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Current news and new online features from
Covenant Health and its affiliates
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Dec. 3, 2008
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Covenant Weight Management Center offers Sevier County Surgical Weight Loss Seminars
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The Covenant Weight Management Center will provide regular patient education seminars on surgical weight loss in Sevier County starting this month. The free informational seminars will give prospectiv
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Dec. 1, 2008
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The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon
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The fifth annual Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon is March 29, 2009. It may seem like it's a long time till the start pistol fires, but marathon trainers say, if you want to run the full 26.2, you s
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Dec. 1, 2008
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Covenant Kids Run To Have Its Own Day
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The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon is offering a 1.2-mile fun run for kids on Saturday, March 28. In the past four years of the city’s marathon, the children’s run was held on Sunday mornings alon
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Dec. 1, 2008
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Steppin’ Out - Get on Track for the Half Marathon
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Covenant Health fitness expert Missy Kane will, once again, offer her popular 10-week, fast-walking program for half marathon training. Get on Track for the Half Marathon begins in January with Wednes
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Dec. 1, 2008
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Training Tools: A Common Sense Investment
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From experienced runners to novice fitness walkers, the benefit of investing in good shoes is common knowledge. Investing in a Runner’s or Walker’s Screening is common sense.
The benefit is “impro
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Nov. 26, 2008
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Methodist celebrates 65th anniversary, unveils new history book
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On November 13, a crowd of more than 110 Methodist Medical Center staff, past and present, volunteers and community members gathered to celebrate the hospital’s 65th anniversary. The event was just a
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Nov. 25, 2008
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Cath Lab Named to NCDR ACTION Registry
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The Fort Sanders Regional Cardiac Catherization Laboratory has received the
American College of Cardiology Foundation’s NCDR ACTION Registry – GWTG 2008 Silver Performance Achievement Award –on
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Nov. 24, 2008
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Free Heartburn, GERD, Barrett's, Esophagus & Esopageal Cancer Symposium
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The public is invitied to a free seminar by Bergein F. Overhold, M.D.
"Helping Heartburn"
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 ~ 6pm
Thompson Cancer Center Auditorium
1915 White Avenue, Knoxville
Parking
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Nov. 24, 2008
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Cooking on a Dime program set for Dec. 3
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A freshly prepared, healthy dinner dish doesn’t have to dent your food budget. Weight loss experts from the Covenant Weight Management Center will demonstrate how to make nutritious meals for le
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Nov. 24, 2008
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Get a Better Night’s Sleep with Covenant Sleep Centers
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A sleep disorder can keep you up all night and leave you feeling groggy during the day. Poor sleep can disrupt your quality of life and overall health. Sleep problems affect people of all ages, from c
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Nov. 24, 2008
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CPAP Support at Methodist Sleep Diagnostic Center
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If you suffer from sleep apnea, relief is a little easier to come by than it used to be. CPAP equipment, which used to be very cumbersome, is now more lightweight and easy to use.
"For those patie
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Nov. 24, 2008
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Happy Thanksgiving . . . z z z z z z
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No matter what activities are on your holiday calendar, sometime after Thanksgiving dinner a nap usually moves to the top of the list. Many people blame the turkey, which is partly correct. Turkey and
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Nov. 21, 2008
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Baptist Joins Cariten Provider Network!
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Cariten Healthcare is pleased to announce that Baptist Hospital West, Baptist Hospital for Women, Baptist Hospital of Cocke County and the outpatient units of Baptist Riverside (downtown-Blount Avenue
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Nov. 20, 2008
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Learn More, Control Your Asthma Better
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About the Author: Sharon Ollis, RRT, MS, is manager of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. She earned an associate of science degree in respiratory therapy from Cl
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Nov. 17, 2008
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Have a Healthy Holiday
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One of the biggest challenges we have this time of year is eating healthy during the holidays. The average American gains from one to two pounds every year from Halloween until New Year's Day. While
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Nov. 17, 2008
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Surviving the Holidays
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Pecan pie or more dinner rolls? The holidays are challenging for diabetics, a growing population with a new case diagnosed every 40 seconds. Many will make poor choices based on outdated information,
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Nov. 17, 2008
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Peninsula Offers Holiday Guide
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Peninsula, a division of Parkwest Medical Center, is once again offering expert holiday "survival advice" as a community service.
"Nearly everyone has stress triggered by the holidays," said Parkwe
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Nov. 17, 2008
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Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home to celebrate caregivers November 21
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Nursing Homes across the Volunteer state, including Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, will celebrate Nursing Home Caregiver Appreciation Day Friday, November 21. Officially claimed by Gov. Phil Bred
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Nov. 13, 2008
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Psychiatrist Nalini Samavedy Joins Peninsula
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Nalini Samavedy M.D., has joined Peninsula as a psychiatrist. Dr. Samavedy will be at Peninsula Outpatient Center--Knox, where she will work part-time with adult patients.
“We feel privileged to
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Nov. 13, 2008
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The giving spirit shines through Holiday Lights for Health
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When the diagnosis is cancer the only thing a patient should have to think about is getting well. But what if getting well meant traveling more than 130 miles everyday?
That is what Don West faced
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Nov. 13, 2008
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MMC Plans First Aid, Yoga & Parents' Classes in December
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Learn life-saving first aid by taking a class at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge in late December. Prepare your children for a birth in the family by registering now for “Big Brothers & Big Sist
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Nov. 12, 2008
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The giving spirit shines through Holiday Lights for Health
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When the diagnosis is cancer the only thing a patient should have to think about is getting well. But what if getting well meant traveling more than 130 miles everyday?
That is what Don West faced
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Nov. 10, 2008
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Psychiatrist Nalini Samavedy Joins Peninsula
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Nalini Samavedy M.D., has joined Peninsula as a psychiatrist. Dr. Samavedy will be at Peninsula Outpatient Center--Knox, where she will work part-time with adult patients.
“We feel privileged to
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Nov. 10, 2008
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Rapid Cardiac Response Times Save Lives
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Heart Disease remains the leading cause of death in America - despite advances in diagnosis and treatment. The term "heart disease" actually refers to several different types of diseases affecting the
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Nov. 10, 2008
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Cardiac Rehab: Making a Significant Difference for East Tennesseans
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Cardiovascular disease is America's number one killer. It affects the lives of more than 70 million adults in this country.
"Although we have made huge progress with drug-coated stents, heart fail
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Nov. 10, 2008
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The Heart Hospital at Parkwest - Knoxville’s Only Top 100 Heart Hospital
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When it comes to matters of the heart, you want top care—and that care can be found at the Heart Hospital at Parkwest Medical Center.
“Think of the Heart Hospital at Parkwest as a hospital within a
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Nov. 10, 2008
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'StrokeScore & More' Helps Identify Cardiovascular Risk Factors
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Exciting advances in early cardiovascular disease detection are saving lives, and Covenant Health's popular StrokeScore & More offers several screenings to help you identify your risk:
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Nov. 10, 2008
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Heart Care Suited to a 'T'
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When David and Penny Smith of Florida, decided to vacation in the Great Smoky Mountains, these Florida Gator fans never dreamed a group of Tennessee Vols would end up saving David’s life. During thei
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