The St. Paul, Minnesota City Council has an ordinance that bans unsupervised 24-hour gyms. Are they anti-fitness? No. The ban was enacted due to concerns that these gyms might turn into fronts for prostitution.
Although the city presently bans open door policy clubs they are considering a new proposal to allow these businesses to operate. Stipulations of the new ordinance would require gyms to be located on ground level locations at commercial buildings Read the rest of this entry »
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Drug companies have faced many hurdles to gain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but sometimes they bring the trouble on themselves.
On Monday, the Danbury, Conn.-based pharmaceutical company presented the results from two recent late-stage human drug testing trials at a conference in Rome for its diabetes drug VIAject. The results showed that the company achieved it goals in both Read the rest of this entry »
Clayton County’s only hospital must wait several more weeks to learn if the county’s government will move forward with a financial bailout.
Southern Regional Health System Chief Executive Officer Edward Bonn appeared before the Clayton County Commission Tuesday night, but he did not have an audit of the hospital’s finances and was unable to answer commissioners’ concerns about the shaky economy.
“I didn’t Read the rest of this entry »
reports. Rosenfield served as dean of Columbia University’s
, and throughout his career worked on issues related to maternal AIDS-related deaths, women’s reproductive health and human rights, and family planning. According to the
, Rosenfield’s “most notable effort” likely was his involvement in a program to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission, which to date has delivered health care to more than 500,000 women and infants.
faculty in Read the rest of this entry »
iTech Fitness develops, manufactures and markets the fitness,
recreation, and entertainment industries’
most comprehensive active gaming product suite. With its long history of
delivering innovative solutions to the exergaming and active gaming
industries, XRKade, a division of iTech, has formed the largest
community of active gaming users through their international network of
partners, distributors Read the rest of this entry »
When a nursing home doesn’t feel like the right move, home health care can be a good option. Here’s how to make your decision
Your mother doesn’t see as well as she used to, and sometimes has trouble walking. You wonder if it’s a good idea for her to stay alone in that house, or if there is a better option for her. But you just can’t stomach the idea of putting mom in a nursing home.
You’re not alone.
According to the National Academy on Aging Read the rest of this entry »
A series of drug raids at nine houses and apartments over the course of two weeks resulted in more than 20 weapons being confiscated and the arrests of 13 people, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced today.
Assault rifles, two “sawed off” shotguns were among the weapons seized in raids conducted by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division.
A variety of illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia, including cocaine, marijuana, Read the rest of this entry »
Michael Phelps, in New York rehearsing for hosting ”
” this weekend, revealed today that this weekend’s show might include skits about his mom and his famously high-calorie diet.
“There is a little of everything,” Phelps said during a conference call with reporters this afternoon. “There’s one about my mom, something about the medals, stuff about the food — just some really, really funny skits. They nailed just about every topic yesterday.” Read the rest of this entry »
DUBLIN, Ireland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
) has announced the addition of the “Abbott Laboratories Medical Equipment Company Share Analysis” company profile to their offering.
This report is an essential source for data, analysis and strategic insight into Abbott Laboratories. The report provides key information relating to market share by sector and country, financial, SWOT and value chain analysis of the company. The report examines company Read the rest of this entry »
October 8 , 2008
Findings from a new study suggest vitamin C may be protective against
bone loss in older men. Researchers funded by the
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in Boston, Mass. Tucker
directs the HNRCA’s Dietary Assessment and Epidemiology Research Program.
Osteoporosis—a condition in which bones become porous and
weak—affects about 10 million people in the U.S. population, and low bone
mass is a public health concern among another Read the rest of this entry »