, according to a
. Researchers say the findings offer new hope in the search for
, first discovered some 13 years ago.
is a protein secreted from the adipocytes (fat cells),” says Umut Ozcan, an endocrinologist at Children’s Hospital in Boston, Mass., and senior author of the
. “When fat cells release this
, it travels to an area [in the brain] called the
,” which controls appetite. Upon entering the hypothalamus, Ozcan says, the hormone Read the rest of this entry »
Need an indoor walking alternative during winter? Come and Winter Walk at the Life Fitness Center! For a special monthly fee of $20 or for a daily drop-in fee of $3, those 50+ can come to the Life Fitness Center and walk the eighth of a mile indoor track. This special activity time will be offered Mon-Fri between 10:00am and 3:00pm during the months of Dec., Jan., Feb. and March. This is an unsupervised activity time, but there will be an informational Read the rest of this entry »
DelSite Inc. (OTCBB: DSII) today announced the
termination of manufacturing operations at its Irving, Texas facility.
Continuation of non-manufacturing domestic operations and manufacturing at
its Costa Rican plant is contingent on new funding.
DelSite Biotechnologies, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, received the
approval from the FDA of the Investigational New Drug (IND) application to
initiate a Phase I clinical study of the Company’s lead Read the rest of this entry »
Lee Hudson with Anytime Fitness is truly a man who knows his business.
The owner of Anytime Fitness gym in Bossier City has been nominated as one of the 2008 Outstanding Business Persons of the Year by the Bossier Chamber of Commerce and he’s only owned Anytime Fitness for the past six months.
“I opened on Airline Drive in Bossier City on June 23,” Hudson said. “I liked the business model and I liked the idea of more flexibility. I like to train, Read the rest of this entry »
Columbia State Community College is offering a series of fitness classes 4:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in room 105 of the Webster Gymnasium on its Columbia campus. Each session is $31. Participants must enroll and pay for each session separately. Sessions are one day a week for six weeks.
On Tuesdays, the stability ball strength-building class focuses on sculpting the total body while flattening the tummy and strengthening the Read the rest of this entry »
this month to provide health care services to military families and retirees. The deal is worth $1.1 billion over the next five years.
More specifically, Johns Hopkins’ contract is with Tricare, a military program that provides health benefits to 8.3 million people, including family members of active military personnel and military retirees and their families. The division of Johns Hopkins Health System will administer its care through Johns Read the rest of this entry »
Some of the latest exercise equipment may be able to take your mind off your workout while using high-tech advances to help add some variety to your routine. NY1’s Kafi Drexel filed the following report.
NY1 recently stopped in at Reebok Sports Club/NY and The Sports Club/LA for a firsthand look.
First up — “Kranking”. The mobile pieces of equipment are similar to spinning machines, except it is for the upper body. Fitness instructors say it’s Read the rest of this entry »
For the first time since her surgery in April, a 15-year-old Vietnamese girl appeared before reporters, who were gathered at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center. And this time, she was free of the horrific 12-pound facial tumor that had threatened to end her young life.
Now, according to the girl’s doctors, Robert Marx and Jesus Gomez, her dream to attend school for the first time in her native country may be in sight.
Lai Thi Read the rest of this entry »
Testimony of Jeff Almer, whose mother died of salmonella food poisoning, during a news conference with Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro (D-Conn.) this week:
My mother, Shirley Almer, had a lot of Sisu, which is what Finnish people call a person with spunk, fortitude and determination. That is why her death on Dec. 21, 2008 — from of all things, salmonella-contaminated peanut butter — came as such a shock to our family.
In May of 2007, Mom had a couple dime-sized Read the rest of this entry »
MONDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) — A little information and guidance can prompt patients to play a much greater role in improving their own health care, a new study focused on colon cancer screening suggests.
The 15-month Harvard study included 21,860 patients, ages 50 to 80, who were overdue for colorectal cancer screenings.
One group of patients received the usual care. A second group received a mailed, personalized letter outlining their Read the rest of this entry »