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EVERY LITTLE
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Laser clinic can safely treat problem spots
Nearly 40 percent of the energy consumed
by American kids and teens comes from
EMPTY CALORIES
, such as added sugars
that have virtually no nutritional value.
Those calories may be empty, but they add
up: Nearly 1 in 3 children in the U.S. are
overweight or obese.
—National Institutes of Health
That
KITCHEN SPONGE
you grab umpteen
times a day to wipe up spills may only be
spreading bacteria from one surface to
another. Reduce your risk of food-borne ill-
ness by zapping your damp sponges in the
microwave on high for a minute.
—U.S. Department of Agriculture
If you have a
COLD
, should you take a walk
or go to bed? As a rule of thumb, if your
symptoms are from the neck up, moderate
exercise is probably OK and may even be
helpful. If, however, you have symptoms
that have spread beyond your head, such as
a fever or swollen glands, it’s best to rest up.
—American College of Sports Medicine
Fayette County Memorial
Hospital (FCMH) has an-
nounced the opening of
its Advanced Laser Clinic.
Laser treatments
ofer a safe, gentle and
efective way to remedy
common skin maladies.
Our team of experts
includes Rakesh Nanda,
MD; William Steven-
son, MD; and Tumanya
Jones, PA-C.
The clinic operates
by appointment on Saturdays in Medical
Arts Building 1, Suite 103.
Each month, a particular service is
highlighted and ofered at a
50 percent discount. Treat-
ments are ofered for:
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Facial and leg veins
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Port wine stains
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Leg lesions
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Unwanted hair
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Facial wrinkles and fne lines
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Age spot or sun spot
removal
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Tattoo removal
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Acne scarring
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Laser liposuction
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Fraxel/Fraxel CO
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For more information or to make an ap-
pointment, call the FCMH Advanced Laser
Clinic at
740-333-2243
.
Critically ill patients at Fayette County
Memorial Hospital (FCMH) will be able
to breathe easier, thanks to two state-
of-the-art ventilators purchased by the
hospital.
The new ventilators are highly respon-
sive and comfortable while delivering
precise breaths to patients of all ages. The
ventilators have a special flter heating
process that shields patients and others
from exposure to exhaled viruses and
New ventilators deliver breaths of fresh air
bacteria. They also have a sophisticated
alarm system that indicates the urgency of
each alarm.
The new ventilators are also able to
monitor their own performance. The ven-
tilators’ subsystems are checked 100 times
per second and a message display notifes
technicians of potential system failures.
To fnd out more about the new ventila-
tors, call FCMH’s Cardiopulmonary Depart-
ment at
740-333-2735
.
EASIER BREATHING: Displaying Fayette County Memorial Hospital’s new ventilators
are (from left) Kisha Merritt, RT; Doug Boedeker, RT, Director of the Cardiopulmonary
Department; Robert Pickering, MD; Tony Taylor, RT; and Mindy Conklin, RCP, RRT.