Somerset County High Schools, as well as some of their mothers, significant others and other relatives. The event was hosted by STEP Coordinator Barbara O’Connell and included workshops on infant care and labor Read the rest of this entry »

Pinchback said that was to ensure that all the attendees felt comfortable asking personal questions.
Morris said by organizing it that way, men ask questions that they wouldn’t ordinarily ask if their wife or girlfriend were in the room.
At the seminar, each doctor gave a brief summary in his area of expertise and later answered questions in an open panel discussion.
Morris and Pinchback hoped it would jumpstart a dialogue between men and their Read the rest of this entry »

Dr. Quinton V. Cancel will be presenting a free community seminar entitled “Changing the Face of Prostate Surgery” on November 11 at noon in the Education Center at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
Today’s experience for prostate surgery has been dramatically improved through the use of robotic surgery.
This technology is available to patients at Cookeville Regional with the daVinci Surgical System, widely known as the most advanced system Read the rest of this entry »

HENDERSONVILLE — The Pardee Hospital medical detoxification unit will present “Is My Loved One in Trouble with Drugs or Alcohol?” at noon Friday at the Pardee Health Education Center.
During the free seminar, medical experts in the field of addictions will discuss the disease process, assist attendees in recognizing the signs and symptoms of addiction and present possible treatment options. The perceptions, misconceptions and myths of addiction Read the rest of this entry »

Women are often the gatekeepers of family health, but they sometimes neglect their own health as they focus on the needs of others.
And African-American women suffer disproportionately from diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
Those facts — plus the 10th anniversary of Wichita’s Center for Health and Wellness — are behind a free health conference Saturday that will feature keynote speakers who have won national recognition for Read the rest of this entry »

“Sex and Menopause: What’s Age Got to Do with It?” is the next topic in the menopause management education series sponsored by Norwalk Hospital in partnership with PRIME PLUS/Red Hot Mamas. The program will be held on Wednesday, February 11, at 7 p.m. in the Richard S. Perkin Auditorium.
Deanna M. DelPrete, D.O., a Norwalk Hospital obstetrician, with Women’s Healthcare of New England, will discuss sexual health during menopause. Dr. DelPrette Read the rest of this entry »