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Oncology on Canvas
Oncology on Canvas, an exhibition of art by people
affected by a diagnosis of cancer, will be on 24-hour display all month
at Ochsner Medical Center (1514 Jefferson Hwy., first floor Art Walk,
842-3000; www.ochsner.org). The
exhibit, sponsored by Lilly pharmaceutical company, is free and open to
the public.
November 2, 2009
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Gravity Defying Fitness workout
High-flying Fitness Retired trapeze artist Lorelei Ashe MacDonald introduces
her exclusive Gravity Defying Fitness workout to New Orleans at Next
Evolution Fitness/New Orleans Brazilian Jujitsu (4521 Magazine St.,
899-8830) this week.
By Kandace Power Graves |
November 2, 2009
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New: Lakeshore Surgical Specialists
Dr. Stephen Owen Harkness opened Lakeshore Surgical
Specialists (101 E. Fairway Drive, Suite 402, Covington, 985-892-8959)
last month on the 53-acre Lakeview Regional Medical Center campus,
providing general surgical services to area patients. He returned to New Orleans from Marathon, Fla., where he
went to work at Fisherman's Hospital following Hurricane Katrina.
November 2, 2009
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5K Start! Heart Walk: Sat., Nov. 21, at Audubon Park
The noncompetitive 5K Start! Heart Walk Saturday, Nov.
21, at Audubon Park will help raise funds for research and education
into cardiovascular disease as well as providing information and
support activities for participants.
November 2, 2009
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Refresher driving course sponsored by the AARP
Drivers 50 and older can take a refresher driving course
sponsored by the AARP from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 3 at Touro Infirmary
(1401 Foucher St., Foucher Room, second floor).
November 2, 2009
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Children's Hospital New Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Children's Hospital (200 Henry Clay Ave., 896-9373) has
opened a new 8,193-square-foot, state-of-the-art cardiac intensive care
unit for infants and children recovering from heart surgery. The unit,
opened last month, includes 20 beds and 10 private rooms.
November 2, 2009
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New Orleans Health News [October 2009]
Care for the Uninsured New Orleans area residents who are employed but have no
health insurance can find primary health care through New Orleans Faith
Health Alliance (NOFHA) (3401 Canal St., 486-8585; www.nofha.org).
By Kandace Power Graves |
October 5, 2009
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Envious Event
Get a relaxing, stress-reducing massage at Massage Envy
(701 Metairie Road, Suite 1A103, Metairie, 832-0007; www.massageenvy.com) Tuesday, Sept.
15, and help raise funds for breast cancer research. Book a massage for $35 on that day and proceeds will
benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, which funds
research into causes, treatments and cures for breast cancer.
By Kandace Power Graves |
August 29, 2009
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Age Doesn't Matter
A single kidney from a child younger than 5 transplanted
into an adult patient functions as well as an organ from an older
donor, according to a study by Tulane University School of Medicine
researchers published in the current issue of the Clinical Journal
of the American Society of Nephrology. Dr. Rubin Zhang and other researchers at Tulane's
Abdominal Transplant Institute conducted the study to compare the
efficacy of transplanting a single kidney from children 5 and younger
with transplants from deceased children between 5 and 10 years old.
August 29, 2009
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For the Kids
Kids' First pediatric clinic (3512 Louisa St., 948-2873)
opens its newly renovated 1,796-square-foot clinic Sept. 1 to provide
medical services to youngsters around the city. The clinic is being
operated through a partnerships among Desire Street Ministries,
Children's Hospital and LSU Health Sciences Center.
August 29, 2009
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