Tobacco Free Lee
Beginning Nov. 19, Lee Memorial Health System will be joined by Lehigh Regional Medical Center, Physicians Regional Healthcare System and NCH Healthcare System, making all hospitals in Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties completely tobacco free. The date coincides with the Great American Smoke Out, sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Full Story
Parents feel new school year, too
Adjusting to a change in sleep schedule can leave families dragging
Has the summer vacation pep in your step turned into a downtrodden drag? Are you red-eyed, groggy and yawning before lunch? Then you may be suffering from a back-to-school sleep disorder known as parental exhaustion. April Jackson, a mother of three, admits she has been functioning on less sleep since her sons Kahlil, 9, and Kaden, 7, returned to school. Full Story
Scrubby Bear teaches kids how to ward off germs
The Urgent Care Center of SWFL in Cape Coral presents the American Red Cross of Lee County's Scrubby Bear's "Don't get Sick - Wash-up Quick" classes in Estero on Saturday, Sept. 12. The program will teach children preventive methods against getting sick during the upcoming flu season. The first 100 children pre-registered will receive their own cuddly stuffed Scrubby Bear. Full Story
Screening coming to North Fort Myers
North Fort Myers residents can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or bone fracture. The North Fort Myers United Methodist Church will host Life Line Screening on Sept. 28. The site is located at 81 Pondella Road in North Fort Myers. Appointments will begin at 10 a.m. Full Story
Center adds new facial filler
Residents of Southwest Florida now have an affordable wrinkle treatment option for long-lasting results and potentially fewer facial injections with the introduction of Hydrelle, the first FDAapproved Hyaluronic Acid Dermal Filler with Lidocaine. Full Story
HOLISTIC HEALTH NOTEBOOK
Oh, the drama! The suspense! The angst! I am talking about systemic pH. Now that is a subject that gets the juices flowing. (However, as I write this column, I notice that dear Art Stevens, the venerable columnist in a local paper, has started a new drama on the topic of longevity, red wine and chocolate. Full Story
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