
Palo Alto Medical Foundation Healthful Hint: Oranges, lemons and other citrus fruits contain the "mind-boosting" ingredient: Vitamin C. This vitamin helps you cope better in stressful times by lowering your levels of stress hormones. If you get a lot regularly, you'll feel calmer during tough situations.

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Hats off to PAMF employee Eric Wong, who is organizing a charity art exhibit and silent auction in Palo Alto 11/14-16 to help villages worldwide get clean water. The event benefits charity:water, a non-profit that creates wells where there is no clean water. Full story in Palo Alto Online.
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Palo Alto Online is the online community site for Palo Alto, CA, and includes the online version of the Palo Alto Weekly.

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Caregiving During the Holidays: Family and friends who care for someone with dementia, chronic illness or other disability can attend this Nov. 10 workshop to learn tips and tricks for planning (and changing) holiday rituals, handling stress & expectations - and taking care of yourself, as well as your loved ones, so everyone gets a chance to enjoy the holidays.
Location:Palo Alto Center
Time:7:00PM Tuesday, November 10th

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Best wishes to our friends at Breast Cancer Connections, conference attendees and PAMF volunteers at the annual BCC Conference today in Palo Alto. Sharing knowledge - creating hope...
Source: www.bcconnections.org
Breast Cancer Connections is a non-profit resource center for those facing breast cancer. Free programs and support services include support groups, education, buddy program, screening and diagnostics, library, counseling, workshops, and more.

Palo Alto Medical Foundation PAMF Research Institute was recently featured on CBS-5 news. Watch the segment here...
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In addition to caring for more than 600,000 patients in the bay area, the Palo Alto Medical Foundation has a Research Institute that has severed as a center for biomedical, health care, clinical, and public health research for more than 50 years. ...

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Supporting Community Well-Being: PAMF funds a spectrum of services that communities need but are seldom profitable – such as medical research, care for the chronically ill, and services for the poor and uninsured. Additionally, our physicians and staff have donated hundreds of hours to community service. The 2009 commu...nity benefit report offers an overview of the kinds of free programs and services PAMF provides. Learn more and view a pdf of the the 2009 report...Read More
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Caring for the community is at the heart of what we do at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF). Our participation in activities that benefit the communities we serve goes well beyond the walls of our health care centers, reaching out to those who need us the most. ...

Palo Alto Medical Foundation CDC's health information is now available on your mobile device. Visit m.cdc.gov on your mobile phone or PDA for information on seasonal flu, H1N1 flu, public health emergencies and more. Read more at http://www.cdc.gov/mobile/
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CDC Mobile. Sign up now to take part in CDC's three-month text messaging pilot project and have health tips delivered directly to your cell phone.

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Following PAMF on Twitter yet? We're at http://twitter.com/PaloAltoMedical. We've also added a Twitter tab to our FB page, so you can visit us there too for more health news, updates and info. Hope you'll start following us today...and nice talking with you!
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A not-for-profit health care organization that is a pioneer in the multispecialty group practice of medicine

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Healthful Hint: If your feet hurt, it's a shoe in...low heels are kinder to your feet, ladies. Go for two inches or lower, which won't alter the way your muscles work or add extra pressure to the balls of your feet. Also, a slightly chunkier heel keeps the foot in alignment & reduces risk of straining ligaments.
Source: www.pamf.org
Podiatric Medicine and Surgery physicians specialize in the treatment of various acute and chronic problems of the bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and nerves.

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Seasonal Flu Message: PAMF has received a small quantity of seasonal flu vaccine. Visit our Web site at www.pamf.org/flu to learn more and find out how to receive your seasonal flu vaccine.
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H1N1 Flu Message: PAMF has received a very small amount of inactivated injectable H1N1 flu vaccine. Public health officials have directed us to offer this vaccine to pregnant women, especially those in their third or second trimester or those with underlying medical conditions. We are reaching out to those pregnant pat...ients directly to offer them the vaccine. Visit our Web site at www.pamf.org/flu to find out more about H1N1 flu vaccine availability.Read More

Palo Alto Medical Foundation November is Diabetes Awareness Month: A diagnosis doesn’t mean it’s time to give up—just the opposite. If you have diabetes, you’re still in control. There are many positive steps you can take to achieve good health and well being...and PAMF’s team of registered dietitians, educators, classes & support groups can help you do it!
Source: www.pamf.org
When diagnosed with diabetes, many people think their bodies have failed them, or vice versa. But a diagnosis of diabetes doesn’t mean it’s time to give up—just the opposite is true. If you have diabetes, you’re still in control. ...

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Talking to Teens About Sensitive Issues: Teens who talk to their parents about sex, drugs, alcohol and other risks, make safer choices! To keep children safe, parents must talk to their kids, consider it their job—and talk often. Here are some tips to get the conversation going. http://www.pamf.org/healtheducation/medi a/toyourhealth/talkingtoteens.pdf

Palo Alto Medical Foundation PAMF Nutrition Services: Want to eat smarter? Manage a diet-related medical condition such as type 2 diabetes or Celiac Disease? Get in shape for a sport? Switch to a vegetarian diet? Or simply want sound nutritional advice from someone you can trust? PAMF's Nutrition Services can help.
Source: www.pamf.org

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Are you trying to keep up on the ever-changing flu news and vaccine availability each day? Visit PAMF's "In the News: Flu Articles" Web page for a roundup of national and local news articles to help you stay informed.
Source: www.pamf.org
State Adjusts System to Dole out Swine Flu Vaccine to Counties, San Jose Mercury News, October 30, 2009Santa Clara County Irked by Short Supply of Swine Flu Vaccine, San Jose Mercury News, October 29, ...






















