(NAPSI)-Cigarette smoking kills more than 173,000 women in the United
States each year. In addition to the risks both men and women face from
smoking, women are at risk for a unique set of complications, including
certain cancers and problems with fertility and pregnancy.
In addition, a recent study showed that smoking is even more dangerous to
women’s hearts than men’s. In fact, women who smoke have heart attacks nearly
14 years Read the rest of this entry »
MULLAITIVU, Sri Lanka, Feb. 1 (UPI) — A Sri Lankan hospital where civilians were being treated was hit by artillery Sunday as military and rebels clashed nearby, officials said.
CNN reported that the hospital in the town of Mullaitivu was treating a number of children caught in the fighting between government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels.
More than 200 civilians and at least 30 children have been injured in the last three days of fighting, Read the rest of this entry »
A House-adopted $819.5 billion economic stimulus bill promises to boost state Medicaid programs, help unemployed workers keep health coverage, and assist physicians, hospitals and community health centers with the cost of implementing health information technology.
The House approved the measure on Jan. 28 without a single Republican vote, despite President Obama’s calls for bipartisan support. Eleven Democrats joined Republicans in opposing the Read the rest of this entry »
Partnership Helps Educate Women About Health and Wellness Issues and Provides Support to those Navigating the Healthcare System RED BANK, N.J., Sept. 10
RED BANK, N.J., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ — The not-for-profit National
Women’s Health Resource Center (NWHRC) and Health Advocate(TM) (HA) today
announced an alliance to help women better take care of their health and the
health of their families. NWHRC provides women in-depth information on a wide
variety Read the rest of this entry »
The Diet to End All Diets!!! Right?
It
seems like everywhere you look, there are advertisements and information
centered on health and fitness. There are so many magazines,
commercials, and, of course, those beloved infomercials that claim that
they have the key to tight abs or legs. How can anyone figure out which
method is the true way to get fit, or more simply, lose weight? Many
people’s concern is to lose weight, and for the overwhelming Read the rest of this entry »
MANILA, Philippines
– The health condition of former Agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn “Joc-Joc” Bolante, the alleged mastermind of the P728-million fertilizer fund scam, remains a mystery after St. Lukes Medical Center officials – citing “confidentiality” – refused to release a statement on his real medical condition.
The medical bulletin regarding Bolante's condition is expected to remain a mystery for several more days as a television Read the rest of this entry »
RIYADH: A 300-bed department for oncology is to be established at King Fahd Medical City (KFMC) here. Minister of Health Dr. Hamad Al-Manie made the announcement while opening a three-day international conference on breast cancer in the capital on Saturday.
In his keynote address to the conference, organized by Prince Sultan Center for Hemophilia and Tumors at KFMC in cooperation with the Houston-based MD Anderson Center for Tumors, Al-Manie said Read the rest of this entry »
Jumping The ‘Species Barrier’ – Infectious, Test Tube-Produced Prions
Researchers have shown that they can create entirely new strains of infectious proteins known as prions in the laboratory by simply mixing infectious prions from one species with the normal prion proteins of another species. The findings are reported in the September 5th issue of the journal
, a Cell Press publication.
Prion diseases, also known as transmissible spongiform Read the rest of this entry »
10:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Exercise was a natural part of Dr. Bob Sallis' education at the Air Force Academy.
Physical education was mandatory for all four years, as was participation in intramural sports and an annual fitness test, said Sallis, a family-medicine physician at Kaiser Permanente's Rancho Cucamonga Medical Office Building.
Now, he said, potential military personnel, police officers and firefighters have Read the rest of this entry »
Bob Greene is credited as the one who helped Oprah Winfrey get fit.
And after she recently confessed that she shot up to 200 pounds, Greene is the one helping her get back on track.
After helping Oprah the first time, Greene made a name for himself as a best-selling author and head of the Best Life Diet. The fitness guru is coming to Glendale this week to promote a revised version of his book,
, as well as an accompanying cookbook.
Greene Read the rest of this entry »