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MedicalNEWSRegular exercise, even recreational walking, mayreduce breast cancer risk, but simultaneous weightgain will erase that benet. According to researchersin the recent journal Cancer, breast cancer risk wasreduced by around 30 percent in women who exer-cised 10-19 hours a week. However, when looking atthe group o women who exercised but also gainedweight over a short period o time, the exercisebenet was negated.

The researchers examined the eect o recre-ational physical activity, done at dierent points inlie, including ater menopause, on womens risk odeveloping breast cancer. While others have alreadshown that exercise can reduce breast cancer risk,this study shows that weight gain can be harmul twomen at all ages, and especially or those with anexisting elevation in breast cancer risk.

Bariatric surgery has been shown to reduce therisk o heart attack in the short term. Now, a newstudy presented at the recent annual meeting o theAmerican Society or Metabolic & Bariatric Surgerysuggests that the bariatric surgery benet is main-tained long-term.

The study ollowed some patients as long as sevenyears. All patients had gastric bypass, in which astomach pouch is created out o a small portion o thestomach and attached to the small intestine. A largepart o the stomach and some o the small intestine

are bypassed.Improvements in heart risk actors included a

decrease in total cholesterol, increase in the goodcholesterol and a decrease in the bad cholesterol, anblood ats dramatically improved. A special markeror inammation, known as C-reaction protein, whiboosts risk or heart attacks, declined by 80 percent

More research is needed in the long-term, but thirecent study shines light on the act that bariatricsurgery may play a convincing role in reducing risk heart attack or a lietime.

Weight Gain Erases Benefts o Exercise in Lowering Breast Cancer Risk

Bariatric Surgery Cuts Heart Attack Risk or Many Years

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Good and badcholesterol

According to the National

Heart, Lung and Blood Insti-

tute, cholesterol is a waxy, at-

like substance ound in all cells

o the body. Your body needs

some cholesterol to make hor-

mones, vitamin D and substanc-

es that help you digest oods,

but it makes all the cholesterol

it needs. Eating too many high-

cholesterol oods adds unneces-

sary cholesterol that can build

up in your arteries and lead to a

heart attack or stroke.

Two kinds o lipoproteins

carry cholesterol in your

bloodstream: low-density

lipoproteins (LDL) and high-

density lipoproteins (HDL). Its

important to have healthy leve

o both types with the amount

totaling less than 200 milli-

grams per deciliter.

The 200

(and under)c l u bWhen it comes tocholesterol, a liestylechange is oten thebest medicine

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LDL

cholesterol

is considered

bad cholesterol be-

cause a high level o LDL leads

to a buildup o cholesterol in

your arteries. The higher the

level o LDL cholesterol in your

blood, the greater your chance

is o getting heart disease. HDL

cholesterol is considered goodcholesterol because it carries

cholesterol rom other parts o

your body back to your liver,

which removes the cholesterol

rom your body. The higher the

level o HDL cholesterol in your

blood, the lower your chance is

o getting heart disease.

Cholesterol-fghting oods

Some o your bodys choles-

terol is made in your liver. The

rest comes rom eating animalproducts such as meat, eggs,

milk and milk-based products,

including cheese and ice cream.

By limiting your intake o high-

cholesterol oods, you can de-

crease your overall cholesterol

level. Several types o oods can

help ght cholesterol too.

According to the Mayo

Clinic, oatmeal contains soluble

ber, which reduces your LDL

cholesterol. Soluble ber is also

ound in such oods as kidneybeans, apples, pears, barley

and prunes. Five to 10 grams

or more o soluble ber a day

decreases your total and LDL

cholesterol.

Walnuts, almonds and other

nuts can reduce blood choles-

terol. According to the Food and

Drug Administration, eating 1.5

ounces a day o most nuts may

reduce

your risk o heart disease.

Olive oil can lower your LDL

cholesterol but leave your HDL

cholesterol untouched. The

Food and Drug Administrationrecommends using about 2

tablespoons o olive oil a day in

place o other ats.

Foods are now available that

have been ortied with sterols

or stanols substances ound

in plants that help block the

absorption o cholesterol. Mar-

garines, orange juice and yogurt

drinks with added plant sterols

can help reduce LDL choles-

terol by more than 10 percent i

you eat at least 2 grams o plantsterols a day.

The spice is right

Some spices can help

lower cholesterol too. Doug-

las Boatwright, a proessor in

the Department o Health and

Kinesiology at Lamar Univer-

sity, is examining the benecial

eects o cinnamon. Initially,

I added cinnamon to oods or

the benet o lowering blood

pressure, said Boatwright, who

eats two to our grams o cin-namon a day. Later, through

urther readings, I ran across

the benets or lowering blood

glucose and cholesterol rom

cinnamon ingestion.

Jau-Jiin Chen, a registered

dietitian and associate proessor

in the Department o Family

and Consumer Sciences at La-

mar

University, cited one study in

which patients with high cho-

lesterol took one gram a day o

black cumin-seed powder orally

or two months and reducedtheir total cholesterol and trig-

lycerides. Turmeric and garlic

have also been shown to lower

blood cholesterol.

Get moving

According to the Mayo

Clinic, exercise can reduce

cholesterol, and moderate

physical activity can help raise

HDL cholesterol. Most health

organizations recommend get-

ting at least 30 minutes a day o

exercise such as walking, jog-ging, bicycling or swimming.

A cholesterol

success story

When Jim Richardson o Port

Arthur was 50, he decided to get

more physically active and went

to his doctor or a check up and

blood work. His cholesterol

level was 232, but his doctor

wasnt overly concerned about

it. Richardson then went to a

cardiologist or a heart stress

test, which went perectly. But

when the cardiologist looked at

Richardsons cholesterol level,

he became concerned and rec-

ommended medication.

Richardson opted to try diet

and exercise rst. The cardi-

ologist was skeptical and told

him he could go on any diet he

wanted, but he wouldnt lower

h

cho-

lesterol

level more than 10

points. The reason? Hed seen

too many o his patients try to

adjust their diets and ail.

Richardson decided to start

jogging and go on a low-at,

cholesterol-ree diet or 90days. He ate tou, egg whites,

beans, protein drinks, oatmea

grits, ruits and vegetables.

The only ats I intentionally

ate were walnuts, almonds and

avocados, he said. The rst

ew days were rough.

Ater three months, he

returned to his cardiologist to

have his cholesterol checked.

The result: His cholesterol

level had dropped more than

100 points to 130. My LDLdropped so low they couldnt

even measure it, he said.

Now, at 55, Richardson goe

on a at-ree and cholesterol-

ree diet every other month. O

the o months, he eats what h

calls a moderate diet where

hes careul about his choles-

terol and at intake but

still treats himsel

to oods such as

ice cream once in

awhile. It keeps meat the 140 range,

he said o his

cholesterol level.

He also works

out ve days a

week. The real

key is to stay

active as you

get older, he

said.


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medical guide

Bad veins are a serious problem, but easily treated

Venous disease can be considered an epidemic inthis country. This disease can be cured with a mini-mally invasive oce procedure that does not requiresedation and is covered by most all insurances, includ-ing Medicare and Medicaid.

Ten times more patients suer rom venousinsuciency than peripheral arterial disease in theUnited States. Although oten mistaken or a cosmeticproblem, venous insuciency can produce a numbero clinical problems or the patient.

Research indicates that over 2 million workdays are

lost annually in the US and $1.4 billion is spent eachyear on this common medical condition. O the 25million Americans with venous insuciency, approxi-mately 7 million exhibit serious symptoms such asleg pain, swelling, edema, skin changes and chronicvenous ulcers.

The key is to diagnose and treat the root o the

problem, which usually is great saphenous venousrefux. Once this vein and/or its perorators are ad-dressed, then pain, swelling, varicosities and spiderveins diminish, and in most cases are cured orgood.

Symptoms may include, but are not limited to: Leg pain, aching, tired or weak legs, especially

ater long periods o standing or sitting Varicose, bulging veins

Burning or itching of the skin

Swollen legs and/or swollen ankles (edema)

Color and texture changes of the skin Open wounds (skin ulcers)

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The closure procedure provides a minimally invasoutpatient procedure, with clinically proven less pain

excellent outcomes with minimal complications andcosmetically appealing results.

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Gluten-FreeGoes GangbustersLocal businesses fnd ways to respondto increasing customer demand oreating options

By CheRyL Rose

As dietary concerns come and go, Carlo Busceme,

president o Beaumont-based Texas CoeeCompany, said he has taken calls concerningsodium, carbohydrates, MSG, and then, aboutsix years ago, his irst call rom someone withceliac disease. He had never heard o it.

The Food IndustryResponds

Celiac disease is an autoim-

mune disorder where suererscannot tolerate any gluten pro-

teins in their ood or drink. It is

not a new or an especially com-

mon disease only about one in

133 Americans has it. However,

gluten-ree products are sell-

ing like hotcakes rice our

hotcakes, that is throughout

the United States. Various

research groups estimate that

the market or gluten-ree oods

and beverages is already more

than $3.5 billion per year and

may exceed $5 billion by 2015.A lot o people want a piece o

the potato-starch-and millet-

our-crust pie.

The Texas Coee Companys

seasonings and coees are

gluten-ree and always have

been. Busceme researched all

their products to conrm the

gluten-ree status. The com-

pany now puts that inormation

on their Web page in response

to the increase in questions

about gluten. He said that over

the years, outside advisers andeven employees have suggested

adding llers to reduce costs,

but he has been rmly against

it.

Zummo Meat Company,

another major ood business in

Beaumont, experienced such a

volume o customer inquiries

that they added their sausages

and boudains gluten-ree

status to their product label

and their Web page. We have

seen a huge trend in gluten-r

product requests, said SteveZummo, the companys plant

manager.

Many products now sprout

ing gluten-ree labels are the

exact same products, but are

simply changing their packag-

ing to highlight the gluten-re

aspect, noted Keith Dauterive,

senior vice president o mer-

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buying or Beaumont-based

Market Basket.

Market Basket has added a

number o gluten-ree products

to its inventory and has dedi-

cated sections at its Phelan Bou-

levard store in Beaumont and

its Bridge City store in response

to customer demand. Dauterive

said they actively seek out

gluten-ree products. The ven-

dor community has stepped up

because more people are going

gluten-ree, he said. When it

rst came about, we had to seek

products rom a specialty buyer,

but now products are becoming

much more readily available.

Dauterive rst became aware

o the need or gluten-ree prod-

ucts about six years ago when

a Market Basket employee

asked or products on behal oa relative diagnosed with celiac

disease. Since then, customer

interest has boomed. We are

nding that most people just

think this is a healthier way to

eat, he said. Those that are

dealing with a disease know

that this way o eating is a treat-

ment or them.

The Eating OutGamble

Generally, eating out or

someone avoiding gluten can be

perilous. Even restaurants that

oer gluten-ree menu items

can be at risk or cross-contam-

ination.

They have to take their

chances, said Mary Ellen

Vivrett, a registered dietitian

and clinical nutrition manager

at Baptist Beaumont Hospital.

Restaurants are not our home

kitchens and they arent going

to be as sae in the ood prepa-

ration.

Beaumont resident James

Garlock, who has celiac disease,

said he doesnt eat out veryoten, but when he does, he

tries to ask questions and eat

simply. Questions he might ask

include: Is the meat cooked

on a grill where you also grill

bread? Do you put breaded

Gluten is the general name for proteins found in wheat, barley, rye andother grains. There is growing medical research and anecdotal experi-ences showing that there is a wide variety of negative reactions to glutenin the diet. At the extreme end, there is celiac disease, an autoimmunedisease where sufferers can tolerate no gluten at all. The disease dam-ages the small intestine and prevents proper absorption of nutrients. Theonly treatment for celiac disease is food eating a completely gluten-frediet. True celiac disease is still somewhat rare, with one in 133 adultshaving the diagnosis.

However, according to research by the scientists at the University ofMaryland School of Medicines Center for Celiac Research, as many as18 million Americans may have symptoms of gluten sensitivity. There aremany terms and degrees related to gluten reactions celiac disease orceliac sprue, gluten intolerance, gluten sensitivity, wheat allergy. Whateveyou call it, it can give you a variety of uncomfortable symptoms.

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products in the same ry oil

with non-breaded products?

Are hamburger patties made

on-site or pre-prepared?

Garlocks avorite dining

experience isnt local its in

Disney World. Disney World

has totally dedicated gluten-ree

kitchens and the che will come

out and make whatever you

want, he said. I can eat like

a king when I go on vacation

there.

Some local restaurants, how-ever, have worked to become

educated in the dos and donts

o many allergens, including

gluten. Restaurants are adapt-

ing menus and cooking tech-

niques to respond to the surge

in consumer interest. Gluten-

ree is a now a buzz word in our

industry, said Deborah Bando,

the executive che and owner

o Bandos restaurants and

catering. We prepare so many

requests or gluten-ree oods,

we are contemplating printing

it directly on our menus.

Bando said the increase in

gluten-ree requests has been

noticeable since 2009. Since

we do not use processed oods,

except or rozen rench ries,

we can accommodate these re-

quests airly easily. Most places

cant because they use so much

processed oods, she said.

Asking a server at one

o Bandos restaurants or a

gluten-ree option will open a

dialogue o questions back and

orth. We tell the wait sta

that when someone wants to

order a gluten-ree meal, to get

a manager or a che unless it is

a regular customer who always

orders, she said. We will ask

i they have celiac disease and

we verbally tell them what we

can do. We explain that since

all o our ood is made rom

scratch, our kitchen knows

what goes in each dish and can

adjust i needed.

Gluten-ree is Not

RegulatedCurrently, there is no regula-

tion by the Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) that

denes the term gluten-ree.

In response to the Food Al-

lergen Labeling and Consumer

Protection Act o 2004, the

FDA proposed to dene what

constitutes gluten-ree, but is

now our years past the original

2008 deadline to designate a

ederal standard or the term.

Last summer, the FDA re-

opened the public comment

period or 60 days. An FDA

ofcial said the organizations

goal is to have a nal ruling bythe end o 2012. At this time,

while wheat is marked in bold

letters as an allergen on labels,

other sources o gluten such as

barley and rye do not have to be

disclosed.

Ater recently completing an

investigation into whether they

could oer gluten-ree products

saely, Josh Tortorice o Raos

Bakery said the company has

decided against producing glu-

ten-ree items due to the poten-

tial health risks to customers.

Tortorice said they learned that

the only way to ensure no risk

o cross-contamination is to

prepare products in a building

completely void o any type o

our and specially designed o

gluten-ree production. Becau

o its powder-like consistency

traces o our can oat throug

the air and spread rom room

room through the air conditio

er or be let behind on baking

suraces. Though Raos does

have some products that are

gluten-ree, such as their gela

they do not advertise it as suchbecause o the amount o our

present in their bakeries.

Tortorice noted that at this

time, there are no guidelines o

monitoring by the governmen

or industry to ensure that pro

ucts claiming to be gluten-ree

are made in a gluten-ree envi

ronment. It is a concern to se

the lack o health-code requir

ments on acilities claiming to

produce gluten-ree products,

he said.

Nicole Henry, an associate

manager or Basic Foods,

Whereto eatlocally with

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said they research products

and read labels to be sure the

products they are oering as

gluten-ree are genuinely ree

rom gluten, which can have

many hidden names, such as

malto-dextrose and emulsiers.

She said with the variety o

products now available, people

with ood sensitivities can eat a

more normal diet.

For Garlock, who has been

gluten-ree or a dozen years by

necessity rather than choice,

the heightened interest in

gluten-ree has been a blessing.

When we rst started looking

or gluten-ree products, there

was nothing out there, he said.

We had to check every label

and every ingredient. Things

werent listed accurately. Its alot easier now to eat than it was

back then.

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Allergies in Children Can Be Deadly; Study Shows Most Not Treated CorrectlyNearly 6 million children in

the U.S. have ood allergies, withmost cases occurring amongpreschool-age children. Nearlytwo-thirds, however, do notget the emergency treatmentrequired. A recent study oundthat 70 percent o children whohad a reaction to a known allergydid not receive treatment withepinephrine.

Researchers ollowed more than 500 children with allergies to milk,eggs, or peanuts rom the time they were diagnosed in inancy. Duringthe three-year study, close to three o our children experienced a reac-tion caused by exposure to the ood they were allergic to, and aroundhal had more than one such exposure. Around one in 10 reactions wassevere, but just 30 percent o these dangerous allergic events involvedtreatment with epinephrine, an injection that can mean the dierencebetween lie and death or severely allergic children and adults.

The new study, ound in the recent Journal o Pediatrics, shows thachildren who are deemed allergic to certain oods were placed at un-necessary risk when not given appropriate treatment. The study ounthe most common ood involved in allergic reactions was milk (42% oreactions), ollowed by eggs (21%), and peanuts (8%). Caregiver vigi-lance issues, such as ailure to check ingredients, cross-contaminationorgetulness, and misreading labels, were involved in most exposureAbout hal o the exposures involved non-parent caregivers.

Food allergies are unpredictable. However, this study shows theneed to get treatment quickly i a reaction occurs. Start with askingyour doctor or a prescription or an epinephrine pen and educationamaterials or those who watch your children while you are away. Asmall investment in a medication and good communication may helpsave your childs lie.

Low Vitamin DLinked to WeightGain in OlderWomen

Researchers report in the recentJournal o Womens Health that omore than 4,600 women age 65and older, those with insufcientlevels o vitamin D in their bloodgained about two pounds morethan those who had adequate

levels o the vitamin during a ve-year study. The women with insu-cient levels o vitamin D also weighed more when the study beganthan women with normal vitamin D levels. Although the weight gainis small, this is the rst study that may link low vitamin D levels withweight gain.

Most women in the study had less than 30 nanograms per millimeter(ng/ml) o vitamin D in their blood. Insufcient vitamin D levels aredened by The Endocrine Society panel as being below 30; vitamin Ddeciency is dened as levels below 25.

Interestingly, at cells have vitamin D receptors, which may con-nect to how at cells shrink or get bigger. Vitamin D deciency hasbeen linked in the past to osteoporosis, heart disease, certain cancers,diabetes, Alzheimers disease, schizophrenia, and some autoimmunedisorders. The advice here is to get your levels checked and keep yourlevels above the 30 nanograms per millimeter mark. The Institute oMedicine recently raised the recommended daily intake to 600 IU orpeople aged 1-70 and to 800 IU or adults older than 70.


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4 salmon lets 2 small jalapenos, minced

2 cloves of garlic, minced cup white wine

3 tablespoons grainy mustard

1 cup all-ruit apricot preserves (like Polaner)

1 white onion, sliced into thin rounds

Garlic powder Salt and pepper

In a small pan, saut nely minced jalapenos until sotened. Ad

garlic and saut a minute longer. Add white wine and stir, letting

ingredients meld and cook down. Then add apricot preserves and

mustard, and stir to combine. Let cool.

Sprinkle salmon lets with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Spra

oil with cooking spray. Arrange onion slices in rectangle over mid

dle o oil. Place salmon lets on top, then spread apricot mixture

over salmon. Fold up oil around salmon and bake at 400 degrees

or about 15 minutes. (You can also pop this on the grill.)

ZestyBean Salad

This is a great take-along to

your next barbecue. Its quick

and easy, looks pretty and, as anadded benet, it packs a ton o

ber and protein into even one

small serving.

Easy, Breezy Summer Treats

Hot weather is no excuse or lukewarm eatingBy MaRGaRet BatisteLLi GaRdneR`

Its summertime, and the

livin is easy,so the eatinshould be too.Who wants to

slave over a ussy mealwhen the pool is callingand theres sunshine tobe soaked up?

Given the abundance o resh

ruit and vegetables this time o

year, the eating should also be

light and healthul.

Here are some suggestions

that will wow amily and riends

with their great avors, vibrant

colors, whole-ood goodness and

kicky summer vibe.

2 cans black beans 2 cans red kidney beans 2 cans white beans

1 can crisp-pack corn with peppers (like Mexicorn)

small red onion, nely chopped

Homemade Italian Dressing or bottled zesty Italian dressing

Splash of sherry 2-3 fresh limes Fresh cilantro

Pepper to taste (preerably reshly ground mixed peppercorns)

Drain all beans well and rinse until water runs clear. Combine

beans, corn and onion in a bowl and mix gently, being careul not to

smash the beans. In a separate bowl, mix salad dressing and sherry,then mix into beans, stirring to coat the beans. Squeeze the limes

over the salad, then add chopped resh cilantro and ground pepper

to taste. Mix well. (The sherry adds salt to the dressing, so be sure

to let the avors meld beore adding salt, and do so only ater tast-

ing rst.)

This salad keeps well and should be served ater sitting, reriger-

ated, or a ew hours to give the avors time to meld. Beore serv-

ing, add a ew more squeezes o resh lime, mix again, and top with

a small amount o resh cilantro. (Cilantro is such a strong avor, be

sure to taste test along the way.)

Bite-You-BackApricot Salmon

Salmon is the ultimate sum-

mer entree. Its light, bright and

sunny-looking, packed withprotein, healthy ats and those

all-important omega-3s, and

mild enough to pair with a wide

variety o avors. It also cooks

ast to get you back to your

summer un in no time.

living right


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1 bag shredded broccoli slaw

1/2 small bag shredded carrots

1/2 small bag shredded red cabbage

1 tablespoon poppy seeds For dressing

1 medium Vidalia onion, minced

1 cup light olive oil 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard cup sugar (optional)

1 teaspoon tarragon Salt and pepper to tasteTo make dressing, place all ingredients into a

blender or ood processor and puree until smooth.

Combine broccoli, carrots, cabbage and poppy

seeds in a bowl and mix well. Pour in dressing

and mix. Chill in rerigerator about hal an hour

beore serving.

Easy No-Mayo SlawMany normally

sane people turn into

basket cases when

aced with a bowl o

mayonnaise-based

salad at a summer

outing. One taste o

potato or macaroni salad that has marinated in the

sun or more than a minute is one way to ensure anight o cramps and other unpleasantness spent on

the bathroom oor. Or so many olks think. Heres

a simple recipe that orgoes the villain mayo and

makes a light, crazy-healthy (broccoli is a super-

ood, ater all) but still creamy side dish.

Strawberries andIce Cream withBalsamic Vinega

Now,

dont run

scream-

ing just

yet.

Turnsout, this

is an

amazing combination o tastes that ca

combine to create a really elegant sum

mer dessert. And heres the hint: The

more aged the vinegar, the better this

will taste.

1 pint ripe strawberries

1-2 tablespoons sugar

2-3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

Hull and slice the strawberries,

then sprinkle with sugar and bal-samic vinegar. Combine well to mak

sure all berries are coated. Set aside

or 20 minutes. Serve over vanilla ic

cream.

Smoky Cucumber

SaladCucum-

ber salads

are pretty

standard are

or summer

eating. This one kicks things up a notch

with a ew small, surprising additions thatadd a whole new layer o taste and intrigue

while keeping the dish light and summery.

3 large cucumbers, unpeeled, sliced

1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in hal

small red onion, chopped

Homemade Italian Dressing or bottled

zesty Italian dressing

1 teaspoon barbecue sauce

Liquid Smoke

Add barbecue sauce and Liquid Smoke

to dressing and whisk together until well

blended. Combine cucumbers, tomatoesand onion in a bowl, pour in dressing and

stir until dressing is evenly distributed. Al-

low to chill in rerigerator or hal an hour

beore serving.


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Allergist

Ranjit R. Singh, MD3150 Medical Center Drive, Ste. 4

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3720 Corley Street

Beaumont, TX 77701

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Bariatric Center

2830 Calder

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Prevention Center

Baptist Hospital

740 Hospital Dr Ste 140

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409-212-7950

CardiologistParis Bransord, MD

2693 North St

Beaumont, TX 77702

(409) 832-8862

ChiropractorPhillip LeBlanc, D. C.

425 N. 4th Street

Beaumont, TX 77701

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DentistJoel Smith, DDS

4330 Calder Avenue

Beaumont, TX 77701

(409) 895-0089

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2929 Calder Street, Ste. 312

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DoctorGary R. Clayton, MD

740 Hospital Dr Ste 210

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Family CounselingRaegan Hollier

Bond & Hollier

2626 Calder Suite 204

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Family PracticeGary R. Clayton, MD740 Hospital Dr Ste 210

Beaumont, TX 77701

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Hearing CenterBrown Hearing

6656 Phelan Blvd.

Beaumont, TX

(409) 866-5005

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Home Health

Group Care Home Health95 N 11th St

Beaumont, TX 77702

(409) 840-6622

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ing longer

10 Displeasure

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advice

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16 Route to obesity

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group, abbr.

21 Body trunks

23 Cube

24 Egg producer

25 Good grain source (2

words)29 Healthy seaweed

31 Take out

33 X-rayed

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order?

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Down

1 40s blues? (2 words)

2 Period in history

3 Gets rid o poisons rom

the body

4 Hormone

5 Recycle

6 Got some exercise7 Vigorously active

8 Understand

9 Ayes opposite

13 France and Germanys

economic bloc, abbr.

17 8 hour need

19 Expression o hesitation

22 Hal and hal

24 Letters on a pencil

26 Check-ups

27 Included in a dish per-

haps

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29 Parrot

30 Stretch out

32 Metered vehicle

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HospitalBaptist Beaumont Hospital

3080 College Street

Beaumont, TX 77701

(409) 833-1411

Medical SpaChristus Healthy Living Spa

755 North 11th Street, Ste D1300

Beaumont, TX 77702

(409) 899-7772

https://christushealthylivingspa.com


Medical SuppliesPRN Medical Services

3675 Calder Ave

Beaumont,TX 777

(409) 833-5181

http://prnmedicalservices.com/

NeurologistKandasami Senthilkumer, MD

740 Hospital Dr., Ste. 100

Beaumont, TX

(409) 838-4338http://ksneuro.com/

Nursing/RehabBaptist Hospitals

OB/GYNJ Coy Pieternellle, MD

Southeast Texas OB/GYN Assoc.

755 North 11th Street Suite P4200

Beaumont, TX

(409) 899-1499

Oncologist

Robert R. Birdwell, MD690 N. 14th Street

Beaumont, TX

(409) 899-7180

OpticalTSO

138 Gateway

Beaumont, TX

(409) 835-2041

http://tso.com/

OptometristCarey R. Fracht, OD

3510 Stagg DriveBeaumont, TX 77701

(409) 835-2020

OphthalmologistMin Ran, MD

Eye Centers o Southeast Texas

3129 College

Beaumont, TX 77701

(409) 838-3725


OrthodontistMark Bellard, DDS

3560 Delaware, Ste. 901

Beaumont, TX

(409) 899-4884

http://bellardorthodontics.com

Orthopedic Surgery`Beaumont Bone and Joint

3650 Laurel

Beaumont, TX

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PediatricianSharda Doshi, MD

2929 Calder, Ste. 300

Beaumont, TX

(409) 833-8850

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PharmacyKings Pharmacy

3610 N. Major Drive

Beaumont, TX

(409) 860-0040www.kingspharmacybmt.com

Physical TherapyTriangle Therapeutics

6755 Phelan Blvd.

Beaumont, TX

(409) 861-1009

Podiatrist/Foot CareNeil Burrell

3560 Delaware, STE. 301

Beaumont, TX

(409) 899-1538

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PsychiatristGeorge E. Groves, MD

740 Hospital Drive, Suite 220

Beaumont,TX

(409) 832-4900

PsychologistJames Duncan, A PHD

3560 Delaware

Beaumont, TX

(409) 892-1220

SurgeonGarrett Peel, MD

Previty Clinic or Surgical Care740 Hospital Drive, Ste. 280

Beaumont, TX

(409) 835-9500

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326 N 23rd St, Beaumont, TX

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