Health Notes
The Amherst Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS) will hold a support group meeting at 7:30 p. m. today in the Center for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst. No fee. For information, call 636-4869, Ext. 318.
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A blood drive will be held from 11 a. m. to 4 p. m. today in the auditorium at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, 621 10th St., Niagara Falls. Call 85-DONOR for information.
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The Cancer Wellness Center, which offers cancer patients and their loved ones access to education, encouragement and advocacy in a supportive environment, and Daemen College will present a free program titled “Gratitude, Forgiveness, Trust and Hope” at 6:30 p. m. Wednesday in the college’s Wick Center, Alumni Lounge, 4380 Main St., Snyder. Dr. Charles Sabatino and Dr. Cheryl Nosek will speak. To register, call 694-1395.
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A prenatal class to prepare expectant parents for childbearing and parenting will be offered from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Saturday in Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. To register, call 278-4433.
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The Arthritis Foundation will present “Knowledge Is Power: An Introduction to RA,” a free seminar for people recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, at 10 a. m. next Tuesday at Slim and Tone, 55 CrossPoint Parkway, Getzville. To register, call (866) 482-3976.
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“Latest Advances in Crohn’s & Colitis,” a free patient education program, will be presented by Dr. Maya Srivastava from 6:30 to 8 p. m. next Tuesday in the Center for Tomorrow on the University at Buffalo North Campus, Amherst. For reservations or information, phone 883-2870 or e-mail wsternny@ccfa.org . •••
Support groups, and phone numbers to call for information include: complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy, 10 a. m. Thursday, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St., Eggertsville, 896-0771; Northtowns Parkinson’s, Dr. Kelly Komm Truong, will speak on “Dentistry for Seniors” and the Parkinson’s patients, 6:30 p. m. Thursday, Temple Beth Am, 4660 Sheridan Drive, Amherst, 689-1559; Alcoholics Anonymous First Step, 8 p. m Friday, auditorium, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, 621 10th St., 278-4569; depression and bipolar alliance, 6: 30 p. m. Saturday, S-6 Conference Room, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, 278-4748 or 478-9551; Alcoholics Anonymous International Group, 6:30 p. m Saturday, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, 278-4569; Narcotics Anonymous, 5 p. m., Sunday, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Auditorium, Niagara Falls, 278-4569; breast feeding, 12:30 p. m. Monday, Mary C. Dyster Community Education Room, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, 278-4623; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), 6:30 p. m. Monday, Dent Neurological Institute, 2950 Elmwood Ave., Town of Tonawanda, (866) 499-7257 or info@alsaupstateny.org .; grief, for adults coping with the pain of the sudden, traumatic death of a loved one, 6 p. m. next Tuesday, S-6 Meeting Room, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, 433-3780.
