St. James Healthcare is offering a program to help people stay on track with their New Year resolutions.
A women's health and fitness night is being hosted by St. James Healthcare in Butte.
“So what we're doing, we are exposing them to the hows – how are you going to do this, how can we increase your bag of tricks nutritionally, what are some of the ways you can eat correctly without feeling deprived and getting bored, what are some of Read the rest of this entry »
ELGIN, Iowa – A West Union man has been arrested after
police say he was caught with drugs during his son’s school field
trip.
Thirty-eight-year-old Jeffrey Blue was charged with possession
of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
Officials with the Fayette County sheriff’s office say that an
off-duty deputy saw Blue possibly using the drug at Gilbertson’s
County Park about 1 p.m. Friday. Deputies says Blue’s son was on a
school field trip at Read the rest of this entry »
The American Association for Health Education and HealthTeacher are partnering on a program to reward schools committed to teaching students about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.
The national Blue Apple Health Education Awards Program will recognize schools that demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching quality health education, says Scott McQuigg, CEO of Nashville-based
, which provides online health education resources for kindergarten Read the rest of this entry »
The Food and Drug Administration is working with the Justice Department to explore possible criminal charges against the Peanut Corporation of America of Lynchburg, Va., which shipped contaminated products made in its plant in Blakely, Ga., officials said yesterday.
“There is a criminal investigation that has been initiated through our office of criminal investigation at the FDA. They have to work through the Department of Justice to develop a case Read the rest of this entry »
And the concrete and steel structures all over the city provide the perfect way to challenge all major muscle groups while partaking of parkour, a relatively new discipline in which people use only the body to navigate the environment by scaling walls, vaulting ledges and jumping up stairs.
Even for those who haven’t abandoned the gym, training outside presents a break from the monotony of machines and can improve performance in sports such as basketball, Read the rest of this entry »
COLUMBUS, Ohio–
Think your dog could stand to lose a few extra pounds?You’re not alone.
Americans have more than 40 million pet dogs and surprisingly about 40 percent are overweight or obese, but fewer than 20 percent of us think our dogs are actually overweight.
How do you know if your dog needs to lose weight, and more importantly, could those extra pounds cause health problems?
Ben Gelber spoke with David Fick and his dog Huck.Fick Read the rest of this entry »
Queen Latifah will continue her role as a spokesperson for diet brand Jenny Craig – after she used the weight-loss plan to shed 20 pounds (nine kilograms) in the last year.
The Grammy-winner became the face of the diet giant throughout 2008 after she admitted she wanted to lead a healthy lifestyle and drop some weight.
And bosses at Jenny Craig were so impressed with her dedication to the group’s healthy-eating agenda, they have signed the star Read the rest of this entry »
Nearly three years after federal regulators sounded an alarm about dangerous diet pills imported from Brazil, doctors in Massachusetts continue to treat patients stricken with heart problems, headaches, and insomnia linked to the powerful drugs.
Just yesterday, a Cambridge Health Alliance internist saw two patients who told him they are taking the medications, typically a brew of speed, tranquilizers, and other chemicals mixed into a capsule. Read the rest of this entry »
In the summer of 2006, Lora McCullough, a senior from Ranger High School, attended the Big Country Area Health Education Center’s first Health Matters Summer Camp in Abilene. At the time, all Lora knew was that after high school, she wanted to go to medical school. The goal of the Health Matters Summer Camp is to give students an in-depth look into many different aspects of health related careers, as it did Lora.
After graduating from Ranger Read the rest of this entry »
POCATELLO, Idaho
— Ownership of the Portneuf Medical Center in eastern Idaho has been transferred from Bannock County to a Texas-based hospital company and a nonprofit foundation.
Legacy Hospital Partners on Sunday became the owner of 77 percent of the facility, and the nonprofit Portneuf Health Care Foundation now owns 23 percent.
The two entities will run the medical center through the newly created Community Benefit Organization. Read the rest of this entry »