health
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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…
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Health
Top 5 Holiday Health Tips
By Jordynn Abernathy Does the Thanksgiving pie still have you stuffed? Well, you aren’t alone. The holiday season always seems to mess up the diet you have been keeping up for next summer’s beach body. Savannah Thaler RND, LD from the Georgia Department of Public Health’s East Athens WIC office provided Grady…
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Athens-Clarke County
Free HIV/AIDS Testing Offered by AIDS Athens, UGA Organizations
By Abby Jessen Free AIDS testing will be offered from until Wednesday, Dec. 2 in recognition of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1. AIDS Athens along with the Clarke County Health Department, UGA’s University Health Center‘s Safer Sex Ambassadors and UGA HEROs are partnering to administer free oral swab tests at…
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Health
Stress Awareness Day
By Savannah Brock Stress is a six letter word that many know far too well. Nov. 4 is national Stress Awareness Day. Stress is a health condition that can have both positive and negative effects on people. According to the American Psychological Association there are five tips for people to help manage…
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Athens-Clarke County
The Movember Foundation is Raising Awareness for Healthier Men
By Adriana Vicuna The Movember Foundation is making a mustache movement throughout the month of November as part of its global charity to raise awareness for men to live longer and happier lives. Year-round, the group partners with men’s health organizations to teach men about the biggest health issues that are…
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Athens-Clarke County
AcroYoga Becomes New Fitness Trend in Athens
ATHENS — You can be an acrobat without flying through the air. It's all part of a new fitness craze that is pushing boundaries.
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Athens-Clarke County
Help a Child Smile
ATHENS, Ga- Smiles may be a little brighter today at Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School. The Help A Child Smile Dental Van made their third visit of the year to the middle school to help clean students teeth. This traveling dental van stopped here to checkup on 50 students teeth this morning.…
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UGA
UGA Student Passed Away this Morning
ATHENS, GA - A UGA Student died this morning at Athens Regional Medical Center of unknown causes.
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Northeast Georgia News
Oconee County Raises Money for Kidney Transplant
WATKINSVILLE, GA - The Oconee County community raises money for a varsity soccer player at Oconee County High School.