Do calorie counters on fitness machines tell the truth?
09:51 AM CST on Wednesday, November 19, 2008
A little over a year ago, I was killing time on an elliptical machine at a local gym, using a wristwatch heart rate monitor to track the workout. The monitor had settings for my age, weight, sex and height, and kept a running count of the estimated number of calories used.
The machine’s onboard electronics also provided Read the rest of this entry »
– President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to lead his effort to design an overhaul of the nation’s health care system and shepherd it through Congress. Introducing Daschle’s new role on Thursday, Obama stressed the link between restoring the nation’s dismal economy and making health coverage more affordable and accessible to Americans.
— Bettie Page, a legendary pinup girl whose photographs in the nude, Read the rest of this entry »
— The police department conducted a drug raid on a borough home, resulting in three arrests and the seizure of cocaine, oxycodone, and other drugs, police said.
According to Police Chief Reece J. Fisher, the six-week investigation began in early December after Patrolman Kristopher Ganley received information about possible drug activity taking place at or around 600 Ocean Gate Dr.
At 11:15 a.m. Friday, the Ocean Gate Police Department and Read the rest of this entry »
Last week the Battle Creek Family YMCA, a community based organization, held a “Souper Fitness” day. Battle Creek Family YMCA members and class participants brought 2 cans of soup to the Y and used them as small hand weights to exercise with.
After class the soup was collected and donated to the Franklin Food Pantry. The Food Pantry is supported through both monetary and food donations.
During these economic times if you’d like to Read the rest of this entry »
The question for Hillary Rodham Clinton, slated to be named secretary of State on Monday by President-elect Barack Obama, is whether she can forge the sort of close relationship with a former rival that is crucial to giving the nation’s top diplomat the credibility to get things done.
“What matters most are two things,” says James Lindsay, director of the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas-Austin. Read the rest of this entry »
JNJ.N
) to develop new drugs to treat
schizophrenia, according to a media report.
The Tennessee university will receive about $10 million
from J&J over the next three years, plus as much as $100
million in additional payments if it meets certain research
milestones, the Wall Street Journal said.
The deal is scheduled to be announced Friday, the paper
said.
Researchers unconnected with the project told the paper
that the Vanderbilt-J&J partnership Read the rest of this entry »
“Please don’t leave me,” he begged.
Anderson introduced herself and began asking the woman the boy’s name, his address and school, but the woman said she was in a hurry. She got ready to leave and hugged the boy, who asked through his tears, “Will you come see me?”
“I will if I can,” the woman said and ran out the door.
When Nebraska legislators passed a bill creating a safe haven to help overwhelmed parents and guardians, they were thinking Read the rest of this entry »
ASHEVILLE Dr. William H. Logan III has joined the practice of John W. Robinson III, oral and maxillofacial surgery, specializing in removal of teeth, dental implants, pathology and jaw surgery.
Logan received his dental degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine and completed his residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center.
He is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral Read the rest of this entry »
Crutches bunched in a corner.
A grocery store shopping cart pregnant with bulging boxes and topped with a pair of shoes.
Amid the towers of medical supply cartons and a new 200-pound air compressor for dental work, three people carry on a meeting at a conference table as the phone rings. Earl Kranz is smiling.
“We’re here to serve people,” the co-founder of Seeds of Grace in Allegan said as he held out his arms at the group’s Read the rest of this entry »
has appointed Sergio Farrell as its new CEO.
Farrell had most recently served as chief financial officer for Southwest General.
Southwest General officials say Farrell was named chief financial officer of the 327-bed hospital in August 2007. Prior to joining Southwest General, Farrell was senior vice president and chief financial officer at Grady Health System in Atlanta.
Farrell has spent the last 12 years in management and leadership positions. Read the rest of this entry »