Published January 4, 2009
Please forgive our skepticism, but it is based on sad history. On Friday, this newspaper published a reassuring-sounding letter from Kenneth Shine, interim chancellor of the University of Texas System, to his “colleagues” at UTMB.
Shine, as he has done for years, made the right noises in that letter in order to allay fears — and to silence critics — at the University of Texas Medical Branch and here in Galveston.
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February 5, 2009
that Premier Fitness has added a heat recovery dehumidifier to the 6,000-square-foot aquatics room at the center of its new gym in Oshawa, outside Toronto, Canada. The  room features two large swimming pools, a 140 square foot whirlpool, a 60-foot-long waterslide, and a six-foot-diameter water umbrella.
The dehumidifier not only maintains a 50-percent relative humidity, but also provides a steady temperature in the space Read the rest of this entry »

The community television station that serves Los Gatos, KCAT TV15, is moving to a new location so that Los Gatos High School can open up a fitness center.
KCAT’s current studio is at the back of the high school near the football field and tennis courts and next to the field house and weight room. Its new home will be located near the swimming pool. And even though the new digs will be temporary, station manager George Sampson says the move is a Read the rest of this entry »

Davis said Wednesday that the lobbyists simply are part of doing business before the state hospital board. “Every single hospital hires a multitude of what they believe to be the best advisers out there so that our projects are approved,” she said.
The comments came as Davis broke years of silence to describe the stress of wearing a wire for federal investigators. As the Tribune reported in 2004, Davis wore a hidden microphone during conversations Read the rest of this entry »

held a hearing Tuesday on a proposal to ban children’s products made with bisphenol A, a plastic chemical additive. BPA, found in products such as baby bottles and the linings of canned food and infant formula, is an environmental estrogen that can, according to a growing body of research, lead to a host of health problems.
Most at risk: fetuses and infants. BPA leaches from packaging such as tins and bottles into food and drink. The BPA exposure Read the rest of this entry »

— Barth A. and Kimberly L. Berry announce the birth of a son, Roy Ernest Berry, born July 24 at home. He weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 21 inches. He has one sister, Geneva Ann, and one brother, Richard James.
Maternal grandparents are Richard P. Lucas, Bonnie F. Reed and the late Zelma B. Lucas. Paternal grandparents are Joyce Fauber, James E. and Iris D. Berry.
— Travis and Kimberly Cook announce the birth of a son, Kaleb Mason Cook, Read the rest of this entry »

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One-third of those born in 2000 will develop diabetes in their lives. The statistics are grim.
Most of the problem lies with what children eat, despite a general drop-off in exercise, according to authors David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding, respectively editor in chief and food and nutrition editor for Men’s Health magazine.
It’s the type of food and how much children eat that has changed from a generation ago. Portions are larger, and supermarket Read the rest of this entry »

Thanks to President Obama, one simple word has gotten a great deal of attention in recent months. That word is “change.” Everybody seems to want change. We’re not happy with the way things are; we want things to be different.
When we listen to people talk about the change that we need, one common thread is that many of us seem to agree that it’s somebody else who needs to do the changing. If you ask someone what they think others in their family, Read the rest of this entry »

announced Wednesday that it intends to spend $123 billion by 2011 to establish universal health care for the country’s 1.3 billion people.
The plan was passed Wednesday at a session of the State Council, the Chinese cabinet. Prime Minister
presided.
Xinhua, the state news agency, said authorities would “take measures within three years to provide basic medical security to all Chinese in urban and rural areas, improve the quality Read the rest of this entry »