By Phuah Ken Lin news@nst.com.my
GEORGE TOWN: Complaints about unqualified fitness instructors and centres being abandoned after collecting money have prompted the Federal Government to expedite the tabling of the National Fitness Bill.
Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said yesterday it would make gym and aerobics instructors personally accountable.
Because private instructors were not licensed to conduct fitness Read the rest of this entry »
BEIJING (Reuters) – A man in the southwestern Chinese province of Guizhou has been infected with bird flu and is in a critical condition in hospital, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
It is the sixth human case of bird flu to be reported in China this year. The Chinese Health Ministry said on its website (www.moh.gov.cn) the latest victim was a 29-year-old man surnamed Zhou who fell sick on January 15.
In recent weeks four people have died of Read the rest of this entry »
New York – To help fight against the risk of metabolic syndrome and heart disease a researchers are saying that a Meditteranean diet that includes nuts is the best way to go. Metabolic syndome consists of many health issues that contribute to heart disease.
This new study was done in Spain with about 1,200 volunteers ages 55 to 80, which included about one third that already had metabolic syndrome. The study was based on the diets of these volunteers. Read the rest of this entry »
ATHENS, Ga., Oct 24, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
On October 20, the FDA issued a Med
Alert to physicians and healthcare providers that cites serious complications
from vaginal slings. This is a class of product marketed to treat stress
urinary incontinence, a condition estimated to affect as many as 14 million
women across the nation. Vaginal slings are constructed with surgical mesh
designed to reinforce weakened bladder and urethra muscles Read the rest of this entry »
Located in mid-town Detroit, MI, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute is one of 41 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. Caring for more than 6,000 new patients annually on a budget of $216 million, conducting more than 700 cancer-specific scientific investigation programs and clinical trials, the Karmanos Cancer Institute is among the nation’s best cancer centers. Through the commitment of 1,000 Read the rest of this entry »
. It’s based on a Rand survey of 4,000 U.S. adults that shows the following:
Fifty-three percent of all adults surveyed have no intention of getting the flu vaccine this year, while 17 percent say they haven’t yet but will at some point.
Seventy percent of healthy adults under age 50 have no intention of being vaccinated, while 16 percent say they will at some point but haven’t yet.
Public-health experts are up in arms, saying that it’s a Read the rest of this entry »
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How’s your New Year’s resolution to lose weight going? Not so good? Did you take time to map out how you were going to lose the weight and keep it off?
It’s never too late to start.
Here’s a sample plan to get you back on track. Use it as a template — see how I did it, then make your own and fill in all the details below the headers.
Lose 35 pounds forever!!!
* Fit into a great bathing Read the rest of this entry »
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WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Clinical trial data from
four drugmakers shows no overall risk of heart problems in
patients taking certain drugs to treat osteoporosis, the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday.
The agency reviewed studies on Merck & Co’s (MRK.N:
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Shanna Moakler Parties in Vegas, Plans Big Diet
Getting her party on,
joined forces with a few friends for a night of fun at Prive nightclub inside Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Friday (January 23).
Decked out in a bright green ensemble, the former Miss New York USA was hosting a party at the nightclub, as she and her friends imbibed a bit by drinking straight from the vodka bottle.
And while she may be letting loose over Read the rest of this entry »
The state’s top business lobbies on Thursday lashed out against health care taxes and mandates state legislators are debating as they try to erase the state’s record-high deficits.
The state faces a deficit of $15.4 billion over the next 15 months. Gov. David Paterson’s $121 billion proposed budget relies on a mix of spending cuts and new or increased taxes and fees to balance the state’s next fiscal year.
Among them are Read the rest of this entry »