The yoga and Pilates department at Me Fitness Center is launching a monthly series of yoga workshops beginning Saturday, Jan. 10, at noon.
The first in the six-month series focuses on back care. According to the American Journal of Medicine, between 60 and 85 percent of Americans will suffer back pain at some point in their lives so, not surprisingly, an achy back is one of the most common reasons people seek medical care. Weakness and poor alignment Read the rest of this entry »
Most HIV-infected Texas prison inmates don’t fill their medical prescriptions once they’re released into the community, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch and Baylor College of Medicine.
The report, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Tuesday, found that only 30 percent of released Texas prisoners with HIV filled their prescriptions for anti-retroviral drugs within 60 days Read the rest of this entry »
FAIRBANKS — Fort Wainwright has come under fire from PETA for the possible shooting and burning of pigs on base as part of medical training.
The Army has confirmed that on two occasions in August 2007 and May 2008, live pigs were used to conduct an operational emergency medical skills course. Lt. Col Jonathan Allen, spokesman for U.S. Army Alaska, said he did not know how many pigs were involved in the training, and he did not know what exactly Read the rest of this entry »
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reports.
âEconomists and staffing experts say that while other industries are cutting back and laying off employees, the health care industry is in dire need of workers,â the newspaper says. It cites
statistics showing that the health industry will generate 3 million new jobs between 2006 and 2016, more than any other industry.
Bureau economist Cheryl Abbot told the newspaper the industry is growing because of the aging population Read the rest of this entry »
Expansion Of SCHIP Passes, Millions Of Kids Get Health Insurance
Washington (dbTechno) – The Senate has agreed with the House and has approved an expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), supplying millions of low-income children with health insurance.
The Senate voted 66-32 in favor of the expansion of the childrens’ health insurance program.
The idea is to help families who earn too much money to fall Read the rest of this entry »
Interpublic Group’s Deutsch has expanded its
relationship with Dr Pepper Snapple Group, adding creative chores
for the Diet Dr Pepper brand, the client confirmed today.
Diet Dr Pepper, backed by about $15-20 million in annual ad
spending, per Nielsen Monitor-Plus, had been handled by WPP Group’s
Y&R in San Francisco.
Y&R, however, keeps sibling brands such as 7UP, Canada Dry,
A&W and Sunkist, while adding creative duties for the diet
versions Read the rest of this entry »
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — 02/24/09 —
Findings from a new study in the current
issue of
confirm for the first time in a large U.S. study that
testicular cancer risk is higher among men with a history of infertility in
the past, compared to the general population. Previous research on this
topic was reported mainly from European countries with a much higher
prevalence of testis cancer in the male population.
In men with testicular cancer, the risk Read the rest of this entry »
Fusion Health and Fitness Club in Pittsfield Township
typically wouldn’t need to offer a discount this time
of year.
With all the annual New Year’s resolutions, most
fitness clubs don’t, owner Paul Wright said.
But the economy has pushed his business down about 20
percent this January compared to last year, Wright said.
“People are much more price conscious now than what
they’d been,” he said.
So Wright dropped the sign-up fee from $100 to Read the rest of this entry »
LONDON: Lawrence Dallaglio has torn into England saying too many players in the current squad are not fit enough, not disciplined enough and nowhere near as good as they think they are.
The former England captain said the team were way off the required standard ahead of their second round Six Nations match against defending grand slam champions Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.
England began the tournament with a 36-11 win over Italy at Twickenham Read the rest of this entry »