ROCKWALL – Want to help raise funds to provide heart disease screenings for Rockwall area women who can’t afford them, plus have an enjoyable evening at the same time? Heart disease is the nation’s #1 killer of women, causing 1 in 3 deaths each year. The public is invited to attend Rockwall Helping Hands’ annual [...]
Belfiore Beauty/Health Buzz Column. By Vivian Brown. Massages have been around for about 5000 years. Ancient cultures used oils and herbs to relieve muscle pain. It not only was an early form of pain relief but produced a sense of well-being. Massages have been a part of Chinese medicine for at least 3000 years, with Physicians [...]
ROCKWALL – Hundreds of “Nate’s Mates” are in mourning this week after six-year-old Nate Oxford passed away last week after a valiant battle against medulloblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer. A “Celebration of Life” services have been planned for Feb. 8, 7 pm, at Lake Pointe Church, 701 I-30 in Rockwall. Survivors include his [...]
HEATH – Crooked teeth? Broken teeth? Who do you know who really needs some dental work but can’t afford it? Dr. Robyn Abramczyk at Smile Ranch Family Dentistry in Heath is now offering $5,000 worth of dental services for no charge to one lucky Rockwall County resident. All you have to do to nominate someone [...]
ROCKWALL – Several fundraising events have been scheduled in the near future beginning Jan. 21 for Garland fireman and Rockwall volunteer fireman Devon Colbert, whose spinal cord injury has left him paralyzed after another driver ran a stop sign and slammed into Colbert’s vehicle Dec. 17 near the intersection of Hwy. 66 and John King [...]
ROCKWALL – Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall has earned the Texas Ten Step Program facility designation from the Texas Department of State Health Services to assist and support breastfeeding before, during and after delivery. The Texas Ten Step Program encourages breastfeeding as the preferred method of feeding for newborns and infants. Recognizing the relationship between [...]
NeighborsGo.com – Heath resident Socorro Hettinger hired a private swim teacher for her son Daniel when he was 10. News reports about child drownings always struck a chord with her, and she was determined that her son would not be a victim. Daniel, who is intellectually disabled, struggled. After one lesson, the teacher told Socorro [...]
ALBA TEXAS- The third annual “Fishing 4 Hearts” bass fishing tournament will be hosted this weekend at Lake Fork in Alba TX (east of Lake Tawakoni) by the non-profit “Chynna’s Helping Heart” charity to raise funds and awareness about the dangers of undetected congenital heart defects in children. The charity was established in 2008 after [...]
NORMAN, Okla. — When Austin Woods walks off the football field after practicing in Oklahoma’s 100-degree August heat, sometimes it’s only the start of a grueling day for the Sooners’ center. After being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in the spring, Woods is undergoing chemotherapy treatments to deal with the form of cancer. For three to [...]
ROCKWALL – As the City of Dallas today proclaimed a state of emergency due to the the West Nile Virus, Rockwall County health authorities also issued a statement urging preventative measures be taken to prevent the disease from infecting citizens locally. Thus far, 10 people in Dallas have died and over 160 have contracted the [...]
