WC Nursing and Rehab news
By BRITTANY RICH
Activity Director
This week was National Nursing Home Week. The facility had a 50’s theme with lots of activities and programs scheduled. A balloon release was held on Monday morning with a devotional lead by administrator David McBride. Many residents participated in this event to kick off the special week.
Published in The WCP 5.21.13 Read More ...
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Senior Adult Center
By DEBRA EDWARDS
Hello friends, I can’t wait to tell you about all of our activities we have been involved with in the past few weeks.
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Study questions how sharply US should cut the salt
By LAURAN
NEERGAARD
AP Medical Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — A surprising new report questions how sharply Americans should cut back on salt.
Make no mistake: Most Americans eat way too much, not just from salt shakers but because of sodium in processed foods.
Published in The Messenger 5.22.13 Read More ...
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Area support groups
Al-Anon and Alateen are simple and positive 12-step programs that work for those with family members or friends who have drinking problems or are alcoholics. There is help! Meetings are at 8 Tuesday nights at St. James Episcopal Church at 422 Church St. in Union City. For more information, call 796-0456.
Published in The Messenger 5.22.13 Read More ...
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Study seeking to prevent type of stroke halted
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government has halted a study testing treatments for a brain condition that can cause strokes after early results suggested invasive therapies were riskier than previously thought.
The condition involves a kind of tangle in the brain called an arteriovenous malformation, or AVM. Arteries and veins grow knotted together until eventually some of them burst, causing a bleeding stroke. AVM accounts for a small fraction of hemorrhagic strokes.
Published in The Messenger 5.15.13 Read More ...
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Study questions how sharply Americans should cut the salt
WASHINGTON (AP) — A surprising new report questions efforts to get Americans to sharply cut back on salt, saying getting to super-low levels may not be worth the struggle.
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Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy: Q&A
By MARIA CHENG
AP Medical Writer
Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie announced on Tuesday that she had a preventive mastectomy after learning she had a gene that significantly raised her risk of breast cancer. Here’s a crash course in the procedure Jolie had and why.
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FDA wants cancer warnings on tanning beds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Indoor tanning beds would come with new warnings about the risk of cancer and be subject to more stringent federal oversight under a proposal unveiled Monday by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Study: Cholesterol progress stalled in recession
WASHINGTON (AP) — Years of progress fighting cholesterol might have stalled with the recession, says a huge study from one of the country’s largest health laboratories.
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Area support groups
Al-Anon and Alateen are simple and positive 12-step programs that work for those with family members or friends who have drinking problems or are alcoholics. There is help! Meetings are at 8 Tuesday nights at St. James Episcopal Church at 422 Church St. in Union City.
Published in The Messenger 5.15.13 Read More ...
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