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Daylight Saving Time begins

Oct. 31, but for many the extra hour of sleep will not be

much help. In fact, about 25 percent of the American

population suffer form sleep disorders. To help ease

sleep problems, the Atlanta Center for Sleep Disorders

at Atlanta Medical Center will conduct free snoring

assessments. The assessments are conducted over the phone

and take only a few minutes. If you've experienced sleep

problems, contact the Center 9 a.m.to 5 p.m., Monday

through Friday, 404-265-3722.

The Georgia Public Health

Assocation, a statewide organization of more than 500

public health officials, recetly had its annual

convention in savannah. At the meeting, the association

established the Al Dohany Memorial Award, which will

annually honor members who demonstrate extensive

community involvement while working in public health.

This award

was established to honor former Fayette County resident Al Dohany . Dohany had served

the community in public health as an environmentalist in

Fayette and Butts counties and most recently as a

community health planner with District 4 Health Services

working in many counties of the district. He was known

throughout the district and his communtiy through the use

of magic to get the health message out to children and

adults alike.

Dohany was

killed in an automobile accident June 11 while en route

to a planning meeting serving other communities.

Present to

receive the award was Dohany's wife, Jean, and his son, Tim.

Professor Zhao , a

practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, has joined

Benchmark Integrative Medicine in Peachtee City. Zhao

will provide consultations on Chinese medicine with

recommendations for problem-specific herbal therapy. He

will have an extensive inventory of Chinese herbs

available for those wishing to embark on an herbal

therapy program.

In addition

to his herbal therapy, Zhao will provide moxibustion and

tui na (acupressure massage), along with other forms of

Chinese medicine. These methods have been used for

centuries to treat pain and other health problems. Zhao

trained at the Tianjin Medical College of Health Workers,

Tianjin China. To make an appointment phone 770-487-0029.

Trish Gurney , a

certified massage therapist, has recently opened a

practice in Lifeboat Medical Associates, Dr. Sara A.

O'Heron 's office.

Gurney is

certified in a style of massage that seems new and

different in this country but dates back thousands of

years to China. Her teacher, Dr. Wei Fu Zhong, has come

to this country to train practitioners in massage in a

series of exercises for health known as chi kung.

The emei

accupointing style has been successful in treating such

ailments as TMJ, fibromyalgia, sinus trouble, muscular

aches, and chronic neck and backpain, according to

Gurney.

Call

770-631-4873 for information.