Thursday, January 08, 2009
Jonathan and Leanne Schearer of Anytime Fitness are offering a 1-year membership “scholarship” to Anytime Fitness for the person who writes the best essay describing why they can best benefit from a gym membership.
Applicants must submit a 300-500 word essay about how the gym membership would help them improve their life, whether through weight loss, fitness, improved health or another reason. The Schearers said they Read the rest of this entry »
announced Wednesday that it intended to spend $123 billion by 2011 to establish universal health care for the country’s 1.3 billion people.
The plan was passed Wednesday at a session of the State Council, the Chinese cabinet. Prime Minister
presided.
Xinhua, the state news agency, said the authorities would “take measures within three years to provide basic medical security to all Chinese in urban and rural areas, improve the quality Read the rest of this entry »
An Estero High Student pulled out of class Monday was arrested after school administrators found marijuana in his book bag, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
Officials did not release the name of the student because he is a juvenile. The teen was charged with one count of possession of marijuana, less than 20 grams, and one count of use, possession, manufacture, delivery, transportation or advertisement of drug paraphernalia.
According Read the rest of this entry »
was hit with licensing charges in the third quarter that affected its earnings per share, but optimistic guidance pushed the New York City-based drug maker up on Tuesday.
Shares of Forest Laboratories climbed 2.8%, or 73 cents, to $26.49, in morning trading on Tuesday.
“We are very pleased with the strong financial performance of the company in the just-completed quarter and the recently announced marketing approval by the FDA of Savella, following Read the rest of this entry »
First lady. First mom. Mom in chief. No — none of these titles work. And therein lies the problem.
When Michelle Obama moves into the White House, she will inherit a title with no job description as the world watches to see how she performs. So far, media coverage has focused on what she will not be doing — she is taking a sabbatical from her paid career. Obama has described her major role upon entering the White House as that of a mother wanting Read the rest of this entry »
NEW YORK — Gunfire erupted in the lobby of Manhattan’s posh Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Saturday during an apparent robbery.
At least one person was wounded and a second person was in police custody, authorities said.
The shooting started inside a jewelry store at around 2:30 p.m. ET.
Ambulances were called to the scene.
Police officials said the wounded man was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center and is expected to survive.
They didn’t Read the rest of this entry »
Dozens of deaths have been linked to medications that have never been reviewed by the government for safety and effectiveness but are still covered under Medicaid, an Associated Press analysis of federal data has found.
Taxpayers have shelled out at least $200 million since 2004 for such drugs, and millions of private patients are taking them as well.
The AP analysis found that Medicaid paid nearly $198 million from 2004 to 2007 for more than Read the rest of this entry »
A cold Saturday morning will make way for highs in the 50s in the Wichita area today – and Sunday should be even warmer, forecasters say.
South winds will intensify in strength as the weekend unfolds, with gusts to almost 20 miles an hour developing this afternoon and to almost 30 miles an hour on Sunday. Highs on Sunday may reach 60 degrees, forecasters say.
More sunshine and a steady diet of highs in the 50s are expected most of next week. Read the rest of this entry »
Attorneys general from New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut have sent letters to 11 companies that manufacture baby bottles and formula containers, asking them to voluntarily stop using the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) to produce these products because of the chemical’s potential threat to infant health.
BPA, which is used in the production of polycarbonate plastic (which makes up our CDs, DVDs, water bottles, Tupperware and eyeglass lenses) Read the rest of this entry »
to suspend enrollment of and marketing to Medicare beneficiaries.
The suspensions were effective Jan. 1, according to a Dec. 16 letter from CMS to Citrus, a health management organization headquartered in Tampa that primarily serves Medicare and Medicaid recipients.
The sanctions were based on Citrus’ failures in two audits conducted in September, the letter said. In one audit, CMS found that Citrus failed to comply with CMS requirements Read the rest of this entry »