A 20-year-old man working at a San Martin winery lost his right leg after he was caught in a piece of equipment used to drill holes in wine barrels.
Mike Van Loben Sels, battalion chief for the South Santa Clara County Fire Protection District/CalFire, said the accident was reported Monday at 9:47 p.m. at ASV Wines, 12805 Llagas Road.
The employee’s leg was caught in an auger — a large spiral screw used in different parts of the wine production Read the rest of this entry »
” MRSA is in everyhouse, building, car. People walk around with MRSA all the time. It is due to people taking antibiotics for a few days, not finishing the perscription, or taking someone elses antibiotics. There are actually worse resistant infections than MRSA. MRSA is not WHAT KILLS PEOPLE, it is when someone has an active infection, such as in their blood, or overwhelming pneumonia that then causes other organs to fail or causes the lungs to be Read the rest of this entry »
One trainer’s guide, “The Anatomy of Exercise by Pat Manocchia,” suggests sitting on a fitness ball with hands on waist and spine tall. Inhale while pushing your navel out. Exhale while sucking abs in and up toward your ribs. That helps strengthen the pelvic girdle, an area we often find weak. In a slight variation, try ab crunches.
make sure you: 1) Exhale and suck your navel toward your spine during the lift; and then 2) pull up your lower pelvic Read the rest of this entry »
11:53 PM CDT on Monday, October 20, 2008
stevethompson@dallasnews.com
Amber Joy Milbrodt limped into Parkland Memorial Hospital’s emergency department at 10 on a Wednesday night, complaining of a fractured bone in her right leg.
She checked in and sat down, wincing with pain as she propped her leg on a chair. She spent all night and the next day in that position, waiting to see a doctor. Finally, she gave up and hobbled Read the rest of this entry »
Jared Fogle — the man who lost 245 pounds on the so-called Subway diet — will speak Wednesday at the YWCA of Greater Kansas City.
His motivational speech from 7 to 8 a.m. is expected to focus on eating healthy and exercising at a young age. The talk will be followed by a question-and-answer period. Admission and a healthy breakfast are free. Call 913-371-1105 with questions.
| Dawn Bormann,
Women with mental disorders are less likely to have screening mammograms than women without mental illness, although the nature of the mental illness does play a role, according to a large study published by Indiana University School of Medicine and Richard Roudebush VA Health Services Center for Excellence researchers in the October issue of Journal of General Internal Medicine. Prior to this study, little was known about whether the type or severity Read the rest of this entry »
Rodale Custom Publishing and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
have joined forces to publish Thrivent magazine, a quarterly
membership publication. Thrivent Financial is a not-for-profit financial
services organization serving nearly 3 million members with headquarters
in Minneapolis, MN and Appleton, WI.Recent custom programs include Born
Early, an annualmagazine for MedImmune, maker of the
pharmaceutical Read the rest of this entry »
2 dead, 1 hurt after shooting outside NY hospital
BROCKPORT, N.Y. (AP) — An early morning shooting outside a Rochester-area hospital
left two people dead and a third seriously hurt.
Brockport police say the injured woman drove herself to a
police station around 5 a.m. Saturday and reported the
shooting in the Lakeside Memorial Hospital parking lot,
where police then found a man and a woman dead.
The hospital was locked down for about three Read the rest of this entry »
The American Diabetes Association survey of 1,000 men with type 2
diabetes, age 40-60, and 1,000 female spouses of men with the disease
assessed their knowledge of type 2 diabetes in general and its
complications. The online survey also explored respondent’s opinions
about their overall quality of life and current approach to managing
their disease. Results showed that men with type 2 diabetes know the
proper things to do to better manage their Read the rest of this entry »
Marcellus, New York (WSYR-TV) – State Police tell us a Marcellus High School student overdosed on prescription drugs given to him/her by another student.
Investigators say a total of 5 people are involved, that includes the victim and 4 are facing criminal charges. The victim will not be facing any charges.
Police say on Friday, the first person sold the prescription drug Strattera, which is used to treat Attention Defecit Disorder to two Read the rest of this entry »