– When mothers-to-be and their doctors schedule repeat elective Caesarean sections before the 39th week of pregnancy, the baby is up to twice as likely to experience serious respiratory problems and other complications, according to a study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Researchers tracked more than 24,000 women who had repeat C-sections performed at 37 weeks or later at 19 medical centers in the United States between Read the rest of this entry »
One of Steve Jobs’ strengths as a public speaker is his showman’s sense of timing.
Like a magician who knows he has one last rabbit up his sleeve, he delivers his famous keynotes with a twinkle in his eye. Even if you are pretty sure what his “one more thing” is going to be — and you are never 100% certain — he makes you wait for it.
Which is why the suspense surrounding Macworld Expo 2009 — the last in Read the rest of this entry »
BOSTON, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Joe Moore, President and CEO of the International Health Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA), announced IHRSA’s commitment to promoting the first-ever government-issued 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. Moore delivered his remarks to more than 100 people at the “Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Launch and Partnership Forum” hosted by The President’s Council on Physical Fitness Read the rest of this entry »
A house fire on the Detroit-Hamtramck border sent two firefighters and five members of the family who lived there to the hospital this morning, according to reports.
The family who lived in the home on Frederick Street near Joseph Campau Street apparently got out of the house after the fire began just before 7 a.m., Detroit Fire Squad 3 Lt. John Cowan said. Firefighters heard three or four children and one or two adults were at a neighbors home Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON (AP) — If you’re looking for a little help shedding extra pounds after the holidays, the government is warning you to stay away from nearly 30 weight-loss products that contain unlisted and possibly dangerous ingredients.
The pills are advertised as “natural” fat busters and have intriguing names like Imelda Perfect Slim and Zhen de Shou. Some are touted as new versions of “ancient remedies” from Asia.
They may promise an easy Read the rest of this entry »
Americans consider health care as one of the most critical “kitchen-table” issues that they face today. They are concerned about the cost of health care, but also about the value of service they receive from their health care provider.
The Georgia Association of Physician Assistants (GAPA) wants to help you take charge of your health and encourages you to forge a cooperative partnership with your health care provider that depends on your participation Read the rest of this entry »
MARK COLVIN: Health Authorities in New South Wales are investigating complaints by 11 women about an overseas trained gynaecologist at the Lismore Base Hospital between 2001 and 2005.
One of the women made her complaint about Dr Roman Hasil back in 2003 and the local area health service has since apologised for not following up on that complaint properly.
After working in Lismore, Dr Hasil worked in New Zealand and Queensland.
The case has renewed Read the rest of this entry »
Medieval arist, mad skills
They are 300 students on a mission.
Get fit, teach others about eating smart – and win the rematch of the Operation Tone Up contest against a Phoenix school they beat last year.
All the students in the third, fourth and fifth grades at Mission Manor Elementary School spend 20 to 30 minutes a day four days a week exercising.
They also have fitness lessons integrated into their reading, writing and math classes. Read the rest of this entry »
You might think that Pittsburgh’s parks, bike trails and farmer’s markets are some of the things that make this region special.
In fact, those are among the very things that make our area among the most fit in the nation.
More parks, swimming pools and tennis courts per capita are just part of the reason Pittsburgh scored so well in the Health and Fitness Index that looked at cities across the country.
“We’re way ahead of Phildelphia, we’re Read the rest of this entry »
But despite the fact that a diet could easily get derailed during these lean economic times, it doesn’t have to be that way. In a related story, we provide some simple tips to help you stay on track and eat cheaply — and healthfully.
Drewnowski has been arguing for years that healthful eating isn’t just a matter of choosing the right foods. It’s also a matter of being able to afford those choices. “Simply put,” he writes for an upcoming publication Read the rest of this entry »