Day Kimball lecture on sleep problems.

COLUMN: MEDICAL MEMOS

Day Kimball Hospital is hosting a free lecture, "Learn the ABCs about Quality ZZZs," from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 in the hospital's private dining room at 320 Pomfret St., Putnam. Featured speakers who are experts on sleep disorders include Dr. Majaz Moonis, Dr. Christopher Charon and Lisa French.

A light dinner will be provided and a tour of Day Kimball's newly expanded Sleep Disorder Center will follow. For more information, call [phone].

Dr. Louis Kuchnir was elected president at the Massachusetts Academy of Dermatology annual meeting. Dr. Kuchnir founded Kuchnir Dermatology in Marlboro in 2001 after completing his residency at University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester. Dr. Kuchnir is an instructor in dermatology at the school. He received his medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis. He went to college at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry at Harvard University. The Massachusetts Academy of Dermatology is the professional society for more than 300 practicing dermatologists in the state.

Dr. Angela Yang has joined the medical staff of Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital in Worcester. She is an assistant professor in UMass Memorial Medical Center's Department of Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation. Dr. Yang earned her medical degree at China Medical University, Shenyang, China, and her Ph.D. in vascular biology at the Medical School of Ehime University, Ehime, Japan. She completed an internship in surgery at Our Lady of Mercy and Lincoln Medical Center in the Bronx, N.Y., and a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Boston Medical Center.

Dr. Punyamurtula S. Kishore of Preventive Medicine Associates in Brookline presented the evidence-based Massachusetts Home Detoxification Model at the fourth annual Vermont Conference on Addictive Disorders on Oct. 1. The model integrates public health and primary care to treat addictions as a chronic disease rather than a curable ailment.

American Cancer Society's Look Good ... Feel Better will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 12 at Fallon Clinic, Conference Room F, third floor north, 123 Summer St., Worcester. This free program teaches cancer patients cosmetic techniques to cope with appearance-related side effects from chemotherapy or radiation treatments. Wig care, scarf and hat use, skin care and nail care will be discussed. Participants will receive a free makeup kit. To register, call [phone].

A flu clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 14 at the Senior Center, 1 River St., Millbury. For more information, call [phone].

The VNA of the Greater Milford-Northbridge Area offers health screening of vital signs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Northbridge Senior Center, 20 Highland St., Northbridge; 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Crown and Eagle Apartments, 99 East Hartford Ave., Uxbridge; and 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Milford Senior Center, 60 North Bow St., Milford.

Adult Children of Alcoholics meets from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays at Hopedale Unitarian Church, 65 Hopedale St., Hopedale. For more information, call [phone].

Parents of Children with Diabetes meets at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Holliston Public Library, 752 Washington St., Holliston. For more information, call [phone].

The Douglas Board of Health has canceled a flu clinic that was to be held today

because of a lack of vaccine. For more information, call [phone], ext. 352.

Central Massachusetts Limb Loss support group meets from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 13 in Conference Room A and B at Clinton Hospital, 210 Highland St., Clinton. For more information, call [phone].

The VNA and Hospice of Greater Milford is offering a seasonal flu immunization clinic from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at Hopedale High School, 25 Adin St., Hopedale, for residents of Blackstone. Residents should bring Medicare and other insurance cards, or a copy.

American Red Cross blood drives will be held at: 2 to 7 p.m. today at the 200 Sportsman Club, 184 Sutton Road, Webster, donors will receive a voucher for a 6-inch Subway sandwich from the Route 16 location; noon to 7 p.m. today and 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Red Cross Blood Donor Center, 381 Plantation St., Worcester, donors will be entered to win Red Sox tickets; 2 to 7 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Hubbardston Rod and Gun Club, 55 Williamsville Road, Hubbardston; 1 to 7 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Lodge of Elks, 134 North Main St., Leominster; 1 to 7 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Dudley-Gendron American Legion post, Boston Road, Sutton; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 14 at Athol Town Hall, 584 Main St., Athol. To schedule an appointment, call [phone] or visit www.givelife.org.

The VNA Care Network offers free keep-well clinics for residents 60 and older, from noon to 1:30 p.m. today at Peter's Grove, 11 Lake St., Hudson; 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. today at the Hudson Senior Center, 29 Church St., Hudson; 1 to 2 p.m. Oct. 13 at Colonial Apartments, 26 Village Drive, Northboro; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Council on Aging, 40 Wall St., Spencer. For more information, call [phone], ext. 5603, or visit www.vnacarenetwork.org. Send information for Medical Memos to [e-mail].

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CUTLINE: (1) Dr. Moonis (2) Dr. Kuchnir