NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People with type 2 diabetes may be able to improve their health-related quality of life by getting fit, new research shows.
Dr. Wendy L. Bennett, at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, and her colleagues investigated whether reduced fitness or increased fatness account for the decrease in health-related quality of life seen in type 2 diabetics.
The researchers looked at people participating in Read the rest of this entry »
Local medical students are getting some valuable training outside the typical hospital setting for the next few weeks.
The third-year medical students from Florida State University’s Pensacola regional campus are spending three weeks working with local community service agencies to expand their understanding of health promotion, preventive medicine and social work.
“It turns out that today the practice of medicine is really more of a team sport,” Read the rest of this entry »
The air has become so polluted officials have issued a general health warning for people in Utah, Salt Lake and Davis counties.
“Everyone should be concerned,” said Bryce Bird of the Utah Division of Air Quality.
At least through Wednesday, air-quality experts and weather forecasters expect the foggy blanket of pollution to linger in northern Utah valleys. A weak storm is headed into the state Wednesday afternoon, said National Weather Service Read the rest of this entry »
Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended November 30, 2008 and 2007
2008 2007
USD USD Change
Net Sales
Beauty and Spa $ 3,427,099 $ 3,206,655 $ 220,443
Fitness and Yoga $ 752,706 $ 87,212 $ 665,494
Others $ 428,486 $ Read the rest of this entry »
Failed breast cancer diagnosis and treatment causes more medical malpractice claims in the United States. Florida medical malpractice lawyers urge women to screen annually with their doctors.
October 29, 2008, West Palm Beach, FL: In 2004, breast cancer deaths in women totaled 40,954 out of the 186,000 women diagnosed. Current statistics estimate more than one in ten women will contract breast cancer in the United States at some time in their lives. Read the rest of this entry »
BEIJING, Feb.6 — The Ministry of Public
Security put up a notice on its website Thursday offering 10,000 yuan (1,460
U.S. dollars) for information on a man suspected of leading a drug ring pushing
fake diabetes medication that has caused the deaths of at least two people.
Li Dong, the main suspect at large, was born in 1970
and allegedly sold the fake Tangzhining capsules in several Chinese regions,
police said.
Police arrested five Read the rest of this entry »
Global medical device consulting firm Emergo Group Inc. surveyed more than 1,000 medical device manufacturers, distributors and industry service providers about the current state of their company and prospects for 2009.
Despite a continuing trend of gloomy economic data that seems to show the world economy slipping into recession, most medical device companies report positive domestic and international sales growth and continued optimism about prospects Read the rest of this entry »
I attended my first meeting of the Casa Grande Mayor’s Committee on Disability Issues this morning, something I’d planned to do since moving to town in 2007. I’d come with my own information, and I wasn’t surprised that others had stories too. One story was what we journalists call “interesting.” Actually, some might call it shocking.
The issue arose when the committee secretary read a statement from a woman who Read the rest of this entry »
Taking vitamin A and E supplements does not lower your risk of cancer, according to the results of a large clinical trial involving nearly 15,000 men in the US.
Both vitamins are powerful antioxidants – substances that can tackle harmful byproducts of the body’s metabolism which can cause DNA damage and hence trigger cancer. However, the study shows that taking the vitamins in supplement form has no effect at all on cancer.
“There have been a Read the rest of this entry »
Sports, Fitness and More, LLC, a family owned internet company, has launched a new website that provides comprehensive information about exercise and fitness for adults 50 years and older.
Sports, Fitness and More, LLC, a family owned internet company, has launched a new website that provides comprehensive information about exercise and fitness for adults 50 years and older. The Exercise and Fitness Sports for Seniors website (www.seniorskeepingfit.com) Read the rest of this entry »