College athletes and U.S. Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bryan Clay set the tone for health and fitness yesterday at the Kids Fest on the grounds of the Bishop Museum.
The 28-year-old Clay in a T-shirt and shorts kissed his daughter as she gave him a cup of water at the day-long event that featured exhibits on asthma, hydration, bone health, the importance of hand washing and tours of a fire truck and an ambulance.
Clay was the poster child of Read the rest of this entry »
Even if you don’t think you do, you already know plenty about commodities. Want us to prove it? No problem.
What
makes oil produced in Saudi Arabia different from oil exported from Nigeria? It’s the same thing that makes the corn you ate
at last summer¿s barbecue different from the corn used to produce ethanol. Stumped? Well, don’t feel bad, it’s a trick question.
The answer? Absolutely nothing. Corn Read the rest of this entry »
With figures in the trillions on everyone’s mind these days, it’s easy to dismiss the power of 100.
But cutting as little as 100 calories a day from your diet or burning an additional 100 calories can help you drop about 10 pounds in a year. Too slow for you? Do both.
“You don’t have to turn your life upside down to start doing something for your health,” said James Hill, director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of Colorado Read the rest of this entry »
Mitt Romney arrived at the House Republicans’ late-January retreat to a room that hardly needed a pep talk. Their vote against the Democrats’ Economic Recovery Act had revved them up; all Romney needed to tell them was that they “stood strong,” and that their fellow Republicans stood proud. Romney, who’d testified at the sole House Republican hearing on the stimulus, urged them to take one step further.
“We remain the confident voice Read the rest of this entry »
CHICAGO, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO) will host its 40th Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, February 5-8, 2009 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. This year’s meeting will feature more than 360 scientific presentations in addition to lectures, workshops, symposia, surgical labs and postgraduate courses that focus on emerging science, clinical trials and treatment advances Read the rest of this entry »
A South Dakota ballot initiative that would have banned virtually all abortions in the state was defeated Tuesday by 55% to 45%,
reports (CNN.com, 11/5).
, 10/28). According to the
, proponents viewed the initiative as a way to challenge
Roe v. Wade
before the Supreme Court.
Initiated Measure 11 was a revised version of a 2006 proposal that would have banned abortion in all circumstances. Voters rejected that measure by a 10-point margin, Read the rest of this entry »
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India’s ancient system of health and longevity is the most complete system on the planet.It covers how to eat, the best things to eat for you specifically, it deals with illness not from recognition and treatment of symptom but from an understanding of the body’s balance.Ayurveda is to be lived if the benefit is to be experienced.This means that one will learn about it as it pertains to her from her practitioner and get up each morning Read the rest of this entry »
Updated Thu. Oct. 2 2008 12:43 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that can lower a person’s risk of developing a number of diseases. But it may also reduce the effectiveness of anti-cancer medication, new research suggests.
Scientists from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center treated cancer cells with vitamin C and found that chemotherapy drugs killed between 30 and 70 per cent fewer of them, depending on the drug Read the rest of this entry »
Miguel Flores already works out four to five times a week, eats healthily and abstains from alcohol.
His motivation to stay fit and healthy is renewed, however, by the sea of new faces he has seen lately at the gym he exercises at, Family Health and Fitness in Santa Maria.
“I’m going to try to lose another 15 pounds,” said Flores, of Santa Maria, as he took a brief breather from his workout with weight equipment Saturday at Family Health and Fitness. Read the rest of this entry »
“We’re not getting what we pay for,” says Denis Cortese, president and chief executive of the Mayo Clinic. “It’s just that simple.”
“Our health-care system is fraught with waste,” says Gary Kaplan, chairman of Seattle’s cutting-edge Virginia Mason Medical Center. As much as half of the $2.3 trillion spent today does nothing to improve health, he says.
Not only is American health care inefficient and wasteful, says Kaiser Permanente chief executive Read the rest of this entry »