Morning Sickness: A royal pain, but healthy sign
Kate Middleton’s bout with morning sickness highlighted how it can be a royal pain. But this condition is not limited...
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December 2012
December 28, 2012
December 19, 2012
Backus Shows Support for Employee Family and Other Leukemia Patients
The William W. Backus Hospital Shows Support for Employee Family and Other Leukemia Patients by Holding Be The MatchSM Marrow Drive Just two weeks after her 25th birthday, Katelyn Spence was diagnosed with ALL – a form of leukemia. To say her life has changed in a matter of seconds is an understatement.
December 14, 2012
How to talk to children about the school shooting
The shooting in the quiet town of Newtown, Connecticut has been described as one of the worst school shootings in...
December 14, 2012
Backus to sponsor weight loss program
NORWICH – The William W. Backus Hospital’s Weight Loss Center will host a 17-week weight loss program on Thursday evenings beginning Feb. 7 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Backus Outpatient Care Center at 111 Salem Turnpike in Norwich.
December 14, 2012
Newtown tragedy is a time to talk to your children, and assure them they are safe
The shooting in the quiet town of Newtown, Connecticut has been described as one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history. And unlike Columbine and the Aurora, Colorado movie shootings, this massacre occurred very close to home.
December 13, 2012
A Safe Way to Deck the Halls
The holiday season is here, which means many people are decorating their homes with festive trees, candles and lights. To...
December 13, 2012
Flu outbreak prompts visitor restrictions at Backus
Due to a high number of confirmed flu cases, the Backus Health System is enacting temporary visitor restrictions and limiting public use of its facilities beginning Friday, Dec. 14
December 7, 2012
Fighting the flu
The flu season is off to its earliest start in nearly a decade, and health officials suspect it could be...
December 7, 2012
Record turn out for flu shots
Ninety-nine percent of Backus employees got their flu vaccinations, the highest number by far in the history of the institution.
December 7, 2012
Backus volunteer, breast cancer survivor authors children’s book
With a full-time position working for the Connecticut Department of Public Health, Oakdale resident Carol Majewski had a vision of...