— for me, it’s after the first 10 pounds — when you start to slack off a little. You skip lunch one Saturday, and later that night at a restaurant with your husband, you’re so ravenous that you order the salad, the soup, the entrée, and twoglasses of chardonnay.
Uh-oh,
you think,
I’ve blown it.
And then you really blow it — by sampling half the dessert cart.To avoid facing the bad news, you go incommunicado with your scale. Feeling Read the rest of this entry »

Heart valve annuloplasty bands are used for the process of remodeling
the fibrous tissue at the base of the valve, the annulus, thereby
returning the valve to a state of leaflet coaptation and competency.
Ischemic or degenerative conditions lead to the enlargement of the heart
ventricle, causing the mitral valve annulus to distort and enlarge,
which in turn renders the valve incompetent, allowing blood to reverse Read the rest of this entry »

Health authorities have called an urgent meeting after supply shortages at a western NSW hospital forced a doctor to buy equipment for essential patient tests.
The doctor bought the equipment so a diagnostic blood test could be processed at Dubbo Base Hospital, while nurses say they often got medical supplies from the local vet. The hospital’s medical staff council chairman, Dean Fisher, said there had been ongoing problems, but patient care was Read the rest of this entry »

COLUMBIA, S.C.
,
Oct. 6
ranks in the top seven states with the highest proportion of overweight or obese children. Recognizing this problem, BlueChoice(R) HealthPlan of
has incorporated a new disease management program into its health plans.
The new Great Expectations(R)† for health program is called “Healthy and Active Kids.” Children in the company’s plans who are identified as overweight or obese are automatically enrolled, and they Read the rest of this entry »