Dr. Gourmet Launches The Quality Calorie Diet Plan – Free Online

Free fully customizable diet plan offered by Dr. Gourmet
,
Jan. 7
Timothy S. Harlan
, M.D., also known as Dr. Gourmet, today launches the newest version of his free, customizable
, which is now available @
The name of the plan reflects Dr. Harlan’s belief that quality calories – found in healthy, delicious foods – are the key to eating healthy and sustained weight loss.
The software is based on the 5 areas that research has shown help Read the rest of this entry »

Over 10000 receive free checkups at Family Health Festival

An estimated 10,000 people across all ages received free health checks during the month long festival while the kiosks saw a many-fold footfall of visitors who went away well acquainted with common healthcare disorders through games, counseling and distribution of educational material.
‘The tremendous response received by Family Health Festival is indeed very encouraging. The enthusiastic participation in every activity has definitely contributed Read the rest of this entry »

IHOP Offers Free Pancakes To Benefit Miami Children's Hospital

It’s National Pancake Day and local IHOP restaurants are chipping in for a good cause.
Local IHOP restaurants across South Florida will offer guests a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Tuesday in an effort to raise awareness and funds for Children’s Miracle Network at Miami Children’s Hospital on National Pancake Day.
The company said that for every short stack of pancakes served, IHOP guests will be invited Read the rest of this entry »

Toll-free number set up for Ind. peanut recalls

INDIANAPOLIS – State health officials have set up a
toll-free telephone number for Indiana residents who need help
identifying peanut items recalled because they might contain
salmonella.
The Indiana State Health Department says people can call
1-877-499-0017 Monday through Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
EST.
More than 2,200 peanut-containing products are included in a
voluntary recall by
since Jan. 1, 2007.
health officials
ordered the Read the rest of this entry »

Free women's health seminar offered at Norwalk Hospital

“Sex and Menopause: What’s Age Got to Do with It?” is the next topic in the menopause management education series sponsored by Norwalk Hospital in partnership with PRIME PLUS/Red Hot Mamas. The program will be held on Wednesday, February 11, at 7 p.m. in the Richard S. Perkin Auditorium.
Deanna M. DelPrete, D.O., a Norwalk Hospital obstetrician, with Women’s Healthcare of New England, will discuss sexual health during menopause. Dr. DelPrette Read the rest of this entry »

Label free drugs, health ministry urged

THE Anti-corruption Coalition, Uganda (ACCU) has urged the Ministry of Health to label drugs to be freely distributed to the public. This, the group said would reduce illegal sale of the drugs to patients.
Earlier this year, the President asked the health ministry to brand drugs that are supposed to be given out freely as per our demands but this has not been done.
“The ministry should explain why it has failed to do so because unscrupulous Read the rest of this entry »

Free Reading of Lighter: The Diet Musical Presented Dec. 11

Ackerman, Ari
Allen, Morgan
Blank, Matthew
Bradley, Anne
Buckley, Michael
Ehren, Christine
Gans, Andrew
Gewirtzman, David
Grode, Eric
Haun, Harry
Hernandez, Ernio
Hetrick, Adam
Hylton, Kevin
Inverne, James
Jones, Kenneth
Kalafatas, Greg
Khodosh, Ilya
Ku, Andrew
Lefkowitz, David
Maher, Sam
Marcus, Jason
Mardenfeld, Sandra
Mattison, Ben
Mazzola, Karen
Merlo, Melissa
Nathan, John
Nondorf, Tom
Pincus-Roth, Read the rest of this entry »

BPA Free Baby Bottles will soon be Required in Canada

due to concerns about the potential adverse health effects it may pose to infants.
Bisphenol-A is a chemical that is frequently used in the manufacture of plastic consumer products to make the plastic hard and shatterproof. It is commonly found in polycarbonate baby bottles, water bottles, food containers, soda cans and other products.
Reports have suggested that exposure to BPA could cause harm to the immune, reproductive and neurological systems Read the rest of this entry »

Hospital campus now tobacco and smoke-free

Thursday, November 20, 2008
Memorial Medical Center has become a smoke and tobacco-free campus. The medical center chose to implement the new policy on the day of the Great American Smokeout, today.
The new policy means tobacco products cannot be used anywhere in the buildings and grounds of the campus, including private vehicles. The MMC campus is bordered by Ludington Avenue on the south and Lawndale Street on the north. The tobacco and smoke-free Read the rest of this entry »

Free Health Check-Ups Begin At Times Square Center

Times Square Center (TSC), one of the newest community oriented shopping center in Dubai, has announced that it is participating in the first Family Health Festival, being held as part of the ongoing Dubai Shopping Festival 2009 activities. In line with this, Times Square Center is organising free health check ups and health counseling from February 05 to February 15, from 4p.m. to 10 p.m. Through this initiative TSC aims to help raise public health Read the rest of this entry »