Lisa Liss is the duchess of dodgeball, the princess of pushups, the queen of quarter-mile runs at Hazel Strauch Elementary School.
Other teachers, the school nurse, cafeteria and office staff and Principal Axel Hanneman have embraced the exercise ethos that’s gotten the kids of Strauch Elementary off their behinds.
On Wednesday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his Council on Physical Fitness and Sports named Strauch the elementary school recipient Read the rest of this entry »
What is not evident yet to most Ghanaian men who are eagerly patronizing various brands of aphrodisiacs is the risk of dying from the toxic chemicals contained in them, the Food and Drug Board (FOB) has stated unequivocally.
The board has gone further to state that many cardiac-arrest problems killing Ghanaians might be due to the abuse of these substances. Aphrodisiacs are drugs or foods that are said to give people a strong desire for sex. Some Read the rest of this entry »
Diets are a drag. Strict guidelines and unappetizing pre-packaged, frozen meals — sometimes loaded with sodium — do little to convince us to start one, let alone complete it. And, if you are human, you probably relish your freedom, so
. Chances are, if you do enjoy eating, you probably already hate the word “diet.”
But the Men’s Health Abs Diet isn’t really a conventional diet. It is more of an ”
.” Indeed, Men’s Health refers to it as a “six-week Read the rest of this entry »
Over 30 members of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Lagos State Chapter that participated in a one-day Dancing and Fitness test exercise held at the SWAN Secretariat, National Stadium, Lagos have been certified fit for further physical exercises.
The sports writers in attendance bagged their certification after going through a baseline screening for fitness which included blood pressure measurement, calculation of body mass index Read the rest of this entry »
Some of the names reportedly on the Obama transition team’s short list for FDA commissioner have led a coalition of worried patient and research groups to seek a friendlier hand to run the agency in the new administration.
In a letter to HHS Secretary in Waiting Tom Daschle, the newly formed FDA Commissioner Coalition said the agency needs a leader who can make decisions free from “pressure from elected and appointed officials and from Read the rest of this entry »
By Bobby J. Mahadali
BACOLOD CITY — The Aloha Medical Mission was considered as the Best Medical Mission in the world by Provincial Board Member Dr. Melvin Ybañez, chair of the Sanggunian Panlalawigan Committee on Health.
The Provincial Government thru Gov. Isidro P. Zayco hosted the Fellowship Night for the 35-men team of the Aloha Medical Mission and the St. Scholastica’s Bacolod Alumnae Foundation, Inc. headed by Jean V. Trebol, SSBAFI Read the rest of this entry »
A new study shows that following a Mediterranean diet can help individuals tackle cancer, heart disease and other chronic illnesses.
, strict adherence to a diet rich in fruit and vegetables protects individuals against various forms of chronic diseases and promotes public health.
Findings revealed that the abovementioned diet not only reduces the mortality rate secondary to heart disease but also lowers the risk of developing cancer and neurodegenerative Read the rest of this entry »
Associated Press
10.20.08,
5:18 PM ET
Shares of AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc. skidded Monday after the Food and Drug Administration said it wants more information on the company’s anemia drug candidate ferumoxytol before granting approval.
Shares of the Lexington, Mass., company sank $4.51, or 12.3 percent, to $32.24. The day’s low of $28.03 was also a new 52-week low.
However, AMAG said it still expects to launch the drug in the first Read the rest of this entry »
This proposed rule was developed through negotiated rulemaking by the Cranes and Derricks Advisory Committee (C-DAC). The federal Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health subsequently recommended that OSHA use that document for developing its proposed rule. Since then and as required by law, OSHA has conducted a regulatory flexibility analysis, small business review and paperwork burden analysis of the proposed rule. In addition, OSHA Read the rest of this entry »
Two Holland Medical High School students attended the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine this summer in Houston, according to a news release.
Lainey Acosta and Briana Burton, both Abilene High School seniors, took part in the 10-day program that introduced students to professionals from some of the nation’s top medical centers and faculty from renowned institutions of learning.
They took part in problem-based learning activities, Read the rest of this entry »