It just got a little easier to find health-care services closer to home.
On Thursday, the Ontario government launched two new initiatives to improve access to health care, and hopefully relieve stress on the province’s emergency rooms.
Health Care Connect aims to help people find a family health-care provider.
Dr. Mark Mensour, emergency department lead with the North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), said the program aims Read the rest of this entry »

Wednesday, February 25th 2009, 2:05 PM
His day job is running into burning buildings, putting out blazes and saving lives. He saves lives on the side, too, but in a much more subtle way: firefighter Rip Esselstyn has written a bestselling new diet book that shows readers how to lower their cholesterol – and thus their risk of heart attack and stroke.
The 46-year-old former professional triathlete and University of Texas swim team member was Read the rest of this entry »

AUSTIN — The nation’s governors already have a plate full of challenges to deal with in these troubled economic times, but Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday delivered one more: Get fit.
Backed by an array of state agency leaders, Perry announced the “Capitol Steps Challenge,” a two-week contest meant to combat obesity by urging governors and their Cabinet-level staff to set an example in their states by exercising.
States that have agreed to Texas’ Read the rest of this entry »

Bev Anderson, president of the Northern California Chapter of the Neuropathy Association, remembers struggling with neuropathy as a child.
“I have had it since I was in preschool,” said the 73-year-old Anderson, who is from Colfax. “Kids that can do the balance beam well without looking is not something that I can do. I have to watch where I’m walking.”
Neuropathy is any disease of the nervous system, and peripheral neuropathy is a deranged function Read the rest of this entry »

State Lt. Governor John Garamendi is proposing an ambitious fast-track medical school at University of California-Merced in an effort to create more doctors for the San Joaquin Valley, one of the most physician-poor regions in the state.
In a combined college/MD program, entering freshmen could shave up to three years off the time it takes to become a doctor. The cost would be only slightly higher than that of attending a traditional UC, said Garamendi.
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Raleigh, N.C. —
Lifestyles Family Fitness is holding “Snack Attack Drive” to benefit homeless Wake County students who are staying at the Raleigh Rescue Mission.
School districts nationwide have been seeing more of their students become homeless as their parents faced layoffs and foreclosures this year. Many of those students in Wake County have ended up at the Raleigh Mission, which provides temporary housing.
“School districts don’t Read the rest of this entry »

URBANA – Monday night football may not necessarily be great for your blood pressure, but Provena Covenant Medical Center wants to make it better for your prostate.
The hospital will offer its first game night prostate cancer event – featuring food, football (Eagles at Cowboys), a men’s health speaker and prostate screenings, all free – on Monday.
“We’ll have TVs on for people to watch the game,” Covenant spokeswoman Kimberly Read the rest of this entry »

When I’m at the gym, I always have men on my mind.
It’s crazy, really. I am pretty inspired by the thought of the male species, and it motivates me to sweat profusely.
And if I feel like a run, late at night, alone, I’m thinking, “I wish there was a man right here, right now.”
seems to assume. I think most, if not all, women would beg to differ. Even non-gay women. It seems to me that when we work out, it’s for health reasons, for fitness, for Read the rest of this entry »

Several area businesses, hospitals and media outlets are joining forces to promote increased health coverage for southwestern Michigan children.
An all-day telethon on Tuesday, Jan. 13, on WWMT Channel 3 is scheduled to help uninsured kids sign up for MIChild, a low-cost state insurance program that provides medical, dental and vision coverage to eligible children 18 and younger.
MIChild offers comprehensive coverage, including emergency care, Read the rest of this entry »

November 16, 2008 14:37 PM
DUBAI, Nov 16 (Bernama) — Dubai Customs has established a 120-member task force in an effort to combat the illegal trade in drugs, weapons and other contraband, said its executive director Mohammad Al-Marri.
“The team will operate at every entry point in the emirate, using the latest technology and detection methods available,” he was quoted as saying by The National.
In implementing its duty, he added, the unit Read the rest of this entry »