NEW YORK, Jan 22 (Reuters) – The economic crisis is hitting
men much harder than women in the workplace, largely because
male-dominated industries like construction and transportation
are bearing the brunt of job losses, figures show.
Women, meanwhile, dominate sectors that are still growing,
like government and healthcare, experts said.
“It’s men that have taken the hit,” said Andrew Sum,
director of the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern
University Read the rest of this entry »

MAYVILLE – Getting books from the doctor will soon be a routine part of well-child visits at Family Health Medical Services, as doctors and nurses welcome the Reach Out and Read program to the practice. Family Health Medical Services joins more than 3,797 programs nationally that are working to make books part of a healthy childhood.
Reach Out and Read is a simple, yet highly effective concept. The program targets children growing up in poverty Read the rest of this entry »

Along with the trend analysis, quantitative data includes five-year
trends (2006-2010) on number of establishments, industry and number of
employees. This data is developed through Trendologys economic model
using regression analysis based on historical industry trend data.
Forecasts are available for 2010. Quantitative data for current year
2009 is provided for the U.S., 50 U.S. states, and 900 metro areas. Read the rest of this entry »

President-elect Obama is about to take
the reins of the government and officially begin his policy of “Change.” A
central pledge of his campaign: health care reform. But with the economy mired
in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression and policy makers
focusing on righting the ship, enacting meaningful reform quickly might seem
unlikely.
As business leaders, we should encourage health
care reform. Simply doing nothing about Read the rest of this entry »

Published February 6, 2009
GALVESTON — Francisco Cigarroa will end his first week as chancellor of the University of Texas System by touring the island’s medical branch, which lately has been rocked by a hurricane and mass layoffs and is hurtling toward an uncertain future.
Cigarroa began the job Monday. Today he’ll tour the University of Texas Medical Branch with President David L. Callender.
Cigarroa’s immediate focus on the medical Read the rest of this entry »

Young men as well as women should be tested for chlamydia, doctors say. The sexually transmitted infection often has no symptoms, so you may not realise you have it. Left untreated, chlamydia can cause long-term health problems. So it’s important for young men as well as women to have the test.
What is chlamydia?
Chlamydia is one of the most common infections in young men and women. Research shows 1 in 10 people under 25 years old who are tested Read the rest of this entry »

Ask mothers why babies are constantly picking things up from the floor or ground and putting them in their mouths, and chances are they’ll say that it’s instinctive — that that’s how babies explore the world. But why the mouth, when sight, hearing, touch and even scent are far better at identifying things?
When my young sons were exploring the streets of Brooklyn, I couldn’t help but wonder how good crushed rock or Read the rest of this entry »

A woman walking on Michigan Avenue was struck on the head Tuesday by a chunk of falling ice and taken to a hospital for treatment.
She was hit on the west side of the 400 block of North Michigan Avenue, in front of a building that includes a shoe store and a
.
“She took a pretty good hit,” said a man inside 444 N. Michigan Ave. who declined to give his name. He did not see the woman getting struck, but said he saw her bleeding from a cut on Read the rest of this entry »

The grand opening of a new boutique at Gundersen Lutheran focuses on the health of women in our area.
The Boutique and Health Resource Center is located in the Center For Women at the Gundersen Onalaska Clinic.
The boutique has a wide selection of health information and special medical resources. The medical center says they wanted a boutique that would compliment the women's center.
“We were bringing so many other services up here for patients, Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK, Jan 19 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration confirmed
on Monday that salmonella was found in a package of peanut butter sandwich
crackers made by Kellogg Co (
K.N
), the food manufacturer said on Friday.
The product — Austin Quality Foods Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter –
was one of several snacks Kellogg voluntarily recalled as a precaution after the
FDA warned consumers to avoid eating products that contained peanut Read the rest of this entry »