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Orlando-based WellTek said in a release it plans to open 14 new Scoop! Fitness locations over the next 18 months, including one that would serve the Windermere, Bay Hill and Dr. Phillips areas.
Wellington-based Scoop! Fitness has locations in Wellington, Manalapan, Palm Beach Gardens and Palm City. It plans to soon open locations in Boca Raton and Miami.
WellTek Inc. (Pink Sheets: WLTK) is a health and wellness company that manufactures, markets Read the rest of this entry »
Sources said Wilson was trying to help former Illinois defensive tackle D’Angelo McCray, now at Eastern Illinois.
A handful of Illinois players were still at the bar in a gathering that started as a birthday party for one of the players.
Zook said he does not have a curfew for players when the season is over.
“I do wish they hadn’t been out that late,” Zook said. “That may be the one thing done wrong.”
First-semester classes ended Wednesday, Read the rest of this entry »
going to be going to the emergency room, by, for example, caring for them at home, then that allows the other people that are in the emergency room more timely access to care that they require,” Mensour said adding there are also plans to optimize flow through emergency rooms.
One of the initiatives in the aging-at-home strategy is remote access to care technology (Re-Act), which helps seniors monitor their vital signs to assess if additional care Read the rest of this entry »
Rolls of toilet paper inside a downstairs bathroom at Plank Junior High School in Oswego were set on fire around 12:05 p.m. Friday at the school near Wolfs Crossing and Douglas roads, Oswego fire officials said.
There were no injuries, and no details on whether the fire was started by an individual or a group, or whether students or employees were involved, an Oswego police spokesman said.
Smoke caused by the fire stayed around the bathroom, and Read the rest of this entry »
A Provo marketer of health supplements has been warned by the federal Food and Drug Administration about claims on its Web sites for alternative medicines that profess to cure users of diseases, “smart bomb” cancer and make AIDS disappear in three days.
The agency sent True Renewal a letter this month advising it that the claims mean its products are defined as drugs and violate the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
The FDA cited offending Read the rest of this entry »
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Oct. 9
New Visions program: 1:30-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich. Attendees will learn more about macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy or other vision loss issues. The next topic is “Staying Informed and Read the rest of this entry »
“Prince, you are stepping up!” Prince Brooks said to himself as he walked into the elegant lobby of the
, surrounded by chandeliers, liveried bellmen and ornate furnishings. “I’ve got to make the most of it.”
Brooks, 57, a homeless veteran, was among hundreds of people from across the country whom
businessman Earl W. Stafford invited to attend an inaugural ball in space he rented at the Marriott, two blocks from the
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Stafford conceived Read the rest of this entry »
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), was expected to be released from hospital Wednesday morning after collapsing at President Barack Obama’s inaugural luncheon in the Capitol on Tuesday.
Tests showed that Kennedy, who was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor last spring, had suffered a seizure as a result of “simple fatigue,” his doctor said, according to the
.
Dr. Edward Aulisi, chairman of neurosurgery, said late Tuesday night, “Sen. Kennedy Read the rest of this entry »
Neb. center must transfer some ailing residents
Eds: ADDS name of woman whose death prompted state order, names of others who died in January and causes of death, and status of investigations.A copy of an investigation report on a death at the Beatrice State Developmental Center that led to the order on Monday is in the documents folder of the Nebraska state-level multimedia site: ftp://ftp.ap.org/statelevel/ne. Username: slmmro. Password: 51Pr0wm. Read the rest of this entry »
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Derrick Rose, in addition to being the first pick of the 2008 NBA draft, was previously best known as the guy who fell ill the day before the NCAA championship game because of a diet consisting of Gummy bears, Starburst and Twizzlers.
But the Chicago Tribune reports that the Bulls rookie one-upped himself over the weekend when he needed 10 stitches in his left arm after cutting it on a knife … while eating an apple in bed. “I Read the rest of this entry »