AGAWAM, Mass. — Dave Ratner, owner of Dave’s Soda and Pet City, is pretty sure he is about to get “whacked” by the new state law that requires employers to contribute to health care benefits for their workers or pay a $295-per-employee penalty. In order to avoid thousands of dollars in fines, Mr. Ratner is considering not adding part-time workers at his four pet supply stores in Western Massachusetts.
, the Democratic presidential Read the rest of this entry »
When Ryan Toth, founder of Total Core Fitness Boot Camp, found out that the New Jersey National Guard deployed the highest number of troops in its history this year, he decided to ask his clients to help him collect toys for the soldiers’ families.
They collected more than 200, which they donated as holiday gifts.
“When word got out that we were collecting for the families of our troops, people pened up their pockets and got toys,” Toth said. Read the rest of this entry »
December 12, 2008 06:07 am
Police OK to give medical care as first responders, consultant says
HAMILTON — The town is relying on Lyons Ambulance to take patients to the hospital, while police provide services as the first responders to medical emergencies.
Hamilton’s ambulances have been sitting idle for nearly three months after the state began investigating medical-training records that were questioned.
Since then, the equipment Read the rest of this entry »
Actress Jessica Biel has finally been photographed in a bikini for the year 2009! And what ever happened to her starting that cheeseburgr diet?
Jessica Biel, whose boyfriend, pop singer Justin Timberlake thinks she is too skinny, has been photographed in a bikini in Mexico alongside her loverboy.
The actress is looking great and very much in shape, as it seems in teh photos, and her rear-end is even looking more plump than usual.
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Abusing food, drugs come from same neural pathways
and pathways in the brain that may make them more prone to addiction. A report in the journal Psychiatric News summarized earlier studies that showed similarities between compulsive eating and drug addiction. People with both problems have
, for example, which can keep them from feeling the pleasure and reward reactions that people normally feel after a meal. And one study found that among bipolar Read the rest of this entry »
“To be president, you have a position where you are really the focal point of attention,” Gilbert said. “Whereas with a Supreme Court justice, you’re one of nine. And if you’re a member of Congress, you’re one of 535. When justices go to their homes, the reporters don’t bother them. If they go to the beach, who would even know them?”
Not all doctors agree that presidents are doomed to an early grave. Just look at the longevity of our most recent Read the rest of this entry »
Shortly after Jane Fonda donned her leg warmers and got the country moving to a popular fitness craze called aerobics, a group of Atlanta exercise enthusiasts followed suit. As the fitness industry evolved and new exercise trends bit the dust, the Buckhead residents kept marching to the fast-paced, foot-stomping movements they enjoyed.
Decades later, they’re still moving their boogie bodies to hard-hitting beats.
“They just didn’t Read the rest of this entry »
The 125-year-old North Side hospital, which is closing in the face of financial troubles, has been operating since at least July despite the violations, which include ineffective communication among staff and inadequate monitoring of patients, according to records. In addition, its policies related to “infant abduction security” were flawed, state health officials said.
Separately, the Joint Commission made the rare move last week to deny Lincoln Read the rest of this entry »
With just a month before the Death with Dignity Act takes effect in Washington, hospitals and other health-care institutions are racing to learn the details of the law, decide if they will participate and put together policies that address the law’s many nuances and complexities.
Statewide, many health-care systems and hospice programs have not yet come up with final policies on whether, or how, they will participate.
“It’s a very short time” Read the rest of this entry »
In an American diet of hot dogs and potato chips, nothing goes better with a plate of salty food than a nice cold soda. We consume more soda on average than any other country. According to a 2005 survey published in Beverage Digest, over 10 billion cases of soda were purchased in one year alone. On average that guarantees two and a half 12-ounce cans of soda for every adult and child in the United States every day. Needless to say we have an addiction Read the rest of this entry »