The “Run for a Cause” 5K Run/Walk was an event co-sponsored by Rowan’s Recreation Center and the Health and Exercise Club, designed to benefit the American Heart Association. The “Run for a Cause” was originally scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 8, but was re-scheduled to this past Saturday due to rain.
The Rec Center supports promoting health and well-being; this event is just one example where the Rec Center can work with students who share the same Read the rest of this entry »
first announced she would be his running mate on August 29. During the past three weeks, people have scoured the Internet looking for any information they could find on the obscure Alaska governor.
Among the factoids we learned is that Palin, 44, had a
installed at the Governor’s Mansion, has had the
for the past 6 years, and has a penchant for
. But did you know the
runner-up is also a fitness fanatic?
Palin is an avid runner. In fact, Read the rest of this entry »
Jefferson Regional Medical Center will kick off its first Men’s Health Seminar with guest speaker Robin Cole, former linebacker with the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers. The free seminar will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. April 23 in the Jefferson Room, Bibro Pavilion on the hospital campus, 565 Coal Valley Road.
The topic is: “A Winning Defense for Prostate Health.”
Robin Cole is the founder of the Obediah Cole Foundation, an organization Read the rest of this entry »
Incomplete Medical Records After Major Surgery, Medical Journal Of Australia
Documentation of clinical review and vital signs following major surgery is commonly incomplete, according to an article in the latest issue of the
.
Dr Forbes McGain, an anaesthetist and intensivist from Melbourne’s Western Hospital, and his co-authors conducted a retrospective audit of medical records of 211 adult patients who had undergone major surgery in five hospitals Read the rest of this entry »
In a move to boost consumer confidence, S&P Syndicate Plc, which makes S&P cookies, has changed its milk supply source to Nestle and Foremost, whose products are certified by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
At the same time, Thai Dairy Industry Co, the manufacturer of Mali products, has sent its raw materials for melamine contamination testing.
S&P president Pravesvudhi Raiva said that after high melamine contamination was discovered in Read the rest of this entry »
Sept. 16, 2008 — Researchers and environmental groups attacked the FDA for concluding that a widely used plastic ingredient is safe for humans, saying the agency ignored critical studies showing potential ill health effects.
The comments came at a hearing called by the FDA to examine the science around bisphenol A (BPA). The chemical is used in hard plastic products, including some
and water bottles, and is also used to line metal food cans. Read the rest of this entry »
SACRAMENTO—The state’s budget woes could leave thousands of California children on a waiting list for health care.
State officials who oversee the Healthy Families Program are scrambling to find ways around a $17.2 million budget shortage.
The program provides low-cost health, dental and vision coverage to uninsured children of working families.
Currently, 883,589 children rely on the low-cost health insurance state program, and about Read the rest of this entry »
IT has been more than 10 years, but
is still chafing over the time her fitness guru denied her a single glass of celebratory Champagne.
“It was the Emmys,” Ms. Winfrey recalled Monday in a Webcast, her voice rising with traces of resentment. “I had just gotten the lifetime achievement award. Yeah, yeah!”
“You had just signed a contract with me, no alcohol,” retorted her trainer, Bob Greene, who has overseen Read the rest of this entry »
New weight loss research: sugar addictive, low-carb memory loss, protein burns fat, and money talks
You never know what you’re gonna get from the health research world when a new study is presented at a medical or scientific conference or published in a prestigious journal. But one thing is for certain–the debate over the validity of these studies never dies down since we all have our predispositions about what is right in regards to Read the rest of this entry »
The Medical Society of the State of New York just released the results of a survey, which indicate that health insurer rules often force New York State physicians to alter the way they treat patients – and not necessarily for the benefit of patients. Instead, the rules appear to have been developed to increase insurer profits at the expense of the best health practices and patients’ health.
The survey, based on responses from more than 1,200 New Read the rest of this entry »