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LiveSmart: Health Professions – Opportunities, Advancement, Flexibility
If you’re just starting out work or considering changing fields, a rewarding and challenging career in health care may be what you’re seeking.
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LiveSmart: Take Care When Tackling Spring Gardening, Yard Work
Spring gardening and yard work can quickly leave our hands, wrists and forearms feeling weak, numb or just plain painful. Repetitive activities such as digging in the soil; trimming bushes, trees, and hedges; and pulling weeds can lead to or aggravate some common hand ailments.
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LiveSmart: When is Heartburn More Than Just Heartburn?
Please join us for a FREE patient education seminar — When is Heartburn More than Just Heartburn? — on Monday, April 25, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at the Mercy Auditorium, St. Peter’s Hospital Campus, 310 S. Manning Blvd., Albany. Registration is required; call (877) 525-2227.
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LiveSmart: Journey Through the Body — April 8 & 9 at Crossgates Mall
St. Peter’s is hosting Journey Through The Body© on Friday, April 8, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Crossgates Mall.
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LiveSmart: Screening & Early Detection Key with Colorectal Cancer
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes it an ideal time to discuss the importance of screening and early detection in the treatment of colorectal cancer.
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Bringing Care to Homebound, Chronically Ill, and At-Risk Populations
Eddy Visiting Nurse Association, in partnership with St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates, offers a Home Visiting Physician/Nurse Practioner program to address the care needs of homebound, chronically ill, and at-risk populations in their homes.
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LiveSmart: Holistic Approaches to Managing Pain and Rejuvenating Self
Educating ourselves about the roles of diet, emotional state, spiritual purpose, exercise, quality of life and stress can divert pain before it has the chance to emerge in our bodies.
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LiveSmart: Kids, Sleep and the Need to Unplug
The magnetic attraction between teenagers and their smart phones has been well-documented. But is that electronic love affair affecting teens’ sleep and health?
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LiveSmart: Coffee and Caffeine – What’s the Buzz?
As many as 75 percent of Americans rely on coffee to get moving every single day. And the average coffee drinker consumes a little more than three cups a day to get their caffeine fix. But is it good for you?
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LiveSmart: Vaccination Offers Best Protection Against Influenza
With the New York State Department of Health announcement that influenza activity is currently prevalent in New York state, taking the necessary precautions to avoid the respiratory illness is critical.