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“Lyme Disease: Your Body, Your Brain” Forum at Central Middle School,Thursday April 22nd from 7pm-9pm, FREE

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Do you know everything you should about Lyme Disease? Come to Central Middle School, 9 Indian Rock Lane on Thursday April 22nd from 7pm-9pm when Time for Lyme, a Stamford-based organization that works to prevent the spread of Lyme Disease presents a panel that includes Dr.s Kenneth Liegner and Robert Bransfield who will focus on the physical, neurological and psychological impact of the illness. For more information, call (203) 969-1333.

Mary Jo Bridge Palmer Conducts Seed Growing Class on Friday April 2nd, Saturday April 3rd @10am at Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses, FREE

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What does it take to get those teeny tiny dots of potential life to thrust up through the dirt, unfurl and grow into something that will provide us with aesthetic or epicurean delights (flowers, fruits or vegies)? In other words, how do you get those darn seeds to grow? Come to Sam Bridge Nursery on Friday April 2nd or Saturday April 3rd at 10am, when owner Mary Jo Bridge Palmer will lecture on “Starting Your Garden from Seed.”

Free, but please register online.

Finding A Cure For Alzheimer’s, Greenwich Hospital, Tuesday March 23 from 7-8pm, FREE

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If a loved one is battling Alzheimer’s, come to Greenwich Hospital on Tuesday March 23 from 7-8pm to hear Dr. Paul Lombroso from the Yale Lab or Molecular Neurobiology speak about new research that explores new therapeutic agents. FREE.

Pregnancy Primer Fair, Greenwich Hospital, Saturday March 20th from 9-11am, FREE

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Babies, babies, babies. If babies are on your mind, come tour the Birthing Center at Greenwich Hosptial and talk with specialists and fertility experts. Saturday March 20 from 9-11am at the Noble Conference Center Greenwich Hospital, FREE. Call 203-863-3627 to register.

Toxic? Discover New Ways to Detox At Greenwich Hospital Noble Conference Center; Tuesday January 26th 7pm-8:30PM, FREE

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All the impurities in the air, soil and water takes its toll on our bodies. Find out the newest, most state-of-the-art detoxification programs at Greenwich Hospital on Tuesday January 26th from 7pm – 8:30pm. The Center for Integrative Medicine‘s Dr. Henri Roca, MD, and RNs Christine Dunster and Roberta Brown Brugo will discuss new techniques and programs to rid your body of chemicals and heavy metals. Free, but register at (203) 863-3630

BRAIN CANCER: SEARCHING FOR A BREAKTHOUGH WITH GENE AND CELL THERAPY Symposium Open to the Public, Thursday January 28, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Bruce Museum

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There were an estimated 22,070 new cases of brain and other nervous system cancers diagnosed in 2009 – that is approximately an eight percent increase in the incidence of brain cancer since 2005. Of those diagnosed, 48 percent will survive. The Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy, the only national non-profit committed exclusively to cancer gene therapy research, is listening intently for good news regarding this insurgent form of cancer. It is impossible not to address the apparent increased incidence of this disease, which has indiscriminately taken the lives of national celebrities, politicians, amongst them Senator Ted Kennedy, and local residents, including young children. The time is now for us to all look at this issue together and sort out its causes and hope for the future.

The Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT), founded by local Greenwich residents Barbara and Edward Netter, is a leader in funding and promoting research into all forms of cancer. ACGT is offering the topic of brain cancer for its 2010 educational program, with three highly credentialed leading scientists who will share insights and progress on innovative approaches to the treatment of this devastating disease using cells and genes as “medicine.” In addition to the informal presentations and discussion amongst the presenters, the program will then be open to questions and answers. This presentation, which is free and open to the public, will be held onThursday, January 28, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., at the Bruce Museum, One Museum Drive, in Greenwich, Conn. For more information, please call Betty Condon at 203-358-8000 or email bcondon@acgtfoundation.org .

Robert Martuza, M.D., F.A.C.S., Chief of Neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and William and Elizabeth Sweet Professor of Neuroscience at Harvard Medical School, also a member of ACGT’s scientific advisory committee, will moderate the program, including two ACGT Research Fellows involved in innovative brain cancer projects, Miguel Sena-Esteves, Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Neurology and Gene Therapy Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, and Antonio E. Chiocca, M.D., Ph.D., Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University Medical Center and James Cancer Hospital.

New Treatments for Autism; Lecture on Childhood Autism at Greenwich Hospital; Wednesday January 20 @ 7pm-8pm, FREE

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Dr. Fred R. Volkmar, Director of Yale Child Study Center and primary author of American Psychiatric Association’s DSM-IV section on autism and pervasive development disorders, will discuss advances in research and treatment at Greenwich Hospital’s Noble Conference Center.

Wednesday, January 20th

7pm-8pm, FREE

To register, call 203-863-3627

Do Our Schools Make the Grade? Symposium, Featuring Eminent Speakers, on Preparing Students to Be Successful in the 21st Century, Greenwich Library Cole Auditorium,Thursday December 3rd @ 7pm, FREE

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Do Our Schools Make the Grade?
How Schools Can Prepare Students to be Successful in the Global 21st Century

7:00 pm, Thursday, December 3
Cole Auditorium – Greenwich Library
Free and Open to the Public

Featured Panelists
Claudia Wallis - TIME magazine contributing editor and founder of Time for Kids; author of “How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century”
Carol Bellamy – President/CEO of World Learning, chair of the International Baccalaureate’s Board of Governors, former New York Senator and executive director of UNICEF
Darrell Bennett – Harvard Law School student, author of Daring to Be Different, and an IB high school graduate
Doug Fainelli – Head of School at Whitby School and founding principal of Greenwich’s International School at Dundee
Colleen Harkness – Managing Director, Global Growth, GE Energy Financial Services, focusing on expanding GE’s global energy investments

Can Your Arthritis Pain Actually Be A Treatable Condition? Find Out At Greenwich Hospital On Monday November 30th, 6:30pm – 8:30pm

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“What people think of arthritis may actually be an easily treatable soft-tissue condition resulting from repetitive use. Learn how poor movement patterns can be corrected and corrected and the source of pain treated using the Graston Technique.” – from Greenwich Hospital ad for upcoming lectures.

Chiropractor Amy O’Donnell will cover ”New Methods to Address Old Problems” in an overview of this non-invasive approach to muscle and joint pain. I can personally attest to the efficacy of the Gaston Technique having just gone through four one-hour treatments that left my neck, back and arms lose and pain free for the first time in months.

Monday November 30th

6:30-8:30pm

Nobel Conference Center, Greenwich Hospital

Men’s Health Lecture, Greenwich Hospital, Tuesday December 1st Noon-2pm, FREE

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Guys are always the last to seek medical attention, sometimes until it’s too late. What are the health care basics that can improve the longevity and quality of a man’s life? Dr. Franklin Loria, internist, will discuss important and possibly life-saving information for men over lunch at Greenwich Hospital ($10 box lunch if requested). Women are also encouraged to attend, if only to be a (loving) thorn in the side of those men they love.

Tuesday December 1 from Noon – 2pm

Greenwich Hospital Noble Conference Center

Free Admission HOWEVER:

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Call 203-863-4277