I’m not in marathon shape right now, but I do have something more relevant to my daily life: functional fitness. After all, training your body to handle real-life situations is one of the main benefits of exercise, regardless of your life stage.
Commute to work.
I turned one of life’s biggest time-suckers into a workout by riding my bike to work. To keep my heart rate up, I chase down anyone who passes me. This can be irritating to the “passer,” Read the rest of this entry »
A group of U.S. bureaucrats who collected billions of dollars in royalties from energy companies operated in a culture so bereft of ethics they regularly consumed cocaine and marijuana at industry gatherings, had sexual relations with oil company representatives and routinely received gifts from energy firms, including divisions of Chevron Corp., Royal Dutch Shell PLC and BP, according to an internal investigation.
“We discovered that between 2002 Read the rest of this entry »
January 21, 2009 -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it would allow the use of cephalosporins in food-producing animals, reversing a decision made this summer to ban the practice. The agency’s initial decision to ban this class of antibiotics stemmed from fears that excessive use in animals such as cows, swine, and chickens could promote drug resistance in strains of bacteria that also infect people.
Cephalosporins are generally used Read the rest of this entry »
From a posting on Diner’s Journal in which Bob Harper, shown at right training a contestant on “The Biggest Loser,” answered readers’ questions:
What do you think of low-carb diets in the long-term? Do you think these eventually lead to a “fall off the no-carb wagon” and quick regain of weight (since much of the weight lost is actually water weight)? I would love to hear your thoughts on the best way to incorporate Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON — Linda Hall Daschle is one of the most important aviation lobbyists in town. Ms. Daschle is also the wife of
, whom President-elect
has chosen to be the next secretary of health and human services.
Tom Downey is the founder and chairman of a lobbying firm with dozens of clients, including several with interests in energy policy. Mr. Downey is also the husband of
, Mr. Obama’s likely choice to be the next White House Read the rest of this entry »
An FDA panel will decide next week whether to recommend approval for Targanta Therapeutics’ oritavancin, an antibiotic used to treat severe skin infections caused by drug-resistant microbes. The panel could support approval of the drug candidate based on promising results from two Phase III trials, a Lazard Capital Markets analyst said.
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LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Britain may soon allow top-up
payments for costly cancer drugs within the state health service
in a potentially divisive move highlighting the dilemmas facing
cash-strapped social healthcare systems worldwide.
Mike Richards, the country’s National Cancer Director, is
due to deliver a report into “co-payments” this month and is
expected to say top-ups should be allowed in limited
circumstances.
A government spokeswoman Read the rest of this entry »
BRITAIN’S fattest teenager has revealed her amazing weight loss is down to a
diet rich in BUFFALO meat.
Georgia Davis is eating the low-fat flesh at the Wellspring Academy in America
after going there weighting 33st and close to death.
The 15-year-old has amazed US obesity experts at the world’s leading kids’
weight-loss camp by shedding 6st in ten weeks.
Speaking from the academy’s breathtaking campus at Asheville, Read the rest of this entry »
I wish we were more surprised by your article pointing out that women pay higher health insurance premiums — in some cases nearly 50 percent higher — than men (“Women Buying Health Policies Pay a Penalty,” news article, Oct. 30).
Unfortunately, unequal treatment in the area of insurance policies is nothing new — before state contraceptive equity laws were passed, insurance companies routinely failed to cover prescription Read the rest of this entry »
It’s no surprise that nearly half of the most popular New Year’s resolutions are health and fitness related. Maybe you’ve tried to keep one of these promises. They’re the tough ones, like losing weight, getting fit, eating right, drinking less alcohol or kicking the nicotine habit
Before your resolution gets tossed aside like Christmas wrapping paper, try these helpful suggestions from local fitness experts for a healthier 2009.
John Dzahristos, Read the rest of this entry »