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Health & Fitness Events Coming Up in Capital City

Health & Fitness Events Coming Up in Capital City

BATON ROUGE — Health and fitness events coming up in and around the capital city: April 20 and 27 • CPR Training and Renewal Want to learn CPR or need to renew your card?  Bryan Hutson, athletic trainer at Central High School, will be offering American Heart Association classes.  Renewal classes begin at 7:30 a.m. and […]

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Free Oral Cancer Screenings April 24

Free Oral Cancer Screenings April 24

Dr. Steve Weilbacher Using New Technology To Detect Early Signs Of Cancer of Mouth BATON ROUGE — Until pap smears, cervical cancer was one of the biggest killers.  But pap smears allowed cervical cancer to be caught earlier and treated more successfully. Unfortunately, oral cancer is now three times more common than cervical cancer.  Yet, few people routinely […]

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Trigger Point Dry Needling for Pain

Trigger Point Dry Needling for Pain

Moreau Physical Therapy in BR, Central  by Al Moreau, Moreau Physical Therapy BATON ROUGE — Moreau Physical Therapy is currently performing Trigger Point Dry Needling and having successful patient outcomes. TDN is a treatment for muscular tightness and spasm which commonly follows injuries and often accompanies the degenerative processes.  This muscular tightness and spasm will […]

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Wellness Seminar On Weight Loss, Nutrition, Toxins

Wellness Seminar On Weight Loss, Nutrition, Toxins

BATON ROUGE — Registered dietician Suzy Maier is offering a one-hour seminar called “Simpler, Safer, Smarter: Wellness Overview” at LaMadeleine’s, corner Jefferson Highway and Old Hammond.  The free event will be held on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 12 noon and Saturdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. through May 4, with the exception of April […]

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Lane Regional Medical Staff Elects New Officers

Lane Regional Medical Staff Elects New Officers

ZACHARY — Reagan Elkins, MD, a family practice physician, has been elected Chief of Staff of Lane Regional Medical Center for 2013.  Dr. Elkins has been a member of Lane’s medical staff since 2008.  He received his undergraduate degree and graduated summa cum laude from Louisiana College in Pineville and his medical degree from LSU […]

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BR Orthopaedic Also Serves Zachary, Central

BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic is a vital component of the health care community in South Louisiana. Its associates include 29 physicians and more than 200 professionals dedicated to providing quality patient care in a friendly and confidential environment. Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic is a comprehensive sub-specialty orthopaedic clinic appropriately treating a […]

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Your ‘Gateway’ to a Healthy Body

Your ‘Gateway’ to a Healthy Body

by Dr. Benjamin Record CENTRAL — Your oral cavity (gums, teeth, tongue) is often the first place clinical signs and symptoms of systemic diseases appear.  Diabetes, cardiovascular disease, HIV, Sjogren’s syndrome, and vitamin deficiencies are just a few known problems that can appear in the mouth.  Also,  tongue lesions; red, swollen gums; loose teeth; persistent bad […]

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Capital Health & Fitness Guide

Capital Health & Fitness Guide

Health & Fitness Guide Update information at  capitalcitynews@hotmail.com   Acupuncture Ashley Johnson, Licensed Acupuncturist, Bon Point Acupuncture and Herbs, 4710 McHugh Rd., 658-6624   After Hour Clinics Central STAT Care, 11055 Shoe Creek, 261-4493 Lake After Hours, 8751 Sullivan, 262-8377; 3333 Drusilla, 924-3906; 2380 O’Neal, 756-0780; 12525 Perkins, 819-8857   Ambulance Acadian Ambulance Service, 1-500-259-1111 East Baton Rouge EMS  911   Chiropractors Central Chiropractic Clinic, Butler, […]

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New General Surgery Practice Opens at Lane

New General Surgery Practice Opens at Lane

ZACHARY — Lane Regional Medical Center has announced that Dr. Samuel B. Field, General Surgeon, has joined Lane Surgery Group located at 4801 McHugh Road, Suite C, in Zachary. He is board certified in General Surgery with more than 12 years of experience, including trauma, laparoscopic gallbladder, appendix, intestine, and skin lesions. Dr. Field graduated […]

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Moreau Physical Therapy Opens New Clinic on Old Hammond

Moreau Physical Therapy Opens New Clinic on Old Hammond

BATON ROUGE — Moreau  Physical Therapy is now open and accepting new patients at 11281 Old Hammond Hwy., Bldg. A. Moreau offers a comprehensive range of physical therapy and wellness services, including: sports injury rehabilitation, pre/post-op rehabilitation, back and neck injuries, orthopedic/manual therapy, neurological rehabilitation, chronic pain management, industrial medicine, aquatic therapy, Graston Technique, Trigger […]

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