JOHANNESBURG (AFP) — The cause of a viral haemorrhagic fever which recently killed three people in Johannesburg may be related to the Lassa fever virus of West Africa, health officials said Sunday.
The fever has provisionally been identified as an arenavirus, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and the Department of Health said, according to South Africa’s SAPA news agency.
“The causative agent of the disease… may Read the rest of this entry »

TUESDAY, Feb. 17 (HealthDay News) — A genetic test may better help survivors of colorectal cancer determine their risk of recurrence, a new study finds.
A report in the Feb. 18 issue of the
finds that guanylyl cyclase C (GUCY2C) — an intestinal tumor-suppressing receptor in the lymph nodes — may better reveal the chance of metastatic colorectal cancer.
According to researchers from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, doctors often Read the rest of this entry »

Wes Sears NASM CPT-CES, Jan Sears NASM CPT-CES
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched the first-ever Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. We are in the midst of an obesity epidemic that spans across America. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, adult obesity rates have doubled since 1980 from 15 percent to 30 percent and childhood obesity rates have nearly tripled from 6.5 percent to 16.3 percent. Obesity Read the rest of this entry »

“APWU Health Plan will provide a new hearing benefit for 2009 that covers diagnostic hearing tests and hearing aids,” said William J. Kaczor, Jr., Director of APWU Health Plan. “The National Institutes of Health reports that twenty-two million American adults between the ages of twenty and sixty-nine have permanent hearing damage from exposure to loud sounds, and thirty million are at risk. We are pleased to take the lead in the Federal Employees Read the rest of this entry »

FRIDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will face tough challenges following her surgery on Thursday for early-stage pancreatic cancer, experts say.
At this point, it’s not clear exactly what type of pancreatic cancer Ginsburg has, but the odds suggest pancreatic adenocarcinoma, which accounts for about 85 percent of all cases and is a far deadlier malignancy than neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer.
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Out of shape, overweight — and not just by a few pounds? Launching a fitness program can be an intimidating venture for those not used to consistent exercise. Last May, when 6-foot-1 Mike Duffy decided to change his life, he weighed 450 pounds.
The 37-year-old bartender was constantly short of breath, but his prime motivation for joining a health club was simple.
“Being fat,” answered a red-faced Duffy, who has become as much Read the rest of this entry »

Just a day after the Senate passed its stimulus bill, House and Senate leaders have reached a tentative compromise on an economic stimulus package. They believe it will create jobs, provide tax breaks and allocate billions of dollars in additional funding for state Medicaid programs.
The agreed-upon price of the stimulus package is $789 billion-much less than either the original House or Senate package. Nursing homes are expected to receive some Read the rest of this entry »

Monday, January 12, 2009
WEST PALM BEACH — Just as people head back to the gym to work on their New Years resolutions, Florida Sun Fitness on Clematis Street in downtown West Palm Beach has closed its doors.
The sudden closure on Thursday sent several of the gym's clients rushing to find new places to work out, according to employees at the nearby Ultima Fitness at Clematis Street and South Dixie Highway.
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The battle over finding The Women’s Community a new home could be over.
Aspirus Wausau Hospital announced Monday that it will give The Women’s Community 2 acres at the corner of Hilltop Drive and 32nd Avenue, west of the hospital.
Aspirus leaders were moved by the difficulties The Women’s Community encountered earlier this year when residents objected to a proposed 20,000-square-foot shelter on Campus Drive, said Duane Erwin, the health system’s Read the rest of this entry »

Girl, 9, Dies After Fall Into Icy Illinois Pond
Thursday, November 27, 2008
NAPERVILLE, Ill.  —  A 9-year-old girl has died and a second child was hospitalized after falling into an icy suburban Chicago pond.
Naperville fire officials say three cousins between 8 and 10 years old were playing on the frozen pond at a subdivision Thursday afternoon when the ice gave way, sending a boy and girl into the water. The third child ran for help.
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