A new diet said to result in fast, stress-free weight loss has
taken Japan by storm.
The Morning Banana Diet is possibly the world’s easist diet to
follow – except in Japan where its intense popularity has led to
the nation’s worst-ever banana shortage.
Banana importer, Dole Japan Company, has increased supplies by
25 per cent over the corresponding period last year but is still
struggling to meet demand. Consequently, banana prices are soaring
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The Lee Memorial Blood Center is calling on donors to once again help offset possible blood shortages.
Nancy Hendrick, community relations director for the blood center said: “If all who are eligible to donate would do so on a regular basis, blood needs could be met and shortages could become a thing of the past.”
January also is national blood donor month.
With so many demands for our time and attention, it’s very easy to lose sight of the Read the rest of this entry »
announced Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted to review a new drug application for its anti-inflammatory nasal spray.
The Menlo Park's company's lead candidate, ROX-888, is designed to provide patients in the emergency room, leaving the ER or post surgery with fast-acting relief — taking effect in about 20 minutes —without the risk of addiction or other negative effects of narcotics.
The company said Read the rest of this entry »
(RTTNews) -
PSS World Medical, Inc. (PSSI:
), a provider of medical equipments and related products, Wednesday reported a fall in net income for the second quarter, hurt by higher costs and expenses.
Net income for the second quarter fell to $13.9 million from $14.5 million in the same quarter a year ago. On a per share basis, net income was $0.23, up from $0.22 in the same quarter of last year, primarily due Read the rest of this entry »
New York State Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, M.D., recently made a special visit to Lutheran Medical Centerâs Caribbean-American Family Health Center. Daines used his visit to the health center to discuss the Department Of Healthâs agenda for primary care, obesity, lead screening and prenatal care.
Seen here are, left to right: Claudette Richardson, site director, Caribbean-American Family Health Center; Ronda Kotelchuck, executive Read the rest of this entry »
,(2) a leading Northern Virginia not-for-profit healthcare provider, has selected a unified communications-ready solution from Nortel(1) (TSX: NT)(NYSE: NT) with
that ensures off-site emergency dispatchers know a caller’s exact location when 911 is dialed from a VoIP phone.
Unlike most traditional wireline phones that already provide the caller’s location to emergency services, enterprise VoIP requires the specific location of phones to be programmed Read the rest of this entry »
- Leisure Sports Inc. Christina Dort, 925-353-4858
In an ongoing effort to raise awareness and help the fight against breast cancer all ClubSport and Renaissance ClubSport locations held a series of fitness and social events to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
ClubSport and Renaissance ClubSport fitness resorts hosted, for
the second year, Pilates for Pink a national Breast Cancer Research Foundation fundraiser sponsored Read the rest of this entry »
OTTAWA â Canadian women experience a significant decline in health and quality of life between the ages of 40 and 50, compared to men during the same period of life, suggests a Statistics Canada study.
The study, released Wednesday, suggests women in their 40s experience more health problems â for example, illness linked to emotional stress â that lead to a poorer quality of life than their male counterparts during that particular Read the rest of this entry »
this week afford to care for them? It’s a question being raised anew today with the discovery of court documents showing that the woman’s mother, with whom she shares a home, filed for bankruptcy last year.
Neighbors told ABC News that the octuplets’ mother is single, in her 30s and already has six other children. She lives with her mother, Angela Victoria Suleman, who, according to public records, filed for bankruptcy in March 2008. The family Read the rest of this entry »
hold house parties to discuss ways of fixing the health care system over the next two weeks, they may find some unexpected guests.
industry is encouraging its employees and satisfied customers to attend. A trade group representing some of the nation’s largest health care businesses, including drug companies, is organizing several meetings. The
and other medical societies are encouraging doctors to get involved.
The Maine Medical Association Read the rest of this entry »