Some time during the 1970s, Marvin Gaye reflected on his turbulent career in an obscure tune called “Dream of a Lifetime.”
“I thank God for my wonderful life,” sang the Motown Records enfant terrible. “I’ve had my ups and downs, but I thank God.”
Gaye’s life ended violently in 1984. His father, a former preacher, shot him dead during a domestic dispute the day before the singer turned 45.
As Motown celebrates its 50th anniversary throughout Read the rest of this entry »
St.Elisabeth Ziekenhuis (Saint Elisabeth Hospital) is a 580-bed hospital
general teaching hospital and center of clinical excellence. Located at
a single site in the industrial city of Tilburg, it is a member of the
select association of tertiary medical teaching hospitals. With a staff
of almost 3,200 employees (including 145 medical specialists) and an
operating budget of some EUR 182,000,000, St. Elisabeth Read the rest of this entry »
The Santa Clara County medical examiner’s office has identified a 62-year-old Los Altos man as the victim of a fatal motorcycle collision Friday morning on eastbound state Highway 237 in Mountain View.
Bruce Mackenzie was riding a 2002 Harley Davidson that rear-ended a lawn maintenance truck carrying fertilizer and then burst into flames just east of southbound state Highway 85, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Mackenzie had apparently Read the rest of this entry »
November 09, 2008
President Elect Barrack Obama has definitely changed the face of America. Not only is Obama the first African-American President of the United States, he is also considered one of the fittest presidents.
President Elect Barrack Obama was also considered fit enough to grace the cover of Men’s Health. He was featured in an article depicting him as a “Hero of Health and Fitness.” In the Men’s Health November 2008 feature article Read the rest of this entry »
Blogs Comment On Abstinence-only Education, ‘Mexico City’ Policy, Obama Appointees
The following is a summary of selected women’s health-related blog entries.
Emily Douglas, RH Reality Check
: Even though it will be years before many of President Bush’s “harmful legacies for women’s health” can be undone, some of the “retrograde policies on sexual and reproductive health” can be reversed “with just the stroke of a pen” by President-elect Barack Read the rest of this entry »
analyst and Pro Football Hall of Fame nominee Rod Woodson on Friday will be in Wichita to help kick off a fitness challenge, which is part of a nationwide initiative to keep physical education in schools.
The event starts at 10 a.m. at
, 3550 Ross Parkway in Wichita.
Following a pep rally, Jardine students then will take part in a football-themed field day, which Shields and Woodson will lead, to assess students’ fitness levels. The field Read the rest of this entry »
Santa Clara County District Attorney Dolores Carr is now reviewing evidence of whether a pair of San Jose police officers tried to cover up the drunken driving of a former cop, the Mercury News has learned.
Carr will determine if the two officers broke a law and should be charged with a crime.
The county’s top prosecutor can decide to charge them, decline to charge or present the case to a grand jury to let it decide if charges are warranted. Read the rest of this entry »
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Artes Medical, Inc. (ARTE:
) Wednesday revealed the completion of the enrollment and treatment of patients in the ArteFill Skin Test study. The company said that 498 study participants are enrolled in the study and have received ArteFill Skin Test injections. Each participant in the study received the ArteFill Skin Test and was assessed for a positive hypersensitivity reaction to the skin test. ArteFill Read the rest of this entry »
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A second teenager from outside Nebraska has been left at an Omaha hospital under the state’s unique safe-haven law, apparently after his parent flew to the city specifically to abandon him, state officials said Monday.
A 13-year-old Michigan boy was left at Creighton University Medical Center early Monday morning, said Nebraska Health and Human Services spokeswoman Kathie Osterman.
Since July 18, when the new law went Read the rest of this entry »
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September 7, 2008 – September Read the rest of this entry »