Subtle Symptoms - Women’s Symptoms Often Ignored
11/13/2009
If life were like the movies, then any person having a heart attack would experience the same tell-tale symptoms of immense chest pain. However, for many women, the signs of a heart attack can be very subtle; in fact, about a third of women experience no chest pain at all when having a heart attack.
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Heart Attack is No ‘Match’ for Senior Tennis Player
11/13/2009
Dr. Margaret Heins was competing in a tennis match at Fox Den Country Club last year when she experienced a tiny, but persistent pain in her chest.
“I thought it would go away,” said Heins, an extremely fit and active retired nurse, who also holds a doctoral degree in educational psychology and served as the Director of the Tennessee Wesleyan College Fort Sanders Nursing program.
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Don’t be embarrased by chest pain.
11/13/2009
If you have chest pain don’t be embarrased. Waiting could cost you more than a red face.
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Celebrating 15 Years of De-Stressing East Tennessee
11/10/2009
For the fifteenth year in a row, Peninsula, a Division of Parkwest Medical Center, is offering expert holiday “survival advice” as a community service. The Holiday Survival Handbook is available online at www.peninsulabehavioralhealth.org. All parts of the book may be downloaded free of charge.
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10 Tips for Fighting Holiday Weight Gain
11/10/2009
Need a plan of action to fight holiday flab? Follow these tips...
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Don’t Wait! Use BodyWorks for a Healthy Holiday Season Now.
11/10/2009
The average person gains 5-7 pounds during the holiday season. Covenant Health exercise physiologist Karen Milligan says, “Don’t be average.”
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A 10-minute screening saved my life
10/29/2009
Missy Kane says it still seems strange to say she’s a cancer survivor. The Covenant Health fitness expert got a call in September from her dermatologist with news that a biopsy had confirmed a melanoma.
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Dr. Randy and Marguerite Graham Lead the Way for 2009 BUDDY’S Race
10/29/2009
Sunday afternoon, November 15, will bring the reward for months of work by BUDDY’S Race Against Cancer co-chairs, Dr. Randy and Marguerite Graham. They will fire the gun to start the 16th annual BUDDY’S Race Against Cancer at 3 p.m. in World’s Fair Park to benefit the cancer outreach services of Thompson Cancer Survival Center.
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David Swanagin is Artsclamation!’s Featured Artist for 2009
10/26/2009
Self-taught artist David Swanagin is a Nashville transplant from Augusta, Ga., and the Low Country in South Carolina, although he has lived in places from coast to coast because of his father’s career in the U.S. Marine Corps.
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‘Art of Healing’ Calendar Features Local and Regional Artwork
10/26/2009
Peninsula, the area’s leading provider of mental health services, has produced a full-color wall calendar that showcases artwork from renowned local and regional artists.
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