R&B performers Rihanna and Chris Brown were both a no- show at the Grammy Awards. Different sources report different variations of events. A spokesperson for Rihanna reported that she was in a car accident. Brown turned himself into police after an unknown women reported that Brown had made criminal threats against her and had caused visible facial injuries . The speculation is that these incidents are related.
The L.A. police have not released Read the rest of this entry »
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is sponsoring a fundraiser for Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Customers who purchase a $1 wristband will receive a 10 percent discount on their order at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.
The idea came about after Owen Gaunt, an 8-year-old with cancer, regularly visited the coffee shop before heading to chemotherapy at the hospital.
Owen’s story resonated with Elias Beltran, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf district manager, whose daughter attended Read the rest of this entry »
At a time when the presidential candidates are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to flood the airwaves with information about themselves and their positions, it is disturbing that they have provided only limited information about their health.
The presidency is a physically demanding, hugely stressful job. There is no excuse for both candidates’ failure to fully disclose medical records that clearly bear on their ability to do that Read the rest of this entry »
When Oprah Winfrey confessed last month that she’d failed to stick to her diet and was again tipping the scale at 200-plus pounds, millions of failed dieters could relate. Their futile efforts are not for lack of weight loss programs and products that drive a $58 billion industry, according to market researcher NPD Group. The abundance of information, however, often leaves dieters confused about competing claims.
That’s where science can help. Over Read the rest of this entry »
Patients who sought information from the Internet, newspapers and magazines were more likely than others to have heard of the “targeted” therapies cetuximab, sold as Erbitux, and bevacizumab, sold as Avastin. But those who pursued second opinions from doctors as part of their research were the most likely actually to be prescribed these drugs, says the study led by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and published online today in
Cancer. Read the rest of this entry »
Kaiser's Cleveland Clinic-only plan didn't work out for hospital, insurer
Kaiser Permanente’s decision to send nearly all its
patients needing hospitalization to the Cleveland Clinic was
designed to enhance the health-maintenance
organization’s reputation and boost profits by
consolidating care from 11 hospitals to one.
A decade and a half later, Kaiser has gone back to using
numerous community hospitals as well as its own health
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The Dalai Lama has been admitted to hospital in India after complaining of pains in his arm.
Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader was undergoing tests in New Delhi on Monday after saying that he had a “mild discomfort” in his arm, his spokesman said.
“The doctors have said it is not serious at all. They thought it is better to have an evaluation before he travels to Europe on February 8,” Chhime Chhoekyapa said.
The Dalai Lama is the head monk Read the rest of this entry »
The (former Transkei) village where Nelson Mandela was born has received a health boost in the form of a mobile clinic donated by an American non-profit organisation.
Eastern Cape health department spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo said the clinic vehicle was handed over in a ceremony at Mvezo village on Wednesday.
The clinic would serve six villages in the area, he said.
It was donated by the United States-based Family Health International (FHI) at Read the rest of this entry »
It took a lot of hard work and determination, but with a little help from co-worker Joe Floccari, a CBS 46 employee is almost half her size.
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Sixteen months ago Nelson weighed more than 270 pounds.
She struggled with her weight for years before an invitation to the gym changed her life.
I was kind of going through a rough time and so was Joe and he suggested we go to the gym to work off some stress. That was it, said Nelson.
In April Read the rest of this entry »
I have a young, healthy male cat named Mink. He lives indoors and gets
the best food, toys and veterinary care available. The problem is that I’m a vegan. I have a hard time knowing even the
high-quality foods he’s eaten all his life come from animals raised on inhumane factory farms. Recently I’ve been transitioning him to a commercial vegan feline diet but Mink hasn’t been taking well to it. My vet thinks I’m crazy to try this, by the way. Read the rest of this entry »