The hour Molly Will spends getting a massage each month is just about the best 60 minutes of the expectant mother’s month.
“It’s nice to have (my husband) rub my back at the end of the day,” but getting a professional massage helps alleviate tension and aches, said Will, 29. Her first baby is due March 5.
Will is among other expectant mothers who are taking advantage of a relatively new service offered in north central Wisconsin.
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London, January 16:
A British doctor has warned that chronic stress caused by economic uncertainty may reduce men’s testosterone levels.
Past studies have shown that low levels of testosterone can lead to increased risk of diabetes, osteoporosis and depression
, while increased levels are associated with higher sex drive.
Testosterone does not only affect men’s physical health but also the emotional and mental aspects of men’s health and Read the rest of this entry »

Diana Gore is 44 years old and minutes away from surgery to remove the cancer in her breast. The mother of three daughters from Clinton, N.C., is trying to control a flood of emotions.
“Fear. Will this be it?” she says in the pre-op room. “Will it be gone when we’re finished here, or will we come back later on and say, ‘Oh, you know, there’s a little more left there, we’ve got to go back,’” Gore says.
Inside the operating room, Gore’s surgeon, Read the rest of this entry »

Tuesday, February 10, 2009
It all started with a family health and fitness camp that ended in November. It targets families with children that are overweight and teaches them how to conquer obesity as a family.
Local families are taking part in the Family Health and Fitness Camp to change the way they eat and live their lives.
“We do something weekly and generally we alternate between something that involves physical activity. We’ve done basketball, Read the rest of this entry »

According to Drugs.com, the most controversial feature of Part D is the
benign-sounding donut hole. Also known as the coverage gap, it is an
abrupt discontinuation of benefits that occurs when drug costs (the
total paid by both the member and the plan) hit the $2700 mark. Once
this threshold is crossed, the member must bear the full cost of his or
her drugs – a heavy burden indeed. To many seniors, news of this Read the rest of this entry »

Taking vitamin A and E supplements does not lower your risk of cancer, according to the results of a large clinical trial involving nearly 15,000 men in the US.
Both vitamins are powerful antioxidants – substances that can tackle harmful byproducts of the body’s metabolism which can cause DNA damage and hence trigger cancer. However, the study shows that taking the vitamins in supplement form has no effect at all on cancer.
“There have been a Read the rest of this entry »

A women’s health night showed women how to detect breast cancer and offered free testing for sexually transmitted infections.
About 30 people attended the information session, which was part of the third annual Pink Week at Lehigh and was held in the Health and Wellness Center.
Rajika Reed, the health promotions coordinator for the Health Center, and Sexpert Kim Regan, ‘10, were in charge of putting the Women’s Health Night together.
Regan, Read the rest of this entry »

Sticking to a full Mediterranean diet provides substantial protection against major chronic diseases including heart disease, cancer and Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published on the British Medical Journal website.
A ’score’ based on adherence to the Mediterranean diet could be used as an effective preventive tool for reducing the risk of premature death in the general population, say the authors.
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PROVO — The number of defendants declared incompentent to stand trial who may end up in jail while waiting for beds to open up in the state hospital has been reduced, state officials said.
    The Provo hospital has 359 beds, with 100 of those dedicated to people who have been involved in a criminal court proceeding.
    In the past, about 20 criminal defendants were on the waiting list, with wait times for a bed stretching to as long as Read the rest of this entry »

ORTHAMPTON – Cooley Dickinson Hospital says it will reduce staff as part of a restructuring plan to ensure its long-term financial viability.
The president and CEO of the Northampton hospital, Craig Melin, said in a statement Monday that the restructuring would include position eliminations along with shift changes, reassignments and other cost reduction initiatives.
The 142-bed hospital did not reveal how many jobs would be cut. Even after the Read the rest of this entry »