Not only was Shannon Buller pregnant with identical twins, she felt very stressed before and during her first pregnancy.
“I was waitressing, on my feet constantly,” she said. “It’s hard when you’re young and you’re not married.”
Experts believe her stress might have compounded an already risky pregnancy.
At 24 years old, the Emmett Township woman gave birth three and one-half months early. Her sons, Joseph and Josh, weighed 19 and 14 ounces, Read the rest of this entry »
A 17-year-old boy has died after he was the victim of an “unprovoked attack” in Cardiff city centre.
The boy suffered serious head injuries in the attack in St Mary Street at around 1840 GMT on Friday.
Police are treating the incident as murder and appealed for witnesses. Officers said the boy was with a friend when he got involved in an altercation.
Three men arrested in connection with the incident have been released on bail.
South Wales Read the rest of this entry »
Bush Administration’s Efforts To Enact HHS Conscience Regulation Comes As ‘No Surprise,’ Editorial Says
President Bush has “never paid much attention to public opinion. Or legal opinion. Or expert opinion. Or scientific opinion,” a
editorial says. It therefore is “no surprise” that Bush is “plowing full speed ahead” with a proposed HHS conscience
— “an eleventh-hour scheme to grant sweeping new protections to health care providers who oppose Read the rest of this entry »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to immediately approve
Eli
Lilly & Co.’s
(LLY) application to market a long-acting formulation of its
antipsychotic Zyprexa.
said Wednesday the drug maker received a
so-called complete response letter from the FDA. Such letters typically mean the
FDA isn’t yet ready to approve a drug candidate. Lechleiter disclosed receipt of
the letter at a Goldman Sachs investor conference in
, which was
broadcast Read the rest of this entry »
For fitness centers, the post-holiday rush is on
Saturday, December 27, 2008 2:11 AM CST
Combine one turkey feast with five weeks noshing on cookies and eggnog, and local fitness centers usually have little trouble around the first of the year packing bikes and treadmills with people eager to shed extra holiday pounds. But for gym owners, the real challenge is finding ways to keep people coming in regularly once the ground thaws.
“January Read the rest of this entry »
Staying on track: Health, fitness resolutions worth keeping
About 50 percent of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, but only 15 percent manage to keep them, according to a 2006 study by the Harrison Group. Ranking among the most popular of those annual resolutions are exercising more and losing weight.
If you’re one of the millions of Americans who has resolved to make health and fitness priorities in 2009, there are steps you can take to stay Read the rest of this entry »
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec 12, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — This morning the Department of Health was notified that Commonwealth Medical Center, 2500 Hospital Dr., Aliquippa, made the decision to close the hospital effective today. Based on the hospital’s decision to close, the Department of Health has revoked the hospital’s license. The department took this action to protect patients that may seek Read the rest of this entry »
Toumaz Technology CEO Keith Errey to Speak at Digital Fitness, Nutrition and Wellness Conference
Abingdon, United Kingdom, 9th October 2008 пїЅ Toumaz Technology Limited, the leading provider of ultra-low power wireless infrastructure for body monitoring solutions, today announces that Toumaz CEO Keith Errey will present key digital fitness applications of the SensiumпїЅ system for intelligent wireless body monitoring at Club Industry 2008 Read the rest of this entry »
DENVER, CO –
Want to do something good for your heart? Find
new ways to increase your intake of potassium. This nutrient can help
reduce the risk of high blood pressure and promote
. Little known to most Americans is the fact
that potatoes are a good source of potassium. In fact, researchers at
Deakin University found a significant inverse association between usual
potato intake and diastolic blood pressure among 91 participants in a
dietary Read the rest of this entry »
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Clyde Hoy has only missed one election. It was 2002, and the manic depression he had battled for nearly 20 years had taken hold again, landing him in a state psychiatric hospital.
“I wanted to vote, but I felt that I didn’t have any right at all,” said the 48-year-old Hoy. “I asked and nobody gave me an answer. There wasn’t an option.”
Advocates are working to change that with a nationwide effort to make sure those Read the rest of this entry »