Monthly Archives: April 2012

How We’re Improving Access To Top Level Cancer Care in Atlanta

As Saint Joseph’s Hospital moves forward in its exciting new partnership with Emory Healthcare, we want to make our community aware of new developments in the oncology department that are allowing Saint Joseph’s to collaborate with the Winship Cancer Institute  More…

Skin Cancer and Early Detection

A person’s risk for melanoma-the most serious form of skin cancer-doubles if he or she has had five or more sunburns, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. With reports of melanoma skin cancer on the rise among people between the  More…

Summer Sun Safety

Summer Sun Safety Do you know what the largest body organ is? Skin. Do you know which cancer is the most common among all the cancer types? Skin. Our skin serves many important purposes for our bodies. It functions as  More…

Play it Safe: Know the Signs of a Concussion

With spring sports ramping up, it seems like a good time to learn about the seriousness of a concussion as well as its symptoms. What is a concussion? A concussion is a result of a serious blow to a person’s  More…

Limiting Pollen’s Adverse Effects

While spring ushers in blooming flowers and warm sunshine, it also brings many of us hay fever. For people suffering from seasonal allergies, those colorful flowers can represent sneezing, coughing, watering eyes, and other annoying symptoms. Eliminating pollen is impossible,  More…