Free seminars in Baldwin County

GULF SHORES, Ala, — Rick Zapata, Regional Extension Agent for Consumer Science and Personal Financial Management for the Alabama Cooperative Extension system says the he is here for the people. Free seminars and workshops are being conducted by the organization to assist those in the Baldwin County area who have been diversely affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Aflac Incorporated to Webcast 2010 Tokyo Financial Analysts Briefing

COLUMBUS, Ga., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) announced today that it will webcast its Tokyo Financial Analysts Briefing on September 13, 2010 (Tokyo time). Aflac's management will discuss its operations in Japan. The schedule of the business meeting webcast is as follows: Tokyo time: Monday, September 13, 2010; 9:00 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. U.S. EDT ...

Study finds acupuncture can control side effects of cancer treatment

Recent studies have shown that acupuncture can help control a number of symptoms and side effects such as pain, fatigue, dry mouth, nausea, and vomiting associated with a variety of cancers and their treatments.

Health Scene calendar

American Red Cross Blood Drives -- Martinez: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, 2500 Alhambra Ave. Appointments, 800-733-2767, www.redcrossblood.org (code: ccrmc)).Walnut Creek: noon-5 p.m Sept. 8. John Muir Medical Center, Ball Auditorium, 1601 Ygnacio Valley Road. Appointments, 800-733-2767, www.redcrossblood.org (code ...

Community Calendar

Deadline for items for the Community Calendar is Wednesday at noon two weeks before desired publication date. Send information on fund-raisers, clubs, lectures, community events, reunions and support groups to Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; fax (847) 486-7495; or e-mail to jmolitor@pioneerlocal.com. There is no charge for ...

Garmin® Introduces the nüLink!™ 1695 for Super-Sized Connected Navigation

OLATHE, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced the nüLink! 1695 – a 5-inch touchscreen portable navigation device (PND) that connects drivers with relevant, online information from Garmin’s nüLink! service, including links to online information like Google™ Local Search, traffic, weather ...

Health briefs

Blood pressure check Silver Cross Hospital offers free blood pressure checks daily from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Silver Cross Health Center, 12701 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen. Walk-ins welcomed. For more information, call (708) 364-6337. Alzheimer's, dementia support Dr. Michael Thomas, medical director of Smith Crossing in Orland Park, will be the guest speaker at 6 p.m. Sept. 7 at the free ...