Senior/Boomer Expo Saturday

The "Give a Little, Buy a Lot!" campaign is aimed at increasing blood and platelet donations during a time of year when distractions due to school schedules and the holidays often lead to a dangerous dip in the available blood supply. Anyone who gives blood or platelets through the Red Cross during the promotion period will be automatically entered to win one of three gift cards.

Kason's Health and Wellness Coordinator Angie Boyd said this was the company's second year to organize a mammography screening for employees. Boyd said last year's screenings helped to detect cancer in one of its employees, who is currently undergoing treatment.

*Cancer Support Group

"In the past month we have seen an increase in the number physicians and school systems reporting fever, vomiting and diarrhea," said Hayla Hall, district 4 public information officer. "This is not uncommon and has not reached a level of great concern as there are many different viruses and bacteria that induce nausea and vomiting. Shigellosis and noroviruses are common causes for such symptoms."

There will be approximately 215,020 new cases of lung cancer in 2008 and an estimated 161,840 deaths from lung cancer. More people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined.

Nov. 5

*Cancer Support Group

The Auxiliary operates the hospital gift shops, and supports staff and patients in a variety of ways. Individuals may currently volunteer at the main campus on Hospital Road, and the east campus on Jackson Street.

Georgia Rehabilitation & Imaging of Warm Springs Medical Center invites the public to come by The Summit Healthplex and learn more about its physical therapy programs.

Race benefits senior citizens' programs

*Cancer Support Group

The Peachtree City-based Bikers Riding for Awareness (BRA) organization rode through town Thursday morning to speak to juniors and seniors at Heritage School in Newnan during their second annual week-long ride to high schools across Georgia. By Wednesday, the women had talked to about 1,000 juniors and seniors.

The data was pulled from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2006, which included a nine-item screening tool asking respondents about depressive symptoms.

Race benefits senior citizens' programs

Linda Sewell, RN, has dealt with slight inner ear problems and vertigo her entire life, but in mid-July she began having acute spells of dizziness to the point that she could no longer function normally. Sewell could only take a few steps without losing her balance and could not go to work. About four weeks ago, once she was through the worst of the dizziness, her doctor sent her to PNH's Rehabilitation Services, Outpatient Department for therapy.

*Cancer Support Group

The Cambridge House enrichment Center, an adult day care program, will benefit from an Oct. 25 Guitar Hero fundraiser at Junction Lanes.

Meets monthly at First Baptist Church, Newnan

They're right, of course, but for the physical therapists at Georgia Rehabilitiation & Imaging of Warm Springs Medical Center physical therapy is much more multi-faceted than that. The multidimensional approach is thanks in large part to the guidance of Director Russ Foley, who has been surfing the waves of cutting-edge treatment for more than two decades.

Tommy Thompson Senior Center offers N.C. trip

Centers have weekly senior programs

Tiffanni Forbes, M.D. will lead the discussion "What is a Hospitalist?"

Dr. Kenneth E. Jones, who has been practicing medicine in the Southern Crescent for more than twenty years, is encouraging more area residents to receive yearly health maintenance exams to prevent illness.

*Cancer Support Group