Wednesday, February 25th 2009, 2:05 PM
His day job is running into burning buildings, putting out blazes and saving lives. He saves lives on the side, too, but in a much more subtle way: firefighter Rip Esselstyn has written a bestselling new diet book that shows readers how to lower their cholesterol – and thus their risk of heart attack and stroke.
The 46-year-old former professional triathlete and University of Texas swim team member was Read the rest of this entry »

Friday, January 23, 2009 11:04 AM EST
CASSOPOLIS – Isolated Cass County Medical Care Facility “experienced one of its most difficult years” in 2007-2008, Administrator Merri Terborgh and Dowagiac certified public accountant Rebecca L. Moore acknowledged to the Board of Commissioners Thursday night.
A Sept. 30, 2008, audit conducted by Plante Moran chronicles alarming financial swings.
Cash decreased $451,000, from $1,971,866 on Sept. 30, 2007, Read the rest of this entry »

DENVER, CO –
Today, DC Brands International, Inc.
(PINKSHEETS: DCBR) is very proud to announce that they were invited to
participate in a promotion and demonstration opportunity at Lifetime
Fitness, a fabulous ultra fitness facility located in Parker, Colorado.
This unbelievable facility boasts over 128,000+ square feet of absolutely
state-of-the-art workout equipment of every imaginable type. The company’s
President and CEO Richard Pearce said, Read the rest of this entry »

Dr. Servan-Schreiber: The spice turmeric (the yellow powder that is the basis of curry), has been thoroughly documented to be a powerful anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer agent — though only when mixed with black pepper or ginger. And also green tea. Who would have thought that such a simple beverage could have such powerful effects?
What are some of the most surprising foods that may cause cancer?
Dr. Servan-Schreiber: White sugar and white Read the rest of this entry »

MIDDLEBOROUGH – The cold clear morning air seemed to hold an invitation to go ice skating.
About 10 a.m. Andrews Borovietz told his wife he was taking his skates to Tispaquin Pond, across their private, quiet street, Faye Avenue.
An hour later, when Jadwiga Paliwada couldn’t spot her 59-year-old husband through the window, she called 911. Rescuers rushed to the scene from a river just a few miles away where they were conducting open-water rescue Read the rest of this entry »

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These lawsuits have played out even though hospitals’ costs of unpaid bills and provision of free care to the poor are supposed to be covered by the rates paid by all patients, under Maryland’s unique rate-setting system. Some of the hospitals that have filed the most lawsuits have received millions of surplus dollars from the payment system.
Maryland hospitals have won at least $100million in judgments against patients in the past five years and Read the rest of this entry »

Burglars cut a hole in the roof of the Walgreens store in the Swampscott Mall at 450 Paradise Road sometime between late Saturday night, Nov. 8, and the store opening Sunday, Nov. 9, and escaped with prescription drugs, according to Swampscott police.
Detective Sgt. Tim Cassidy said the suspects first cut a hole in the roof and then cut a hole in an inside wall to gain entrance to the pharmacy area of the store.
“A large quantity of pharmaceutical Read the rest of this entry »

– Most of the world seems to think that America invented obesity sometime in the last century, but the truth is, fat has always been a part of life (witness Hatshepsut, one of the great ancient Egyptian queens who reigned in the 15th century BC — despite her svelte sarcophagus, modern archeologists believe that she was pretty obese and may have suffered from diabetes).
So it stands to reason that dieting has been around just as long.
Some Read the rest of this entry »

If you close your eyes and imagine being stranded on a deserted island with only your partner, you might think about walking on secluded beaches, swimming with dolphins and hiking through lush tropical gardens.
It would be magic, day in and day out. Nature would peak the senses and romance would be in the air. Doesn’t sound real? Maybe not on a day to day basis, but it can be real for couples who create time each week for a date. Whether you’ve Read the rest of this entry »