All the doctors had to do was show up, enjoy a free dinner at an elegant Rochester, N.Y., area restaurant specializing in steaks, chops and top-shelf wines, and pocket $100 on the way out the door.
Health insurance companies had invited the physicians to hear a pitch about the benefits of prescribing generic drugs instead of their pricier, name-brand competitors.
Meet the flip side of a concern about corporate influence in the doctor’s office Read the rest of this entry »
Susan G. Komen Memphis-MidSouth Race for the Cure:
Saturday at the Shops of Saddle Creek, Germantown. 8:05 a.m. aerobic warm-up and stretch, 8:30 a.m. 5K co-ed run/walk, 8:40 a.m. 1-mile family fun walk. Register online:
2-4:30 p.m. Sunday at the Bert Ferguson Community Center, 8505 Trinity, Cordova. Admission: $5 at the door, free for ages under 13. Call 619-5304.
9-11 a.m. today at YMCA at Schilling Farms, 1185 Schilling Blvd. East, Collierville. Read the rest of this entry »
were at reduced risk of developing digestive cancers, especially
. The findings have reignited a long-simmering debate over calcium’s potential to fight
.
Among women, high calcium intake was associated with a reduced overall
risk as well, the study found.
Previous studies have produced mixed results regarding the link between calcium and colon cancer.
The latest report, an observational study in which researchers reviewed dietary Read the rest of this entry »
The small roomis carpeted and dimly lit, its perimeter lined with ballet barres. Twenty or so people in scruffy exercise clothes and stockinged feet mill around, waiting expectantly. You can feel the energy level rise when a pretty, petite blonde enters the room, smiles at her devotees and cranks up the stereo with loud and fast pop music. Shelly Knight, a former dancer and gymnast who is now an associate director of training at this Midtown studio—will Read the rest of this entry »
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
French researchers said they have discovered a drug that “tricks the body into burning off fat,” regardless of the body’s diet, BBC News reported.
A team at the University of Louis Pasteur successfully tested the drug, called SRT1720, on mice, according to a report in this month’s journal Cell Metabolism.
The drug is a chemical cousin of resveratrol, the red wine extract that combats aging Read the rest of this entry »
“I am woman, hear me roar In numbers too big to ignore ”
“I Am Woman,” by Helen Reddy and Ray Burton
In this pivotal year for women – in politics, in corporations, in sports – the glass ceiling is all but shattered. Women have stepped up and come to the forefront. But – and I say this respectfully, ladies: Take a seat.
Sixteen years ago, Boisean Anne Audain, a sassy Olympian originally from Australia, and local fitness trainer Maryanna Young Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Democrats rallied behind Tom Daschle, President Barack Obama’s choice to lead reforms of the costly U.S. health-care system, on Monday after he apologized for tax issues that raised questions about his nomination.
Democratic members of the Senate Finance Committee, whose approval Daschle needs to become as health and human services secretary, voiced strong support for the former Senate Democratic leader after he met Read the rest of this entry »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former U.S. first lady Nancy Reagan has been released from the hospital where she was treated after fracturing her pelvis in a fall and was expected to make a “full recovery,” her spokeswoman said on Friday.
The 87-year-old widow of President Ronald Reagan will begin daily physical therapy and reduce her public schedule following her release from the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, spokeswoman Nancy Read the rest of this entry »
Financial pressures have spurred Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood to close its Latham office, the smallest clinic under the group’s umbrella.
“We have been looking for several years at ways to increase our efficiency as a nonprofit health care provider,” said Blue Carreker, spokeswoman for the group. “We are always pressed to make the best use of our dollars and we haven’t seen increases to our funding for many years, while the cost of providing Read the rest of this entry »
MEN’S health will be a hairy issue when men, young and old, grow moustaches during Movember in the Snowy Monaro region next month.
Movember’s aim is to improve the state of men’s health by generating awareness surrounding men’s health issues, raising funds for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and Beyondblue. Movember is also helping change the way men think about, discuss and treat their own health issues.
Boyce Chartered Accountants Read the rest of this entry »