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October 24, 2011, 12:34 pm
Penn State Hershey Breast Center and Weis Markets announced a partnership with the state Department of Healths HealthyWoman Program to provide free mammograms to women in need, according to a news release from Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Vouchers for free mammograms will be made available to uninsured or underinsured women in central Pennsylvania through the HealthyWoman Program, a state Department of Health initiative that provides free breast and cervical cancer screening to women with low to moderate income.
To find out if you are eligible for a free mammogram through the HealthyWoman Program, call 800-215-7494.
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October 17, 2011, 3:46 pm
Chef Giovanni grew up in Sorrento near Napoli, amid a family of restaurateurs. From a young age, his love for food, combined with his roots, made cooking second nature to him. Giovanni spent many years perfecting his talents in Italy and in France on the Cote d’Azure prior to moving to Lebanon in 2001. He decided to go solo in 2006 and opened his first restaurant, the Da Giovanni, which raised the bar for Italian dining in Lebanon. In 2008, he decided to add to his portfolio by creating an accessible concept combining quality, authenticity and value for money. Hence, Margherita pizzeria del quartiere dal 1959 was born.
Within the warm ambiance, you notice the edge Margherita has over the generic customary pizza parlors. W
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October 16, 2011, 11:24 am
Suds in a good cause for Staten Island Scouts
Staten Island Advance/Katelynn RusnockGregory Brown, 11, with his mother, Carol. Proceeds from car wash will go toward renovation of their house.
By KATELYNN RUSNOCK
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island’s Boy Scouts are once again stepping up to help fellow Scout Gregory Brown.
Troop 74 will hold a car wash on Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart School, West Brighton. <
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September 25, 2011, 9:16 pm
Jason Wetzel knows he wouldnt be here right now if it werent for a therapy he had never heard of at this time last year.
I was at the point where they didnt give me much time to live. ECMO saved my life, said the 35-year-old husband and father of two children, ages 9 and 12. I had never heard of it, but I have come to respect it and my doctor.
The abbreviation stands for extra corporeal membrane oxygen therapy, a method to support the heart and/or lungs to give them time to rest and recover, explained Dr.
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September 25, 2011, 7:13 pm
Medical Author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler’s educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.
View Full Profile Medical Editor: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR
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