Health briefs 9/14/06

Briefly

Free prostate screening offered at Saint Francis

Saint Francis Medical Center's Cancer Institute will offer free prostate screenings from 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 23 in the registration center. The screening will include a digital exam, prostate-specific antigen blood draw and a total cholesterol and testosterone level screenings. For more information, call 331-5877.

Calendar

Tuesday

Arthritis and fibromyalgia support group meeting, 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Saint Francis Health and Wellness Center Fitness Plus conference room.

Wednesday

Community outreach clinic through the Scott County Health Center, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 121 E. Yoakum St. in Chaffee, Mo.

Grief support group for those dealing with grief and loss, 1 p.m. at Southeast Missouri Hospital's Healthpoint Plaza. Call 651-5549 for more information.

Early Pregnancy 101, for pregnant women in their first or second trimester, 6 p.m. at Generations Family Resource Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital.

I Can Cope support program, for cancer patients and their families. Call 331-5853 for details about time and location.

Thursday

Stroke Club meeting, 2 p.m. at Southeast Missouri Hospital's Healthpoint Plaza.

Diabetes support group, 2:30 to 4 p.m. in Saint Francis Health and Wellness Center Fitness Plus conference room.

Breast cancer support group, 7 to 9 p.m. in the South Healing Arts Room on the first floor of the Healing Arts Center. Call 331-5357 for information.

-- From staff reports