Press Releases - Health


Nov 01

Sistas Movin' On SPEAK OUT!

Support and Sister Love to women incest, child sexual abuse, and rape survivors. Each month's speakout gives women survivors and co-survivors opportunity to voice their experiences in an affirming environment, learn about the "Keys to Happiness" ...

Posted By: CeCe Norwood | Category: Health



Oct 21

UT, ProMedica Announce $36 mil. Advanced Simulation Center

ProMedica and The University of Toledo will commit to the development of a new $36 million Interprofessional Immersive Simulation Center™(IISC) that will enable students and clinicians to use cutting edge technology to enable teams to learn, ...

Posted By: Jon Strunk | Category: Health



Oct 18

Local Dentist Now Using DNA Tests to Fight Disease

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOCAL DENTIST NOW USING SALIVARY DNA TESTS TO FIGHT PERIODONTAL INFECTIONS Toledo, Ohio – October, 19, 2011 – Toledo area dental group, Corner Dental, is now administering two molecular tests that provide ...

Posted By: Todd Boak | Category: Health



Oct 13

Owens to Host Free Care Fair for Health, Oct. 19

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Area residents and high school students are invited to learn about ways to make their lives more enjoyable through healthy living as Owens Community College serves as host to a free Care Fair for Health event on ...

Posted By: Brad Meyer | Category: Health



Oct 07

ProMedica Cancer Institute Offers Local Support Group

ProMedica Cancer Institute is offering a support group for adult/pediatric patients on home tube feedings of TPN and their caregivers on Nov. 8th from 7 - 8:30 p.m. @ ProMedica Flower Hospital - 5200 Harroun Rd - Hickman Cancer Center Conference ...

Posted By: Jared Meade | Category: Health



Oct 03

Open Forum for RNs offered Oct. 18

The University of Toledo College of Nursing, in cooperation with Bowling Green State University Firelands College, will host an Open Forum for Registered Nurses 2-5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, in Cedar Point Center conference room 1004 at BGSU Firelands ...

Posted By: Meghan Cunningham | Category: Health



Oct 03

Don’t Become Just Another Smoking Statistic! Quit While You

Got a habit stuck in your throat that you just keep trying to cough out -- but no matter how hard or how often you hack up your guts, it just doesn’t seem to budge? That’s how it can feel when you’re trying to quit smoking. You ...

Posted By: matthew789 | Category: Health



Sep 20

Breast Cancer Awareness Brunch Oct. 1

In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Medical Mutual of Ohio is sponsoring a breast cancer awareness brunch on Saturday, October 1, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Toledo. The brunch, which honors and celebrates breast cancer ...

Posted By: Mark Tooman | Category: Health



Sep 09

Glass City Landscape to Host Pink Fundraiser

Holland, Ohio (September 2011) – Nature’s Corner will host Pink Day, a breast cancer fundraiser on Saturday, September 24, 2011, as part of the Invincibelle®Spirit Campaign to raise $1 million for the Breast Cancer Research ...

Posted By: Jenny Amstutz | Category: Health



Aug 30

Top Chef Celina Tio Visits Toledo, Event to Benefit Orgs.

(Toledo, Ohio)—On Thursday, September 1, 2011, Top Chef Masters contestant Celina Tio will demonstrate her award-winning skills in a unique collaborative fundraising benefit on behalf of the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo and the autism ...

Posted By: Marc D. Folk | Category: Health



Aug 29

Pain Management Group Announces New Interventional Pain Doc

Findlay, Ohio (August 27, 2011) – Pain Management Group, the leading provider of comprehensive, hospital-based, primary care pain management centers in the Great Lakes region, in conjunction with their physician affiliate, Midwest Pain ...

Posted By: Patrick Giammarco | Category: Health



Jul 26

U.S. News Names UTMC as Area’s Best Hospital

U.S. News and World Report recognized The University of Toledo Medical Center as the best hospital in the Toledo metro area for 2011-12. The magazine ranked UTMC as a high-performer in seven clinical specialties, the most of any institution in the ...

Posted By: Jon Strunk | Category: Health



Jul 21

Membership Plans Available at Student Recreation Center

BOWLING GREEN, O.—Fall community memberships to the Bowing Green State University Student Recreation Center (SRC) are on sale starting Aug. 8. A fall-semester individual pass is $140. Adding a spouse costs $95. The fall-semester senior (62 and ...

Posted By: Jen Sobolewski | Category: Health



Jun 28

Dr. Ripal A. Parikh Earns Board Certification

Findlay, Ohio – Pain Management Group, the leading provider of comprehensive, hospital-based, primary care pain management centers in the Great Lakes region, in conjunction with their physician affiliate, Midwest Pain Treatment Physicians, ...

Posted By: Patrick Giammarco | Category: Health



Jun 20

New Pharmacy Building Named for $2.5 Million Donors

The University of Toledo will dedicate the Frederic and Mary Wolfe Center on Health Science Campus at 11 a.m. Friday, June 24. The ceremony will be held at the site of the center, located between the Block Science and Health Education buildings. ...

Posted By: Jon Strunk | Category: Health



May 22

Pain Management Group Announces New Hospital Joint Venture

Findlay, Ohio (May 22, 2011) – Pain Management Group, the leading provider of comprehensive, hospital-based, primary care pain management centers in the Great Lakes region, announces the addition of a new hospital joint venture partner, Knox ...

Posted By: Patrick Giammarco | Category: Health



May 11

Live Stream: Sinusitis Seminar | Flower Hospital | 5/11/2011

Sinusitis affects more than 37 million Americans each year. Are you one of them? Learn how to relieve your sinus symptoms at this free seminar, Wednesday, May 11, 6-8 p.m. ProMedica Physicians will discuss sinus problems and answer your questions. ...

Posted By: Knowledge Stream | Category: Health



May 09

Toledo Scleroderma and PH support group meeting

Meeting May 19th, We will have open discussion. Time 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at St. Luke's Hospital in room 2 Press Release Contact Name: Jerri Sue DeTray Press Release Contact Email: [email protected] Press Release Contact Phone: 419-822-9693 ...

Posted By: Jerri Sue DeTray | Category: Health



May 09

Let Us Give You Something to Smile About

Great Smiles Family Dentistry is giving local soldiers something to smile about. The office of Dr. Khan is hosting a contest for active and retired military personnel. The grand prize winner will receive a complete smile makeover, including any ...

Posted By: Kate McComb | Category: Health



May 04

Sinus Symposium

Sinusitis affects more than 37 million Americans each year. Are you one of them? Learn how to relieve your sinus symptoms at this free seminar, Wednesday, May 11, 6-8 p.m. ProMedica Physicians will discuss sinus problems and answer your questions. ...

Posted By: Tedra White | Category: Health



Apr 24

Flower Hospital to Host Stroke Prevention Workshop

Flower Hospital's Primary Stroke Center will host a free stroke prevention workshop on May 7th from 10am - noon in their Administrative Board Room -5200 Harroun Rd - Sylvania. There will be free blood pressure and blood glucose screenings. ...

Posted By: Jared Meade | Category: Health



Apr 03

Free Skin Cancer Screenings by ProMedica Cancer Institute

Harvey Handler, MD, board-certified dermatologist, will perform the skin cancer screenings on May 6th from 9-11:30 a.m. at ProMedica Health Center - Woodley --- 3909 Woodley Rd. - Suite 200 - Toledo, OH 43606. Appointments are limited. Please call ...

Posted By: Tedra White | Category: Health



Apr 01

Best Fitness Deal in Town

The Rossford Community Recreation Center, 400 Dixie Highway in Rossford Open to residents and nonresidents The best fitness deal in the area with prices as low as $90 a year for residents and $180 a year for nonresidents State of the Art Cardio ...

Posted By: RCRC | Category: Health



Mar 27

Flower Hospital Sponsors Community Blood Drive

Flower Hospital will host a community wide blood drive sponsored by the American Red Cross on Wednesday, April 6th from 10am-4pm. This drive helps esnure that adequate blood supplies are available across northwest Ohio. All donors will have a chance ...

Posted By: Jared Meade | Category: Health



Mar 15

Going Wild for Kids! event Benefits Autism Collaborative

Toledo Children's Hospital Foundation will host its annual benfit - Going Wild for Kids! on March 24 @ 6pm @ Hilton Garden Inn - 6165 Levis Commons Blvd. Tickets are $100 - Hawaii raffle ticket is $25. More info 419-291-2809.Press Release Contact ...

Posted By: Tedra White | Category: Health



Mar 11

Heart Program Targets Female Minority Populations

ProMedica and Studio Fitness have teamed up to raise awareness about heart disease on 4/2 from 2-4 pm @ Studio Fitness - 413 Bernath Pkwy. "Heart to Heart" is a free women's health expo. 30 women will be selected to participate in a month-long ...

Posted By: Tedra White | Category: Health



Mar 07

Advanced Intensive Care Unit to be Unveiled at UT Med Center

The sickest patients and most complex medical cases come to university hospitals, and The University of Toledo Medical Center is no exception. This month, UTMC will unveil one of the most modern intensive care units in the nation utilizing the ...

Posted By: Meghan Cunningham | Category: Health



Mar 07

DaZy Aphasia Centre joins UT Speech and Language Clinic

The DaZy Aphasia Centre, a nonprofit support group founded in 2006, has moved to The University of Toledo’s Main Campus and is located in the Speech and Language Clinic in the Judith Herb College of Education, Health Science and Human Service. ...

Posted By: Meghan Cunningham | Category: Health



Mar 02

Alzheimer's Association Offers March Education Programs

The Alzheimer’s Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter, is hosting several family and community education programs in March. Programs are held at the Alzheimer’s Association, 2500 North Reynolds Road, Toledo, OH.HBO’s “The ...

Posted By: Julianne Jardine | Category: Health



Mar 02

Pain Management Group Announces New Joint Venture

Findlay, Ohio (February 28, 2011) – Pain Management Group, the leading provider of comprehensive, hospital-based, primary care pain management centers in the Great Lakes region, announces the addition of a new hospital joint venture partner, ...

Posted By: Patrick Giammarco | Category: Health