Breast Cancer Exam News
- No strings attached Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:57:38 -0600When Cathy McGrath awoke from surgery in 2001, she couldn't imagine returning to the way things used to be. She roamed the hospital in a johnny laden with post strings of surgical apparatus, the baggage of having a tumor removed from her breast.
- Health Calendar: 01/01/2009 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:51:22 -0600The Health calendar is published weekly. Information to be included can be mailed to the Record-Eagle, P.O. Box 632, Traverse City, MI 49685; faxed to 946-8632; e-mailed to sbeach@record-eagle.com or delivered to: 120 W. Front St. Traverse City.
- SC’s First Family Encourages Healthy Changes in Nutrition, Exercise and Tobacco Use Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:28:50 -0600The Healthy SC Challenge is the Sanford family’s effort to get all South Carolinians to do just a little more to live a healthier lifestyle. The tips are designed to encourage individuals and communities to live healthier lifestyles in three categories - nutrition, exercise and help to quit smoking.
- Health services expanded in 2008 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:42:57 -0600REDLANDS - Redlands residents in the last year continued to depend on local health services for their physical and mental well-being.
- No Mug' Drug Makers Cut Out Goodies for Doctors Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:14:45 -0600The pharmaceutical industry has agreed to a voluntary moratorium on branded promotional items.
- Specialized care for older adults Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:17:01 -0600The Martha Stewart Center for Living at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York is like no medical clinic I've ever seen. It is brightly lighted and quiet - there is no television blasting. It has wide corridors and plenty of comfortable chairs with sturdy arms, and yet few people wait more than 10 minutes to see a doctor or nurse practitioner.
- New Initiative Urges Women to Address Men's Health this New Year Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 -0600 Nine out of 10 women in the United States are unaware that if their husband or male partner experiences symptoms like fatigue, depressed mood and increased waistline it could be related to a condition known as low testosterone, or Low T, according to survey results announced today by Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Resolve to have a healthy lifestyle Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:18 -0600Half of all Oklahomans will develop cancer at some point in their lifetimes. One in four will die of the disease.These sobering statistics make it doubly important to do what you can to protect yourself from cancer, said Dr. Robert Mannel, director of the OU Cancer Institute at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.The new year with its tradition of self-improvement resolutions is an ...
- The University Times | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte's Student Newspaper Since 1949 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:16:02 -0600Every woman is at risk for breast cancer. The disease does not discriminate between young and old, wealthy and poor, or educated and uneducated. And so far, it cannot be prevented or cured.
- Local Health and Fitness Events Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:27:43 -0600 DIAL 2-1-1, NEW JERSEY'S HELPLINE , 24/7 to learn about breast cancer. Find a local screening center and make an appointment to receive a mammogram. Free screenings are available to eligible women. All calls are free and confidential.
- 'I have breast cancer. Breast cancer does not have me.' Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:43:11 -0600 “I have breast cancer. Breast cancer does not have me.”With those determined words, Jodi Robinson hugs her 14-month-old daughter tight and tells the tale of how her world was turned upside down four months ago. She had been breastfeeding little Kelseigh when she found a lump in her chest. Cancer has cut a wide swath through her father’s side of the family and Robinson immediately feared the ...
- Health calendar Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:20:44 -0600The complete Health Calendar is posted online at www.CITIZEN-TIMES.com. Scroll down to Living and click on Health.
- Loss of your job doesn’t equal a lack of health care options Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:30:11 -0600The current unstable economy has dealt harsh financial blows to many. The following is offered as guidance to those faced with reduced benefits or joblessness.
- LMH brings patients state-of-the-art cancer care Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:09:05 -0600Eight years ago, cancer patients had to travel out of Lawrence to receive treatments, and there was only one doctor who provided oncology care at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. “A lot of times we would see people lined up to catch a van to go to Topeka to get radiation, and gosh, that’s such a debilitating process,” CEO Gene Meyer said. “It was really depressing what those folks had to go through.”
- Pine Creek urges all to ‘Think Pink’ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:31:35 -0600On Jan. 15 the Pine Creek High School boys and girls basketball teams will be hosting a “Creek vs. Cancer” event when the two teams play host to Sand Creek High School.
- New 'PEM' technology may pinpoint cancer Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:00:04 -0600A new tool is being used at one local hospital that is helping doctors pinpoint exactly the best care for cancer patients.
