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Her diagnosis was scary: Alzheimer’s Disease. So Myriam Torres was desperate for accurate information and help with coping with what the future might bring. Continue reading
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Bronson Freedom from Smoking Program Begins This Month
“Quitting smoking is easy. I’ve done it a thousand times,” Mark Twain famously joked. For smokers like Twain who confidently resolve to kick the habit only to find themselves helpless against the urge to light up, there may be a solution.
Classes for Bronson Methodist Hospital’s Freedom From Smoking® program begin this month. The program was designed by the American Lung Association using cutting-edge research on addiction and behavior change. Studies evaluating the 25-year-old program’s results show that participants are six times more likely to be smoke-free one year later than those who try to quit on their own.
Experts from Bronson will work with each smoker to create a personalized plan for quitting. “Participants learn what triggers their smoking, when they’re most likely to smoke and the best way to approach the quitting process,” according to Bronson program facilitator, Tonia Atteberry.
The 7-week, 8-session classes are scheduled from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on February 28, March 6, 15, 20, 22, 27, April 3, and 10 at the Bronson Gilmore Center for Health Education in Kalamazoo. The $65 cost-per-person includes workbooks and materials.
Visit www.bronsonhealth.com/classes or call (269) 341-6947 to register.
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We are seeking an expert in a fairly new procedure being employed by surgeons for post-cancer reconstructive breast surgery for an upcoming issue of MD News West Michigan.
In the past, women who were treated for breast cancer had few options for restoring their original look. Advances in technology and new medical procedures have opened the doors to new methods of breast reconstruction. Lately some surgeons are using a technique that involves using implants and injections of fat.
With this procedure, fat is taken from another part of the body and injected into the breast area. This not only helps to build up the breast, it acts as support for the breast implant.
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We are seeking a participant, from the West Michigan region, for an upcoming story line for MD News West Michigan magazine on Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement.
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An interesting question was posed recently – I thought it may be worth getting some local input.
The question was – “does the State’s ethic rules speak to whether a law firm must designate “associate” or “partner” to an attorneys name/title for use within marketing material? Or can you simply designate “attorney” as an identifier?
