A two-year-old girl who died after her pushchair fell into the sea off Kent will be “sorely missed”, her parents have said in a tribute.
Rebecca Hopper was in a double buggy with her eight-month-old brother Lewis when they fell into the water at Warren Apron near Folkestone on Sunday.
Passers-by fought to rescue the two children and their father and his female friend from the water.
Her parents Andrew and Sarah Hopper said she was a “gorgeous Read the rest of this entry »
‘Flat Belly Diet’: a review of the hot new diet book–will it be your ticket to weight loss in 2009?
Well, well, well; it’s December 31st and people all across the fruited plain are engaging in a time-honored American tradition –making resolutions to lose weight.
Every year sees its own crop of hip new diet plans (remember Atkins? The South Beach Diet? The Zone?); this year’s frontrunner looks Liz Vaccariello’s
, delightfully subtitled
A Read the rest of this entry »
THURSDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) — Last summer, Keith Blessington had just been told that he was eligible for private health insurance to replace his government-funded COBRA coverage when it ran out.
Then, the 55-year-old New Hampshire resident was diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer, and everything changed.
Although the COBRA coverage paid for most of the cost of his initial surgery, by the time he got out of the hospital having had half Read the rest of this entry »
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla.
,
Jan. 14
/PRNewswire/ — The American Senior Fitness Association (SFA) has announced a new brain fitness training program designed for exercise professionals. Brain Fitness for Older Adults teaches senior fitness instructors and personal trainers how to incorporate effective cognitive fitness into physical activity programs, offering seniors the opportunity to boost both physical and mental fitness simultaneously. Details Read the rest of this entry »
SACRAMENTO, Calif.
— State Controller John Chiang remained in a Texas hospital Tuesday after experiencing chest pains while visiting family for the holidays last week.
Chiang was expected to remain under observation at Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest in Fort Worth for a few more days, said his spokeswoman, Hallye Jordan.
The 46-year-old controller checked himself into the hospital on Friday with chest pains. Jordan said the hospital Read the rest of this entry »
February 17, 2009 11:00 AM ET
Keith A. Katkin – President and Chief Executive Officer
Christine G. Ocampo – Vice President, Finance
Randall E. Kaye, M.D. – Senior Vice President Clinical Research and Medical Affairs, Chief Medical Officer
Ronald L. Chez – Chicago Investor
Good morning. My name is Joshua and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the AVANIR Pharmaceuticals Fiscal 2009 First Read the rest of this entry »
Despite the economic downturn and a 25 percent decline in the University’s endowment, the Yale School of
remains, in many respects, on strong financial footing, Dean Richard Alpern said in a letter issued Friday to the medical school community.
policy — which eliminates the parental contribution from families making under $100,000 — Alpern said the School of Medicine will postpone some of its initiatives at the University’s West Campus, Read the rest of this entry »
Facilities management just part of fun as coach leads women’s basketball team to .844 win mark.
HOLLAND, Mich.
— It was game day and Hope College women’s basketball coach Brian Morehouse was busy at work.
No, Morehouse wasn’t tweaking his game plan for the night’s opponent. He had more pressing responsibilities. Besides, you can bet his No. 2-ranked team was well prepared.
Morehouse, 40, also is director of Hope’s two athletic complexes — Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON — “Nobody is perfect,” was the not-so -profound observation of White House press secretary Robert Gibbs over the past several days as he tried to fend off criticism of the tax troubles of three top appointees.
One of the three — Timothy Geithner — survived congressional and public scrutiny and was confirmed as secretary of treasury.
But former South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle– who made a bundle in speaking fees and giving advice to Read the rest of this entry »
Shares of
plummeted Thursday evening after the company said federal regulators pushed back the target date to review the company’s treatment for gout.
Savient said in a statement the Food and Drug Administration has extended its review for the drug by three months until July 30. FDA also notified the company it will likely reschedule a meeting planned for March 5 to review the company’s drug.
Savient has asked the FDA to approve the injectable Read the rest of this entry »