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Breastfeeding Your Baby |
4/6 7:30–8:30 pm |
Nathan Littauer Nursing Home |
1 session (Wednesday). Learn what you NEED to know to ensure a positive experience. Healthcare experts agree that breastfeeding is still the best way to feed your baby during the first year! Certified Childbirth Educators from Littauer’s Maternal-Child Department. FREE! Call 736-1120 |
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Cholesterol + HDL + Glucose Screening |
4/7 10 am–2 pm |
Senior Center 109 E. Main St. Johnstown |
1 session (Thursday). Are YOU at risk for heart disease or diabetes? Blood test results in 5 minutes! No fasting required (for glucose, 3 hour fasting suggested). Glucose $5, Cholesterol $8, Cholesterol+Glucose $10, Cholesterol+HDL $15, All three tests only $18! No appointment necessary – Open to Public |
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NEW… Spring Cleaning with Feng Shui! |
4/12: 10 am – 12 Noon, or 4/14: 6:30 – 8:30 pm |
HealthLink Littauer Johnstown Mall |
1 session each (Tues or Thurs). Learn how clearing your clutter can change your life! Did you know that clutter defines who you are? Freedom and space within your home or office will create freedom and space within you! Mary Anne Winslow, Certifed Feng Shui Consultant. $10 fee. Call 736-1120 |
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Asthma Management Program |
4/14 5:30–7 pm |
Piseco School Route 8 |
1 session (Thursday). Asthma education program for parents, emergency services and school personnel, and community members. FREE! Sponsored by the Greater Capital District Asthma Coalition. Call Piseco School 548-7555 |
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Ş Blood Pressure Screening |
4/15 11 am–1 pm |
HealthLink Littauer Johnstown Mall |
1 session (Friday). 1 in 4 people have high blood pressure, which increases their risk of heart attack and stroke! Since there are usually no symptoms, the only way to know is to GET IT CHECKED! FREE! No appointment necessary |
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Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk ‘05 |
4/17 Registration 1 pm (Walk 2 pm) |
Amsterdam High School Rain or Shine |
1 session (Sunday). Join the fun as an individual or team, sponsor or spectator! Raise awareness about Alzheimer’s Disease and fund vital services to families right here in Fulton & Montgomery Counties. Prizes, refreshments, music and family fun! For details or pledge forms, call Leslie Beadle of Littauer’s Nursing Home 773-5623 or HealthLink 736-1120 |
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AARP 55 Alive Mature Driving Program |
4/20 & 4/21 10 am–3 pm |
HealthLink Littauer Johnstown Mall |
2 sessions (Wednesday & Thursday). For anyone age 50+ (you don’t have to be a member) interested in updating their driving knowledge and skills. DMV Approved Point and Insurance Reduction Program. Eight-hour classroom refresher. Martin Greene, AARP Instructor. $10 fee. Call 736-1120 |
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Introduction To Healing Touch |
4/21 7–9 pm |
HealthLink Littauer Johnstown Mall |
1 session (Thursday). Energy and touch therapies are the fastest growing addition in today’s multi-level health care system! Open to the general public…nurses, physicians and other health care professionals highly encouraged to attend. Littauer’s Certified Healing Touch Instructor, Sally Mann RN LMT. FREE! ($5 fee for 2 Nursing CEU’s). Call 736-1120 |
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Hiking For The Health Of It! |
4/23 Meet at 10:15 am |
Blue Ledge Minerva |
1 session (Saturday). Experience the physical and mental benefits of the great outdoors! Rated easy ~ Approximately 5 miles round trip. Trail lined with wildflowers into a rare riverside view of the turbulent Hudson! N.Y.S. Licensed Outdoor Guide, Susan Hendler RN BA. $5 fee payable in advance. 736-1120 |
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J LAUGH With Loretta! |
4/26 10:30–11:45 am or 6:30–7:45 pm |
HealthLink Littauer Johnstown Mall |
1 session each (Tuesday). April is National Humor Month! Celebrate with us by viewing the critically acclaimed (and completely hilarious) humor therapist and stress expert, Loretta LaRoche in "How Serious IS This?," an insatiably humorous video that puts life in perspective, examines exaggeration ther-apy, and provides simple rules to live by. FREE! Call 736-1120 |
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BLS Renewal For Healthcare Providers |
4/26 7 am–4 pm |
Nathan Littauer Auditorium |
3 sessions (Tuesday). Marathon of American Heart Associ-tion Basic Life Support Courses for Healthcare Providers requiring renewal. 3-hour course, 2-year validation. $25 fee (Manual $10). Call Littauer’s Education Dept. 773-5495 |
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ViP Luncheon: "All About Acupuncture" |
4/27 11:30 am–1 pm |
Nathan Littauer Auditorium |
1 session (Wednesday). Especially for Seniors 55+…Buffet-style luncheon followed by our guest speaker, Littauer Primary Care Center’s Dr. Peter Dowling, Licensed in Acupuncture. Learn how this alternative medical treatment may improve your overall health! $3 ViP ($4 Non-Members). RSVP by 4/21 |
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” SUPPORT GROUPS ” Open to the Public ~ For Details, Call 736-1120 Al-Anon ~ A.W.A.K.E. (Sleep Disorders) Better Breathers Club (Lung Disease) ~ Diabetes Healing Touch ~ Mommy & Me (Breastfeeding) Smokefree (Quit Smoking) ~ Tri-County Singles (40+) T.O.P.S. (Weight Loss) ~ Women With Heart Disease |
-You May Be Eligible For A- -FREE MAMMOGRAM- Call HealthLink Littauer 736-1120!
Participating Member of the Healthy Women’s Partnership of Fulton & Montgomery Counties |
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Want To Quit Smoking? |
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American Heart Association Courses: ACLS - BLS - Heartsaver č Various 2005 Dates at Nathan Littauer Hospital in the Auditorium ç For more information or to enroll, call Littauer’s Education Department at 773-5495 |
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SAVE THIS DATE! Watch For Details On HealthLink’s Ninth Annual Women’s Wellness Conference |
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"Images Of A Woman" ~ Tuesday, June 14, 2005 ~ 6 – 8:30 p.m. Holiday Inn of Johnstown
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APRIL IS NATIONAL HUMOR MONTH LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE!
Washington - March 7, 2005 - Reuters Health LAUGHTER MAY BE GOOD FOR THE HEART
A daily dose of laughter may be good for the heart because, like exercise, it makes blood vessels work more efficiently, U.S. researchers reported Monday. A study presented at a meeting of the American College of Cardiology in Orlando, shows how psychological factors affect a person’s health.
"We don’t recommend that you laugh and not exercise, but we do recommend that you try to laugh on a regular basis. Thirty minutes of exercise three times a week, and 15 minutes of laughter on a daily basis is probably good for the vascular system," said Dr. Michael Miller, University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore.
Miller and colleagues at the school showed two movies…one humorous and one stressful…to 20 healthy volunteers and tested the function of their blood vessels. The researchers specifically looked at the endothelium, the lining of the vessels, and found that blood flow was reduced in 14 of the 20 volunteers after stressful movie clips. But, blood flowed more freely in 19 of the 20 when they laughed at funny movie segments! Average blood flow increased 22% during laughter, and decreased 35% during mental stress, they reported.
"The endothelium is the first line in the development of atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries. So, given the results of our study, it is conceivable that laughing may be important to maintain a healthy endothelium and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease," Miller stated.
"Laughter may be almost as helpful as exercise! The magnitude of change seen in the endothelium is similar to the benefit we might see with aerobic activity, but without the aches, pains and muscle tension associated with exercise," he added.
New Orleans – Nov. 15, 2000 – Reuters Health LAUGHTER MAY PROTECT THE HEART
A hearty sense of humor may help avoid heart problems, study findings suggest. People with heart disease are less likely to laugh or find the humor in different situations. It is not clear if the lack of humor contributed to the illness or that patients with heart disease fail to find much humor in life.
However, Baltimore researchers report that those study participants who laughed the most were the least likely to be angry or hostile – two factors that can increase blood pressure and possible heart disease risk.
Dr. Michael Miller, from the University of Maryland, explains that laughter has been shown to release opioid compounds from the brain that induce a feeling of euphoria. It also lowers pulse and blood pressure. Anger and hostility are known to constrict the blood vessels, so Miller and colleagues will now be looking to measure a blood-vessel-dilating gas to determine if it is released during laughter. "We’re going to measure nitric oxide," Miller told Reuters Health. "It’s in the same family as laughing gas."
Miller thinks laughter should be incorporated into every cardiac rehabilitation program, to be used as a form of exercise. "Much of our behavior is learned behavior," he said. "We can learn to regulate the laughing muscles!"
"Take 2 Jokes and Call Me In The Morning" – Just What The Doctor Ordered
Celebrate National Humor Month!
Attend "Laugh With Loretta…How Serious IS This?" on April 26th 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. or 6:30 – 7:45 p.m. at HealthLink Littauer in the Johnstown Mall
Free Video Presentation ~ Call 736-1120 ~ Details on Reverse |
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