Know Your Stats About Prostate Cancer

September is Prostate Awareness Month - 1 in 6 will be diagnosed. 1 in 36 will die. The second leading cause of cancer death in American men is prostate cancer, behind only lung cancer. Memorial Medical Center – Lufkin and the Arthur Temple Sr. Regional Cancer Center are promoting awareness of and prevention of this disease during the month of September, Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Special priced screenings and exams will be held by appointment only on September 24 at the Arthur Temple Sr. Regional Cancer Center. 

Cholesterol Awareness – The Silent Killer

What does it mean when someone says, “I am watching my cholesterol?” Who is at the greatest risk for high cholesterol? What is the difference between good and bad cholesterol? How do you control your cholesterol numbers?

These questions are asked by people of all ages. It is important to understand how cholesterol levels affect your health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistics indicate that approximately one in every six adults or 16.3% of the U.S. adult population has high cholesterol. High cholesterol doubles your risk of heart disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S.

Memorial Medical Center—Lufkin Awarded National Gold Seal of Approval in Stroke Care

East Texas is characterized as the “stroke belt” of the United States.  High blood pressure, cigarette smoking, poor diet, and physical inactivity are common among the area’s general population, and these are just a few of the risk factors that can lead to a stroke.   Today there is a new level of care to not only treat stroke patients, but to educate them on the early warning signs of stroke—Lufkin’s first and only Joint Commission Certified primary stroke care center, Memorial Health System of East Texas.

Pipeline Workers Struck by Lightning Recognize Local Hospital for Superior Care

Memorial Medical Center—San Augustine is being recognized by Encana Oil & Gas for providing “the highest caliber of health care” to several contractors who suffered effects from a lightning strike near a pipeline where they were working.  The contractors from Unix and Falcon Welding were working on an Encana owned pipeline when the pipeline was struck by lightning during a storm in June.  There were several men working near where the lightning struck and were taken to Memorial Medical Center – San Augustine.

Reporter Educated on Stroke Awareness and Aftercare

Through its partnership with Methodist Hospital in Houston, Memorial became a nationally recognized stroke center this week by the Joint Commission Accredited Hospital Organization, Ogletree said. Continue Reading