South Fulton Medical

Center has been acquired by a subsidiary of Tenet Healthcare Corporation.

Cancer

screenings available this weekend

April is Cancer

Control Month and Georgians have an opportunity to take action and

participate in free colon, skin, breast, and prostate cancer screenings

this Saturday, April 28, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Violence

prevention program presented to high schoolers

During

the past school year, more than 1,500 high school students in Fayette

County participated in a classroom event that has the potential to

change and even save lives.

Tobacco

use responsible for one in six deaths in Georgia

In Georgia, tobacco

use is not only responsible for about 87 percent of all lung cancer

cases, but it is also associated with coronary heart disease and stroke.

What

happens after Lasik surgery?

Emory Eye Center

researcher Henry Edelhauser, Ph.D. and co-workers have completed a

three-year study on Emory University Eye Center patients who underwent

a laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) procedure, a refractive surgery

to correct eyesight.

Piedmont

Hospital award granted to establish new organ transplant clinic

The

Carlos and Marguerite Mason Trust has awarded Piedmont Hospital a

$750,000 grant to establish a new and expanded organ transplant clinic,

which will enhance previous clinic services and existing organ transplant

program.

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