New York Road Runners is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2008. NYRR
is dedicated to promoting the sport of distance running, enhancing
health and fitness for all, and responding to community needs. Its road
races and other fitness programs draw upwards of 300,000 runners
annually, and together with New York Runner magazine and website
support and promote professional and recreational running. A staff of Read the rest of this entry »

BURRILLVILLE — Bayside Family Health Care, a North Kingstown-based non-profit community health center, announced Monday that it is merging with Northwest Community Health Care, the Pascoag-based non-profit community health center that has provided services to northwestern Rhode Islanders for nearly 100 years.
The merger, which was announced yesterday afternoon at Bayside's facility in North Kingstown, was described by officials as a “win Read the rest of this entry »

David Beckham appeared to be on course for an England recall after making his Milan debut in a 2-2 draw at Roma.
Beckham was expected to be used as a substitute in his first game on loan from LA Galaxy but Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti named him in the starting line-up and the former England captain for 89 minutes before he was replaced.
Beckham is hoping to prove his fitness in time for England's friendly against Spain next month and he had Read the rest of this entry »

Monday, October 20, 2008
in determining what information should be included on the label describing the risks and benefits of a drug. A current case would challenge that authority, known as pre-emption, and hand it over to trial attorneys suing drug companies that, as part of any financial settlement, would be able to demand changes to the information a company would have to provide doctors and consumers.
Today’s Op-Ed by Tomas Philipson notes Read the rest of this entry »

MEDINA, N.Y. – An upstate
hospital was locked down
for about four hours Tuesday after a woman reported getting a rash
and showing other symptoms when she opened a phone bill at her home
in the town of Albion.
The woman went to the emergency room at Medina Memorial Hospital
around 1:50 p.m., and officials quickly isolated her and stopped
people from going in or out of the hospital after she told them
what had happened, said Jim Simmer, the hospital Read the rest of this entry »

‘Reframe Your Pain: Living a Life in Balance’ Campaign Teaches Small Steps Can Make a Difference in the Lives of Women with Fibromyalgia RED BANK, N.J., Sept. 15

RED BANK, N.J., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ — The National Women’s Health
Resource Center (NWHRC) today teamed up with Emmy award-winning life coach and
best-selling author Rhonda Britten to launch a new educational campaign to
raise awareness of fibromyalgia, one of the most common chronic, Read the rest of this entry »

THURSDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) — Most breast cancers in Hispanic women are detected by self-exam, despite high rates of screening mammography in this population, a new study shows.
What’s troubling, however, is that about half of all women who noticed an abnormality during a self-exam waited at least a month before seeking medical help, according to new research being presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Conference on the Read the rest of this entry »

Many people are unaware that even smoking away from babies or pregnant women presents a risk, according to US research.
Poisons in cigarette smoke can linger on fabrics or hair, but a survey of 1,500 households found that fewer than half of smokers knew this.
Only a quarter had strict rules about not smoking in the house, according to the report in the journal Pediatrics.
UK baby charity Tommy’s said it was vital that pregnant women were alerted.
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With 150 locations throughout Northeast Ohio, University Hospitals serves the needs of patients through an integrated network of hospitals, outpatient centers and primary care physicians. At the core of our Health System is University Hospitals Case Medical Center. The primary affiliate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center is home to some of the most prestigious clinical and research centers Read the rest of this entry »

posted earnings of $104 million, or 22 cents a share, for the third quarter. That is up from a net loss of $59 million, or 12 cents a share, during the same quarter last year.
Dallas-based Tenet (NYSE: THC) attributes its third quarter income rise to pretax gains on investment sales, valued at $140 million.
During the quarter, the hospital operator experienced 1.7 percent growth in same-hospital total admissions, 2 percent growth in same-hospital Read the rest of this entry »