Press Releases - Health


Oct 12

ProMedica Cancer Inst. Offers Free Prostate Cancer Screening

The ProMedica Cancer Institute will offer free prostate cancer screenings Dec. 7th @ Hickman Cancer Center @ Flower Hospital (entrance #9) from 4-6 p.m. Each screening exam will include a digital rectal exam and a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) ...

Posted By: Tedra White | Category: Health



Oct 07

ProMedica 3rd Scholarship program on Childhood Obesity

The Fields of Green scholarship program is for students in grades 10-12 to develop creative, healthy & affordable school breakfast programs with 10 meals that exceed United States Dept. of Agriculture recommendations. Entries must be received by ...

Posted By: Tedra White | Category: Health



Oct 07

ProMedica Physicians-Treatment for Chronic Sinus Problems

Learn how Balloon Sinuplasty System by Acclarent may be the cure. Many patients say the procedure delivers immediate results. Call 419-824-1399 to reserve your spont for this event. WHERE/WHEN Flower Hospital - Medical Office Building Auditorium ...

Posted By: Tedra White | Category: Health



Oct 06

ProMedica Cancer Institute hosts Cancer SurvivorCelebrations

Special receptions will be held at ProMedica locations in NWOhio and SE Michigan to honor area cancer survivors. WHERE/WHEN Hickman Cancer Center @ Flower Hospital - Oct. 19 @ 6:30 pm Defiance Regional Medical Center - Oct. 19 @ 7pm Fostoria ...

Posted By: Tedra White | Category: Health



Sep 09

ProMedica Offers Free Event-Obesity, Diabetes & Metabolism

ProMedica Health System will present a community education event with a panel of experts. Moderator will be Mounir Elkhatib, MD, director, The Great Lakes Center for Integrative Medicine. This event takes place on Sept. 23rd from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at ...

Posted By: Tedra White | Category: Health



Aug 29

CrossFit Defines Fitness

You have one life and one body. Why waste your time with second-rate fitness programs? Does your current fitness program even bother to offer a definition of "fitness"? CrossFit does. After all, how can one hope to improve something before a clear ...

Posted By: Todd Ovall | Category: Health



Aug 27

12 Week Weight Loss Challenges Starting in September

NEW-TRITION 6915 W. CENTRAL Weight Loss Challenge • Your own personal coach • FREE body analysis NEW 12 WEEK CLASSES STARTING SEPT. 14TH 10:00am SEPT. 16TH 5:30pm 419.843.4200 REGISTER NOW! SPACE IS LIMITED ...

Posted By: Dawn Stevens | Category: Health



Aug 18

Scleroderma and PH support group

August 19, 2010 This Thursday at St. Luke's hospital in room 2 from 7:00pm to 9:00 pm we are having a support group meeting for those who have scleroderma and Pulmonary hypertension. We always meet the third Thursday of each month at St. Luke's ...

Posted By: Jerri Sue DeTray | Category: Health



Aug 13

UTMC to Promote Health & Safety at Maumee Summer Fair

The University of Toledo Medical Center will host a booth at the Maumee Summer Fair Saturday, Aug. 21, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participating departments include cardiology, trauma, child and adolescent psychiatric, rehabilitation, neurology and ...

Posted By: Felicia Guerrero | Category: Health



Aug 13

Discussion Circles for Incest & Sexual Assault Survivors

Support and Sisterly Love for women incest, child sexual abuse, and rape survivors. Discussion Circles will assist survivors journey through their abuse experiences and explore how the culture of some ethnic groups might actually impede a ...

Posted By: CeCe Norwood | Category: Health



Aug 12

UT Physicians Cardiology to Promote Heart Disease Awareness

The University of Toledo Heart and Vascular Center will host a booth at the 2010 Ohio South of the Border Festival in Perrysburg Heights on Saturday, August 14 from 2 to 7pm. UT Cardiology staff and volunteers will offer free blood pressure ...

Posted By: Felicia Guerrero | Category: Health



Aug 03

Red Ribbon Cutting Ceremony : NEW-TRITION

We would like to invite the Community to join us August 9th at 12pm for our Red Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at NEW-TRITION the area's newest nutrition club. We will serve free samples of our Protein Smoothies, Energy Tea, Herbal Aloe and Protein Pies! ...

Posted By: Dawn Stevens | Category: Health



Jul 21

Join Us For Barry's Boot Camp

The focus of the boot camp is to improve strength and conditioning, agility and balance … as well as overall fitness! BOOT CAMP WORKOUTS ARE: - A great way to burn lots of calories - Efficient- you work your whole body in a short period of ...

Posted By: Christina Comparato | Category: Health



Jul 12

P90 Workout classes! $90 for 90 days!

Where can you get an intense fat burning workout for $1 a day with experienced personal trainers & professional bodybuilders? Do you want to get in shape fast & the right way? Join the P90 Fitness class with your family & friends. 90 ...

Posted By: Christina Comparato | Category: Health



Jun 30

Hot Yoga & Hot Kettlebells Voted Best of Toledo Yoga studio

Hello, Northwest Ohio, Come and try my Hot Yoga & Hot Kettlebell classes. I am the only and first Hot Yoga studio in Toledo area. Also, the only Hot Kettlebell classes offered in the USA! I guarantee you will get the best workout of your life! ...

Posted By: Joe Sparks | Category: Health



Jun 28

Former NFL Star Chris Spielman to be Keynote Speaker

WHAT: Former NFL and Ohio State University football star Chris Spielman will be the keynote speaker at The Putting Classic, a fundraiser for The Toledo Hospital Breast Care Center. He will share the personal story about his wife Stefanie’s ...

Posted By: Mary Morrison | Category: Health



Jun 11

Yoga on the Beach In Luna Pier MI

MUSE Yoga will be offering weekly Yoga classes on the Sandy Shores of Lake Erie at Luna Pier MI (10 minutes north of Toledo) Beginning June 7th on Monday evenings at 6:00, and Saturday mornings at 7:45. Classes are approximately an hour long and are ...

Posted By: Tammy Warren | Category: Health



Jun 03

Former NFL Star Chris Spielman to be a Keynote Speaker

Former NFL and Ohio State University football star Chris Spielman will be the keynote speaker at The Putting Classic, a fundraiser for The Toledo Hospital Breast Care Center. He will share the personal story about his wife Stefanie’s ...

Posted By: Danielle Darah | Category: Health



Jun 02

Learn the Rules of the Road at the Safe Kids Greater Toledo

WHAT: Join Safe Kids Greater Toledo at Toledo Children’s Hospital for a bike rodeo and learn the “rules of the road.” Participants will navigate an obstacle course that encourages children to ride safely and observe traffic signs. ...

Posted By: Jared Meade | Category: Health



Jun 01

Free Vascular Screenings at Bay Park Community Hospital

Free carotid, aortic and peripheral arterial disease testing will be available at Bay Park Community Hospital in the diagnostics department Mon., June 14, from 1 – 4 p.m. To qualify for free screenings, you must be over the age of 65, or over ...

Posted By: Jared Meade | Category: Health



Jun 01

Free Wellness Screenings at Bay Park Community Hospital

Bay Park Community Hospital will offer free blood pressure, bone density, glucose, and sleep apnea screenings in the Bay Cafe on the Garden Level of Bay Park Community Hospital Fri., May 28, from noon – 1 p.m. Bay Park Community Hospital is ...

Posted By: Jared Meade | Category: Health



Jun 01

Free Bone Health Lunch and Learn Event

Join orthopaedic surgeon Joseph Assenmacher, MD, for a complimentary luncheon to learn more about bone health. Information on osteoporosis prevention and free bone density heel screenings will also be offered. Bay Park Community Hospital will host ...

Posted By: Jared Meade | Category: Health



Jun 01

Bay Park Community Hospital Offers Free Cancer Program

Bay Park Community Hospital will host Look Good…Feel Better, a complimentary cancer program, Mon., June 14, from 1 – 3 p.m. in the Huron Room. Look Good…Feel Better is a free American Cancer Society program that teaches beauty ...

Posted By: Jared Meade | Category: Health



Jun 01

Bay Park Community Hospital Hosts Diabetes Education Course

Bay Park Community Hospital will offer a diabetes education course in the Great Lakes Conference Center located on the Garden Level Tues., June 29, from 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. This is an opportunity for persons with diabetes to ask questions, ...

Posted By: Jared Meade | Category: Health



May 13

Promedica Health System Offers Cancer Support Programs

CHAMPS is a free, three-day camp for children ages six and older who have a parent, sibling or close relative/friend diagnosed with cancer. It will be held June 22-24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at St. James Club, located at 7337 W. Bancroft in Toledo. ...

Posted By: Tedra White | Category: Health



Apr 30

Nourishing Our Children

Nourishing Our Children - Timeless Principles for Supporting Learning, Behavior, and Health of Our Children through Optimum Nutrition. Class taught by Kris Johnson, MS Nutrition & Lisa Bowe, C.H.P., Health Counselor Monday, May 17, 2010 - 6 to 8 ...

Posted By: Kris Johnson | Category: Health



Apr 20

Take control of Your Heart Health

TLC or Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes, are easy ways to improve your heart health. Learn the basics of TLC at a free program on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 6:30 pm (door open at 5:30 pm) at teh Dana Conference Center, Lucas Auditorium on the Campus ...

Posted By: Andrea Jacobs | Category: Health



Apr 10

Salt - It's Place in a Healthy Diet

Chapter leaders, Kris Johnson, M.S. nutrition, and Lisa Bowe, C.H.P., Health Counselor, will present a class in their Healthy Living Series. Salt - It's Place in a Healthy Diet Monday, April 19, 2010 - 6 to 8 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church Fellowship ...

Posted By: Kris Johnson | Category: Health



Mar 26

UT Physicians Office Now Open at the Regency Medical Campus

The University of Toledo Physicians group has opened a new location in the West Toledo/Sylvania area to conveniently serve existing and new patients. Presently physicians are holding office hours there in the areas of Internal Medicine, Family ...

Posted By: Felicia Guerrero | Category: Health



Mar 01

Onthe Go Massage Therapy by Brandie

Mobile Massage Relief Delivered Right to Your Door! Priced by Location, Serving the Tiffin-Toledo Ohio area HOURS: Mon. thru Sat. from 9:00AM - 9:00PM Massage Services Offered Basic Swedish Relaxation Therapeutic for Injury or Sports Deep Tissue ...

Posted By: Brandie | Category: Health