Early detection can beat this cancer

Early detection can beat this cancer

Nearly every one of the more than 50,000 deaths caused by colon cancer annually in the United States is preventable.  Men’s Health discusses screenings and simple ways to reduce your risk of colon cancer.

Health dangers of heat

Health dangers of heat

A Grady physician says the heat can strike in four ways: sunburn, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Read the full article: 11alive.com

Valdosta: Imaging center

Valdosta: Imaging center

A state-of-the-art $20 million imaging center will open Aug. 1 at South Georgia Medical Center. Read the full article: Valdosta Daily Times

Drug overdoses on rise

Drug overdoses on rise

The GBI finds a 10 percent increase in the number of prescription overdose deaths in 2010 compared to 2009. Read the full article: Newnan Times-Herald

A doctor who couldn’t afford to stay in Ga.

A doctor who couldn’t afford to stay in Ga.

Laramie, Wyoming, is a long way from Waycross, Georgia. Dr. Joel Higgins has mixed feelings about departing the Peach State. Born in Augusta, he practiced in Waycross as an ob/gyn from 2001 until last December. “I’m leaving with a bitter taste,’’ Higgins says. “I like Georgia.’’ But a deteriorating financial situation drove him to move…

Don’t stop daily aspirin, study warns

Don’t stop daily aspirin, study warns

A new study finds that patients with a history of heart disease who had recently stopped low-dose aspirin were more likely to have a heart attack, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Augusta: Heat advisory

Augusta: Heat advisory

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Augusta and parts of east-central and northeast Georgia. Read the full article: Augusta Chronicle

Albany: Business input

Albany: Business input

Small firms tell state officials their views about health insurance and the Affordable Care Act. Read the full article: Albany Herald

Columbus: New imaging

Columbus: New imaging

A state-of-the-art CT imaging machine, installed at  The Medical Center, uses about half the radiation dosage of older models. Read the full article: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Rockdale: Benefit bidding

Rockdale: Benefit bidding

The Rockdale County Commissioners are seeking insurers’  bids to provide county employee health benefits. Read the full article: Rockdale Citizen