Health and fitness calendar — Dec. 21
• Published December 21, 2008
7 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, Debbi’s Dance Etc., 6715 Martin Way E., Olympia. Teens welcome. Registration required. 360-456-6350 or
7 p.m. Tuedays, Studio One Dance and Acro Centre, 3660 Pacific Ave. S.E., Suite B, Olympia. 360-412-8225.
A.M. Booty Camp:
5:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and 9 a.m. Saturdays, The Strong Center, 1820 Black Lake Blvd. S.W., Olympia. Read the rest of this entry »
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global
leader in wireless LANs and secure mobility solutions, today announced that
MultiCare Health System has deployed the AirWave Wireless Management Suite
to manage the Nortel and Cisco Wi-Fi networks running across its four
hospitals. Founded in 1882 in Tacoma, Washington, MultiCare is an
integrated health organization made up of Allenmore Hospital, Good
Samaritan Hospital, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital, Read the rest of this entry »
The State Children’s Health Insurance Program, which is aimed at families earning too much money to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to afford private insurance, currently covers close to 7 million youngsters at a cost of $25 billion.
Lawmakers voted 66 to 32, largely along party lines, to renew the joint state-federal program and spend an additional $32.8 billion to expand coverage to 4 million more children. The expansion would be paid for Read the rest of this entry »
Every October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I’m reminded of what a breast cancer diagnosis means to a family.
It’s not only devastating to the patient, it also affects everyone who cares about her.
My personal awareness of breast cancer began in October 1982, when my 52-year-old mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. In the years before her diagnosis, she had several benign cysts removed, so she wasn’t too worried when she found another Read the rest of this entry »
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Eli Lilly & Co.
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said Friday it has withdrawn its new-drug application to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for its chronic-pain medication Cymbalta. The Indianapolis pharmaceutical company said it intends to resubmit application in the first half of next year with additioal data from a recently completed study in chronic osteoarthritis pain of the knee. “This was a difficult decision, but we believe the updated Read the rest of this entry »
The United States is the only wealthy, developed nation that does not provide guaranteed health care for all of its citizens, regardless of their ability to pay. According to
, a nonprofit and nonpartisan health organization, nearly 90 million Americans (almost a third of the country) went without health care for all or part of 2006-2007. Because the uninsured are less likely to get routine preventive care, they are more likely to wind up sick. Read the rest of this entry »
Want to shed those extra pounds and look 10 years younger? Well, guess what, your desire has just been fulfilled, all thanks to a British nutritionist and his ultimate diet.
Brainchild of nutritionist Carina Norris, the ultimate anti-ageing diet will not only help you shift 10lbs but will also take10 years off your face without using any of those anti-ageing lotions.
“Food is a great way to ward off wrinkles and boost energy levels. If you choose Read the rest of this entry »
Smoking ban spurs firms on to diet versions, candies
Mumbai, Oct. 3 From diet cigarettes to mouth fresheners, cigarette manufacturers such as GTC Industries Ltd and Godfrey Philips are venturing into new products, anticipating a dip in sales after the ban on smoking in public places.
While Godfrey Philips is ready to launch its Funda Mint mouth fresheners, rival GTC, formerly known as Golden Tobacco Company, is trying out its ‘diet cigarette’ Read the rest of this entry »
Snacks, by definition, are eaten in between meals to help curb hunger or give you a boost of needed energy.
They can be part of a daily nutrition plan to get all of the nutrients you need to be healthy. They can also derail diet plans if a bite of this and sip of that puts you over your limit. So as you pop into convenience stores while you’re out and about or linger longingly near the candy display at the supermarket check out counter, think Read the rest of this entry »
Nissen is no stranger to speaking out against the FDA and has garnered the spotlight for occasionally taking the agency to task, even while serving as a committee member on high-profile FDA drug panels.
He is widely known as a physician-activist and doesn’t mind taking heat from drug companies when he finds deadly flaws in their products.
& Co.’s Vioxx, revealing the drug could be a potent cause of heart attacks, a discovery that helped lead to Read the rest of this entry »