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New Poll Results: 73% Of Georgia Voters Favor $1 Tobacco Tax Increase To Help Cut State’s Budget Deficit
As the Legislature prepares to reconvene next week, a new poll released this week reveals that 73% of Georgia voters support raising the tobacco tax by $1 per pack to cut the state’s budget deficit and help preserve Medicaid funding in the state. This support comes from a broad-based coalition of voters, including 72% of Republicans, 79% of Democrats
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Blood Assurance to Ship Blood To Haiti Next Week
On Friday, Feb. 5, Blood Assurance President and CEO Rick Youngblood approved a shipment of blood products from the regional blood center to Haiti to assist with disaster relief. Blood Assurance is contributing to a national effort to provide blood and blood products to support patients in Haiti. Working
Floyd County Police To Be Presented With 68 Automatic External Defibrillators On Friday
The Floyd County Police Department has received 68 automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) from a $144,000 HRSA (Human Resources and Services Administration) grant through the Georgia Department of Community Health in Rome. The grant was written by Georgia Department of Community Health employees Annette
Rome/Floyd Parks & Recreation Authority: Get Paid To Lose Weight!
The Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority (RFPRA) is launching Better Weight Than Ever, a new program for adults to encourage healthy lifestyles and provide an incentive for those looking to jump start weight-loss goals. Participants must be at least 16 years old and register in teams of two. Teams
FDA, McNeil Consumer Healthcare Announces Recall Of Medicines Including Tylenol, Motrin, Rolaids
In consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc., is voluntarily recalling certain lots of over-the-counter (OTC) products in the Americas, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Fiji. The recalled products include certain lots of
Red Cross Responds To Devastating Haitian Earthquake
Tuesday’s earthquake near Port au Prince, Haiti has caused catastrophic damage and loss of life with estimates of 3 million people affected. Many government offices and hospitals have collapsed, and the local Red Cross office sustained major damage. Many roads are not accessible; bridges have collapsed;
Berry College To Begin Replacement Of Oak Trees Lining Road Of Remembrance, Memorial Drive
For nearly a century, visitors to Berry College have enjoyed the beauty and shade of a towering allée (pathway) of oak trees planted in the early 1920s to honor the 11 Berry boys who were killed during World War I. Today, campus officials are taking steps to ensure that this living memorial continues
Procter & Gamble Recalls Vicks Sinex Nasal Spray
The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) announced this week that it is voluntarily recalling three lots of its Vicks Sinex nasal spray in three countries: the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. The company said it is taking this precautionary step after finding the bacteria B. cepacia
New Patient Service Offered On Harbin Clinic Website
Harbin Clinic now offers a new patient service that does not require an office visit or co-pay. The service is accessible from a person’s own laptop or PC. The Harbin Patient Portal is a secure web portal on the clinic’s website homepage that gives patients a new and efficient internet-based method
Regional Home Builder Agrees to Clean Water Act Settlement
WASHINGTON—John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods Inc., and John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods of the Carolinas Inc., based in Atlanta, have agreed to pay a $350,000 civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
