The funeral of slain police officer Sergeant Don Wilkinson this morning served not only as a tribute to his life but a public warning about how the drug methamphetamine was wreaking havoc on families and communities.
Mr Wilkinson, 47, was shot dead when trying to place a tracking device on a car outside a suspected P-lab in Mangere on September 11.
He and a colleague ran away when they were disturbed by the occupants but were followed and shot Read the rest of this entry »
Susan Alexander can relate to Oprah Winfrey’s struggle.
“I’m one of the ‘I-fell-off-the-wagon people,’” said the 39-year-old Grand Rapids mom, who went to see Bob Greene, Oprah’s personal trainer, at the Meijer store in Cascade.
Meeting Greene was part of Alexander’s plan to recommit to a healthy lifestyle.
“He’s a living example of good health,” she said after chatting with Greene with her sons, Evan, 9, and Ryan, 6.
“I’m resolving that 2009 Read the rest of this entry »
Friday, December 26, 2008
A pregnant woman in the U.K. was left unattended for hours and had to give birth on a hospital floor despite her desperate appeal for a bed.
Health board officials have apologized to Lynne Neilson, 36, whose baby started to arrive as she stood, still clothed, in an assessment room at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, a major teaching hospital in Scotland, after hours of waiting to be admitted. As the baby’s head appeared, a Read the rest of this entry »
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A bull roast and auction is scheduled Oct. 19 at Michael’s Eighth Avenue to help pay medical costs for Cormac “Mac” Murray, 3, the son of Brian and Aimee Murray of Sykesville. The child has been diagnosed with metachromatic leukodystrophy, a rare disease that affects the nervous system and for which there is no known cure. Proceeds from the Oct. 19 event will go directly to the Murray family. Information, tickets or auction donations:
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The Anne Read the rest of this entry »
Several experts from Texas Children’s Hospital are taking a strength-in-numbers approach when it comes to battling obesity, with the recent release of
. Dawn Bunting, a registered dietician, assistant director of Clinical Nutrition Services and certified specialist in pediatric nutrition in the Department of Food and Nutrition Services at Texas Children’s Hospital, explained to writer Kim Morgan how a few simple substitutions can make a major difference Read the rest of this entry »
from her all-time top weight
of 270 pounds – and says she is holding steady.
“I can’t believe I was a fat person for most of my life,” the former talk show host, rocking a sexy black Herve Leger dress (size small), told PEOPLE at a recent benefit for the New Space for
Women’s Health, a New York City birthing center slated to open in 2010.
“I didn’t have surgery and I worked hard. There’s no secret. I’m active. I watch what I
eat,” Read the rest of this entry »
The Biotech Mailbag is open.
was on the mind of Paul H. in the hours before Tuesday’s presidential election was decided. He writes:
What a difference a day makes for some people. Today we elect a new president. Presumably Barak Obama will be elected. Yet, only yesterday, Madelyn Dunham, Obama’s maternal grandmother, died from cancer. What would she have done to see just one more day?
Critics of Provenge who contend the survival benefits of Provenge Read the rest of this entry »
Plans for a new medical facility in Yelm are still in the design stage and the estimated construction start date has been pushed back.
Yelm Family Medicine and Providence Health and Services are partnering in the project.
The 36,000-square-foot medical office building and surrounding medical park will be located near Golden Dragon restaurant, at the corner of State Highway 510 and Tahoma Boulevard.
“As it stands now we are continuing to Read the rest of this entry »
On the campaign trail, even during the busiest periods, Obama made it a priority to start the day with a workout. That often meant a small motorcade of Secret Service agents and reporters following him to a local gym.
When it comes to pumping iron, Obama prefers lateral pull-downs, one-arm dumbbell curls, shoulder presses and leg presses.
Most former presidents worked out regularly, that is probably how they had the fortitude to become president Read the rest of this entry »