Mammography for Elders: A Controversy Rekindled

Does mammography generally benefit or harm women who are older than 80? We still don’t really know. Last year, a retrospective study of mammography in older women (age, 80) was published by the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The study demonstrated higher breast...

Protecting Your Skin From the Sun – Topic Overview

Protecting your skin Most skin cancer can be prevented. Use the following tips to protect your skin from the sun. You may decrease your chances of developing skin cancer and help prevent wrinkles. Avoid sun exposure The best way to prevent a sunburn is to avoid sun...

Prompt TIA and Minor Stroke Management

Urgent referral to and treatment in a specialized clinic boosts clinical outcomes and saves costs. An unacceptably high proportion of patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke are underinvestigated and undertreated, especially during the period of...

Join us for our Tradition Thanksgiving Lunch at Dodge Park

Download the Thanksgiving Invitation Flyer When: November 26, 2009 Time : 12 noon –2pm Dodge Park Rest Home 101 Randolph Road Worcester MA 01606 RSVP To Debbie Williams or Judy Martin at (508) 853-8180 More Than A Day As Thanksgiving Day rolls around, It brings up...

David L. Meltzer

David L. Meltzer, 74, died at the Jewish Healthcare Center on Tuesday, October 20th after an illness. He leaves his wife, Sandra (Savage) Meltzer; two sons: Jonathan Meltzer and his wife Mindee of Holliston, MA and Robert Meltzer and his wife Sharon of MA; a daughter,...

Ronald L. Clockedile

  Ronald L. Clockedile, 79, formerly of Leicester, died on Friday, April 7, 2006, in Radius Healthcare Center, Southbridge, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 52 years, Mary Lou (Bullock) Clockedile; two daughters, Deborah M. Williams of Oakham and Carolyn M....