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Here's a look at what you'll find in the September episode of Hometown Health
 Now, follow Hometown Health on our official Facebook page. See below for links to recent news posts. * The FDA continues to monitor the nationwide recall of select brands of eggs. * The number of US states with obesity rates of 30%+ have tripled since 2007! The CDC maps it out and tells you what you can do make a difference for you, your family and your community. * What's the best way to safely dispose of RX and non-RX meds? Visit DisposeMyMeds.org * Parents have a new online resource to check their child's symptoms from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Check out the KidsDoc symptom checker and iPhone app. * Health.com unveils the 50 fattiest foods by state. Check out the list! * McDonalds to recall millions of "Shrek Forever" souvenier drinking glasses due to cadmium. You'll find the details of the recall and how to return them on the official McD web page. * Kellogg's Recalls Select Cereals. See which ones and the reasons. * US scores last of 7 countries in the 2010 Commonwealth Fund Health Care Study * 90% of Americans eat too much salt. See which foods are the worst culprits!
 Congratulations to Dr. Maen Hussein, MD, of Lake County Oncology and Hematology and a Cancer Liaison Physician (CLP) at Leesburg Regional Medical Center. Dr. Hussein recently received an Outstanding Performance Award for going above and beyond the scope of the normal duties of serving as a liaison between the cancer program and the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC). 
Are you a mom -- or do you know a mom -- whose life would be transformed by a "Mommy Makeover?" Hometown Health's cosmetic surgeon specialist, MESOS, invites you to enter or nominate someone for a $10,000 "Mommy Makeover!" Click the link for details and rules.
Congratulations to Dr. Jose Diaz and the staff at the Pulmonary Group of Central Florida on the opening of their new offices now located at 1038 W. North Blvd in Leesburg. This location replaces their previous one on S. Lake Street in Leesburg. PGCF also welcomesTara Brannen, NP-C to the team!
News From the Lake County Health Department (4/19) Lake County Health Department partners with AAA to offer adult and travel immunizations in The Villages. Details are available here.
YOUR HOMETOWN HEALTH SPECIALISTS IN THE NEWSLEARN MORE ABOUT THE FDA RECALL OF SELECT BRANDS OF EGGS DUE TO SALMONELLA (UPDATED 8/27) Information about State & Federal Health Alerts are available
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