Desperate Housewives actor Gale Harold, who plays Teri Hatcher’s on-screen boyfriend, is out of intensive care following a motorcycle accident.
Harold, who crashed his bike in California, is expected to make a full recovery, according to his spokeswoman.
He suffered a fractured shoulder and brain-swelling in the incident and was initially in a critical condition at Los Angeles’ USC Medical Centre.
His character, Jackson, has just been seen for Read the rest of this entry »

Dianne Cumberland, owner and president of Custom Fitness Systems & Personal Training Team, Inc., will be speaking on the ROI (return on investment) of fitness. Most of us are emotionally worn out from the economic blues of 2008 and snowy holiday weather.
We are currently facing significant challenges, whether it's about our business outlook or personal finance. In such times, it's easy to forget the single most important asset or our Read the rest of this entry »

Palliative care nurse Catherine Mayers heard Premier Dalton McGuinty say the Liberal government would deliver on a promise to hire 9,000 nurses to help shore up the health system last April when he spoke to an annual meeting of nurses.
Now that promise, along with the rollout of an additional 50 family health teams, is on hold because of shrinking government revenues and a fiscal crisis that has forced the Ontario government to run a $500 million Read the rest of this entry »

The nation’s financial crisis and tight credit markets have started to affect hospitals across the country, including some of the wealthiest medical centers in the Chicago area.
Although Advocate Health Care has more than $1.6 billion in cash on its balance sheet, the
-based hospital operator is holding onto its reserves to brace for an increase in the number of patients who cannot pay their bills. It also is preparing to deal with an increase Read the rest of this entry »

The FDA has determined that several dozen products sold as
weight-loss supplements contain potentially harmful drugs that aren't
on the labels.
One example, according to
: A product called StarCaps, billed as a natural
with papaya. It illegally contains a pharmaceutical called bumetanide, which can have serious side effects.
StarCaps is made in Peru, peddled in the United States. The offending products were made mostly in China, however.
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I’ve got a little game I play, each and every day. The way I play it is simple; I take every $1 and $5 bill that comes across my path, every single day, and put it in a ginger jar that used to belong to my wife’s nana and now resides on my kitchen counter.
Now, there are days that I could use those bills to buy a coffee, pick up some flowers for the dining room table or donate to a fireman holding a giant rubber boot at a traffic light. But once Read the rest of this entry »

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.—A teenager has been stabbed on a Santa Cruz high school campus and a fellow student is in juvenile hall for the attack.
The 18-year-old victim was taken to Dominican Hospital, then flown to Valley Medical Center in San Jose, for treatment of a knife wound in the back. He’s expected to recover.
Santa Cruz police spokesman Zach Friend says a 17-year-old student at the Costanoa High School alternative school was arrested Read the rest of this entry »

LAS VEGAS, NV –
Online shopping with a twist — cash back on
all purchases. The built-in discount, online shopping business, Shop To
Earn, announces the addition of
, an array of health insurance
services and online grocery shopping.
training in Fort Lauderdale last
month,” said Shop To Earn president, Dan Swiniarski. “Shop To Earn prides
itself on vendor exclusivity and product originality, offering the best
quality products and selection Read the rest of this entry »

The Harris County Hospital District soon may begin including the value of patients’ assets, rather than just their incomes, as they evaluate applications for free- and reduced-cost health care.
Chief Financial Officer Ferdinand Gaenzel told the hospital district’s board of managers earlier this month that officials are considering implementing an “assets test” for the Gold Card program to ensure people with substantial savings do not take advantage Read the rest of this entry »

Dennis Cooper is issuing a challenge to families, coworkers, church groups and other businesses and organizations in Greene County to become more fit and adopt healthier lifestyles. The director of human resources for Arkansas Methodist Medical Center has participated in the Blue and You Fitness Challenge for the last three years.
“I would like to see the communities of Northeast Arkansas and southeast Missouri just get together and come up Read the rest of this entry »