Jim Brown, 39, of Cartersville loses 55 pounds
Former weight: 220 pounds Current weight: 165 pounds Pounds lost: 55 pounds Height: 5 foot 10 inches How long he’s kept it off: 3 months. . . .
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Service offers free homeless health screenings
Saint Joseph’s Mercy Care Services is holding a Health Care for the Homeless Day Wednesday from 10 a.m. . . .
Emory starts trials for swine flu vaccine
Emory University researchers on Monday began vaccinating volunteer participants in the first of several planned clinical trials of a new swine flu vaccine. . . .
St. Joseph’s hospital’s deadline insurance deal keeps patients insured
Contract agreement is reached with United Healthcare just before deadline.
CDC: Leave school closings to local officials
U.S. health officials said Friday they are discouraging the quick closure of schools where swine flu appears.
Georgia congressmen hold health care town hall meetings
The unruliness that has plagued several health-care reform meetings hasn’t occurred here yet, but several Georgia Democratic representatives are taking note nonetheless. . . .
CAU, Tech to explore customized cancer care
A new partnership between Clark Atlanta University and Georgia Tech will explore ways to use DNA sequencing to analyze the genetic makeup of cancer patients and develop customized care. . . .
Elder abuse, neglect make early death far more likely
When seniors stop taking proper care of themselves, their risk for death increases nearly sixfold, a new study shows. . . .
Amy Caplan, 39 of Fayetteville loses 33 pounds
“The biggest challenge was making the decision to do it - just getting started,” says Amy Tashlik Caplan, 39.
Couples’ chemistry: Pheromones in focus again in new personal-care items
On a recent evening, an unusual experiment took place at a lounge in downtown Manhattan. Nine blindfolded women were asked to determine, by smell alone, whether any among a group of nine men was worth pursuing. . . .