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Stop & Shop offering free antibiotics
Stop & Shop Supermarkets is attempting to help its customers save money this winter season by filling prescriptions for some generic antibiotics for free.
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If Barack can find time to exercise, so can you
Barack Obama may be the busiest man on earth - facing issues of a failing economy, the housing crisis and global warming, to name a few. But the new President of the United States always makes time for his exercise routine.
Full Story >>Backus to hold alternative healing series for people living with cancer
The William W. Backus Hospital's Center for Healthcare Integration is offering a four-week series providing support for people challenged with cancer and the side effects of treatment.
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First baby of 2009
The first baby born at Backus in 2009, Josiah Elijah Rodriguez-Lopez,was born Saturday, Jan. 3 at 4:11 p.m.
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Tips to stick to your exercise regimen in 2009
A new year is officially under way and so are many exercise programs. Learn a few key strategies to sustain an exercise regimen before bathing suit season arrives.
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Backus to hold program on good nutrition and cancer prevention
Learn about the importance of good nutrition for cancer survival and prevention with the nationally known Cancer Project's free cooking series, Food for Life, at The William W. Backus Hospital.
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Backus Dietitians to share nutritional tips
Join Backus Hospital Dietitians Shannon Haynes and Sarah Hospod for the next "Speaking of Your Health: Head to Toe" lecture series with "Stomach Well: 10 Healthy Fun Foods to Sample and Savor" on Jan. 8 from 6:30-8 p.m. in hospital's entry level conference rooms.
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Volunteers needed to help first-time parents
The Nurturing Connections program at Madonna Place is looking for volunteers to help first-time parents who deliver at The William W. Backus Hospital adjust to parenthood.
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Backus to hold Dr. Dad program
The Backus Hospital Birthing Center and Madonna Place are offering a program to help men prepare for fatherhood.
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Hospital President announces transition
Thomas P. Pipicelli, who has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The William W. Backus Hospital for 15 years, has announced that he will transition out of that role on July 1, 2009.
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Da Vinci wows the crowd at Annual Meeting
The William W. Backus Hospital is the first hospital in eastern Connecticut to have a da Vinci Robotic Surgical System, which is being used for prostate cancer, kidney and bladder operations so far. The minimally invasive procedure has numerous benefits for patients.
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Backus Employees Quick to Donate Their Time and Energy to Extreme Home Makeover
It literally has taken a small army of dedicated volunteers working together around the clock to construct a new home for the Girard family of Voluntown, who were chosen by ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."
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Backus announces new board
Peter V. Disch has been elected the new Chairman of The William W. Backus Hospital Board of Directors/Trustees.
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Backus Cancer Services to hold colorectal cancer program
The next William W. Backus Hospital Cancer Services Department dinner will focus on colorectal cancer, which 150,000 people are diagnosed with each year -- the third most common cancer in men and women.
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Vineyard raises funds for Backus
NORWICH - Priam Vineyards in Colchester has developed a special wine to help raise funds for the Backus Foundation's Breast Cancer Survivors' Fund.
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