Brenau Expands Music Faculty with Addition of Barbara Steinhaus

Lyric soprano Barbara Steinhaus has joined the faculty at Brenau University in a new position as professor of music and director of the music program with a specialization in vocal performance...
Aug 25, 2008

Is Your Company the ‘Most Fit?’

Businesses with outstanding employee health programs will be announced at 2008 Kaiser Permanente Corporate Run/Walk on September 25.  The coveted Corporate Cup and many other awards will be handed out at the 26th annual event, also known as the 'world's largest office party'...
Aug 25, 2008

Enviro Expo 2008: Atlanta's First Green Expo for Consumers

This three-day event at AmericasMart in November will showcase eco-friendly lifestyle choices and truly 'green' products...
Aug 25, 2008

Governor Perdue Urges Georgia Residents to Act Now to Prepare for Digital TV Transition

Today Governor Sonny Perdue and U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez urged consumers to prepare for the upcoming digital television transition by applying for coupons to be used toward the purchase of two digital-to-analog converter boxes...
Aug 20, 2008

Cars4Charities Sends One Million Dollars to Charities

Cars4Charities supports more than 1,000 charities, including Autism Speaks, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, American Autoimmune Related Disease Association, the American Foundation for the Blind, Prevent Cancer Foundation, Asthma & Allergy Foundation, National Coalition for the Homeless, Brain Trauma Foundation and many others...
Aug 20, 2008

Award-winning 80s Band, The Rupert’s Orchestra, to Perform at Kaiser Permanente Corporate Run/Walk

Big hair, leg warmers and fingerless gloves were hot in the late 80s, and so was Rupert’s.  Voted ‘Atlanta’s Best House Band’ for eight years in a row, the red-hot 80s band is back and ready to entertain more than 18,000 runners and walkers at the 26th annual Kaiser Permanente Corporate Run/Walk... 
Aug 20, 2008

September 2008 is Atrial Fibrillation Month Focusing on Life-Threatening Irregular Heartbeat

Over five million Americans now suffer from atrial fibrillation, where the heart goes out of control with little warning and for no apparent reason. It's a frightening occurrence that will impact millions more as atrial fibrillation overtakes aging baby boomers...
Aug 20, 2008

Gwinnett Honored with Three State Counseling Awards

The Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) advisement and counseling team has earned three additional state honors. The Georgia State Counseling Association (GSCA) recently recognized the Gwinnett educators at its annual conference, where they won three of the association’s four top honors...
Aug 20, 2008

St. Brigid Celebrates Third Issue of 'The Q - The Quintessential Journey' magazine

The summer 2008 issue commemorates Saint Brigid’s tenth anniversary and the ongoing missions of sixty parish ministries within the city of Atlanta and beyond...
Aug 20, 2008

Georgia Cancer Foundation and Spa Sydell Launch ‘Pamper Me Pink’ Promotion

During September and October 2008, Spa Sydell clients can purchase a series of specially designated "pink" spa packages -- Divinely Pink Quickie Facial & Massage with the Pink Grapefruit Vitality masque, or the Powerfully Pinkalicious Mani/Pedi & Facial -- 10% of which will directly benefit GCF breast cancer programs...
Aug 19, 2008

Leading Companies and Organizations Sponsor Hit ’Em for Hemophilia Golf Tournament

The tournament, which supports critical research directed toward finding a cure for hemophilia, a hereditary blood clotting disorder that requires very expensive, life-long medical treatment, will be held October 28, 2008 at Château Élan Resort and Winery in Braselton, Georgia...
Aug 19, 2008

Emory Health Sciences: Americans Eating More Processed Sugar, Study Finds

U.S. children and adults consume 54.7 grams of fructose per day, an almost 50 percent increase from a national study sample conducted in 1977-1978, which estimated mean consumption of fructose at 37 grams per day...
Aug 19, 2008

Brain Balance™ Centers Help Children Overcome Autism Symptoms

The Suwanee Brain Balance™ Center incorporates a unique multi-faceted approach to assess and develop individualized intervention plans for children affected by Neurobehavioral/Developmental Disorders...
Aug 18, 2008

Silence: Golden for Your Heart

Too much noise exposure correlates with a steady rise in blood pressure. Makes sense. Loud sounds are known to stimulate the pituitary-adrenal cortical system...
Aug 18, 2008

An Awesome Appetizer for Knees and Hands

In a study of older adults, those with higher blood levels of vitamin K were significantly less likely to develop the bone spurs and cartilage damage that are common in painful osteoarthritis...
Aug 15, 2008