England coach Fabio Capello told his players to stop eating fried food and ketchup as part of his efforts to lift the team following its failure to qualify for the EuropeanChampionship.
Capello has taken England to the top of its qualifying group for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, with some of the improvement apparently due to an improvement in diet anddiscipline.
“I have, for example, impressed upon them the advantages of a Mediterranean Read the rest of this entry »

February 1, 2009
February 1, 2009
They were supposed to tango off into the sunset to gether.
Instead, the fairy-tale sec ond marriage of Veronica Atkins – widow of low- carb diet guru Robert At kins – is awash in accusa tions of gold-digging, be trayal and adultery.
From the moment the delicate blonde – svelte and stunning at 70 – started her courtship in 2006 with Greek-born charmer Alexis Mersentes, she was assailed with warnings to keep Read the rest of this entry »

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — More New Yorkers who are too poor for private insurance and
not poor enough for Medicaid could get health coverage under
Gov. David Paterson’s budget proposal, despite the
state’s sprawling economic woes.
Despite leaving hospital and health providers reeling at
suggested cuts and decreased Medicaid reimbursements,
Paterson is also pushing two ways to expand coverage for adults.
The proposal would allow more 19- and 20-year-olds Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK (Associated Press) – Drugmaker Mylan Inc. said Tuesday its Mylan Pharmaceuticals unit received final regulatory approval for an application to use fluoxetine capsules for the treatment of a premenstrual disorder.
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder, the condition for which the Food and Drug Administration approved the capsules, is diagnosed when premenstrual syndrome symptoms are so severe as to be debilitating.
The capsules are a generic Read the rest of this entry »

The proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child,” is affirmed in neighborhoods all over Martin Luther King Jr. County. Part of that village is the web of community health and human services that strengthens families in need, provides opportunities for seniors and gives children a head start in life. This web of diverse housing, food, health care, youth and children’s programs are intertwined like fishing nets: If one part breaks, the harvest may Read the rest of this entry »

Published: December 14, 2008 3:00 a.m.
Police find $350,000 in drugs; 3 arrested
Police arrested three people and seized nearly eight pounds of cocaine and heroin after a search of two businesses and two homes Friday.
The drugs had a street value of about $350,000.
Fort Wayne police arrested Tomas B. Saldana-Valderas, 35, and Eliazar Guerrero-Ramirez, 39, when they raided Saldana-Valderas’ home at 4519 Werling Drive, about 7:30 p.m.
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Mich. Voters Divided On Ballot Initiative To Allow Embryonic Stem Cell Research
, a ballot measure that would amend the state constitution to allow embryos created for fertility treatments that otherwise would be discarded to be used for stem cell research, the
reports. The proposed amendment pits the state’s public and private biological research centers against conservative Catholic and evangelical groups who oppose the research, the
reports Read the rest of this entry »

Brandon resident Tina Womble knows she is at risk for ovarian cancer. The disease took the lives of her mother, her aunt and her grandmother.
But she cannot convince her insurance company that annual cancer screenings are necessary, leaving her to pay the $800 out-of-pocket cost for the test. As a single mother of three children, two of whom are in college, sometimes she just cannot afford it.
“If it’s a bad year, I just have to wait and hope Read the rest of this entry »

While some people have trouble keeping their exercise routine up on vacation, Kate Lichter of Naperville solved the problem by taking her exercise buddies with her.
Lichter is the founder of Femme FITale, a company that offers women-only fitness cruises, allowing exercise buffs to relax with like-minded traveling companions.
“The idea was sparked because I was in my cardio boxing class after having missed about six weeks because of work and Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. Needs to Boost Fight Against Drugs in Mexico, Marti Says
Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. needs to step up its efforts
in fighting drug trafficking organizations that operate in
Mexico, said
, the Mexican business executive
whose son was kidnapped and killed last year.
Violence tied to drug cartels in Mexico would drop if the
U.S. did a better job of curbing demand for Mexican drugs and
stemming the flow of guns to the Latin American country, Read the rest of this entry »