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Free breasts exams available to women at health center
St. Charles Parish residents can take advantage of a program offering free breast examinations to women in the community. […]
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St. Charles Hospital names Cynthia Potier dietetic technician of the year
Cynthia Potier, DTR, Dietetic Technician/Patient Services Coordinator for St. Charles Parish Hospital, has been recognized by the New Orleans Dietetic Association as the Dietetic Technician of the Year. […]
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Fitness Moms
Working out to jump start your day is probably how you’d start each morning if you spent a day in the shoes of Luling’s Shelia Duncan. […]
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School system gears up to take down cardiac arrest
The St. Charles Parish Public School System is going into battle with cardiac arrest with a stacked deck by becoming the first of its kind in the state to install automated external defibrillators in every school in the parish. […]
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Flu shots are crucial in protecting young children
The flu is more serious than a common cold, but flu shots can help keep your family safe. Plain and simple. […]
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LTC opening new facility, nursing center
The Louisiana Technical College branch in Jefferson will soon open a state-of-the-art manufacturing center this spring that will feature more than $600,000 in new equipment. […]
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Epilepsy counselor to visit area schools
Kelly Aprill, a counselor for the Epilepsy Foundation of Louisiana, will be visiting elementary school classrooms in St. Charles Parish this January to educate teachers in the area about recognizing the signs of the illness.
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Use it or lose it!
New research proves that maintaining physical activity in the middle age leads to better basic physical abilities as we age, and that weight is not a deciding factor. […]
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Juicy, delicious and nutritious
The Louisiana satsuma was imported from Japan in the early 1800s and was immediately adapted by the populace with it’s easily separated sections of sweet, brilliant orange fruit and easy to peel, mottled green and yellow skin – and local sellers say that they are still in high demand. […]