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| AFC Doctors Express continues rapid expansion | AFC Doctors Express offers online check-ins | AIC, CPC partner for athletic training | Alternative medicine and grocery shops continue to serve during virus crisis | Amelia makes donation to Noble | Annual Rays of Hope Walk & Run steps off to fight breast cancer | Applications now open for Senior Farmshares program | Aquatic program promotes fitness | Are Solo cups recyclable? The answer may surprise you | Autumn Festival focuses on thriving in ‘third act’ | Baker announces caregiver option to get vaccinated with elder companion | Baker announces vaccine plan for Commonwealth | Baystate to partner in new hospital | Baystate Children’s Hospital patients get holiday treat | Toys needed to comfort Baystate’s youngest patients | Baystate Health breaks ground on new power plant | Baystate Noble receives gift from St. George Cathedral | Baystate Noble to host 32nd annual 5K | Baystate warns of winter hazards | Beautiful Image opens new location in Ludlow | Before you fire it up: fireplace and wood stove safety tips | Better Life to celebrate anniversary | Better Life to host Integrative Health Festival | BHN institutes $12 minimum wage | BHN’s Mastriana honored posthumously | Big Y celebrates 80th birthday by supporting Make-A-Wish | Big Y helps out Make-A-Wish | Brain fitness program offered | Brightside’s annual toy drive begins Nov. 4 | Camp physicals – more than just forms | Camp physicals can be more than just a quick form | Campaign For Better Hearing offers free screenings at age 60 | Cannabis – trends in a growing market | Caring Health Center celebrates open enrollment for health insurance | CBD oil provides anxiety relief, pain relief and more | ‘Challenge Diabetes’ program offered locally April 25, 26 | Check your detectors, not just your batteries! | Church will offer pre-diabetes seminars starting Sept. 13 & 14 | Clear the air – tips for a safer indoor environment | Cold weather increases risks of CO poisoning | Cologuard offers alternative colon cancer screening | Colorectal cancer: a disease that can be avoided | Columbia Gas offers safety tips | Concussions finally getting serious attention they deserve | COVID-19 vaccine could impact annual mammogram timing | Creating an environmentally friendly garden at your home | Healthy eating more accessible through CSA | Dakin pet food aid program helps pets, families stay together | Dentist offers free lunch | Hand, foot and mouth disease reaches peak season | Doctors prepare for medical issues surrounding legal pot | Doctors Express introduces new regional director | Dog bites are common, but can be prevented | Dopafit aims to help Parkinson’s patients | Dr. Howard Trietsch to direct new collaboration | Eagle Scout creates ‘survival kits’ for fellow Type 1 diabetic scouts | East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Center receives prestigious award | Eat for Life offers alternatives to dieting | National Eating Disorders Week raise awareness of illnesses | Eighty percent of population needs to be vaccinated | Epilepsy Foundation aims to raise awareness | Evade Thanksgiving fires by following these safety tips | Expert describes pros and cons of CBD oil | Expert issues warning on use of essential oils for COVID-19 | Fadus named new VP at Mercy Medical Center | Falcons to host Cancer Awareness Night | Fire marshal offers tips on keeping decorations safe | Flu on track to hit Western Mass. hard | Galaska’s program aims to empower diabetics | Golden Years Home Care success reflects growth of industry | Golf tournament raises funds for Brightside | Goulart receives Isreal Davidsohn Award from ASCP | Governor aims to remove stigma from addiction | Recent grant to support local health advocacy initiatives | Grief may weigh heavier during pandemic holiday season | Hampden County selected to take part in annual national health survey | HCC seeks health professionals for series of career panels | Health director clears confusion on quarantining, isolation and social distancing | Health officials announce positive rabies test for raccoon in Westfield | HealthSouth receives recognition for brain injury rehab | Heart disease the cause of one in four deaths each year in America | Helpful Christmas tree fire prevention tips | Hilltown Community Health Centers celebrating 70 years of service | HomeGoods supports Dana-Farber | Homewatch Caregivers honored twice by Home Care Pulse | Hot weather raises potential for heat-related illnesses | How should broken holiday lights be recycled? | How to be prepared for a possible quarantine | How to make the holiday season sustainable | Local psychologists offer information on how to talk to kids about coronavirus | How’s your hearing? Find out during Better Hearing and Speech Month | Hyperhidrosis Awareness Month to shine light on condition | Immunizations are critical to maintaining public health | Improper colonoscope sanitation leads to blood tests for 293 people | Increase in cases of Whooping Cough reported in Longmeadow | Info sessions focus on neurology clinical trials | Integra home health care receives full accreditation | It is not too early to be aware of ticks | Jennie Lane residents enjoy Healthy Living | Lesser discusses public health equity, vaccine distribution | Lesser turns to TV to bring “Thrive After 55” info to elders | Local chiropractor launches second product to address back pain | Local sisters bring awareness to colorectal cancer | Local woman spreads awareness for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine cancers | Local colleges welcome new Baystate chief | Local cosmetic surgeon attends preceptorship program | Local Jimmy Fund golf fundraising surpasses $10 million | Local PA, Mercy Medical Center continue Eat for Life | Longmeadow issues Zika advisory | Lord becomes O’Connell Care at Home chief operating officer | Manage muscle pain by practicing integrated positional therapy | March 26 is Diabetes Awareness Day | Measles may present a threat in Western Massachusetts area | MEMA urges families to develop a plan for emergencies | Men often neglect their health | Mental health care – a crisis for teens and children in Western Mass | Mental illness resources across state seeing higher demand | Mercy doctor stresses emergency room is safe to visit | Mercy Medical Center to host endoscopy suite open house | Mindfulness an important component of healthy living | Mom was right all along; more veggies equal better health | National Brain Injury Awareness Month sparks advocacy | New app lets parents screen kid’s spines for signs of scoliosis | New England Endovascular Center enhances patient care in the Valley | New shingles vaccine offers improved protection | New campaign stresses need for dependable smoke alarms at home | New procedure could help obese | Noble Group opens new Express Care facility in Feeding Hills | Number of state’s fatal fires on the rise | O’Connell Care at Home opens satellite office at Bluebird Estates. | Pandemic stress – making it to the ‘finish line’ | Pope Francis students learn to ‘Stop the Bleed’ | Pregnant women can breathe sigh of relief when it comes to COVID-19 | Premenstual syndrom is no laughing matter | Rays of Hope walk still accepting registrations | Recent deaths call attention to suicide prevention | Recycling packaging materials, learning to compost | Red Cross to host local blood drives | Report makes key recommendations on childhood cancer | Residents reminded to call 811 before they dig for safety | Restore Skin Care Center offers safe tattoo removal service | Restrain yourself this Thanksgiving | Robert Charles reaches $20,000 fundraising goal for Baystate Children's Hospital | Robert Charles to raise money for Baystate | Rolling the dice – State bets GameSense program will stem problem gambling | Sarat helps those stuck at home stay in shape | School districts gauge pandemic effects on learning, behavior | SHINE Program offers savings to seniors | Shingles is a condition that can affect all age groups | Shoveling snow can be hazardous to your health | Shriners Hospitals thanks Smith & Wesson for support | Smith & Wesson event raised $20k for local children’s charities | Social media shows sustainability strides | Springfield College professor leads clinical | Springfield College Occupational Therapy Master’s Program receives 10-year accreditation | Springfield College president on new opioid commission | Spring 2016 brings widespread flu | Springing ahead can cause sleep pattern problems for children | State Sen. Eric Lesser to host annual ‘Thrive After 55’ event | State fire marshal offers burn prevention and treatment tips | Stomach bug makes early appearance in region | Stroke, heart attack care focus of ‘Lobby Day’ on May 30 | Summit Lounge is state’s first cannabis smoking lounge | Surgeon warns against surgical tourism | Take precautions for the dangers posed by cold weather | Taylor Street Dental adds Dr. Oh | Telemedicine has benefits, but also comes with pitfalls | ‘The Big Cocktail’ fundraiser hopes to return this year | The Meadow Place Dental has successful Smiles for Kids campaign | The presidential election is seriously stressing people out | This is why everyone needs a health care decision plan | This spring, make time to check for ticks | Thumbsucking is OK, within reason | Tips to avoid burns when cooking this holiday season | UHCCF to offer grants | UV protection for eyes important every season | Vape shops struggle in the wake of temporary ban | Video program discusses opioids | Walk to End Alzheimer’s to raise research money, awareness | Walking path at Soldiers Home increases mobility for vets | Warning issued about dangers of infant co-sleeping | Westfield Health Department weighs in on vaping | What you should know about skin cancer | Which juice containers can I recycle? When can I recycle batteries? | Wingate at Hampden recognized | WNE professors develop diabetes breathalyzer | Women’s Health Associates welcomes Lormand | Wood to host women’s health forum at Asnuntuck | World Cancer Day: How COVID-19 is impacting care | WSU Student Ambassadors make donation to Baystate Children's Hospital | Your habits can affect your heart – and your health | Parents rank concerns about their children’s health | Walk for Hunger or Diabetes | Blood drives upcoming | Substance abuse bill passed by the Senate | Baystate Noble Hospital receives $150,000 from state | Local cancer survivor benefited from donated tissue for breast reconstruction | Local medical practice closing | Road to Recovery seeks volunteer drivers | State offers campus fire safety tips | Out of the Darkness Community Walk slated for Sept. 27 | 2005 Walk for Diabetes will also help hurricane victims | A bulging disk doesn't always need surgery | Achalasia is painful throat condition | Actors breathe life into enchanting words | Addiction film to be screened at HCC | A Different Type of Donation | Advance care planning is critical in ensuring your wishes are fulfilled | Advances in Cancer Treatment | Y offers peace of mind, health of body | Age seven is the magic number | Aging Topics | ALA urges those with respiratory issues to seek out vaccinations | Allergies | All invited to annual Brightside Toy Run | All invited to run/walk for cancer | Alzheimer's Presentation | American Cancer Society of Greater Springfield to host tag and vendor sale | American Cancer Society seeking volunteers | American Heart Association releases 'Go Fresh' cookbook | American Lung Association seeking volunteers for schools | American Red Cross offering CPR and First Aid class on Valentine's Day | American Red Cross Pioneer Valley to host nurse assistant training courses | Annual Faces of Infuenza | Annual run/walk set for July 15 | Anti-Coagulation Service | Applications being accepted for Red Cross | Area Health Happenings | Area Health Happenings | Area health happenings | Area Health Happenings | Area hospitals offer 'Morning After' pill to victims | Arthritis Foundation meeting | Arthritis Walk | As number of Alzheimer’s patients increases, so do challenges | Association for Community Living recognizes milestones | Association for Community Living distributes awards | Asthma Fun Day will educate children | Attain offers tips on arthritis prevention | August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week | Autism Society celebrates 50 years during Autism Awareness Month | Baby's teeth begin forming in womb | Bare Necessities raises $3,500 for Rays of Hope | Baystate adds new Ob/Gyn for Springfield and South Hadley | Baystate announces array of upcoming medical events | Baystate: cardiac rehab open house | Baystate challenges blood donors | Baystate earns accreditation for nurse/midwives | Baystate hails heart month with lectures | Baystate Medical Center launches Family Cancer Risk Program | Baystate Medical Center physician named Community Clinician of the Year | Baystate Medical Center ranked ‘high performing’ | Baystate Noble Hospital receives honors from HHS | Baystate offers babysitting course | Baystate offers help to uninsured | Baystate offers programs | Baystate offers tips for surviving a heart attack | Baystate’s HVCC, PCU units receive gold level Beacon Award | Baystate to host free health program | Baystate, WMAS seek radiothon ‘Change Heroes’ | BeFit coach lists some holiday tips for health | BeFit to host seminar on 2008 resolutions | Better surgical techiques for knee surg. | Beware of fake charity solicitations at all times | Big reasons to grow your own garden | BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES | Blockbuster movie snacking could end up busting your belt | Blood Bank in dire need of donors | Blood Donors get tickets to Home Show | Bloodmobile making stops in Chicopee and Springfield | Boards of health act as local arms of state health department | Body Conditioning with Pilates | Boney to head pediatrics at Baystate Medical Center | Book discusses herb, drugs use | Bra clinic doubles as a benefit event | Breast Cancer Screening | Breast Health | Brennan becomes one of state’s top hospice directors | Brightside joins forces with BHN | Brumley named Home Health Aide of the Year | Burger King helps Dana-Farber, Jimmy Fund | Bypass surgery must often be repeated | Cancer Connection programs | Cancer Connection receives donation, hosts party | Cancer House of Hope celebrating 10th year | Cancer House of Hope hosting new workshop: 'Sisters in Survivorship' | Cancer House of Hope to host tennis tournament in Enfield | Cancer support sponsors fund-raiser | Cancer survivors set ambitious fundraising goal of $20,000 | Car coupons to aid Red Cross | Car dealerships help raise money for foundation | Caretakers need care too | Casartellos receive JGS Chairman’s Service Award | Catch the 'sneak thief of sight' | CBT at STCC hosts seminar on oral health | CDC: Flu season has become an epidemic | CDC warns of heat-related dangers | Celebrity Fit Club doctor to speak at conference | Celiac Disease - Thurs Speakers Series | Center for Mammography | Center Stage registration | Center to address emotional aspects of cancer | Chase becomes chairman | Child car seats need proper fitting | Citizen Buddies needed | Clinical trials will begin at Baystate Medical Center | Cohen named Hackett Memorial Award winner | Columbia Gas warns of dangers winter weather poses to customers | Comedian Lenny Clark headlines Allie’s Five O’Clock Fund event | Commission on Cervical Cancer | Congestive Heart Failure | Connecticut hospital is an option for Mass. residents | Conquer Cancer license plate sales boosts Cancer House of Hope | Conquer Cancer license plate sales boosts Cancer House of Hope | Consumer Alert | Cooking with kids makes fun, nutritious meals | Coping strategies crucial for those suffering from holiday grieving | Coping with loss | Cosmetic chemicals controversial | Course in stress reduction | Courtney and Sachs named Community Clinicians of the Year | CPR Saturday 2008 to take place at MassMutual Center | CROP Hunger Walk slated for Oct. 21 | Curves collecting items for troops overseas | Dance event to benefit Alzheimer's Association | YMCA to host Stewards of Children | Decade old report on health disparities contains vital information | December blood drives announced | Dental students cut their teeth at STCC’s dental hygiene clinic | Diabetes program offered at Holyoke | Dinner to benefit house fire victims | Dinner to recruit CROP walkers | Disability is our most pressing challenge | "Discover You" | Disease fatigue | Docs Who Rock concert benefits United Way of the Pioneer Valley | Doctor advises patients to become informed Rx consumers | Doctor Hinchey clenches national Stethoscope award | Doctor offers tips on preparing for surgery | Doctors Express partners with Steward Health Care | Doctor to discuss plastic surgery for cancer survivors | Donated vehicles can change lives | Don’t forget the rules of healthy eating during the holiday season | Don't panic, anxiety programs offered in Holyoke | Early Alzheimer's testing is important | East Village Place associates gain dementia practitioner certification | E.L. office offering several screenings | Emergency Dept. Ground Breaking | Emergency nurses offer holiday travel tips | EPA declares January 2015 ‘National Radon Action Month’ | ERs too busy to deal with emergencies | Excellence in Nursing | Excercise as a family of all ages | Exciting twists, turns and detours at Red Cross "Amazing Race" | Exercise Recovery | Exterminator to host seminar on bed bugs | Eye injuries from fireworks | Fadus named Board for National Health Care for the Homeless Council head head | Falcons, Noble team up of Pink in the Rink | Fast facts about how pH affects your life every day | Fight for Air Climb slated for Nov. 8 | Finding love online | Finding the right doctor | Find out what to expect at your very first gynecologic visit | Firefighter to host fund-raising picnic | Fire marshal: Be prepared for storm-related power outages | First in Patient Satisfaction - Mercy Medical Center | Fitness for Seniors | Five honored by Red Cross | Fleet Feet Sports, PVWRC team up for 5K training program | F.L. Roberts and Company fined by DEP | Flu Clinics | Flu shots: plenty and powerful; get yours | Former HCPA staff joins Noble Hospital | Former Marine serves as yogi at Namaste Yoga Center for Health | Fortier joins team at Performance Rehabilitation | Free bereavement support groups | FREE DIABETES CLASS | Free Lectures | Free Mammograms | Free support group for grievers | Free Yoga | Free Yoga Classes | Free Yoga Thearapy for Cancer Patients | Fundraiser to benefit Noble Visiting Nurse, Hospice | Gardner and Lamanis presented with the Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing | Gearhart joins ProEx as local community relations specialist | Get from hospital bed to home | Get heart healthy tips for cold and flu season | Glitz and Glamour for a Good Cause | Go FIT to host a mentor training class | Golf tourney to be spread over five courses | Good news about the safety of low-calorie sweeteners | Good physical function after age 40 reduces risk of stroke | Go Red nominations due Oct. 10 | Great American Smoke Out | Greater Springfield Senior Services provides six-week course for caregivers | Green heroes boost healthy living | Guard against 5 top summertime hazards | Hampden Hearing Center to participate in Listen Up America Week | Hampden Hearing Center to take part in Listen Up America | Healing Spirit Expo set for April 25 | Health Care Ctr. celebrates anniv. | Health Care Proxy Awareness | Health Coach series to feature talk about latest cancer research | Health Events & Announcements | Health Expo | Health is key factor when traveling says OSHA | Heart disease: Good news, bad news | Heartsong welcomes spring with free yoga classes | Help find a cure at annual Arthritis Walk | Help patients play a bigger role in their health care | Help with Addiction | Holyoke Medical Center is actively seeking blood donors | Holyoke Medical Center begins widespread rebranding efforts | Holyoke Medical Center’s Wound Care Center set to open this fall | Holyoke Medical Center honored with gold | Holyoke Medical 'doubling efforts' to treat sleep apnea | Home care service offers alternative for veterans | Home Instead Senior Care offers long-term options | Horizons for Homeless Children seeking volunteers | Hospice | Hospice Life Care accepting applications for fall program | Hospice Services of W. Mass. seeking volunteers | Hospital benefit | House of Hope raffle | How to cut calories -- but not fun -- during the holidays | How to make that good dietary advice work for you | How to stay healthy during this current virus outbreak | 'Idle-Free' will keep the state's air clean | Immunization | Importance of massage to be discussed | In Need of Hospice Volunteers | Inniss named co-chair of LGBT Health Coalition | Iris ID program offered to Hampden County residents | JCC fitness options | JCC to offer ShockWave program | Jewish Geriatric Services rebrands itself as JGS Lifecare | JGS board honors Burrows | JGS volunteers come together on 'Honorable Menschen Day' | Jimmy Fund gives walkers a new reason to train for Boston's big race | JMH hosts grand opening of new OR | Johnson Memorial receives grant from CHEFA | Julie Bell joins Baystate Ob/Gyn Group | June blood drives announced | Nine-year-old to serve as Katelynn’s Ride ambassador | Keeping safety on the up-and-up this holiday season | Keep Your Teeth Safe | Kidney disease a sneaky condition | Kids Safety Expo set for July 26 at Basketball Hall of Fame | Kids to ride for cancer research | Knit Wits are giving back to the community | Know how your doctor ranks | Learning how to face end-of-life issues | Learning to live with chronic back pain | Learn sun safety at seminar | Learn the patient's role in preventing infections | Learn tips to beat the heat, stay healthy this summer | Learn to improve hurricane preparedness this season | Learn to talk with babies with sign language | Legislature endorses health care bill | Leonard highlights AIC's Tutu health lecture | 'Let's Talk' about holistic healing at Storrs Library | LHS volleyball aims to score an ace against cancer | Library hosts health talk | Life Begins @ 50 Expo set for June 6 | Life Enrichment Expo gives "scoop" on boomer services | Life Enrichment Expo slated for April 22 at the Basketball Hall of Fame | Life Enrichment Expo draws crowd | Life Enrichment Expo celebrates 20 years | Life Enrichment Expo | Life Enrichment Expo slated for April 26 | Lifeguard training and CPR courses being offered | Life Line Screening comes to East Longmeadow | Life Line Screening offers proactive step in maintaining health | Life Saved | Lifestyle changes, not diets, key to weight loss | 'Light of Hope' spotlighted holistic cancer prevention | Liptzin to keynote health awareness lectures at AIC | Little Leaguers helping to strike out cancer | Life Coach | Living today for a better tomorrow | Local business leaders step up to raise awareness and get Western Mass walking | Local businessmen honored by Jimmy Fund Council of Western Massachusetts | Local cancer walk raises $50,000 | Local caregiving company receives national recognition | Local companies, groups do their part with blood donations | Local company, family support Red Cross Disaster Relief | Local dentist, army of supporters march for cancer research | Local dentist offers cash for candy | Local dentist plans to host 'candy buy-back' | Local dentist sponsoring candy buy-back | Local doctor makes ‘Trax’ in path toward eradication of back pain | Local fitness trainer explains why all diets die in new book | Local group offers breast screening with new less-invasive technology | Local groups keeping an eye on water-borne E. coli | Local health centers get ACA funds | Local health happenings and announcements | Local Health Happenings | Local health happenings | Local health happenings, June 27 - July 4 | Local health happenings | Local health happenings | Local health happenings | Local health happenings | Local health happenings | Local health happenings and events | Local health happenings | Local health listings, June 6 - June 13 | Local nurse graduates inducted into Beta Zeta Honor society | Local oral surgeon strives to bring awareness to oral cancer risks | Locals honored by Jimmy Fund | Local, state officials address several firework-related incidents | Local student gains acceptance into coveted Harvard-MIT Bioinformatics Summer Program | Local students coordinate run/walk to aid in battle against cancer | Local team works to raise money for cystic fibrosis research | Local volunteers aiding California through Red Cross | Local volunteers receive Jimmy Fund’s Sadowsky Visionary Award | Longmeadow blood donor recognized at Fenway Park | Longmeadow blood donor recognized at Fenway Park | Longmeadow Board of Health encourages all those who picnic to exercise food safety tips | Longmeadow Board of Health offers immunizations | Longmeadow reminds residents to keep vaccinations up to date | Longmeadow resident named Community Clinician of the Year | Longmeadow schedules Pneumonia Vaccination Clinic | Longmeadow schedules flu vaccinations | Longmeadow to host elder eye care clinic | Longmeadow to host pneumonia clinics | Long waits continue for new patient appointments with primary care doctors | LOOK GOOD/FEEL BETTER | Look Park to host Sept. 26 walk for diabetes | Loomis Communities employees honored | Loomis Communities to honor founding board at reception | Loomis hosts annual spring reception | Loss of loved ones can affect heart health | Lovin’ Life Festival to benefit paralyzed Holyoke resident | Ludlow Community Center, Randall Boys & Girls Club sponsor triathlon on June 3 | Ludlow to host fourth annual triathlon | Lung Association sponsors bike ride | Lung cancer conversation | Lung cancer still difficult to treat | Lupus called America's most-common, least-known disease | Lustman to keynote Cancer Survivors' Day | Lyme Disease is often misdiagnosed | Major depression the leading cause of disability for people ages 15 to 44 | Make dad’s Father’s Day feast a heart-healthy one | Make your holiday healthier for your family this year | Make your move to a healthier lifestyle | Making progress against obesity | Making Strides Against Breast Cancer to host kickoff event at Stanley Park | Making the connection between the pathologist and the patient | Mall Walkers | Mall Walkers at Eastfield | MALL WALKERS CLUB | Mall Walkers Club | Mall Walkers Club | Mall Walkers present 'The Simple Truth About Carbohydrate Confusion' | Mall Walkers program at Eastfield Mall | Mall Walkers to discuss maintaining the brain | Mallwalkers to discuss the basics of cholesterol | Mall Walkers to give presentation on avoiding cancer | Mammograms still the best way to detect breast cancer, despite falling rates | Managing Cases | Manhan Internal Medicine completes renovation to offices | Many elements factor into healthy living | Maplegate is more than typical physical therapy | Marathon bombings highlight need for emergency preparedness | Marathon Healthcare Center opening Alzheimer's Dementia Care Unit | Marceau Fund delivers gift to Spectrum Hospice for those nearing end-of-life | March 10 is World Kidney Day | March is American Red Cross Month | Marconics helps spiritual healing | ‘Martinis’ event benefits Melanoma Foundation of New England | Martinis for Melanoma on tap at Basketball Hall of Fame Feb. 22 | Martinis for Melanoma raises a glass to combat cancer | Martins, McDonough to co-chair Heart Walk | Mary Ann Studio of Dance provides fun and fitness | Mass. senior facilities garner awards | Mass. 37th in keeping kids from smoking | Massachusetts homes contain more lead than rest of U.S. | Massachusetts joins rest of country to stress brain injury awareness | Massachusetts Medical Society adopts policy opposing biomass power plants | Massachusetts Medical Society releases Access to Care Study | Massachusetts residents satisfied with health care | Massachusetts shows increases in health care delivery effectiveness | Massage practice "The Flexible Farmer" focuses on keeping professionals healthy | Mass. autism waiver apps available online | Mass. Dental Society Foundation 'grants' access to oral health programs | MassDEP Retrofit Program | Mass. doctors urge state’s residents to get their flu shots | MassMutual offering free life insurance | MassMutual once again offering LifeBridge insurance sign ups | MassMututal Center gearing up for CPR Saturday 2008 | Mass. Senior Care Foundation chosen for funding by PIN | MassSupport offers free tornado survivor outreach | May 8 marks 21st annual Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day | Learn to keep pressure down during High Blood Pressure Education Month | Maza runs for YMCA | McDonald House Charities now accepting grant applications | McMillian, Fiallo join Noble Hospital’s surgical team | MDA's Stride and Ride fundraiser to take place at Holyoke Mall | MDS Foundation announces grants for dental health | Meals on Wheels delivers greeting cards to homebound seniors | Medical literacy a forgotten component of proper health | Medical Society launches campaign | Medicare assistance available through deadline | Medicare enrollment begins Nov. 15 | Medicare Part D sign up deadline approaching | Melanoma Foundation of New England to host 'No-Tanning Pledge' contest | Melanoma Foundation of New England to launch new campaign | MEMA offers some safety tips for this winter season | MEMA offers tips for dealing with summer severe weather | MEMA offers tips on power outage safety measures | Memorial blood drive looking for donations | Memorial scholarship helps students help others | Memory Walk | Memory Walk for Alzheimer's Association | Mercy appoints Wolf as new vice president | Mercy cancer center receives three-year approval and commendation | Mercy construction gets underway | Mercy construction gets underway | Mercy Continuing Care facilities garner national praise | Mercy has new Clinical Nutrition Manager | Mercy Healthy Communities Corps Team formed | Mercy introduces drive-up Pneumonia vaccination | Mercy makes U.S. News and World Report ‘best hospitals’ rankings | Mercy Medical Center receives accreditation in nuclear medicine | Mercy Medical Center seeks volunteers | Mercy Medical Center now offering free WiFi | Mercy Medical Center named Top100 Community Value hospital | Mercy Medical Center recognized by SCORE for defect-free care | Mercy Medical Center receives award for care of stroke patients | Mercy Medical now uses "Wii-habilitation" with patients | Mercy Medical offering breast cancer programs | Mercy Medical receives Community Value Award | Mercy Medical Staff President speaks | Mercy noted for high Patients First score from MHA | Mercy offers health coaches | Mercy program helps moms-to-be | Mercy re-accredited by American College of Radiology | Mercy's Diabetes program lauded by ADA | Mercy's Outpatient Services earn Silver Service Excellence Award | Mercy welcomes new physicians to roster | Mercy welcomes new physicians to roster | MGM expands Boots to Business program | Microburst forces St. Jude Mission to close temporarily | Mindful Awareness Practice | Mini Health Fair to provide free screenings | 'Minor' heart attacks can create major problems or even death | Minority children more likely to die from not being buckled in | Misinformation has intensified spread of measles outbreak | Mittineague Congregational hosts caregivers' seminars | Mass. Medical Society opposes ballot questions | Models of Life to celebrate breast cancer survivors | Moderate coffee drinking found good for the heart | Moen named new Providence CEO | Mom's event to aid parents of autistic kids | Mom's event to aid parents of autistic kids | Monson Savings Bank makes donation to cancer center | More American children die from violence than from natural causes | More Americans seeking organic health supplements | More Americans seeking organic health supplements | More star efforts | More than 350 attend Go Red For Women luncheon | "More Than Sad: Teen Depression" film now available | More West Nile Virus cases reported in Western Massachusetts | More women choosing to start families later in life | Moriarty named new president of Hampden District Medical Society | Morning sickness unpredictable for pregnant women | Morris, Wingo headline JDRF event | Mosquitoes: Beware the bite | Most important step for childbirth is preparation | Most young Americans' diets put them at higher risk of stroke | Mothers and daughters invited to free gynecologic seminar and open house | Mothers invited to join 'the Circle' for support | MotherWoman receives award for maternal, child health care | MotherWoman to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week in August | Motorcycle ride to benefit veterans suffering from PTSD | Motorcycle ride to benefit veterans suffering from PTSD | Mount Saint Vincent Care Center earns 5-star rating from CMS | Movember aims to make a difference in men's health | MRSA Seminar | MSPCA offers two ways to protect pets | NAMI hosts speaker on jail diversion and mental illness | NAMI prepares for April 23 walk-a-thon | NAMI to host mental illness education course this fall | NAMI-WM to host 12-week course on mental illness | NAMI-WM to offer course in Spanish | National Alliance on Mental Illness to offer Spanish course | National Children's Cancer Society is now accepting applications for scholarship program | National Cholesterol Education Month a reminder to make healthy choices | National Eating Healthy Day to bring awareness to dangers of salt-heavy diets | National Health Career Association Examination | Nationally-known nurse researchers to speak at JGS conference May 27 | National Nurses Week lauds work of 3.1 million | National Nurses Week focuses on quality, innovation of care | National Nutrition Month encourages Americans to eat healthier | National Patient Safety Foundation stresses better understanding of health care | National study finds sleep is integral to wellness | Nationwide Kidney Walk helps those close to home | Navigating nutrition labels: tips to fill your grocery cart with healthy options | Need for blood donations reaches emergency status | Need for organ donors reaching critical levels | Neigher family cited by Jewish Geriatric Services for efforts | NENA hosting inaugural run/walk Oct. 22 | NENA hosting inaugural run/walk Oct. 22 | Nets, Armor make partnership official | New England Urgent Care opens new facility | New eye procedure offers alternative to Lasik | New HealthSouth officially opens | New Lyme Disease Resource Center opens in Northampton | New medical director appointed for the CHD | New options make recommended flu vaccinations easier | Support the fight against diabetes | Keep kids safe on Halloween | Prescription drugs being abused more than ever before | Dentists hope to educate public during National Prosthodontics Awareness Week | D’Amour Cancer Center to host ‘Look Good ... Feel Better’ event | New procedure at Noble treats reflux without surgery | New scanning technology comes to Springfield | New staff hired at Jewish Geriatric Services | New state health insurance laws | Newtown police officer named keynote speaker | New way to identify Alzheimer’s early may have been discovered | New workshops available at Cancer House of Hope | New Year's Day yoga classes benefit the Open Pantry | New year's yoga to gather food for Open Pantry | Noble adds member to cardiology team | Noble announces new dates for Smoking Cessation classes | Noble doctor offers new tendon procedure | Noble Hospital 5k slated for April 27 | Noble Hospital and Health Systems announces executive transition | Noble Hospital announces Oct. community events | Noble Hospital announces co-chairs for annual fundraising ball | Noble Hospital luncheon shows appreciation for local volunteers | Noble Hospital making preparations for 49th annual ball | Noble Hospital partners with Jefferson Radiology | Noble Hospital purging pre-1989 patient records | Noble Hospital receives special recognition for stroke patient care | Noble Hospital receives high safety scores | Noble Hospital receives Stroke Collaborative's Defect-free Care Award | Noble Hospital’s annual run/walk at Stanley Park marks 30th year | Noble Hospital sponsoring spring nutrition class | Noble Hospital sponsors 28th annual 5K run/walk at Stanley Park | Noble Hospital surgery chief to discuss cosmetic procedures | Noble Hospital taps Aliotta for chief of medicine position | Noble Hospital taps Aliotta for chief of medicine position | Noble Hospital to coordinate Care Transitions Education Project | Noble Hospital to host 46th annual ball | Noble Hospital to host dementia awareness training class May 29 | Noble Hospital unveils new breast cancer treatment | Noble Hospital wins award for care of stroke patients | Noble names Bryant president and CEO | Noble participates in WSU Health Fair | Noble participates in WSU Health Fair | Noble recognizes staff members for lengthy service | Noble's 5K Run & Walk set for April 27 | Noble to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month with pink gloves | Noble to sponsor ethics discussion | Noble VP a top hospital marketer | Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: What you should know | Nominations being sought for compassionate caregiver awards | No need for an extra set of eyes today | Northern Connecticut Vegetarian Society to host Celtic evening | Northern Connecticut Vegetarian Society to host Celtic evening | Northern Conn. Vegetarian Society invites public to monthly potluck | No Small Victories to host Autism Awareness fair April 21 | Not a cold or a flu? It could be respiratory syncytial virus | November blood drives announced | NSC aims to bring awareness to risks of distracted driving | Nugent honored as Clinician of the Year | Number of stroke-related deaths drop in United States | Nurse manager named at Holyoke Medical Center | Nurse reveals ‘Miracle of Hospice’ in book | Nurses celebrated nationwide for hard work | Nursing home advocates sought, training to begin Jan. 26 | Nutrition and exercise go hand in hand | Nutrition expert to reveal ways to create a healthy you | Nutrition important during pregnancy | Obesity increases risk of death from breast cancer | Obesity remains a major health concern for Americans | O’Connell Care at Home hosts open houses in Holyoke | Olympia Sports gives 'a chance for kids' | Olympics can get children interested in fitness | O'Neill honored by HMC | One in every 88 kids is autistic | Online searches rack up funds for Valley's Red Cross | Open House at JCC highlights new fitness programs | Open Pantry plans its second annual run/walk | Open Pantry seeking donations | Options for health and fitness offered at the JCC | Organization looks for those willing to help on 'Road to Recovery' | Organization looks for those willing to help on 'Road to Recovery' | Organization offers help and hope | Orthodontist gives back | Osteopathic Medicine Ceremony | PACE offers new model for care of disabled elderly | PACS digitizes X-rays in Holyoke | Parents keep promise to son with Steps for Pediatric Cancer Walk | Parkinson's disease support group | Parkinson’s remains medical mystery | Participants raise $165,000 for American Heart Association | Pass on digestion woes this holiday | Pastor John P. Morgan honored | Pathologist and Patient | Pathologists play significant role in cancer detection | Pathways for Parents takes part in Week of the Young Child | Pathways for Parents takes part in Week of the Young Child | DPH, Red Cross unveil Patient Connection | Patrick administration forms PPD Commission | 'Pauline is begging' for help for liver transplant recipient | Pedal power to raise funds for Cancer House of Hope | Pediatric Diabetes | Performance Rehabilitation adds Garrison to team | Perkins School for the Blind to host Western Mass. 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    SPRINGFIELD The Ninth Annual Sheriff's Shuffle Memorial 5K Run/Walk is set for Nov. 4 at 10 a.m. at the Western Massachusetts Correctional Alcohol Center, 26 Howard St. The entry fee is $20 and $10 for ages 10 and under. Registration starts at 8:45 a.m. and T-shirts will be given to the first 300 entrants. There will be pre- and post-race events and information booths.

    Proceeds from this year's event will go to Griffin's Friends Children's Cancer Fund at Baystate Medical Center who will sponsor a family to Camp Sunshine in Casco, Maine. Camp Sunshine is a retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. For more information contact Mark Peloquin at 547-8000 ext. 3104 or go online at www.SheriffsShuffle.com.

     

     

    		 
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