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Linking music to mental and physical health, a fitness instructor and saxophonist is spearheading a drive for MP3 players for clients of a local mental health facility.
Barry O’Toole, a fitness instructor at the West Suburban YMCA in Newton, says the power of music can play a major role in a person’s mental well-being. That’s why he’s organized an MP3 drive for his clients at the Charles Webster Potter Place on Vernon Street, a psycho-social rehabilitation Read the rest of this entry »
At least two people were killed after a hospital in northern Sri Lanka was shelled in clashes between government and rebels, the Red Cross has said.
A Red Cross spokesman said he was “shocked” that the hospital had been hit, for the second time in weeks.
The hospital is situated in an enclave held by the Tamil Tiger rebels and home to tens of thousands of civilians.
The Sri Lankan military says it will move to “liberate” the civilians after Read the rest of this entry »
Hornaday, 50, told ESPN he received shipments of testosterone and human growth hormone from December 2004 to January 2006, and that the drugs came from an anti-aging center that has been linked to drug-related scandals in the NFL and Major League Baseball.
Hornaday, who won the Camping World 200 on Saturday, acknowledged taking testosterone when shown records from the Palm Beach (Fla.) Rejuvenation Center during an interview with ESPN at his home Read the rest of this entry »
Equinox Fitness Clubs has over 45 locations across the country, including five new clubs opened in 2008. The company plans to open six new Equinox clubs in 2009. According to Equinox’s VP of Real Estate, John Klein, the company is planning to expand in the New York metro area, Dallas, Boston, Washington DC, Orange County, Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Area. Equinox, who partnered with Pure Yoga out of Asia to launch the first American outpost Read the rest of this entry »
The Bethany Health Care Center, a 169-bed non-profit home sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph, is one of 33 nursing homes nationwide to earn top ratings across all categories in scores posted on a federal government website. McCarthy says giving workers health insurance, pensions and low-cost meals pays off. Turnover is low, and nursing assistants care for the same people each day, allowing them to get to know residents.
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HAGERSTOWN, MD – A common New Years resolution is to quit smoking, but many find it hard to follow through the entire year.
An estimated three million Americans try to can their cigarette habit every year. This year online programs are bringing help to their fingertips.
Websites like smokefree.gov and cancer.org offer smokers tips to help them prepare for the lifestyle change and manage their cravings.
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LEBANON, Ohio – A nurse at a retirement community was sentenced Tuesday on convictions for stealing drugs from her patients.
Roxie Luff, 22, pleaded guilty to five separate drug-related offenses after prosecutors said she stole medication from residents at The Otterbein Home in Lebanon.
A judge placed Luff under five years of community control, and she was also fined and prohibited from working as a nurse for three years.
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Fears of a labor strike at Women & Children’s Hospital prompted physicians Friday to warn that even a notice of an impending work stoppage will cause irreparable harm to the institution.
“It would be disastrous for our patients, their families and the hospital,” said Dr. Teresa Quattrin, a member of the hospital’s 20-member Medical Advisory Committee, which represents the medical staff.
In response, a representative of Read the rest of this entry »
FAIRBORN —Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine contributed $850.5 million to the economy in 2007 while generating $24 million in state government revenue and supporting 13,334 jobs, according to a research commissioned by the Ohio Council of Medical Deans.
The calculation included the impact of medical student education and research, the resident training and research of the school’s seven affiliated hospitals and Wright Read the rest of this entry »