Michael Pollak and his Hyde Park Jewelers pals threw a Men’s Night Out shopping event Tuesday that packed the place with deep-pocket males who picked up a bauble or two while supporting Denver Health’s men’s health awareness initiatives.
Prostate cancer survivor and former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb munched Sushi Den delights while checking out the store’s treasure trove of trinkets.
“This is a donation to Denver Health, since I was a part of Read the rest of this entry »

An artist’s rendering of what King College’s proposed medical school would look like.
East Tennessee State University expressed a willingness to establish a collaborative relationship with King College in Bristol should that school further develop its medical program, provided clinical instruction at the James H. Quillen College of Medicine is not compromised.
In a statement released Thursday, ETSU President Paul Stanton said he was informed Tuesday Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK (AP) — Barack Obama says he wishes he had more time for staying fit. And the Democratic presidential candidate admits that he still occasionally smokes a cigarette.
“Most of my workouts have to come before my day starts,” Obama told the magazine Men’s Health in an interview for its November issue. “There’s always a trade-off between sleep and working out. Usually I get in about 45 minutes, six days a week. I’ll lift one day, do cardio Read the rest of this entry »

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt declared a public health emergency to ensure that individuals, including those enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in Louisiana, continue to receive their health care items and services. The declaration follows one made on Thursday to cover Texas.
“Louisiana has felt the impact of Hurricane Gustav and now Hurricane Ike in quick succession. Today’s actions will help Read the rest of this entry »

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Friday, December 12, 2008
Archaeologists have found what they say is the oldest brain ever discovered in Britain, or at least the shriveled remnant of one, in a decapitated skull that dates back more than 2,000 years.
Inside the skull, the scientists found “a yellow substance which scans showed to be shrunken, but brain-shaped,” according to a University of York statement.
“I’m amazed and excited that scanning has shown structures which appear Read the rest of this entry »

10:22 AM CDT on Friday, September 12, 2008
If you can take your eyes off Terrell Owens’ body, you might find yourself loving him for his mind.
Discipline.
T.O.’s Finding Fitness
(Simon & Schuster, $26) is set for release Sept. 23. Yes, his book includes plenty of exercises. But it also incorporates the subtitle:
Making the Mind, Body and Spirit Connection for Total Health
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And you can’t really do that without Read the rest of this entry »

Federal prosecutors revealed more evidence Monday in their case against U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, detailing a new round of gifts that he allegedly failed to disclose between 2001 and 2003.
In a filing in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., the government listed the items as a $1,000 sled dog, a $3,200 stained-glass window and a $2,695 massage chair. They are in addition to the $250,000-plus in labor and materials allegedly provided by the oil-field Read the rest of this entry »

Once a year, the Ecuadorean city of Ambato looks a little
bit like the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
For a week, a team of doctors, nurses and other health
professionals from UAB and other U.S. hospitals travel there
to perform a variety of surgeries. They bring their own
equipment and medication, set up operating rooms in two
hospitals and start working through a long list of people
who need their help.
Medical Mission Ecuador, as the Read the rest of this entry »

It’s not quite the phrase from Saturday Night Live’s Emily Latella — “Never mind!” — but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has decided to reconsider its ruling on the safety of a chemical found in plastic baby bottles and food and drink containers.
reports that there was so much criticism of its August decision that the amount of bisphenol-A (BPA) in containers and baby bottles did not pose a health risk that the FDA has decided to re-examine Read the rest of this entry »