Is

there anywhere you can go these days where you don't see someone on

a cellular telephone? Recently, I actually heard someone talking on

his cell phone in the stall of a public bathroom and he even told the

caller where he was and what he was doing! Most of you who are reading

this column have cell phones so be patient with me as I present something

for you to think about.

New

Year's resolution: Stop smoking

Fayette

Community Hospital will be hosting a Smoking Cessation Class beginning

on Jan. 8, meeting from 7:30 - 9 p.m. in the Hospital's Community

Room C. This class will meet for seven weeks on the following dates:

Jan. 8, 15, 22, 24 (this week meeting twice), 29 and Feb. 5, 12, 19.

Facilitators are Cardiopulmonary Services and Rehabilitation Services

staff members, trained by the American Lung Association. The cost

for the class is $50. To register, call Promina HealthCall at 770-541-1111.

Red

Cross classes in January

Registration is

now open for American Red Cross training to be held in January at

the South Metro Service Center, 1115 Mount Zion Road, Suite H, Morrow.

'Tis

the season to drive sober

The Fayette County

Health Department joins with local, state, and federal national organizations

in an effort to educate the public during the month of December, which

is National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month.

Kicking

the habit tops New Year's resolutions

The tradition

of New Year's resolutions dates back 4,000 years to the Babylonians,

whose most popular resolution was to return borrowed farm equipment.

While today's resolutions rarely involve tractors or hoes, it is a

time when Americans swear to forego their favorite bad habit.

Use

of cochlear implants on the rise

Thousands

of children and adults with very severe hearing loss have received

cochlear implants in the past 25 years. Improvements in surgical techniques,

aural rehabilitation methods and advances in the technology of the

implant devices themselves have led to improved results in recent

years.

Cancer

prevention and finding a balance

Americans

today are not eating enough fruits and vegetables. The majority of

my patients feel they are eating well with an intake of 2-3 servings

per day. I commonly hear they have a banana every morning or corn

at dinner. Not only is it important to have at least five servings

a day but also to consume a variety, the more colorful the better.

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