in Westwood will open a 7,500-square-foot dedicated space Monday for its Blood and Marrow Transplant program.
The space’s renovation started in the fall and cost $2 million, KU Hospital spokesman Dennis Minich said Wednesday. The project was paid for by Annette Bloch’s $20 million donation in the fall, Minich said.
The Blood and Marrow Transplant program had been in shared space in the cancer pavilion, he said.
The program had three Read the rest of this entry »

Israel will not break us, say defiant Palestinians
First Published:آ Januaryآ 9,آ 2009
CAIRO: Death, injuries and trauma have not managed to diffuse Palestinian desire to stand firm in the face of the Israeli operations against Gaza, now into its second week and a death tally of 760 with over 3,000 wounded.
Thirty-six wounded Palestinians currently receiving treatment at Cairo’s Nasser Medical Institute appear unequivocal in their Read the rest of this entry »

Though we’re just a week into the new year, you might already be feeling your enthusiasm starting to lag when it comes to your health and fitness goals. Eating better and moving more aren’t yet habits for you, and you might find them boring or you’re not yet seeing any results.
Dr. Lawrence J. Cheskin, founder and director of the Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center, says that most people fail at diets for these reasons, as well as an
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‘Flat Belly Diet’: a review of the hot new diet book–will it be your ticket to weight loss in 2009?
Well, well, well; it’s December 31st and people all across the fruited plain are engaging in a time-honored American tradition –making resolutions to lose weight.
Every year sees its own crop of hip new diet plans (remember Atkins? The South Beach Diet? The Zone?); this year’s frontrunner looks Liz Vaccariello’s
, delightfully subtitled
A Read the rest of this entry »

Cue the one-note chorus from Colorado Springs…
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, chaired by Ted Kennedy,
from Health and Human Services Secretary-Nominee Tom Daschle today.
This isn’t a confirmation hearing, but it signals the high priority
that both Congress and the Obama Administration plan to give to serious
health care reform this year.
The prominence of health care on
Washington’s radar even in the midst of Read the rest of this entry »

Clear a safe, open space to move and dance. Sit in this space with the children and discuss the moon and what it is.After the children have told what they know about the moon, describe it as a celestial object that orbits the earth.The moon is the earth’s natural satellite.
blast off, space flight, moonwalk, orbit, and splash down
.Have each child find his/her own perfect spot and explore the movements associated with each phase of the space Read the rest of this entry »

COLUMBUS- The Ohio Department of Natural Resources wants to help Ohioans “Get Fit Naturally” as they work toward the familiar New Year’s Resolution to improve physical fitness.
When Ohio rings in 2009, individuals and families statewide will pledge to make physical health a top priority. Scrapping a sedentary lifestyle and committing to regular physical activity, such as walking, running and biking, is known to have substantial health benefits. Read the rest of this entry »

MONROE — Straubs Fitness Monroe will participate in Cycle for Survival on Sunday, Jan. 25.
This indoor cycling challenge benefits research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center on “orphan cancers,” which are forms of the disease that often lack the funding needed for breakthroughs in treatment.
Rose SantaTeresa, an avid cycler, a Straubs member and a registered nurse at Sloan Kettering, said, “We ride to support the Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON — Within days of taking office, President-elect
will rescind a Bush administration policy that has impeded state efforts to provide health insurance to children from low- and middle-income families, aides and advisers said Monday.
The policy, issued in August 2007, is one of many that the new administration hopes to change or withdraw in its first weeks in office.
Some of the policies may take more time to revise because they Read the rest of this entry »

The agency has been reviewing its risk assessments for bisphenol A, a chemical used to harden plastic that is found in a wide variety of products, from baby bottles to compact discs to the lining of canned goods. The chemical, commonly called BPA, mimics estrogen and may disrupt the body’s carefully calibrated endocrine system.
BPA is found in the urine of more than 90 percent of the U.S. population, according to data from the
. Scientists believe Read the rest of this entry »