By the time they reach middle school, children are at an increased risk for depression. But how many children know the warning signs, or how to talk about it and what to do if a friend exhibits such signs? What are the potential health effects of tattoos and body piercings, popular for this age group? The Chalmette Medical Center Traveling Medicine Show answers these and other relevant questions. It's a touring health fair that CMC brings to St. Bernard Parish middle schools.		CMC a Healthy Fit for After-School Program When St. Bernard Parish School Board officials sought a community partner to help launch a federally funded after-school program for at-risk children, Chalmette Medical Center (CMC) immediately came to mind. Arabi Woman Steps Out With New Knees and Hip Four years ago, the arthritis in Marie Rickerson's knees and hip was so bad she could hardly walk. Her pain was excruciating.

Improved Treatment for Kidney Stones New equipment and a new location make it easier on patients coming to Chalmette Medical Center for treatment of painful kidney stones.

Louisiana's Great 100 List Includes Four Chalmette Nurses Chalmette Medical Center is proud to announce that four of our nurses -- a CMC record -- recently were selected by the Great 100 Nurses Foundation to Louisiana's Great 100 Nurses for 2005.

Outpatient Therapy Clinic Helps With Hand Injuries In mid-February, Janie Fuller, an emergency medical technician for Acadian Ambulance Service in Lafayette, and two coworkers were transporting a wheelchair-bound patient down a flight of stairs.

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