February 6, 2009 (Computerworld)
and the Continua Health Alliance this week unveiled jointly developed software designed to stream patient information from a doctor’s mobile device to online data stores.
The two tech giants worked with the Beaverton, Ore.-based health care provider to extend the value of
offerings, and to ensure that stored patient health records are up to date, according to an
press release.
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The DuPage County Sheriff’s Department tactical narcotics team arrested 106 people and seized $5.5 million worth of drugs last year, the department announced.
Most of the drugs were seized at one time when detectives grabbed 33 pounds of cocaine worth $4.5 million and arrested five people at a home in Aurora that police said was a distribution point for large cocaine sales in Kane and DuPage Counties.
In all last year, the task force confiscated Read the rest of this entry »

Three men have been arrested in a Washington County Narcotics Task Force probe in Forest Lake. Authorities also seized 62 pounds of khat, a leafy controlled substance narcotic, during a joint effort with the Forest Lake Police Department.
The drugs were seized and the arrests were made at 1:40 p.m. on Tuesday at the UPS Store, 2009 W. Broadway Ave. where officers from the two police agencies converged.
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MOVING to the beat of the music blasting from a CD player, the 25 students, lined up in three rows, followed the steps of their dance teacher.
“Five, six, seven and…back, front, step,” directed Danielle Brandman as she demonstrated.
“Up on your toes and twist,” she coached her students. “Remember, it’s an attitude walk.”
The students, laughing as they tried to imitate their teacher’s moves, were Read the rest of this entry »

Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi and New Orleans Hornets phenom Chris Paul will introduce a nationwide youth fitness initiative at the 2009 All-Star Jam Session and unveil their new “got milk?” ads.
The ads will hit publications in March.
The Get Fit By Finals program from the NBA and the “got milk?” Body By Milk Campaign, challenges teens to make a personal fitness goal and provides a plan to achieve it.
Two-thirds Read the rest of this entry »

BSN Supplements, the leader in cutting edge physique and sports performance nutrition will be featuring Team BSN Athlete and Fitness Celebrity Jennifer Nicole Lee in an in-depth multi-episode series showcasing her multi-dimensional lifestyle and her latest lifestyle fitness tips. JNL's rise to celebrity stardom was created out of her amazing and inspirational 70 pounds+ weight loss success after the birth of her children. This once fat and frumpy Read the rest of this entry »

(NaturalNews) A group of federal scientists has sent a letter to President-elect Obama’s transition team describing serious managerial misconduct within a division of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The letter was dated last week and was written on FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health letterhead.
“The purpose of this letter is to inform you that the scientific review process for medical devices at the FDA has been corrupted and Read the rest of this entry »

The West Point Open is a place where the Penn State men’s gymnastics team is used to coming out on top, and that was no different Friday night as the team earned its 11th consecutive team title.
The No. 5 Nittany Lions compiled a score of 345.20 to take first place in the competition, which featured several East Coast teams, including No. 11 Temple and No. 15 Navy.
Freshman Miguel Pineda finished first in the still rings and captured his first Read the rest of this entry »

THE lads from the Halliwell Super League Darts Team challenged Fit Squad to
help them achieve their aim – to banish their beer bellies and get into
shape.
After years of booze, bar snacks and no exercise, we had to get strict with
the Bolton boys – and they had to get serious.
The results speak for themselves.
Our seven lads have hit the bullseye and lost a total of 180lb (12st 12lb) in
just three months.
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If the CNN medical correspondent Dr.
becomes surgeon general, who will replace him as the pre-eminent doctor on television news? As any hospital would, CNN apparently has interns waiting in the wings.
Four doctors are moonlighting for CNN on the company’s new health site,
. While each has a day job and probably would not replace Dr. Gupta directly if he departed CNN, they are supplementing the network’s medical reporting.
CNN had Read the rest of this entry »