When Mike Henehan arrived at Scottsdale’s LA Fitness before dawn for his usual daily workout, he had no idea that he would be having quadruple-bypass surgery two days later.
The Scottsdale man’s life was saved last month by the quick action of two bystanders who performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation and used an automatic external defibrillator at LA Fitness, 7365 N. Via Paseo Del Sur.
The Fire Department recently recognized Jason Swanson and Read the rest of this entry »
Golf – Spaniard Seve Ballesteros remains in intensive care
in Madrid’s La Paz hospital after a third operation on a brain
tumour a week ago, to reduce swelling and remove more of the
tumour.
“The patient is stable and his neurological condition is
improving, though he needs to continue in intensive care,” the
hospital said in a statement.
Rugby – Italian Rugby Federation president Giancarlo Dondi
has his fingers crossed that Rome’s Stadio Flaminio Read the rest of this entry »
Police chased a car chase through the city at speeds of up to 90 mph while the people inside tried to dump materials used to make methamphetamine late Monday.
Sgt. J.D. Verschoore said the driver stopped after the 13-minute chase and the three people inside the car were arrested. No one was injured.
The driver, Kristina Bonnenkamp, 35, of Cedar Rapids, was charged with attempting to elude, interference with official acts, possession of prescription Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON — The House gave final approval on Wednesday to a bill extending health insurance to millions of low-income children, and
is expected to sign it this afternoon, in the first of what he hopes will be many steps to guarantee coverage for all Americans.
Smiling broadly, Speaker
announced the tally, 290 to 135. Forty Republicans voted for the bill, and 2 Democrats voted against it.
The roll call ended a two-year odyssey for the Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ron Carey, the former Teamsters president who pledged to rid the union of mob corruption but was later forced from leadership in a financial scandal, died Thursday. He was 72.
Carey died at New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens of complications from lung cancer, his son Daniel Carey said.
After a stint in the Marines, Carey first joined the Teamsters in 1956 while working as a driver for United Parcel Service. He Read the rest of this entry »
The New York City Health Department has embarked on a new campaign to decrease the content of salt in processed food for health reasons, though there is no evidence to suggest that it’s safe.
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applauds Members of the House and Senate for reaching a landmark
agreement on mental health parity that is supported by medical
professionals, consumer advocates, hospitals, employers, health plans
and other stakeholders.
Coming as it did as part of the complicated economic stability package,
this important legislation demonstrates our country
s
firm commitment to improving heath care for millions of Americans. The
bill now goes to the President Read the rest of this entry »
January 04, 2009 10:58 pm
CUMBERLAND — A local gym owner’s request for a federal bill to be considered in the Maryland General Assembly “makes sense” to Sen. George Edwards.
Amy Schwab Owens is co-owner of Life Fitness Management in LaVale. She said state lawmakers’ support of a modified Personal Health Investment Today Act, which would allow state residents to use flex-spending and health savings accounts to purchase Read the rest of this entry »
, though researchers said they would continue to follow tens of thousands of Danish women to see if their risk increased with age.
The generally reassuring results were consistent with several other recent studies, which have tempered an initial panic set off in the 1990s when reports suggested that the widely used fertility drugs might lead to a surge in a cancer that is relatively uncommon but often fatal.
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A bit of greenery near our homes can cut the “health gap” between rich and poor, say researchers from two Scottish universities.
Even small parks in the heart of our cities can protect us from strokes and heart disease, perhaps by cutting stress or boosting exercise.
Their study, in The Lancet, matched data about hundreds of thousands of deaths to green spaces in local areas.
Councils should introduce more greenery to improve wellbeing, they Read the rest of this entry »