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How To Enjoy The Holidays Despite Chronic Pain
The holidays are a time when everyone is encouraged to be of good cheer. But this joyous time of year is a lot less merry for those suffering from chronic bad backs, migraines, arthritis and other pain-inducing ailments. “Any kind of pain can seriously affect your quality of life,” says Dr. Tom Macek, an anesthesiologist…
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CHI St. Luke’s Health Spreads Christmas Joy to Newest Arrivals
LUFKIN, TEXAS (December 9, 2016)… CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin is sending a little Christmas joy home with each new family. Thanks to the Epsilon Kappa Master Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, an international social, service and cultural organization for women, each baby born in the month of December will receive a tiny red stocking…
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Woodland Heights Now Offering Low Dose CT Lung Cancer Screenings
Woodland Heights Medical Center is now offering low dose CT scan lung cancer screening, the first and only cost-effective test proven to significantly reduce lung cancer deaths. More than 220,000 people in the U.S. alone will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year and nearly 160,000 people will die from the disease – more than…
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Pain Free Blood Glucose Monitoring Device Developed
SPRINGFIELD, MA… Western New England University professors Dr. Ronny Priefer and Dr. Michael Rust have developed a hand-held breathalyzer that allows individuals to painlessly check their blood glucose levels. Instead of using the traditional finger-stick testing, patients blow into a breathalyzer to detect the acetone levels in their breath, which have been linked to high blood…
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Multiple Donations Made by CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Volunteer Auxiliary
LUFKIN, TEXAS (November 15, 2016)… The patients at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin are benefiting from the fundraising efforts of the Memorial Volunteer Auxiliary. Money raised throughout the year in the Memorial Gift Shop and various fundraisers make it possible for the Volunteer Auxiliary to donate equipment to the hospital. L&D Vital Signs Monitor: The…
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Heart Institute of East Texas physicians use world’s smallest heart pump in procedure at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial
Just in time for World Heart Day – celebrated on Thursday, September 29 – a Woodville woman is cherishing the strength of her new heart, thanks to a procedure using the world’s smallest heart pump performed for the first time at CHI St. Luke’s Health Health-Memorial this week. World Heart Day is commemorated annually in…
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Breast Cancer is for the Birds
During October, CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin and the Volunteer Auxiliary are spreading the word about early detection and the importance of regular mammograms with some unlikely accomplices…pink flamingos! On Monday morning, these pink birds flocked together in front of the Lufkin hospital, and they are waiting for a new home. Anyone can help show…
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When Your Peaceful Slumber Turns Into A Haunting Nightmare
Your eyes begin to open after a good night of sleep, but something feels weird. You try to rub the tiredness out of your face but can’t lift your arms. In a panic you try to take a deep breath but can’t draw air. You can’t sit up, and you may even see a shadow…
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Research Highlights 7 Essential Ingredients For Health Adolescents
Adolescents need proper nutrition for bone and muscle development, recovery from sports, cognition and strong immune systems. In the August issue of Food Technology magazine published by the Institute of Food Technologists, contributing editor Linda Milo Ohr looked at new research behind seven ingredients that are essential for growing teens and tweens. Protein – Lean…