Program Continues Throughout the Fall Flu Season JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 27, 2010) —Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., will offer flu vaccinations on a walk-in basis and through vaccine clinics at all of its in-store pharmacies beginning Sept. 1. Customers using their Winn-Dixie Customer Reward Card will receive a $5 discount off the $28 flu vaccine ($23 with [...]

Georgia finishes near the bottom of state-by-state rankings of overall health. Some counties perform worse than developing countries By James Hataway Public Health News Bureau How healthy is Georgia? Not very. According to recent reports Georgia finishes near the bottom of state-by-state rankings of overall health. Georgia ranked 43rd in 2009 for overall health performance, [...]

By Carolyn Maschke Youngsters who enjoy the benefits of healthy exercise during the sixth annual Kids on the Move fun run and walk scheduled for July 23 will also receive free T-shirts and other giveaways, organizers say. Registration for the event, scheduled at Albany State University’s Hampton Smith Sports Complex Track Field, is from 7:30 [...]

By Carolyn Maschke While Southwest Georgia residents enjoy outdoor activities during the summer they should protect themselves against the most common form of cancer in the United States – skin cancer. “The two most common types of skin cancer, basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas, are highly curable. But melanoma, the third most common, is [...]

 A 53-year-old Dougherty County man with underlying health conditions has had the first confirmed case of West Nile Virus in Southwest Health District this year.     “He has been discharged from the hospital and is recovering,” said Southwest Health District Health Director Dr. Jacqueline Grant. Georgia’s first 2010 WNV case was confirmed in a Clayton County [...]