Citi donates $25,000 for kids fitness at YMCA
Nov 18, 2008 (Herald-Journal – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) –
— Citi Foundation, the philanthropic organization operating on behalf of Citigroup Inc., donated a $25,000 scholarship assistance grant Monday to the YMCA of Greater Spartanburg at 266 S. Pine St.
The money will go to help kids in low- to moderate-income households earn scholarships for enrollment in the Pine Street Read the rest of this entry »
If we take a moment to think about a woman’s health any woman . . . all women we realize her health is central and vital to our collective existence.
Every one of us came from a mother (and a father) that’s basic biology. Most of us were raised and/or influenced by a woman whether she is a mother, a grandmother, an aunt, a niece, a sister. And 51 percent of us are actually women. Who would dispute the fact that healthy mothers build a Read the rest of this entry »
RALEIGH, N.C. – Dr. Lisa Roberts, co-chair of Raleigh’s Speaking of Women’s Health Conference (www.swhraleigh.com) and president and CEO of Gynecology & Laparoscopic Surgeons, PC (www.glsi.info), has announced that Ann Farmer, marketing manager for Duke HomeCare and Hospice, was recognized as the organization’s Everyday Super Hero Honoree on Sept. 27 at the 2008 conference held at the Raleigh Convention Center.
Farmer, who was nominated and chosen Read the rest of this entry »
CHICAGO (AP) — Many women recoil at the thought of baring their arms in sleeveless dresses or blouses, but not Michelle Obama — half of the fabulously fit new first couple.
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 Read the rest of this entry »
Vol. XXII, No. 109
Monday, January 5, 2009 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES
HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY associations expect a delayed impact of the cheaper medicines law on retail prices due to certain market factors.
For one, multinational drug companies are expected to match cheaper imported drugs through several promotions that would, however, not entail lower prices, Drugstore Association of the Philippines (DSAP) national president Josephine P. Inocencio Read the rest of this entry »
Calcium, the most
abundant mineral in our bodies, has several important functions.
Calcium is needed for bone and teeth support, muscle use, blood
vessel functions, release of hormones and enzymes, and nervous system
message transport. Calcium recommendations are developed by the
Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. Daily
values vary based on gender, age, and health condition.
Based on the
Continuing Survey of Food Intakes Read the rest of this entry »
The South Georgia peanut butter plant linked to the national outbreak of salmonella has laid off most of its approximately 50 workers, a company spokesman said Friday.
Federal health officials have said the Peanut Corp. of America’s plant in Blakely is considered the sole source of the salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 480 people in 43 states and may have contributed to six deaths.
Six Georgians have become sickened from Read the rest of this entry »
Is the FDA Part of a Cover-up to Protect Oxycontin and Purdue Pharma, Asks the Prescription Addiction Radio Show
According to Larry G, host of the weekly Prescription Addiction Radio Show, there is “strong evidence that defective OxyContin was distributed from the Purdue Pharma's manufacturing facilities in 2002 and the company, as required by law, did not notify the FDA of this information”. Janet Woodcock, the head of the Center for Drug Read the rest of this entry »
Vangi Uribe was enjoying a weekend at the San Jose Jazz Festival with her husband in 2005 when she suffered a near-fatal stroke. The San Jose State University graduate and former Silicon Valley executive survived because of the quick actions of her husband, who recognized the symptoms in Uribe’s sudden headache and weakness in the leg.
“I knew the clock was ticking,” said Matt Sorgenfrei, consulting technical director at Oracle who has received Read the rest of this entry »
The Petrucelli brothers had been at Children’s National Medical Center since being pulled from the blaze that destroyed their home Dec. 3. All three were initially in critical condition, having suffered smoke inhalation.
The family was reunited Tuesday night, according to an update posted on
www.petrucellirelieffund.com
. “While some issues related to overall health status and ongoing care remain, the family is deeply grateful to all who have Read the rest of this entry »