Washington University will host a public hearing and conference March 4-6 to gather input and set priorities for federally funded women’s health research.
The National Institutes of Health is seeking public testimony from scientists, health-care providers, patients, community groups, advocacy groups and any interested parties at the March 4 hearing. To submit oral or written testimony, an online form detailing remarks must be completed by Feb. 20. Read the rest of this entry »
RISMEDIA, January 5, 2009-For many Americans, the New Year means a clean slate and a chance to right the wrongs of the previous year. Unfortunately, each year millions of us make some type of fitness related New Year’s resolution
, but only about 20% of those resolutions are actually kept. Smooth Fitness, an online retailer of home fitness equipment, provides some advice to help everyone reach their fitness goals for 2009.
“We see Read the rest of this entry »
“For a long time, the standard recommendation for people of moderate age — those under 65 — has been 150 minutes a week of aerobic type activity,” noted study co-author Robert Ross, a professor in the school of kinesiology and health studies at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. “But for older adults, we haven’t had a standard, and there has been little evidence to base guidelines on.”
“So now we have found, as a first-time observation, Read the rest of this entry »
Some of the latest exercise equipment may be able to take your mind off your workout while using high-tech advances to help add some variety to your routine. NY1’s Kafi Drexel filed the following report.
NY1 recently stopped in at Reebok Sports Club/NY and The Sports Club/LA for a firsthand look.
First up — “Kranking”. The mobile pieces of equipment are similar to spinning machines, except it is for the upper body. Fitness instructors say it’s Read the rest of this entry »
USP Proposes Strengthened Partnership With HHS, FDA, To Help Protect Patients and Consumers
With the Obama administration’s renewed national focus on protecting public health, the U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention has offered its scientific expertise and a series of recommendations to Tom Daschle, secretary-designate of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Frank Torti, M.D., MPH, acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Read the rest of this entry »
s apparently the way that she lost a lot of weight after having a baby.
What is the Sleep Diet?
In its basic form, the
should, get this,
for the amount of time that best suits their body. If you are having a “no duh” moment here, you aren’t alone. Research has shown that getting a good night’s
every night, and on a regular schedule, keeps your body healthy.
Your body also continues to burn calories throughout the night while you sleep; Read the rest of this entry »
In a survey of 34 South Florida companies by Fort Lauderdale’s Seitlin Benefits, 41 percent said they would change benefit levels to keep increases in their medical plans to a minimum. Does that mean skimpier coverage? Some experts say it could, but employers say they’re offering choices that turn workers into better health consumers.
Nationally, health premiums are rising by 5 percent, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. In South Florida, Read the rest of this entry »
SEATTLE, Nov 18, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
Seattle Children’s Hospital has selected DatStat, the industry leader in
research management systems and enterprise feedback management (EFM), as
its platform to provide hospital staff members with tools that improve
enterprise research and solicit feedback from patients, patient family
members and employees. Specifically, DatStat will provide researchers at
Children’s Read the rest of this entry »
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Making good on a longtime Democratic goal, federal lawmakers and President Barack Obama have approved an expansion of the state Children’s Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP. The measure will continue health-care coverage for about 7 million children already enrolled in SCHIP and extend coverage to another 4 million children.
The SCHIP expansion, costing $35 billion over five years, is worthwhile given rising unemployment and an increasingly bleak Read the rest of this entry »