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- North Georgia Health Deptartments Changes Hours
- The North Georgia Health Department hours of operation will change starting Monday, November 16, 2009. Public Health Department clinics in Murray, Whitfield, Fannin, Gilmer, Cherokee and Pickens counties will operate from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday... Full story
- T.C. Thompson Announces Partnership with Kohl’s
- Kohl's Care for Kids showed their support for T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital at Erlanger on October 29, 2009 with the presentation of a $43,664 donation. The presentation, held at the Kohl's Department Store on Gunbarrel Road, signified a... Full story
- Erlanger Health System Announces Opening of Academic Internal Medicine
- Erlanger Health System is pleased to announce the opening of Academic Internal Medicine, located in the Erlanger Medical Mall, Suite B-601. Internsists joining Academic Internal Medicine are Drs. Melanie Blake, Monica “Monique” Gefter,... Full story
- Extraordinary Nurses Recognized at Memorial
- Nurses at Memorial Health Care System are being honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award, presented in collaboration with The American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) is part of the DAISY Foundation's program to... Full story
- Athens Doctor Suspended for Sex With Patients
- The Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners has summarily suspended the license of Rodney Dunham, MD, of Athens. The suspension of Dunham's license became effective October 21, 2009. As a result of the suspension, Dunham is immediately prohibited from... Full story
Focus on Fitness
- Fine-tune workout to rule slopes
- Folks, ski season is coming. And more than a few of you have asked questions about getting in skiing shape. Even when we're in great shape there are things we can do to help improve our ability to ski better and, if you ski as badly as I do,... Full story
- U.S. needs czar to coordinate health efforts
- America needs a trainer.
- America needs a trainer. The country needs somebody qualified to help whip our butts into shape. That somebody would have the power to command, influence and draw resources from various aspects of the government to help us get in better shape.... Full story
- Gradual shift in habits helps avoid fitness-program rebellion
- Impatience can kill even the best fitness programs.
- Impatience can kill even the best fitness programs. Folks are aware that too many kids in the United States are overweight or obese. We even know how to reverse the situation and how to prevent it. We know that more physical activity helps. We know... Full story
Health News (AP)
- Alaska island village hit by suspected swine flu ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island - prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help....
- In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only LONDON (AP) -- In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really need it....
- Poll: One-third able to get swine flu vaccine ATLANTA (AP) -- Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday....
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