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Save Lives with Heart Screens For Teens
Imagine watching your child collapsing to the ground while playing football or soccer or any other sport. If your young athlete has a heart condition called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, it will be too late to save your child's life...
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Girl Scouts Distribute Planned Parenthood Sex Guide at UN Meeting
A controversial brochure entitled “Healthy, Happy and Hot” is aimed at young people living with HIV, and contains explicit and graphic details on sex, as well as the promotion of casual sex in many forms...
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Big Canoe Author to be Guest on Radio Show
Dawson County resident, Barbara J. Peters, RN, LPC, NCC, will be a guest on TruVue radio, a blog radio show based in California, on Thursday, February 24 at 5 p.m. EST...
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When Plastic Surgeon Combines Knowledge with Science, Result is Fresh, Beautiful Skin
Dr. Gregory Bays Brown was frustrated that while he could remove wrinkles and bags via plastic surgery, the skin still looked as old as the patient. While studying the bioengineered molecule EGF, he found that it caused the skin’s cells to renew themselves, giving a more youthful appearance...
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Saint Joseph’s Cardiologist Wins International Award
Dr. Spencer B. King has directed invasive and interventional cardiology training for more than 150 cardiology Fellows.  He began his career at Emory University Hospital, where he served as director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory from its inception through 2000...
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American Cancer Society Marks 34th Great American Smokeout® by Encouraging Smokers to Quit
The American Cancer Society sponsored the 34th Annual Great American Smokeout on Thursday, November 19th.   The entire month of November marks an opportune time to take smoking cessation seriously in Georgia, even if just for one day ...click title for more 
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Water is Key to Healthy Body
Water is necessary for the digestion of food, regulation of body temperature, transportation of food to the tissues, elimination of toxins and body wastes, and lubrication of joints and organs.  It helps eliminate toxins and therefore helps the skin to fight off bacteria and remain clearer...
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Distress After Abortion Linked to Increased Mental Health Problems, Study Finds
A study in 2008 found that women were 30 percent more likely to experience mental health disorders after abortion than they were for other pregnancy outcomes. It also stated that women who continued an unwanted or mistimed pregnancy did not experience a significant increase in mental health problems...
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Oxendine Fines United Healthcare $750,000
“It is unfortunate that fines must be imposed to encourage compliance,” Commissioner Oxendine said.  “Consumers and doctors deserve prompt payment.  I will continue to aggressively pursue those companies who do not comply with the law”...
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Where Does the Institution of Marriage Stand in Today's Culture?
One local counselor says it’s alive and well!  Barbara J. Peters, RN, LPC, NCC, is confident that marriage can and will endure the test of time. In her new book, Peters offers a formula that has never been suggested before with regard to building, growing and keeping a marriage healthy and long-lasting...
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Cool New Stress Products Make Holidays a Breeze
Tired of taking your computer out of its bag as you go through security at the airport for holiday and business traveling? Not a problem with T-Pass, the next generation in laptop bags by Tumi. These innovative cases were developed in accordance with revised Transportation Security Administration (TSA) guidelines...
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Cardiology Physician Practice Welcomes New Board-Certified Cardiac Specialists to Growing Medical Practice
Marcus L. Brown, M.D. and Mohammad Kooshkabadi, M.D. joined Northside Cardiology, P.C. recently and bring a combination of cardiac specialty expertise in interventional cardiology and electrophysiology. All eight cardiologists with Northside Cardiology, P.C. are board-certified...
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Saint Joseph’s First in Georgia to Offer Noninvasive Treatment of Brain Disorders
St. Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta is the first hospital in Georgia to offer treatment with Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion, an advanced radiosurgery device specifically designed to treat brain tumors and other brain disorders without making an incision...
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Flood Victims Can Find Coping, Recovery Information at GeorgiaDisaster.info
The site is one of the most comprehensive of its kind in the nation and addresses many of the stresses any kind of catastrophe can bring to an individual, a family or a community...
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Chinese Agape Foundation and Jackson Healthcare Charities Partner for Medical Missions
Alpharetta based Jackson Healthcare Charities has been involved with the Chinese Agape Foundation for more than four years and has plans to sponsor several more medical brigades in the future...
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Ovarian Cancer National Alliance Wearing Teal for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
The Ovarian Cancer National Alliance is helping save women's lives by raising awareness about this disease. This year’s theme is Know your body. Know the symptoms. Help spread the word.  Increasing awareness of ovarian cancer is essential because diagnosing the disease is difficult...
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Forsyth County Proclaims September as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Forsyth County Board of Commissioners designated September 2009 as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, a huge victory for local woman, Phyllis Shultz, who is currently undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer...
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Georgia Urology 'FAST PACE' Race Set for Mid-October at Cumming Fairgrounds
Endorsed by Gayle Barron, five-time Peachtree Road Race winner, the Forsyth Area Striders Team (FAST), in conjunction with the Prostate Conditions Education Council and Sanofi Aventis, will present the Georgia Urology FAST PACE Race (5K/10K) on October 24 at the Cumming Fairgrounds...
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Ignatius House Hosts Early Fall Retreats for Respite, Renewal
A variety of retreats offered early this fall provide men and women of all faiths a chance to disconnect from the digital and reconnect with the spiritual...
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POSTPONED: New 5K Run/Walk Only Second to be Held in Quarry
The inaugural Boulder Dash is a unique experience that allows participants to race or walk through an environmentally responsible, operational hard rock quarry. Racers will be able to see the working quarry face, ancient rock deposits, and the massive equipment that processes it...
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