| Health Faire at Senior Center Monday
The 7th annual Seniors Summer Health and Information Faire will be providing the community with health and age related information and services this Monday, Sept. 18, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Lake Isabella Senior Center. The event, sponsored by the Kern Valley Hospital Foundation partnering with the Kern Valley Healthcare District and the Kernville Union School District Family Resource Center, will include more than 45 different participants sharing information about a wide range of topics. Jeanette Rogers, Community Coordinator for the KVH Foundation, said the health fair offers the community a chance to gain information about the many resources and services available to residents. “I believe the value of the health fair is that many people who need many of these services have no knowledge they even exist," Rogers said.
New Research Could Help Women Facing High Risk Of Stillbirth
The risk of stillbirth is particularly high for women with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes who suffer four times as many stillbirths as non-diabetic women. The tools currently available to monitor such risks are limited and give results only at late stages of pregnancy. Now research by Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick is identifying new methods of early and accurate monitoring of the risks faced by such women. .
Know Any Florida Residents Who Got Cancer (or Other Serious ...
A recent Florida Supreme Court ruling may allow certain cigarette smokers or their families to file individual monetary claims against tobacco companies. The key requirement is that the smoker must have had symptoms or was diagnosed with cancer (or some other serious disease) as a result of smoking cigarettes before Nov. 21, 1996. Pensacola, FL (PRWEB) September 14, 2006 -- Tobacco companies must be furious. A recent ruling by the Florida Supreme Court (No. SC03-1856) is expected to incite a hailstorm of litigation from all over the Sunshine State.
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