Health Fair 95 Promotes Proactive Wellness in May
Ransom Memorial Hospital will host HealthFair 95 on May 6 with screenings and education from local providers. Blood pressure, height, weight, vision, hearing, blood sugar and cholesterol checks are among offered tests. Additional stories will detail specific tests as the event nears.
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Heart Disease in Women Debunks a Myt h About Heart Attacks
OWL fact sheet shows heart disease is the leading cause of hospitalization and death for mid life and older women. It cites risks by age, lifestyle factors, and family history and offers steps on diet, exercise, salt intake, alcohol use, smoking, and weight with contact details for materials.
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Older Women’s League
OWL
Women’s
Eleventh Street NW
Washington DC
Betty Gibb
Kansas Senior Press Service
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Medicare seeks ouster of major home health firm over alleged fraud
Government investigators accuse First American Health Care Inc. and owners Robert J. and Margie Mills of submitting 1987 to 1992 false Medicare claims totaling 818000. The notice cites use of funds for country club dues airplane purchases and 84000 dollars in gourmet popcorn plus auto repairs utilities for a beach condo and other personal charges. The Brunswick Georgia company runs 420 offices in 22 states and reported 300 million in Medicare business with 7 million patient visits last year.
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Medicare
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First American Health Care Inc
Brunswick
Inspector General
Department of Health and Human Services
ABC Home Health Service Inc
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Margie Mills
Mills
Ivestigators
Associated Press
Sea Palms Country Club
Census shows welfare mothers have earlier births and more children
A Census Bureau profile using 1993 data finds AFDC mothers average 20.3 when their first child arrives, with 2,586 births per 1,000 mothers versus 2,213 for non-AFDC mothers. About 48% of AFDC mothers have never married, 23% widowed or divorced, 17% married but apart, and 13% married with husband present.
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Bureau
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Dietitians Sponsor Food Drive for National Nutrition Month
Dietitians and home economists in Franklin County sponsor a healthy food drive aligned with National Nutrition Month theme Eat Right America. Donors encouraged to give nutritious items as federal programs face cuts, with boxes at the Health Department DCCA and Senior Nutrition Centers and local stores donating baked goods. items go to ECEAN and Hope House. A Pyramid Power chart guides healthy contributions, with Diane Griffith at RMH available for more information.
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Franklin County Nutrition Network
Eat Right America
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Diane Griffith
Franklin County
Franklin County Health Department
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Mart
Apple Market
ECEAN
Hope House
RMH
Drug IL-2 May Rebuild Immune System Against AIDS
Boston doctors report interleukin 2 IL 2 may boost production of blood cells killed by HIV. The treatment targets patients infected with HIV who have not yet developed AIDS. Some have used IL 2 for up to 30 years with lasting effects, fueling optimism from Dr. H Clifford Lane.
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Boston
H. Clifford Lane
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