Jan. 13, 2009 — Eight out of 10 middle-aged and older Americans may benefit from treatment with
-lowering statin drugs, a new analysis suggests.
Researchers concluded that 11 million older people who are not considered candidates for treatment with statins under existing guidelines would qualify for treatment if guidelines were changed to reflect the findings of a landmark trial published last November.
Known as the JUPITER trial, that study Read the rest of this entry »
DENVER, CO –
Today, DC Brands International, Inc.
(PINKSHEETS: DCBR) is very proud to announce that they were invited to
participate in a promotion and demonstration opportunity at Lifetime
Fitness, a fabulous ultra fitness facility located in Parker, Colorado.
This unbelievable facility boasts over 128,000+ square feet of absolutely
state-of-the-art workout equipment of every imaginable type. The company’s
President and CEO Richard Pearce said, Read the rest of this entry »
Fitness experts say there are simple ways to check whether your exercise regimen is working to improve your strength and aerobic fitness. If you run or walk, try for a mile run in about 13 minutes or a brisk walk at 17 minutes for older people. Test lung function by breathing in a full breath and trying to exhale slowly over 30 seconds.
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Sunday, Read the rest of this entry »
Dr. Willem Johan Kolff, the former University of Utah medical pioneer
who invented kidney dialysis and helped design the first artificial heart
to be used in a human, died Wednesday in a Philadelphia care center of
causes incident to age, his family said. He was 97.
Known in medical circles as “the father of artificial organs,” many
Utahns remember Kolff as one of a team of surgeons who made headlines
worldwide when they implanted the artificial Read the rest of this entry »
ITASCA, Ill. – The family of an 89-year-old woman who was
found dead in a snow bank outside the courtyard of the suburban
Chicago nursing home where she lived has filed a lawsuit against
the facility.
(eye-TAS’-kuh).
Wentworth’s daughters say she wasn’t able to leave her bed
without help and suffered from dementia. They want to know how
their mother left without the staff noticing.
Louis Cairo, the family’s attorney, says Wentworth was wearing
just Read the rest of this entry »
Fitch Ratings said Tuesday it has upgraded its ratings of University of Colorado Hospital Authority's bond debt to A- from BBB+, with a positive outlook.
The move follows an upgrade in January by Moody’s Investors Service, to A3 from Baa1, of debt held by the authority that owns the Aurora hospital.
Chicago-based Fitch said its rating applies to $542 million of bonds outstanding.
It said the upgrade “reflects UCH's robust volume Read the rest of this entry »
Generic prescription drugs continue to be filled at pharmacies throughout the state, leaving more brand name drugs on the shelves, saving consumers millions of dollars each year.
For the north country, those savings reached $14.55 million for 2008, according to a report released late last month by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.
The estimated savings for Lewis County in 2007-08 are $2.04 million, while the estimated generic savings for St. Lawrence Read the rest of this entry »
MILWAUKEE A study being released today finds that bisphenol A, a chemical widely used to make plastic and suspected of causing cancer, stays in the body much longer than previously thought.
The findings are significant because the longer the chemical lingers in the body, the greater chance it has of doing harm, scientists say.
Researchers from the University of Rochester in New York also say the chemical may get into the body from sources such Read the rest of this entry »
If you started your year trying to exercise on your own and find you need a structured environment. Or if you aren’t quite making good on your New Year’s resolution of injecting more exercise into your life, there’s still time to take advantage of membership and training deals at
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There are many locations in the Bay Area. You can join without an initiation fee and for $20 – $45 bucks a month. That’s a bargain for a gym – some have the basics, Read the rest of this entry »
charged Robert Allen Stanford and three of his companies in an alleged fraudulent investment scheme.
Ltd., based in Antigua. The bank is the majority owner of Health Systems Solutions Inc. (OTC BB: HSSO), a health care technology company with Tampa roots. The bank owned 83 percent of Health Systems’ common stock as of Jan. 20, according to a filing with the SEC.
The SEC’s complaint, filed in federal court in Dallas, alleges that Stanford Read the rest of this entry »