Health Briefs Honor Aurora Pavil ion and MCG Psychiatrists Award
Aurora Pavilion's David Steiner and Medical College of Georgia's Dr Richard Benison received the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Exemplary Psychiatrist Award. NAMI honored 78 psychiatrists at a breakfast during the APA convention for their devotion to care for those with schizophrenia major depression manic depression panic obsessive compulsive disorders and other severe emotional disorders.
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David Steiner
Aurora Pavilion
Richard Benison
Medical College of Georgia
National Alliance For the Mentally Ill
NAMI
American Psychiatric Association
Alliance
Anxiety Disorders Screening Day kicks off Mental Health Month
May 1 events at H Odell Weeks Activity Center offer anxiety screening tests and confidential talks with mental health professionals. Hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Sponsored by the SRA Alliance for the Mentally Ill, the day provides educational materials on anxiety disorders.
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SRA Alliance For the
H. Odell Weeks
Free Mammogram and Pap Test Outreach Invitation
The American Cancer Society and the Best Chance Network of Aiken invite women age 50 and over in the CSRA to call for a free mammogram and or pap test. Restrictions apply. To see if you qualify, contact Donna M. Gels, outreach worker, at 648-3236.
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American Cancer Society
Best Chance Network
Aiken
CSRA
Donna M. Gels
Best Chance
Overeaters Anonymous Schedules Twice Weekly Meetings
Overeaters Anonymous meets every Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Charles Wesley United Methodist Church and every Wednesday at 5 30 p m at the Aurora Pavilion. Meetings are open to the public. For more information call 278 5156.
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Overeaters Anonymous
Charles Wesley United Methodist Church
Aurora Pavilion
Red Cross Lifeguard Training Sessions Set in Aiken
The Aiken Red Cross schedules Lifeguard Training at Richardson's Lake from May 6 to 17, weekdays 6 to 10 PM. A prerequisite class on May 1 at 6 PM. course costs 100 dollars per person, includes textbooks and pocket mask. prerequisite is free. Registration limited to 12 students. minimum age 15. details at 641-4152.
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Red Cross
Aiken Red Cross
Richardson's Lake
Taste Of Hitchcock cookbook fundraiser for rehab center
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center volunteers and staff publish The Taste of Hitchcock to raise funds for therapeutic pool equipment. The cookbook sells for 7 dollars. 400 copies will support equipment purchases. For more information call Lois Hardeman at 648 8344 ext 351.
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Inehcoex
Hitchcock
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Lois Hardeman
No Fat Margarine Cooking Myth Debunked By Diet Expert
Nutritionist Cheryl Mehta explains no fat margarine contains water which prevents melting and cooking use. She suggests switching to low fat or regular margarine in smaller amounts, or using jelly herbs spices and nonfat cooking methods. She advises choosing liquid fats like canola and tub over stick margarine for easier portion control.
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MEHTA
Legislators Hear Concerns About MUSC Lease Proposal
Dozens of people packed the hearing as lawmakers examined a plan allowing a Nashville based Columbia/HCA to lease and run three MUSC hospitals for eight million dollars annually. The Senate Medical Affairs Committee questioned employee impact state protections and transfer risks while trustees urged the proposal as a solution to medical challenges.
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Columbia
Medical University of South Carolina
Nashville
HCA Healthcare Corp
Senate Medical Affairs Committee
Douglas Johnson
MUSC
Board of Visitors
Chariton de Saussure
HCA
Lawmakers weigh private hospital lease impact
Douglas Johnson cites a changing medical environment while lobbyists warn tax money would fund a privately run hospital system. State Sen. Glenn McConnell questions the lease’s statewide implications and potential moves to privatize other services. The committee took no action.
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deSaussure
Glenn McConnell
Charleston
McConnell
U S Sends Medical Aid To Chernobyl Anniversary
Washington announces 1500 tons of medical aid valued at 15.4 million dollars for victims of the Chernobyl disaster to mark the 10th anniversary. Aid is donated by the U S government and private entities and shipped by sea and air. The anniversary falls on Friday.
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Washington
Clinton Administration
Chernobyl
State Department
U.S
Inherited Gene Flaw May Cause 20 Percent Of Ovarian Cancers
A report from Washington notes genetic mutations passed through generations may account for about one in five ovarian cancers. Researchers, led by Dr. Donald M. Black and Dr. Jeffrey A. Boyd, cite BRCA1 and BRCA2 as key genes, with mutations often not showing family history, potentially raising inherited risk to 18 20 percent.
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Washington
Donald M. Black
Beatson Institute For Cancer Research
Glasgow
Scotland
Jeffrey A. Boyd
University of Pennsylvania
Boyd
Father Convicted For Using Prayer Over Medicine
Albany Oregon jury convicts Loyd Hays of criminally negligent homicide for relying on prayer to treat his son Tony’s acute lymphocytic leukemia. Tony died in 1994 after weeks of illness. Mother Christina acquitted on all counts. Hays faces up to five years. Defense plans appeal. jurors note life over beliefs but say Tony had no choice. Brownsville residents and fundamentalist Church of the First Born members.
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Ore
Loyd Hays
Tony
Hayses
Juanita Lessie
Hays
Christina Hays
Brownsville
Willamette Valley
Jim Egan
Egan
Darwin Dodge
Dodge
Ody
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