Health N.E.W.S.

What is the quality of your well water?

An Editorial by Greg Aldrich, Marketing Director at ETR Laboratories in LeominsterSpring is often the time of year that folks turn to issues of maintenance in their home. Sprucing up the yard, painting some shutters that have begun to fade or p...

HealthAlliance Cardiac Rehabilitation Program certified by industry leader

HealthAlliance Hospital is proud to announce that its cardiac rehabilitation program has been awarded certification by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR).

Local retailer supports breast cancer research with Welcome Mats

Acme Carpet One Floor & Home has recently released twelve all new welcome mat designs for their 2012 pink ribbon welcome mats collection to support breast cancer research.

Free lecture for NRWA Outdoor Wellness Walking Program

The Nashua River Watershed Association (NRWA) and the Nashoba Valley Medical Center invite the public to join us for a free “Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation” on Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 6 to 7 p.m., at the Nashoba Valley Medical Center, 200 Groton Rd. in Ayer. 

Lunenburg town employees take part in health program

Lunenburg town employees recently participated in the MIIA’s Heart Matters wellness program, a free 11-week health improvement program designed to promote long-term lifestyle adjustments that may help prevent and reduce the risk of heart disease.

Applewild Speakers Series presents Dr. Richard Weissbourd

  Applewild School will be offering a free presentation by nationally-known educator and psychologist Dr. Richard Weissbourd on Monday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m.

Healing services support patients at Regional Cancer Center

Cancer patients at the HealthAlliance Hospital Simonds-Sinon Regional Cancer Center in Fitchburg will benefit from a $15,000 grant recently awarded by Angie’s Spa, an all-volunteer Therapeutic Cancer Care Foundation.

Sen. Flanagan to speak at Candlelight Vigil for Mental Illness Awareness

Senator Jennifer Flanagan will be the principal speaker at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7, at the annual Candlelight Vigil sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of North Central Massachusetts at Monument Square in Leominster.

Edible food forest feeds into self-sufficiency

Robin Venezia and son Isaac pick borage leaves from the mulch around the newer portion of their edible food forest.   Story & photos by Samantha BridgmanSeven years ago, Robin Venezia and her husband Chuck moved into the 274-year-old home on...

LCU champions improved health care for the community

Leominster Credit Union (LCU) has pledged $50,000 to the Exceptional Care...Here Campaign for the HealthAlliance Hospital Simonds-Sinon Regional Cancer Center and Emergency Room expansion initiatives.