‘All right girls, march it out,” Georgia Janos shouts as she leads a group of 40 women in Cardio Caliente, a Latin-inspired cardio-dance class. “Mambo! Cha-cha-cha.”
Janos is a fitness force in Boston, having taught locally for 28 years. She teaches this class and 13 others a week in Chestnut Hill, Needham, Back Bay, Waltham, and Wellesley. They range from power yoga to Bodycentrik, which uses the body as weight for balance and strength training.
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For someone running as the tribune of “change,”
that he sure is comfortable with the status quo on health care. He continued his recent assaults on John McCain’s health reform even though it is precisely the kind of plan that someone of Mr. Obama’s professed convictions ought to support.
The attacks include swing-state TV spots and Joe Biden’s multiple distortions, though the most over-the-top come from the candidate himself. Over the weekend, Read the rest of this entry »

Attention: Assignment Editor, Health/Medical Editor, News Editor
TORONTO, ON, MEDIA RELEASE–(Marketwire – Oct. 13, 2008) – Vitamin K does not protect against age-related decreasing bone density, but may protect against fractures and cancers in postmenopausal women.
However, Dr. Angela Cheung, the lead author of the study, cautioned that although the clinical trial observations on fractures and cancers are “intriguing”, they are based on small Read the rest of this entry »

NEW PARIS, Ohio — A New Paris man faces a felony charge of drug possession after his arrest at home following a report of a domestic dispute.
Kelley Lawson, 46, of 6371 Eldorado Whitewater Road, paid a $600 bond and was released from Preble County Jail on Tuesday.
He was arrested Saturday.
Deputies found methamphetamines, more than $7,000 in cash and a stolen shotgun after they responded to the dispute call, Preble County Sheriff Mike Simpson Read the rest of this entry »

SOMERVILLE – Women 60 years of age or older are invited to join the Somerset County Single Senior Women’s group, which meets on the second and fourth Thursday of the month, with the exception of July, August, November and December when they meet only once. The organization is intended to provide moral support and social activities for independent, senior women.
Meetings are held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in a second floor conference room at the Read the rest of this entry »

SOUTH DAYTON – The specifics surrounding the new fitness room at Pine Valley Central School continue to be worked out.
Attendance at the fitness room has been growing since its opening in the beginning of January, with a total of 712 visits logged at the time of the Jan. 22 meeting. The peak hours have been from 6:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m. on weeknights.
The issue of what to charge non-district members continues to be discussed. A survey on the district Read the rest of this entry »

How Many Kids Need Cholesterol Drugs?
Feb. 16, 2009 — Following a call for more aggressive screening and
treatment of cholesterol in childhood, a new study published in the journal
shows that about 200,000 U.S. teens and preteens need
medication to lower their cholesterol.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended last summer that
doctors consider cholesterol-lowering drugs, called statins, for children aged
8 and older if a blood Read the rest of this entry »

More than 2000 Southern Tasmanian students from schools and colleges are expected to boost their fitness by signing up for the inaugural Tasmanian Schools Triathlon Challenge.
Parliamentary  Secretary to the Premier, Lisa Singh, said today that the State Government had provided $4000 to help fund the two-day event on November 20 and 21.
“A healthy and active lifestyle is important for all Tasmanians, and the earlier we start educating people Read the rest of this entry »

– Former first lady Barbara Bush was moved out of the intensive care unit of a Houston, Texas, hospital into a regular room Thursday after surgery to repair and seal a perforated ulcer, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Bush, 83, was in good spirits and was joking with hospital staffers, the Methodist Hospital spokeswoman said. She was being fed intravenously.
Her doctor said earlier she will be allowed no food by mouth for about a week, to avoid Read the rest of this entry »

In the wake of substantial losses during the past fiscal year,
has set a goal of eliminating 10 percent of its work force, or the equivalent of 160 full-time positions, by the end of September.
Though some jobs are expected to be eliminated by attrition and by not filling vacant positions, the hospital will be forced to lay off an undetermined number of workers over the next eight months, officials said Friday.
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