Sixteen physicians will participate in a health care seminar for men from 1 to 3 p.m. today at the Buskey Science Center on the Alabama State University campus.
Admission is free.
The Men’s Health and Fitness Seminar will offer advice and information to men about early warning signs of illnesses, how better to care for themselves and how to prevent illness.
“Men tend not to take care of themselves, they don’t go to the doctor when they should,” Read the rest of this entry »

An agreement via the special protocol assessment (SPA) procedure is an agreement with the FDA that a Phase III clinical trial’s design (endpoints, sample size, control group and statistical analyses) is acceptable to support a regulatory submission seeking new drug approval. After the study begins, the FDA can only change an SPA for very limited reasons.
Based on data from the prior Phase III study of orBec, the upcoming confirmatory Phase III protocol Read the rest of this entry »

February 17, 2009 — The International Chiropractors Association (ICA) will host the 17th Annual ICA Symposium on Natural Fitness March 6-8 in Columbus, Ohio. The event will feature Arnold Schwarzenegger and will be held in conjunction with the world’s largest fitness festival, the Arnold Schwarzenegger Fitness Weekend. 
The symposium will include Franco Columbo, DC, who has won every major title in body building
and power lifting and who is Read the rest of this entry »

Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez rolled out the red carpet this week for some Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department folks hoping to improve their jail system, as seen in this photo taken earlier this morning.
But officials from another large jail system also visited Dallas County this week to get some ideas on how to improve a challenged jail. The medical services team from Cook County, Illinois, also toured our jail facilities.
Chicago has Read the rest of this entry »

Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: LTM):
Florham Park Life Time Athletic brings an unequaled set of features and
amenities to the community, including:
Large 110,000+ square foot center with 24-hour, seven-day access
State-of-the-art equipment, including more than 400 pieces of cardio,
resistance and free-weight training equipment
Large child center — Amenities include a junior gymnasium, play maze,
computer center, outdoor play area and separate Read the rest of this entry »

LINDENHURST – Vista Surgery Center – a stand-alone, same-day surgery center – is hosting a open house and fall family health exposition from 11 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19.
“We are very excited about hosting this family-friendly event,” said Barbara J. Martin, president and chief executive officer of Vista Health System, in a release. “We hope to make more residents who live in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin aware of the extensive Read the rest of this entry »

Men’s Health is the largest men’s lifestyle magazine brand in the world
with 38 editions worldwide. Published 10 times a year in the U.S. by Rodale,
Men’s Health is the best-selling men’s magazine on newsstands, each month
providing its 11 million readers with the latest information on all aspects of
a guy’s life including health, fitness, fashion, nutrition, relationships,
travel, technology and finance. The magazine has garnered numerous accolades
in Read the rest of this entry »

MORRISTOWN — The American Diabetes Association will hold Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes in Morristown on Sunday.
The walk will take place at the Verizon Wireless Campus at 100 Southgate Parkway. The newly improved course will allow walkers to choose from two routes, according to organizers. Check-in begins at 9 a.m., and the walk begins at 10 a.m.
People can participate as individuals or form a team of five or more walkers. There is no charge Read the rest of this entry »

(Media-Newswire.com) – Feb. 16, 2009 — What are your priorities for women’s health research? The National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) wants to know.
Washington University will host a national meeting March 4-6 on behalf of the NIH Office of Research in Women’s Health as it begins to develop research priorities for the next decade. The meeting begins with a public hearing to gather input from scientists, health-care providers, patients, community Read the rest of this entry »

CHICAGO, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO) will host its 40th Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, February 5-8, 2009 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. This year’s meeting will feature more than 360 scientific presentations in addition to lectures, workshops, symposia, surgical labs and postgraduate courses that focus on emerging science, clinical trials and treatment advances Read the rest of this entry »