Health & Fitness 2005 Walk for Diabetes will also help hurricane victims 9/26/2005 A bulging disk doesn't always need surgery 8/7/2006 Actors breathe life into enchanting words 3/10/2008 A Different Type of Donation 10/29/2007 Advances in Cancer Treatment 6/12/2006 Age seven is the magic number 2/11/2008 Aging Topics 12/13/2006 Allergies 4/25/2006 All invited to annual Brightside Toy Run 10/1/2007 All invited to run/walk for cancer 7/3/2007 Alzheimer's Presentation 8/29/2006 American Cancer Society of Greater Springfield to host tag and vendor sale 4/7/2008 American Cancer Society seeking volunteers 11/5/2007 American Lung Association seeking volunteers for schools 9/10/2007 American Red Cross offering CPR and First Aid class on Valentine's Day 2/4/2008 American Red Cross Pioneer Valley to host nurse assistant training courses 1/28/2008 Annual Faces of Infuenza 10/10/2006 Annual run/walk set for July 15 7/3/2006 Anti-Coagulation Service 9/12/2006 Applications being accepted for Red Cross 3/7/2007 Area Health Happenings 1/16/2007 Area Health Happenings 2/13/2007 Area health happenings 4/24/2007 Area Health Happenings 5/16/2007 Area hospitals offer 'Morning After' pill to victims 5/9/2005 Arthritis Foundation meeting 4/18/2006 Arthritis Walk 9/12/2006 Asthma Fun Day will educate children 6/18/2007 August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week 7/31/2006 Baby's teeth begin forming in womb 1/4/2007 Bare Necessities raises $3,500 for Rays of Hope 10/29/2007 Baystate adds new Ob/Gyn for Springfield and South Hadley 8/13/2007 Baystate announces array of upcoming medical events 4/21/2008 Baystate: cardiac rehab open house 5/8/2007 Baystate challenges blood donors 1/16/2007 Baystate Children's Hospital hosts annual exhibit of memorial quilts 9/18/2007 Baystate earns accreditation for nurse/midwives 9/10/2007 Baystate hails heart month with lectures 1/31/2007 Baystate offers help to uninsured 4/24/2007 Baystate offers programs 7/10/2006 Baystate offers tips for surviving a heart attack 2/28/2007 Baystate to host free health program 2/13/2007 BeFit coach lists some holiday tips for health 12/3/2007 BeFit to host seminar on 2008 resolutions 1/21/2008 Better surgical techiques for knee surg. 5/19/2006 Beware of fake charity solicitations at all times 12/17/2007 Big reasons to grow your own garden 2/4/2008 BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES 9/25/2007 Blood Bank in dire need of donors 12/27/2006 Blood Donors get tickets to Home Show 3/17/2008 Bloodmobile making stops in Chicopee and Springfield 10/9/2007 Body Conditioning with Pilates 1/2/2008 Book discusses herb, drugs use 5/29/2007 Bra clinic doubles as a benefit event 11/7/2006 Breast Cancer Screening 10/10/2006 Breast Health 10/3/2006 Brightside joins forces with BHN 3/17/2008 Bypass surgery must often be repeated 5/29/2007 Cancer Connection programs 5/8/2007 Cancer Connection receives donation, hosts party 12/10/2007 Cancer House of Hope celebrating 10th year 12/10/2007 Cancer House of Hope hosting new workshop: 'Sisters in Survivorship' 4/14/2008 Cancer House of Hope to host tennis tournament in Enfield 9/10/2007 Cancer support sponsors fund-raiser 3/27/2007 Car coupons to aid Red Cross 2/8/2007 Car dealerships help raise money for foundation 11/29/2005 Caretakers need care too 2/19/2007 Catch the 'sneak thief of sight' 11/26/2007 CBT at STCC hosts seminar on oral health 10/3/2005 Celebrity Fit Club doctor to speak at conference 10/29/2007 Celiac Disease - Thurs Speakers Series 9/5/2006 Center for Mammography 10/10/2006 Center Stage registration 5/21/2007 Center to address emotional aspects of cancer 11/26/2007 Chase becomes chairman 6/19/2006 Child car seats need proper fitting 7/31/2007 Citizen Buddies needed 11/7/2006 Clinical trials will begin at Baystate Medical Center 9/18/2007 Commission on Cervical Cancer 7/17/2006 Congestive Heart Failure 8/22/2006 Connecticut hospital is an option for Mass. residents 11/22/2005 Conquer Cancer license plate sales boosts Cancer House of Hope 2/8/2007 Conquer Cancer license plate sales boosts Cancer House of Hope 2/8/2007 Consumer Alert 9/27/2006 Cooking with kids makes fun, nutritious meals 12/10/2007 Coping with loss 11/22/2006 Cosmetic chemicals controversial 11/19/2007 Course in stress reduction 9/19/2006 Courtney and Sachs named Community Clinicians of the Year 4/14/2008 CPR Saturday 2008 to take place at MassMutual Center 1/14/2008 CROP Hunger Walk slated for Oct. 21 10/1/2007 Curves collecting items for troops overseas 8/20/2007 Dance event to benefit Alzheimer's Association 6/27/2007 Diabetes program offered at Holyoke 9/10/2007 Dinner to benefit house fire victims 10/15/2007 Dinner to recruit CROP walkers 9/4/2007 Disability is our most pressing challenge 2/25/2008 "Discover You" 3/17/2008 Disease fatigue 9/27/2006 Doctor advises patients to become informed Rx consumers 1/16/2006 Doctor Hinchey clenches national Stethoscope award 2/19/2007 Doctor offers tips on preparing for surgery 2/18/2008 Doctor to discuss plastic surgery for cancer survivors 11/5/2007 Donated vehicles can change lives 6/4/2007 Don't panic, anxiety programs offered in Holyoke 10/1/2007 Early Alzheimer's testing is important 1/28/2008 E.L. office offering several screenings 12/3/2007 Emergency Dept. Ground Breaking 5/1/2006 Emergency nurses offer holiday travel tips 11/12/2007 ERs too busy to deal with emergencies 3/21/2007 Excellence in Nursing 6/5/2006 Excercise as a family of all ages 2/19/2007 Exciting twists, turns and detours at Red Cross "Amazing Race" 9/18/2007 Exercise Recovery 10/23/2006 Exterminator to host seminar on bed bugs 12/3/2007 Eye injuries from fireworks 6/26/2006 Fast facts about how pH affects your life every day 11/5/2007 Finding love online 2/11/2008 Finding the right doctor 5/30/2006 Find out what to expect at your very first gynecologic visit 10/9/2007 Firefighter to host fund-raising picnic 4/24/2007 First in Patient Satisfaction - Mercy Medical Center 12/27/2006 Fitness for Seniors 1/8/2007 Five honored by Red Cross 10/22/2007 F.L. Roberts and Company fined by DEP 12/26/2007 Flu Clinics 10/10/2006 Flu shots: plenty and powerful; get yours 10/22/2007 Former Marine serves as yogi at Namaste Yoga Center for Health 1/28/2008 Fortier joins team at Performance Rehabilitation 1/21/2008 Free bereavement support groups 8/22/2006 FREE DIABETES CLASS 8/20/2007 Free Lectures 1/23/2007 Free Mammograms 11/30/2006 Free support group for grievers 12/27/2006 Free Yoga 9/5/2006 Free Yoga Classes 12/27/2006 Free Yoga Thearapy for Cancer Patients 1/23/2007 Gardner and Lamanis presented with the Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing 6/7/2006 Get from hospital bed to home 3/31/2008 Get heart healthy tips for cold and flu season 10/15/2007 Glitz and Glamour for a Good Cause 4/18/2006 Go FIT to host a mentor training class 8/29/2006 Golf tourney to be spread over five courses 6/11/2007 Good news about the safety of low-calorie sweeteners 3/3/2008 Good physical function after age 40 reduces risk of stroke 1/7/2008 Great American Smoke Out 10/23/2006 Green heroes boost healthy living 4/7/2008 Guard against 5 top summertime hazards 6/18/2007 Health Care Ctr. celebrates anniv. 10/3/2006 Health Care Proxy Awareness 11/30/2006 Health Coach series to feature talk about latest cancer research 4/24/2007 Health Events & Announcements 7/3/2006 Health Expo 10/17/2006 Heart disease: Good news, bad news 3/17/2008 Heartsong welcomes spring with free yoga classes 2/28/2007 Help find a cure at annual Arthritis Walk 10/9/2007 Help patients play a bigger role in their health care 12/17/2007 Help with Addiction 4/28/2008 Holyoke Medical Center is actively seeking blood donors 7/25/2006 Holyoke Medical 'doubling efforts' to treat sleep apnea 3/31/2008 Home care service offers alternative for veterans 1/31/2006 Home Instead Senior Care offers long-term options 2/28/2007 Horizons for Homeless Children seeking volunteers 12/10/2007 Hospice 11/30/2006 Hospice Life Care accepting applications for fall program 9/10/2007 Hospice Services of W. Mass. seeking volunteers 1/14/2008 Hospital benefit 2/23/2006 House of Hope raffle 10/31/2006 How to cut calories -- but not fun -- during the holidays 12/3/2007 How to make that good dietary advice work for you 12/26/2007 How to stay healthy during this current virus outbreak 1/23/2007 'Idle-Free' will keep the state's air clean 6/18/2007 Immunization 12/13/2006 Importance of massage to be discussed 3/3/2008 In Need of Hospice Volunteers 10/17/2006 Inniss named co-chair of LGBT Health Coalition 4/28/2008 Iris ID program offered to Hampden County residents 4/7/2008 JCC fitness options 1/16/2007 JGS volunteers come together on 'Honorable Menschen Day' 1/7/2008 Jimmy Fund gives walkers a new reason to train for Boston's big race 4/17/2007 JMH hosts grand opening of new OR 3/23/2006 Johnson Memorial receives grant from CHEFA 7/25/2006 Julie Bell joins Baystate Ob/Gyn Group 2/4/2008 Keeping safety on the up-and-up this holiday season 12/10/2007 Keep Your Teeth Safe 10/17/2006 Knit Wits are giving back to the community 3/7/2007 Know how your doctor ranks 4/24/2007 Learn to talk with babies with sign language 2/11/2008 Legislature endorses health care bill 4/12/2006 Lifeguard training and CPR courses being offered 2/11/2008 Life Saved 12/5/2006 Life Coach 7/3/2006 Local group offers breast screening with new less-invasive technology 2/28/2007 Local health happenings and announcements 6/13/2005 Local Health Happenings 6/11/2007 Local health happenings 6/18/2007 Local health happenings, June 27 - July 4 6/27/2005 Local health happenings 7/25/2005 Local health happenings 8/1/2005 Local health happenings 8/17/2005 Local health happenings 8/29/2005 Local health happenings 1/4/2006 Local health happenings and events 2/8/2007 Local health happenings 2/19/2007 Local health listings, June 6 - June 13 6/5/2005 Local team works to raise money for cystic fibrosis research 12/6/2006 Local volunteers aiding California through Red Cross 10/29/2007 LOOK GOOD/FEEL BETTER 10/1/2007 Ludlow to host fourth annual triathlon 4/3/2007 Lung Association sponsors bike ride 5/29/2007 Lyme Disease is often misdiagnosed 4/12/2006 Making the connection between the pathologist and the patient 5/11/2006 Mall Walkers present 'The Simple Truth About Carbohydrate Confusion' 12/3/2007 Mall Walkers program at Eastfield Mall 1/2/2008 Mall Walkers to discuss maintaining the brain 2/4/2008 Mallwalkers to discuss the basics of cholesterol 2/11/2008 Maplegate is more than typical physical therapy 4/3/2007 Marathon Healthcare Center opening Alzheimer's Dementia Care Unit 2/25/2008 Mary Ann Studio of Dance provides fun and fitness 8/20/2007 MassMututal Center gearing up for CPR Saturday 2008 1/7/2008 Medical Society launches campaign 8/7/2006 Memorial blood drive looking for donations 11/5/2007 Memory Walk 9/19/2006 Memory Walk for Alzheimer's Association 7/31/2006 Mercy cancer center receives three-year approval and commendation 2/4/2008 Mercy construction gets underway 2/8/2007 Mercy construction gets underway 2/8/2007 Mercy has new Clinical Nutrition Manager 6/26/2006 Mercy introduces drive-up Pneumonia vaccination 9/19/2006 Mercy Medical Center seeking hospice volunteers 4/21/2008 Mercy Medical Center welcomes UCLA-trained executive 8/20/2007 Mercy Medical Center announces incorporation of da Vinci Surgical System 4/21/2008 Mercy Medical offering breast cancer programs 10/15/2007 Mercy Medical Staff President speaks 10/9/2007 Mercy offers health coaches 12/6/2005 Mercy program helps moms-to-be 3/27/2007 Mercy's Diabetes program lauded by ADA 4/3/2007 Mini Health Fair to provide free screenings 10/9/2007 More American children die from violence than from natural causes 11/8/2005 More Americans seeking organic health supplements 2/11/2008 More Americans seeking organic health supplements 3/3/2008 Mothers and daughters invited to free gynecologic seminar and open house 2/4/2008 Mothers invited to join 'the Circle' for support 2/4/2008 MRSA Seminar 1/14/2008 MSPCA offers two ways to protect pets 10/15/2007 NAMI prepares for April 23 walk-a-thon 4/18/2006 NAMI to host mental illness education course this fall 7/25/2006 National Nutrition Month is a sign of spring 4/17/2007 National study finds sleep is integral to wellness 12/17/2007 Navigating nutrition labels: tips to fill your grocery cart with healthy options 4/7/2008 New state health insurance laws 6/11/2007 New year's yoga to gather food for Open Pantry 12/26/2007 Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: What you should know 8/27/2007 Nominations being sought for compassionate caregiver awards 4/3/2007 No need for an extra set of eyes today 3/24/2008 Nutrition and exercise go hand in hand 11/5/2007 O'Neill honored by HMC 5/29/2007 Open House at JCC highlights new fitness programs 10/9/2007 Open Pantry seeking donations 9/10/2007 Options for health and fitness offered at the JCC 1/31/2007 Out of the Darkness Community Walk 9/19/2006 PACS digitizes X-rays in Holyoke 1/23/2007 Parkinson's disease support group 5/8/2006 Pathologist and Patient 5/8/2006 Pediatric Diabetes 10/31/2006 Performance Rehabilitation adds Garrison to team 11/26/2007 Physician Focus: Public health and our commonwealth 6/19/2005 Physicians stage health fair on Sept. 8 9/4/2007 Pilates class offered to assist golfers 3/3/2008 Pola named director of cancer center at Mercy 1/28/2008 Procrastination can be a serious issue for many 3/13/2007 Protect teens from dangers of tobacco 12/27/2006 Protect yourself from skin cancer 6/12/2006 Put a little play back in your day 11/12/2007 Rays of Hope offers info. session 9/14/2005 Rays of Hope Walk draws 11,000 11/22/2006 Realities of drug companies 5/21/2007 Realities of drug companies 5/21/2007 Recognizing National Healthcare Decisions Day 4/21/2008 Red Cross Disaster Volunteer - Open House 12/18/2006 Red Cross hosts open house 1/8/2007 Red Cross is looking for volunteers 6/22/2006 Red Cross seeks volunteers 5/29/2007 Relay for life team seeks support 4/24/2007 Relay for Life to host Survivor's Breakfast 3/10/2008 Remembrance Service 11/7/2006 Resolve to be healthier 1/16/2007 Riders raising hope in memory of Heidi 3/10/2008 Riverbend Medical Centers seek calling cards 9/4/2007 Roberts sets up shop at HMC 2/25/2008 Roy Chiropractic to present "Holistic Solutions for Chronic Problems" 4/7/2008 Safe, simple and scientific secrets to successful weight loss 4/7/2008 Safety seminar planned for Mall Walkers on Dec. 5 11/26/2007 Schools set to celebrate Harvest Week 9/25/2007 See a live performance and discuss 'Birth' 8/27/2007 Seminar to discuss health resolutions and raise funds for aid in New Orleans 1/14/2008 Senior Services seeking volunteers 4/28/2008 Sept. is Cholesterol Awareness Month 8/29/2005 Sheriff's Department is cracking down 4/10/2007 A Short workout 5/16/2006 Siegal to speak on the art of healing 5/19/2006 Sign up for Asthma Fun Day 5/29/2007 Sisters of Providence Health Systems receives $1 million from fund 8/17/2005 Slammin' to end stroke 3/14/2006 Small strokes warn of big trouble 11/5/2007 Smoking Cessation Program 9/5/2006 Social Security offers prescription drug help 7/11/2005 "Soul 2 Soul" Weight Management Series continues through December 9/18/2007 Speaker addresses diabetes 2/28/2006 Speaker will address problem of 'explosive' children 11/2/2005 Special ed workshop unites, educates parents 12/10/2007 SPRINGFIELD FLU CLINIC 10/22/2007 Springfield JCC sponsoring sleep program 8/20/2007 Springfield Y to host health fair 3/17/2008 State air improves 5/8/2007 STCC hosts health fair 4/25/2006 STCC joins national initiative 6/11/2007 STCC offers web-based medical coders course 1/14/2008 STCC to host free community health fair on April 15 4/14/2008 Strengthening the doctor - patient relationship 2/13/2007 Stroke risk screening 5/8/2006 "Sugar Alcohols" 1/8/2007 Support Griffin's Friends with Sheriff's Shuffle 10/22/2007 Support group for families of suicide victims to meet 2/28/2007 Suprenant named to Shriners Hospital board 2/11/2008 Take one step closer to a cure this April 3/24/2008 Take precautions during high temperatures 7/25/2006 Tapestry Health offers quick and easy HIV test 7/3/2007 Team CF gears up for major fund-raiser this month 3/7/2007 Teams sought for Rays of Hope walk 8/16/2006 Team walks for breathing rights 3/24/2008 Teens needed for depression study 11/12/2007 Tennis tourney benefits cancer center 5/29/2007 Third 'Laugh for Ramps' fundraiser coming to Chicopee 10/15/2007 This winter and year-round, tackle germs on your terms 1/14/2008 Tower Square to host free community health fair 5/17/2006 Treatment options sought for transgendered patients 1/31/2007 Two-in-one test eases medical procedures 8/13/2007 Ultimate Drive returns to West Springfield 5/3/2006 Understanding the new Medicare 7/18/2005 Upcoming Sheriff's Triathlon will help Ludlow children achieve new heights 5/1/2007 Use caution when drinking this holiday season 12/17/2007 Vaccinations for vets available at Soldiers' Home 10/1/2007 Very low blood sugar can lead to coma 7/3/2007 Volunteer for Relay For Life 5/30/2006 Volunteers needed for crisis intervention services 9/18/2007 Walkers and contributors needed 5/31/2005 Walk for Hunger or Diabetes 4/7/2008 Water worries 6/4/2007 Week aimed at making patients more aware 3/7/2007 Wellness Workshop: Toxic Chemicals in Your Home! 12/10/2007 Western Mass. healthy happenings 4/17/2007 Westfield State offering new health programs 4/9/2007 Widows group to walk for funds 5/1/2007 Windows of Hope unveiling aimed at helping cancer patients 11/19/2007 Winter weather arrives with local blood shortage 1/23/2007 Mercy hospitalist releases textbook 1/2/2008 Women "challenge their fears" 5/16/2007 Women: is Vitamin D for you? 5/17/2005 Yoga for Healing 3/10/2008 Yoga Kids 7/10/2006