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Northeast Georgia News
Boil Water Advisory for Oconee County
A boil water advisory has been issued to the following areas in Oconee County: city of Watkinsville, Barnett Shoals Road, Simonton Bridge Road and Greensboro Highway. This advisory is due to a severe water main break and interruption of service. The Oconee County Utility Department sent out an email and posted about…
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Health
This Week’s Mobile Flu Shot Clinic
Tune into Grady Newsource at 5pm on Wednesday, September 28 for more information regarding the mobile clinic. Make sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook for updates. By: Damisi Fawole
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Health
Strong4Life Helps Kids Love Being Healthy
Almost anyone who has visited a doctor’s office has heard the phrase “come see me in six months.” But for people seeking help with obesity, this doctor’s office classic offers shockingly little in the way of guidance. As recent headlines about weight gain among TV’s “The Biggest Losers” make clear,…
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Health
VIDEO: 7 Ways to Reduce Test Anxiety
By: Fernanda Perez
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Athens-Clarke County
UGA Professor Agrees Zika Can Be Acquired Locally
Athens GA- [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pW3kNehEog&w=560&h=315] Glen Nowak says that he believes that the Zika virus is capable of becoming locally-acquired. According to Nowak, Zika is locally-acquired whenever an infected person travels to a location where the disease is not found. A mosquito can bite this person and in return bite someone…
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Athens-Clarke County
New UGA Organization Works to Overcome Youth Obesity
With hotter and hotter temperatures and summer right around the corner, the urge to hit the gym to get the perfect ‘summer bod’ is a mission for a lot of young people. For some people, dropping those pounds is easier said then done. Weight is an ongoing fight for many…
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Health
UGA Researchers Break Ground on Flu Vaccine
Researchers at the University of Georgia and Sanofi Pasteur, a multinational pharmaceutical company announced today the development of a vaccine that protects against multiple strains of both seasonal and pandemic H1N1 influenza in mouse models. Using a technique called Computationally Optimized Broadly Reactive Antigen, UGA researchers Donald Carter, Christopher Darby…
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Athens-Clarke County
Study: Cup of Joe Could Be Way to Go
Coffee and caffeine haven’t always been good things for health, but today a cup of joe might not be a bad idea. Two cups of coffee a day could improve the effects of liver cirrhosis, according to a recent study by the Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. More than 430,000 people…
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Athens-Clarke County
Making Prescriptions Convenient for Senior Patients
If you think remembering to take your daily vitamin is hard now, just wait until you’re older. According to Robbin St. John, a pharmacist and educator at St. Mary’s Hospital, “the average senior takes 10-20 medications per day.” Like the rest of us, seniors can find remembering what to take…
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UGA
5 Tips for Handling Finals Freakout
By Katya Riedlinger Finals: is a time where you cram three months of knowledge into multiple three-hour tests. Here are five ways to beat the stress and show your finals who is boss! 1.Sleep Sleep Sleep The University Health Center recommends getting 8 hours of sleep a night. We have heard over and…