When somebody asks you to spend an entire month cultivating a moustache, they had better have a very good reason.
, face fuzz in general, and ‘taches in particular, remain an acquired taste in this country.
And it takes something like the Movember movement to persuade myself, and thousands of other Irish men, to go from clean shaven to
(even if it is only for a month).
Movember is an annual charity event with a difference that aims to promote Read the rest of this entry »

BEIJING (AFP) — China’s fitness industry has become in little more than a decade a multi-billion-dollar extravaganza of high-tech equipment and pulsating workout rooms backed by lifestyle magazines, health products and celebrity endorsements.
Aged 35, single and stressed from her hectic job running a restaurant, Qi Quanli is one of China’s ambitious class of newly rich who are helping to power the nation’s booming fitness industry.
“In Read the rest of this entry »

SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass.
,
Feb. 2
/PRNewswire/ — Coverleaf.com, the service from Texterity, Inc. that gives magazine publishers new digital tools to build reader engagement, today announced the addition of all Domestic and Canadian Rodale digital magazine titles. Rodale’s
Prevention, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Runner’s World, Best Life, Bicycling, Running Times, and Organic Gardening
beginning in early February.
In addition to Rodale, Coverleaf.com Read the rest of this entry »

Greensboro, NC — M
edical marijuana supporters are counting more Triad patients who need the drug.
Members of the North Carolina Cannabis Patients Network added seven more Guilford County people to their tally.
The group claims more than 150 people in the Tar Heel State already use medical marijuana or could benefit from it.
They aim to convince state legislators to provide legal access to the drug.
“We’re sick people, we’re not criminals,” Read the rest of this entry »

SecureCare Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: SCUC), a
health care information technology company based in Austin, Texas, has
successfully launched
(TM) as
part of an integrated and automated faxing solution within Addison Health
Systems’ WritePad(TM), an EMR (
) system used to track patients, create exam notes and
compile detailed patient reports. Addison Health Systems, based in
Addison, Texas, is one of the top EMR vendors for the physical medicine
provider Read the rest of this entry »

VISTA, CA
—For its second consecutive year of involvement in Movember, DC is stepping up its support with new contests and opportunities that raise money for the cause. Last year, 81 DC employees dubbed ‘Mo Bros’ raised $48,497. This year, the DC ‘Mo Bros’ are back, and now the participation has extended to include DC’s team riders, a new limited DC sandal, and contests with multiple prizes. DC will offer five separate opportunities for participation Read the rest of this entry »

LINCOLN, Neb. – Health care premiums are rising faster than Nebraskans’ wages at the same time they are bracing for a dip in the economy.
A study released on Thursday shows that family health insurance premiums in Nebraska grew 3.2 times faster than wages from 2000 to 2007, with no end to the increases in sight.
Both the total, average family premium in Nebraska and the portion paid by workers during the eight-year period rose by about 69 percent, Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama and John McCain both have big-ticket proposals to change how people obtain and pay for health insurance. A long history of failed health-reform plans shows how difficult it is to achieve that goal. And the job only got tougher for any future president with the financial meltdown.
Despite the worsening economic picture, though, neither candidate has signaled any intention to scale back his plans. And the head Read the rest of this entry »

Associated Press – October 23, 2008 12:45 PM ET
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Family health insurance premiums in Nebraska grew about three times faster than wages from 2000 to 2007.
That is according to a state-by-state study released on Thursday by Families USA, a national health care advocacy group.
The study says the average family premium in Nebraska during the 8-year period rose more than 69%. During the same period, median earnings rose a little Read the rest of this entry »

Coverleaf.com Welcomes Rodale Titles to Growing Stable of Digital Magazine Editions
SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ — Coverleaf.com, the service from Texterity, Inc. that gives magazine publishers new digital tools to build reader engagement, today announced the addition of all Domestic and Canadian Rodale digital magazine titles. Rodale’s
Prevention, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Runner’s World, Best Life, Bicycling, Running Times, Read the rest of this entry »