Laughing Matters
Bad medicine, or is it really?

By Charles Marshall | November 11, 2009

I couldn’t find one of my old bottles of prescription pills the other day so I asked my wife if she knew what happened to them. She told me that she had thrown them away. When I asked her why on earth she would do such a thing she told me she had gotten rid of them because the expiration date had passed.

That’s right. Just because the expiration date had passed. Have you ever heard of such a ridiculous thing in your whole life? More...

Ribbon Cutting of the Grand Opening of The Village at Mayo Clinic

PHOENIX – The American Cancer Society is proud to announce the Grand Opening of the first Hope Lodge in the western portion of the United States.

Hope Lodge is located within the Village at Mayo Clinic, in partnership with the Arizona Transplant House, on 56th Street and the 101 in North Phoenix.

This home away from home provides cancer patients in active treatment and one caregiver, traveling at least 50 miles from their home, the opportunity to stay during their time in the Valley. This service is provided to any cancer patient and a caregiver at no cost.
For more information call 1-800-227-2345 or log onto www.cancer.org/hopelodgenorthphoenix.

FCF and Scottsdale Healthcare announce “Ask The Expert” health care discussion

November 11, 2009

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At Black Mountain Campus

SCOTTSDALE – Are you looking for ways to protect your family this flu season? Do you have questions on establishing healthy holiday eating habits or how to handle holiday stress?

Now you can ask a health care professional, free of charge, as part of the new “Ask the Expert” health and wellness discussion series presented by the Foothills Community Foundation (FCF), and Scottsdale Health Care.

Upcoming “Ask the Expert” sessions include:
• Survive the Holiday Eating Frenzy, Mon., Nov. 9, 1 – 3 p.m.
• Two Flus and You: What to Do, Thur., Nov. 12, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
• De-Stressing for the Holidays, Mon., Dec. 7, 10 a.m. –12 p.m.

The series takes place at the new FCF-Holland Community Center at the Black Mountain Campus, 34250 N. 60th St., in Scottsdale. Reservations are suggested, but not required. More information is available at 480-488-1090 or [email protected].

Attendance is expected to be near standing room only at the influenza discussion according to Bre Ulewicz, FCF executive director. Attendees will learn about two influenza types including the H1N1 and the seasonal influenza. Health care expert Jayme Ambrose will explain the latest information available and answer questions.

The public is invited to make the season more manageable by attending the holiday nutrition and mental health discussions. “The partnership between the FCF and Scottsdale Healthcare is designed to bring better health and wellness to individuals and families during the holidays and throughout the year,” Ulewicz said.

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