Health News from Chalmette Medical Center
Fall 2003

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Acute Bronchitis
What Do You Know About the Common Cold?
A Message
From the CEO
Snapshot: The CMC Rehabilitation Center
Taking the Mystery
Out of Your Blood Pressure Numbers
Seeing Is Believing
Bunions Are No Laughing Matter
New Hope for Hard-to-Heal Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Calendar of Community Health Events
Past Issues

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Acute Bronchitis -- Fight This Common Winter Foe

It's common knowledge that colds and the flu can put a damper on our winter activities. But many people aren't aware that acute bronchitis -- another illness common during the cold weather -- also can threaten their health.
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Seeing Is Believing

CMC has a new ultrasound system -- called the Siemens Acuson Sequoia -- that raises ultrasound imaging to a new level.

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Treatment for Diabetic Foot Ulcers

More and more people are developing a common complication of diabetes -- wounds that heal slowly or don't seem to heal at all.
What Do You Know About the Common Cold?

Knowing how to prevent and treat this common condition can help you and your family be healthier.

The CMC Rehabilitation Center

A full spectrum of rehabilitative services provides physical, occupational, recreational and speech therapies.

Bunions Are No Laughing Matter

Tight, pointed, confining or high-heeled shoes may look good, but they're also linked to a common foot problem called bunions.


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