PORTSMOUTH — Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in America. It is for that reason Portsmouth Regional Hospital developed and held a day-long program to inform women about heart disease, how it affects them and how to prevent it.
The keynote speaker was Dr. Nieca Goldberg, the national spokesperson for the American Heart Association’s “Go Red” campaign and author of the books “The Women’s Healthy Heart Program” and “Women Are Not Small Read the rest of this entry »

The Rapides Foundation is looking for community partners interested in working on its Diet and Physical Activity Initiative.
The public is invited to learn more about the initiative at a forum on set for 10 a.m. to noon March 5, from 10 a.m. in Classroom C, on the second floor, of The Rapides Foundation Building, 1101 Fourth St. in downtown Alexandria.
The initiative, part of Get Healthy Cenla, is designed to promote healthy behaviors in Central Read the rest of this entry »

Published: January 29, 2009
Looking out into a crowd of women at Iredell Memorial’s ‘Embracing the New You” women’s health forum last weekend, author Genie James asked a series of questions:
How many have tried different diets, all with no success?
How many have lost weight, only to have the pounds pile back on?
How many have less energy than they did in their 20s?
As hands went up, James — who wrote “From Hormone Hell to Hormone Well” Read the rest of this entry »

Published: February 2, 2009
The American Cancer Society will host its third annual “African American Men’s Health Forum” from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 N. Third St.
Local health experts will discuss health disparities, cardiovascular health, diabetes health, mental health, nutrition and exercise. Local cancer experts will discuss the prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer, prostate cancer Read the rest of this entry »

Kay Patterson, a former state senator from Columbia, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003. He will share his rare story — less than 1 percent of breast cancers occur in men — with other men at the first African American Men’s Health Forum set for Saturday in West Columbia.
“Men are the last to be cognizant of these health issues,” Patterson said.
The American Cancer Society partnered with local leaders and community organizations Read the rest of this entry »

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Universal health care was the dominant theme during a public forum held this morning to gather recommendations for improving health care in the United States.
, U of L Health Care,
and Save the Children.
Attendees of the forum, held at the Brown & Williamson Club at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium, offered suggestions and grievances regarding the quality, access and affordability of health care in the United States.
Comments made at the Read the rest of this entry »

Hirohide Yamaguchi, an executive director at the Bank of Japan, is likely to be named deputy governor of the bank, filling a post that has been left vacant for about seven months.
Yamaguchi’s promotion would, at long last, finalize the list of the central bank’s top three positions, a development that should be welcomed. But politicians should reflect anew on their delaying of this important political appointment for such a long time.
The central Read the rest of this entry »

Louisvillians had a strong message for President-elect Barack Obama this morning – the nation’s health care system either needs massive reforms or a complete overhaul.
“Health care in this nation costs too much and is serving too few,” said Scott Wegenast of AARP Kentucky, one of more than 80 people who attended a community health care forum at Brown & Williamson Club at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium.
Sponsored by the University of Louisville, Read the rest of this entry »

MORE than 100 delegates have already registered for the Fourth Regional Conference on Medical Journals in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, taking place in Bahrain this November.
The event, at the Golden Tulip Hotel, is being organised by the Bahrain Medical Society (BMS) from November 5 to 7 under the patronage of Health Minister Dr Faisal Al Hamer.
BMS and conference president Dr Ahmed Jamal said several Bahraini companies had agreed to sponsor Read the rest of this entry »