Multivitamins don’t protect women against heart attack, stroke, cancer or an early death, according to a massive study involving tens of thousands of women.
Millions of women take multivitamins, often in the hope the popular supplements will prevent cancer and other diseases.
But the largest study ever conducted in post-menopausal women has found “convincing evidence” that multivitamin use has “little or no influence” Read the rest of this entry »

as part of its efforts to retain them. That’s right, in order to keep them around, Hansen increased how much cash it would pay “in the  event of a covered termination of employment”, lengthened the period after their termination during which it would pay for their COBRA medical benefits and significantly increased the accelerated vesting of their equity.
with its top brass, Hansen Medical agreed to
pay its executives three months Read the rest of this entry »

Doctors provide some, but not all, of these transformations.
And getting your regular medical care from Bond Clinic isn’t a requirement for procedures in the clinic’s Bond Aesthetics division. That division includes a massage therapist, facial specialist and medical spa, and is in a section of the Bond Clinic Women’s Health Center that opened late last year. It has a separate entrance from the more established program that encompasses obstetrics, Read the rest of this entry »

A kettlebell isn’t much to look at — it’s basically a cannonball with a handle.
And yet, this decidedly low-tech device has become a hot fitness trend. Kettlebell guru Jessica Huthmaker swears that the cast-iron weight is a key that opens a world of fitness opportunities as you swing it, fling it and hoist it.
A 300-year-old workout invented by Russian strongmen and later adopted by the Russian military and Olympians, the kettlebell is getting Read the rest of this entry »

The Federal Government launched a new quality ratings system today.. which rates how nursing homes across the United States are doing.
In Central New York, the news is not good.
The Federal Government launched a new quality ratings system today.. which rates how nursing homes across the United States are doing.
In Central New York, the news is not good.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid assigned a 5 star rating review. Each Read the rest of this entry »

(CMS), the government insurance program for the disabled and elderly, will
for the extra cost of treating patients who are injured due to their own mistakes.
For decades hospitals have been reimbursed for their own mistakes and the cost to correct them. But now, the federal government is tired of doctors and hospitals profiting from their mistakes.
Medicare covers 12.5 million people annually. In 2007, Medicare spent $110 billion on inpatient Read the rest of this entry »

On Saturday, hundreds of people formed queues at the CD-REC gymnasium to sign up for the Fall River Fitness Challenge. The motto of the challenge is “have fun, eat well, get fit and win big.” Challenge participants were weighed in and pledged to work toward losing collectively a ton of weight. A health fair was also held, offering cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure tests among other health-related activities.
The 4-month-long challenge Read the rest of this entry »

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Company’s actual results could differ materially from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. The potential risks and uncertainties which could cause actual
results to differ materially include: regulatory approvals or third party
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Several area businesses, hospitals and media outlets are joining forces to promote increased health coverage for southwestern Michigan children.
An all-day telethon on Tuesday, Jan. 13, on WWMT Channel 3 is scheduled to help uninsured kids sign up for MIChild, a low-cost state insurance program that provides medical, dental and vision coverage to eligible children 18 and younger.
MIChild offers comprehensive coverage, including emergency care, Read the rest of this entry »

TUESDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) — Any bone fracture that occurs in people over age 60 needs to be taken seriously, a new study concludes.
That’s because the Australian researchers found the risk of dying goes up for at least five years following any low-trauma fracture, and for at least 10 years after a hip fracture.
“All low-trauma fractures are associated with premature mortality, not just hip fractures,” said study senior author Dr. Jacqueline Read the rest of this entry »