Despite a case of bronchitis,
finished last year’s ING New York City Marathon a half an hour ahead of schedule – and nearly paid for it with his health.
“An hour after [I finished], I thought I would have to go to the hospital,” Reynolds, 32, reveals in the March issue of
, on sale Feb. 10.
– the Canadian actor’s first – he fell ill. But within just a few miles, he says, he was bolstered at the sight of Michael J. Fox, on Read the rest of this entry »

Globally, the need for efficiently introducing new pharmaceuticals is
urgent. “Without breakthroughs, we face a
medical tsunami of healthcare costs posing immense economic and social
threats,” stated Dr. Raymond L. Woosley, C-Path’s
president and CEO. “In the United States
alone, the annual cost of caring for patients with just one disease,
Alzheimer’s, is $150 billion, a staggering
figure that Read the rest of this entry »

(live-PR.com)
– New York, NY, December 05 2008 — Effective public speaking is a critical communication skill in business, not only for large presentations, but also internal meetings with as few as 2-3 people. But when speaking fear strikes – a majority of adults fear speaking more than death itself – the results can be disastrous: lost business, promotions, jobs and self-esteem.
provides the solution to the really serious problem of extreme Read the rest of this entry »

BRETT Lee has embraced a new fitness program in a bid to peak at an age when most fast bowlers consider their best days are behind them.
An optimistic Lee, 32, insists the best could be yet to come as he plots a path towards taking more than 400 Test wickets and overtaking his idol Dennis Lillee (355 wickets) along the way.
The 310-wicket Test paceman, who was criticised for his one-wicket performance in the first Test against South Africa in Read the rest of this entry »

A new nanoscale cantilever could speed up the screening of potential new antibiotics, aiding the search for ways to beat the growing numbers of drug-resistant “superbugs”.
The tiny gadget remains rigid when exposed to an ineffectual drug, but registers a hit by literally bending under the stress caused by an effective antibiotic.
Antibiotics have become the “poor relation” of pharmaceutical research, says
at University College London, UK. Drug Read the rest of this entry »

With nobody in line for the top spot at the Department of Health and Human Services after former Sen. Tom Daschle bowed out, the time line for the Obama administration to fill other health-related jobs is in limbo.
Both the Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services need new leaders appointed, but both are overseen by the HHS.
“In general, the Daschle mess slows everything down … it has frankly really Read the rest of this entry »

ScienceDaily (Dec. 29, 2008)
— New research in an animal model suggests that a diet high in inorganic phosphates, which are found in a variety of processed foods including meats, cheeses, beverages, and bakery products, might speed growth of lung cancer tumors and may even contribute to the development of those tumors in individuals predisposed to the disease.
The study also suggests that dietary regulation of inorganic phosphates may play Read the rest of this entry »

Speed, strength and agility tested by fitness competition
Feb. 24, 2009
The Baylor ACIS Fitness Challenge begins today and will give students the chance to assess their physical skills by taking on a series of challenges that will test their speed, strength and agility. The event is hosted by the American Collegiate Intramural Sports and will be the biggest event of its kind in six years.
“We have almost 100 universities involved, the best of Read the rest of this entry »

12:00 AM CDT on Monday, September 8, 2008
Jon Nielsen contributed to this report.
A Dallas police officer is being treated at Baylor University Medical Center for injuries after his squad car hit a tree during a high-speed chase that ended Saturday night in Pleasant Grove.
Officer Christopher R. Cordray underwent ankle and knee surgery Sunday. He is scheduled to have hip surgery today, Dallas police spokesman Gerardo Monreal said.
The chase Read the rest of this entry »

CIBC donates $500,000 to Women’s College Hospital to speed breast cancer diagnosis
TORONTO, Oct. 29, 2008 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) –
CIBC (CM: TSX;NYSE) today announced a $500,000 donation to Women’s College Hospital (WCH) to introduce the CIBC Breast Cancer Rapid Diagnosis Program, a new and innovative program designed to reduce the amount of time it takes for patients to get a diagnosis, once breast cancer is suspected. The donation will Read the rest of this entry »