'Chippers'
Casual smokers light up less, to fight stress
Roderick Jennings shares an old, unhealthy habit with America's new president. The Lithonia, Ga., resident and President Barack Obama have been casual smokers, or "chippers," the slang term used to describe people who smoke an average of up to five cigarettes a day. Full Story
First time in U.S.: Genetic testing available for macular degeneration
A new test has been created to determine the inherited risk for age-related macular degeneration. The painless test, Macula Risk, was developed by a leading geneticist and an international group of independent research scientists. Full Story
New physicians join Lee Memorial Health System staff
Lee Memorial Health System announced the following physicians joined the medical staff during the month of February: Catherine Moon, Ph.D. - Psychology - Dr. Moon obtained her degree from the University of Alabama and completed a post-doctoral residency at Hendry-Glades Mental Health Center. Full Story
HOLISTIC HEALTH NOTEBOOK
Lookin' good
I am in favor of looking good at whatever age, but not striving for unnatural beauty. I think that skin tucks are at some point counter-productive because skin should not look like plaster-of-paris or shrink wrapping. But as one sage put it, "If the barn needs painting, paint it!." So I paint. Full Story
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