Archive for May, 2008
Revised: Morris Animal Foundation Searches for America’s Best Vet With - Forbes
DENVER, May 21 /PRNewswire/ — If you think your veterinarian is the best in America, nominate him or her for the second annual Thank Your Vet for a Healthy Pet(SM) Contest. The national short-essay contest honors America’s veterinarians for their
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Earlier spring in Arctic could hit caribou diet - Guardian Unlimited
The early arrival of spring in the Arctic threatens to drive down populations of migrating animals such as caribou, climate scientists warned yesterday. Researchers working in western Greenland found that rising temperatures disrupted spring plant
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Vegan diet may help ease rheumatoid arthritis - Chiropractic Economics
LONDON (Reuters) - A gluten-free vegan diet full of nuts, sunflower seeds, fruit and vegetables appears to offer protection against heart attacks and strokes for people with rheumatoid arthritis, Swedish researchers said on Tuesday. The diet appeared
Source: www.chiroeco.com
The Diet-Pill Dilemma - Time
As the obesity crisis worsens and more pharmaceutical companies are hoping to improve their bottom line by shrinking their customers’ bottoms. After all, we are a short-cut society (who wouldn’t rather pop a pill than engage in the hard work of
Source: www.time.com
May 21st, 2008
Is your office making you fat? - Boston Globe
Work places are such snack-rich environments that nearly two out of three New Englanders find it a challenge to stick to a healthful diet while on the job, according to a new survey from Peapod LLC . Illinois-based Peapod is an Internet grocery and
Source: www.boston.com
Fattest man goes on biggest diet - MSN UK News
The world’s heaviest man is hoping to lose a staggering 68 stone to become the globe’s greatest slimmer. Manuel Uribe is dieting while confined to a reinforced bed that he has been unable to leave for the past six years. He has lost 37 stone since
Source: news.uk.msn.com
Planet Nutrition’s Proposed Acquisition Extreme Fitness Inc. Reports - MSN MoneyCentral
I M & M Exercise Equipment, wholly owned subsidiary of Extreme Fitness Inc., founded in 1983, known at that time as Industrial Machine and Manufacturing, tapped into the emerging exercise equipment market. A family owned business based out of Penrose
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HALLE TALKS POST-BIRTH WORKOUT SCHEDULE: Actress stepped up the cardio - EURweb
*Halle Berry has decided to tell the world about the diet and exercise plan she used to shed pounds gained before the March 16th birth of her daughter, Nahla Ariela Aubry. The 41-year-old works out for 60 minutes, five days a week with trainer Ramona
Source: www.eurweb.com
May 14th, 2008
Pentagon moves to reduce stigma of mental counseling - Salon
May 1st, 2008 | WASHINGTON — Advocates of better mental health care for troops say a new Pentagon policy aimed at reducing the stigma of getting psychiatric counseling could be a small but important step. Under the new policy, troops won’t have to
Source: www.salon.com
Adwatch: McCain runs ad touting his health insurance plan - Florida Times-Union
TITLE: “Health Care Action.” LENGTH: 60 seconds. AIRING: Iowa. SCRIPT: McCain: “The problem with health care in America is not the quality of health care, it’s the availability and the affordability. And that has to do with the dramatic increase in
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McCain seeks tax credit for health care - Boston Globe
TAMPA, Fla. Republican presidential candidate John McCain wants health insurance companies to compete for your business on the open market. He would offer families a $5,000 tax credit to help buy insurance policies. “Millions of Americans would be
Source: www.boston.com
N.J. businesses paying more for health care - Newsday
TRENTON, N.J. - Employers say they’re getting hit harder by health insurance costs. A New Jersey Business & Industry survey released Tuesday shows insurance costs rose 9.4 percent last year for businesses. It found the climb hit small businesses
Source: www.newsday.com
May 1st, 2008
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