Back pain is topic at Womancare Center

Back pain is topic at Womancare Center

HERMITAGE, Pa. — Dr. Dave Shelton Atteberry, neurosurgeon and spine specialist with the University of Pittsburgh Physicians Department of Neurological Surgery, will present “Back Pain: To Fuse or Not to Fuse, That is the Question” on May 5 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Womancare Center of UPMC Horizon, 875 N. Hermitage Road.

The program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. To register, call (724) 347-7700 or (866) 347-7700.

Walk for Life set for May 9 at Boardman park

YOUNGSTOWN — Pregnancy Help Center of Youngstown, formerly Care Net Pregnancy Center, is having its Walk for Life on May 9 at Boardman Park.

Registration for the annual fund-raising event begins at 8 a.m. in Thomas C. Masters Pavilion.

Walkers can download and complete sponsor pledge forms by visiting www.supportcarenet.com. Click on the Become Involved page, Volunteer page, and then Special Events.

Participants are asked to take all completed pledge forms to the registration. Walkers do not need to collect any money; Pregnancy Help Center will bill all donors listed on the pledge form.

The center, located at 4845 Market St., offers free services to women of the Mahoning Valley who face unplanned pregnancies, regardless of race, religion or income.

Base accredited

EAST LIVERPOOL — The Air Evac Lifeteam base in East Liverpool has received accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS).

Relay is sign-up site for long-term study

WARREN — The Warren Relay for Life on May 8 is designated by the American Cancer Society as a sign-up site for ACS’s long-term study of lifestyle and cancer called the Cancer Prevention Study–3, or CPS-3.

Enrollment hours are 7 to 11 p.m. at 147 W. Market St. at the former location of Showcase Books on Trumbull County Courthouse Square, the location of the Warren Relay.

Participants will answer periodic questionnaires about their lifestyle, such as what they eat, how much exercise they get and whether or not they smoke.

Over the course of 20 years, ACS researchers will track the participants to see if they develop cancer. This will provide some insight into the role a person’s lifestyle, environment and genetic makeup plays in the disease.

Anyone between the age of 30 and 65 who has never had cancer, other than basal or squamous cell skin cancer, can sign up for CPS-3.

To enroll, participants must answer a brief questionnaire, get their waist measured, give a blood sample and agree to the long-term follow-up the study requires.

Health fair is Saturday at Northside Medical Center

YOUNGSTOWN — Northside Medical Center is having a Community Appreciation Day and Health Fair on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in its Medical Education Building at 500 Gypsy Lane.

The free event is open to all ages and features a variety of free screenings, displays, tours and activities.

The event, an enhancement of the annual health fair spearheaded by Northside’s family practice residents, includes tests for bone density, diabetes risk, stroke, blood pressure, heart rate, body fat analysis, posture and sleep apnea. Cholesterol and blood sugar testing will be offered for a nominal charge.

There also will be informational displays, tours of the hospital, a dunking booth, basket raffle and a Heart Walk team-sponsored rummage sale to benefit the American Heart Association.

For more information, call the Family Practice Center at (330) 884-3235.

Pain seminar is free at St. Joseph center

HOWLAND — The public is invited to a free chronic-pain seminar presented by the St. Joseph Pain Management Center from 6 to 8 p.m. May 20 at the Avalon Inn’s Grand Ball Room at 9519 E. Market St.

Registration and check-in are at 5:45 p.m.

The seminar will feature board-certified pain management specialist Dr. Tracey L. Neuendorf, medical director of the center. A question-and-answer session will follow the main presentation.

Guests are invited to a complimentary dinner from 6 to 6:30. Seating is limited.

Reservations, required by May 12, can be made by calling (330) 480-3151 or toll free at (877) 700-4647.