Health calendar: Morris Hospital program helps women undergoing cancer treatment
The Herald News Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:48 PM PST
TodayProgram: 4-6 p.m. Jan. 11, The Radiation Therapy Center of Morris Hospital is offering Look Good … Feel Better, a free program for women undergoing cancer treatment at the Radiation Therapy Center of Morris Hospital, 1600 W. Route 6 in Morris. During the program, trained, volunteer cosmetologists will teach women how to cope with skin changes and hair loss using cosmetics and skin-care ... |
It’s in the bag: Program collects totes for foster kids
Cherokee Tribune Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:41 PM PST
CANTON â€" Georgia Cancer Specialists-Canton will participate once again in the 10th annual Totes 2 Tots suitcase drive for foster children Friday. Donors are asked to drop off new or gently used bag... |
Radon Awareness Month
WDTV Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:35 PM PST
Radiation can be a scary words and folks often relate it to cancer. During the month of January, health officials want you to make sure your home is free of radon, which is one of the leading causes of certain cancers. Radon is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas and any level of it in your home can be dangerous. It's a gas that accumulates in trapped places such as basements. It becomes ... |
Lloyd Arnold dies at 83; helped revive harness racing in California
Los Angeles Times Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:29 PM PST
Lloyd Arnold was president and general manager of the Southern California Racing Assn. and ran harness meets in Sacramento, at Bay Meadows in San Mateo and at Los Alamitos, where he became co-owner. Lloyd Arnold, the former co-owner of Los Alamitos Race Course who helped revive harness racing in Southern California in the 1980s, died Sunday in La Quinta. He was 83 and had cancer. |
EPA to test sites in Ohio child cancer cluster
Boston Globe Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:11 PM PST
The Environmental Protection Agency is taking another look at what's behind mysterious cancers in rural northern Ohio that have sickened dozens of children for more than a decade. |
Kick-off rally Saturday for Castaic Relay for Life
The Signal Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:09 PM PST
Local residents are invited to help kick off the 2012 Castaic Relay for Life benefit during a fundraiser and rally Saturday at Telly's Drive-In in Castaic. Relay for Life is an annual benefit sponsored by the American Cancer Society and raises money for cancer research and support programs. The event runs for 24 hours as teams camp out and team members take turns walking a track for every moment ... |
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