BAGHDAD (AFP) — The family of an Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush demonstrated for a second day on Saturday to demand his release from custody.
Muntazer al-Zaidi’s brother, Durgham, told AFP that the family intended to continue its protest in a park near the central Baghdad government compound where he is being held around the clock until he is freed.
“We will stay here until he is released even if the Read the rest of this entry »

Paradise Elementary students cheered Thursday morning when the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports awarded the school with $5,000 for winning the 2008 Governor’s Challenge Regional Award.
The elementary school competed with 13 other schools in the Sierra Cascade Region for the title.
To enter in the contest, elementary students were challenged to participate in 30 to 60 minutes of exercise, three days a week for a month, Governor’s Read the rest of this entry »

Stuttgart, Ark. -
Family health care premiums rose an estimated 5.7 times faster than earnings for Arkansas’s workers from 2000 to 2007, according to a report issued Thursday by the consumer health organization Families USA. In that eight-year period, family health care premiums rose by 65.8 percent while median earnings rose by only 11.6 percent.
“Skyrocketing health care costs were a problem in Arkansas before the current economic Read the rest of this entry »

TUESDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have unmasked what appears to be a major mechanism contributing to normal, age-related cognitive decline.
Happily, it’s a mechanism that is amenable to change: rising blood glucose levels, which means that exercise might be the antidote.
showed that rising blood sugar levels, a normal part of aging, affect a part of the hippocampus, a part of the brain critical to learning and memory.
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Both President-elect Barack Obama and the future first lady have exercise routines that would put most people to shame. Michelle Obama used to join a friend for 4:30 a.m. workouts, and Barack Obama usually starts his day in the gym.
Michelle Obama has hosted “The View,” been interviewed on “60 Minutes,” graced the cover of Newsweek and hit the campaign trail, all with her buff arms bared.
“One of the things I always talk about is got to exercise,” Read the rest of this entry »

Yet health officials have no plans to revoke the city permits and shut them down, despite several cases where undercover officers have cited workers for soliciting sex. One parlor continues to operate even though, during a raid, the mayor personally walked in on a man engaged in a sex act with a young woman on the lobby couch.
The sex shops exist in plain sight from the Sunset District to downtown, serving clients who walk into so-called spas, often Read the rest of this entry »

The World Health Organization has begun to issue daily updates on the cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe which include comprehensive and sobering statistics by locale showing the cholera death count relentlessly rising while the fatality rates for some cities, towns and districts are shockingly high in comparison with international norms for the disease.
The WHO cholera update through Monday, Dec. 29, showed an increase of 1,268 cases and 43 deaths for Read the rest of this entry »

Where is BPA found?
The National Toxicology Program says the main source of human exposure to bisphenol A, or BPA, is the tiny amounts that leach from Nalgene-type polycarbonate water bottles and from metal cans — that could include canned vegetables and fruits — lined with an epoxy resin that contains BPA. The chemical is also found in baby bottles, tableware and food storage containers.
Does BPA cause health problems?
Studies about Read the rest of this entry »

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Wednesday, Symmetry Medical Inc. (SMA:
), a provider of implants and related instruments to the orthopaedic device industry, reported a profit for the third quarter compared to a loss in the prior-year quarter. Further, the company raised its revenue guidance, but cut the earnings forecast for the full year.
Net income for the third quarter of 2008 was $2.53 million or $0.07 per share compared with Read the rest of this entry »

According to talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw, Nadya Suleman has been told by hospital officials that they may not release the octuplet babies to her “unless she has a better living arrangement.”
Suleman has taped 2episodes of “The Dr. Phil Show” and apparently called the talk show host to tell him that Kaiser Permanente officials had voiced concerns about her home. They may not allow the children to be released to her custody unless the living situation Read the rest of this entry »