AUGUSTA, Maine — The head of the Department of Veterans Affairs says he wants to make it easier for veterans in rural states such as Maine to access health care, counseling and other services offered by his department.
Secretary James Peake toured the Togus VA Medical Center on Friday to meet with veterans and discuss operations and issues.
Peake said the VA is deploying new mobile vans throughout the country, including two in Maine. The first Read the rest of this entry »
Scholarships ensure family fun, fitness
WAUKEGAN — Like many families weathering the economy, the Dominguez family is on a tight budget. There isn’t extra money for luxuries like childcare or gym memberships.
But exercise is important to Sergio and Heydi Domingez, parents of two children ages 6 and 11. Thanks to a scholarship program, they are able to use the Northern Lake County YMCA on a daily basis, which has a full-service fitness center Read the rest of this entry »
The father of Casey Anthony was taken to Halifax Medical Center Friday morning after concerns he may be suicidal.
George Anthony was reported missing Thursday after failing to show up for a meeting with his lawyer. He was found early Friday at the Hawaii Motel in Daytona Beach.
1:30 p.m.
В detailing Casey Anthony’s visits in jail with Jose Baez and other members of the defense team.
1 p.m.
В on George Anthony’s disappearance, as well Read the rest of this entry »
Induced pluripotent stem cells are derived from an adult stem cell using genes and viruses. Researchers have tried to improve this method by developing a safer way to obtain stem cells from adult cells without using the viruses that can cause cancer. Last year, researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston managed to reprogram adult skin cells into embryonic-like stem cells using adenoviruses which don’t Read the rest of this entry »
Men’s Health is the largest men’s lifestyle magazine brand in the world with 40 editions worldwide. Published 10 times a year in the U.S. by Rodale, Men’s Health is the best-selling men’s magazine on newsstands, each month providing its 12 million readers with the latest information on all aspects of a guy’s life including health, fitness, fashion, nutrition, relationships, travel, technology and finance. The magazine has garnered numerous accolades Read the rest of this entry »
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ABC News’ Huma Khan Reports: President George W. Bush on Monday got an MRI of his left shoulder and a cortisone injection for pain at the Walter Reed Medical Center before visiting wounded soldiers at the hospital.
White House physician, Dr. Richard Tubb conducted the MRI and set up the appointment after Bush experienced intermittent pain, but the doctor said it’s “probably just wear and tear from an active individual.” Read the rest of this entry »
has hired Olympic decathlete Trey Hardee to provide fitness expertise to its clients and their employees.
Hardee finished second in the decathlon in this year’s Olympic Trials.
The goal of the partnership is to reduce health care costs and thus increase profitability for the PEO’s clients by creating a healthier, more productive work force, a release said.
Gevity (NASDAQ: GVHR) plans to leverage the expertise of Hardee to provide Read the rest of this entry »
Shares in Malaysia-based sweetener group PureCircle (PURE.L:
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,
) jump nearly 14
percent as the company says it receives U.S. approval for its natural no-calorie
sweetener Reb-A.
“This is a fantastic result for PureCircle. The fact that the FDA (Food and
Drug Administration) has sanctioned Reb A for use increases the possibility that
it will also be sanctioned in Europe – another key market,” says Ambrian in a
note.
“We anticipate that Read the rest of this entry »
GALVESTON — Legislators and other officials today condemned a consultant’s proposal that the University of Texas Medical Branch move its hospital off Galveston Island to compensate for the $710 million in losses caused by Hurricane Ike.
Four University of Texas regents heard the recommendation by Atlanta-based consultant Kurt Salmon Associates assailed by speaker after speaker during a public hearing at the Moody Garden’s Convention Read the rest of this entry »
“This has good,
solid medical backing. We have not reinvented the wheel. For pregnant women it’s
about controlling what they eat, not about losing weight. It means that during
the pregnancy they will gain about one to two stone rather than three to
four,” the Scotsman quoted Daryl Taylor, chief executive of SureSlim, as
saying.