Georgia Receives Near-Failing Grade of D+ for its Lack of Support for Emergency Patients
Tweet Special to the Journal WASHINGTON — Georgia received a near-failing grade of D+ and ranked in the bottom half of the nation at 29th in the 2014 American College of Emergency Physicians’ (ACEP) state-by-state report card on America’s emergency care environment (“Report Card”). The state received failing or near-failing grades in three out of [...]
Read More →AAA Offers ‘Tow to Go’ on New Years Eve
Tweet Special to the Journal TAMPA, Fla. – Three in five (63%) consumers think people use a designated driver more on New Year’s Eve because of all the increased media coverage on the topic of drinking and driving, shows AAA Consumer Pulse™ survey. Yet one in four (75%) consumers report that they have never or [...]
Read More →Turning off major memory switch dulls memories
Tweet Special to the Journal Augusta, Ga. – A faultily formed memory sounds like hitting random notes on a keyboard while a proper one sounds more like a song, scientists say. When they turned off a major switch for learning and memory, brain cells communicated, but the relationship was superficial, said Dr. Joe Tsien, neuroscientist [...]
Read More →Base Establishes Bone Marrow Registry
Tweet Special to the Journal ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, GA. – The 78th Medical Group here recently became part of a DoD initiative designed to save lives. The unit now serves as recruitment site for the C.W. Bill Young Department of Defense Bone Marrow Donor Program known as the Salute to Life initiative. Military members [...]
Read More →Red Cross urges winter blood donations
Tweet Give something that means something and offer hope Thursday, December 5, 2013 — The holidays bring families and friends together to share in celebrations and special times of giving. But for families dealing with a cancer diagnosis or other major illness, the holidays can be difficult. The American Red Cross’ Give Something that Means [...]
Read More →Children’s Hospital of Georgia patient named Georgia CMN Champion
Tweet AUGUSTA, Ga. — Children’s Hospital of Georgia patient Emma Rhae Taylor has been named the 2013 Georgia Champion by the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals organization. The seven-year-old Hephzibah girl will serve with other Champions from across the nation as a fundraising and awareness ambassador for CMN’s 170 member hospitals. Emma was chosen for courageously [...]
Read More →TEAM Georgia, partners launch safe holidays message
Tweet Special to the Journal (ATLANTA) – During the holiday season, it’s easy to get swept up in the celebrations with friends and family. However, TEAM Georgia and its partners are teaming up this year to remind those driving on Georgia’s roadways to not use the holidays as an excuse to drive drunk. “Recent statistics [...]
Read More →Secretary of State Advises Georgians on Charitable Donations
Tweet ATLANTA (Dec. 3, 2013) – Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp offers advice to individuals planning to donate to charitable organizations during the holiday season. As Secretary of State, Kemp serves as Georgia’s charities regulator. Secretary Kemp said, “During this holiday season, let’s make the most of our contributions to individuals and families in [...]
Read More →The Environmental Promise of Open Ocean Fish Farms
Tweet by Brita Belli, E Magazine Innovative submersible fish pens and new developments in fish food may change the way “fish farming” is conducted throughout the world. Sustainable aquaculture is possible, say some innovative practitioners — and open ocean fish farms may be the solution to a whole range of environmental problems. These are not [...]
Read More →Pursuing Happiness for Others in Georgia
Tweet By Tim Echols Some years ago my friend, Ken Wales, produced a movie called “Amazing Grace” about the remarkable life of William Wilberforce. Wilberforce, a Member of Parliament who took office after the Revolutionary War, not only changed Britain, but impacted the world. Many of us could learn a lesson or two from his [...]
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