Free health screenings
WWAY 3 Wilmington Thu, 21 May 2009 14:21 PM PDT
Video Body Free health screenings were available today for anyone looking to check their cholesterol, body mass index and bone density. The event was collaboration between Walgreen’s and AARP. Results were instant, and the check-up was valued at 140 bucks. "I saw it while I was driving by and I saw the bone density mentioned on the scans they were going to do, the checks, and I thought that ... |
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day
WWAY 3 Wilmington Thu, 21 May 2009 13:51 PM PDT
Video Body We all know what being tired feels like. Now imagine feeling exhausted day in and day out. That's what Sandra Honeycutt faces, as she has been living with chronic fatigue syndrome, or CFS, for the past five years. Symptoms of CFS include severe fatigue, headaches, and joint pain. There is no cure for CFS, so to cope with the disorder Honeycutt relies on energy supplements. Between one ... |
Body ID’d as Piner
The Greenwood Commonwealth Thu, 21 May 2009 12:22 PM PDT
The body found by the Greenwood Police Department in a locked pickup Saturday in the Wal-Mart parking lot has been positively identified as Howard Piner of Brighton, Tenn. |
Pathologist takes the stand in murder trial
The Shreveport Times Thu, 21 May 2009 11:38 AM PDT
A forensic pathologist testified this morning about the injuries to Joe Prock's body and how the retired fire captain died during the murder trial of his accused killer. |
New arrest warrant issued for mother who fled with son
KJCT 8 Grand Junction Thu, 21 May 2009 11:13 AM PDT
NEW ULM, Minn. (AP) - A new arrest warrant has been issued today for the mother of a 13-year-old Minnesota boy who has cancer. The mother fled with her son to avoid giving him chemotherapy treatments. She has said putting toxic substances in the body violates the family's religious convictions. |
Genes of 'Bearded Lady' Revealed
LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News Thu, 21 May 2009 11:11 AM PDT
Julia Pastrana became famous as the "bearded lady" in the mid-1800s. Now, more than 150 years later, scientists have discovered the genetic mutations responsible for her rare condition. The disorder, known as congenital generalized hypertrichosis terminalis (CGHT) with gingival hypertrophy, is characterized by excessive growth of dark hairs all over the body, distorted facial features, and ... |
Fitness centers offer free VO2 testing
U.S. Marine Corps Thu, 21 May 2009 10:48 AM PDT
Volume of Oxygen testing is a method which reveals the body’s potential for endurance by measuring its use of oxygen and is available free of charge at designated Camp Pendleton fitness centers. |
Zyprexa: Illness of Body Or Mind
The Berkeley Daily Planet Thu, 21 May 2009 10:35 AM PDT
Since I became mentally ill in my early adulthood, it has been deemed by physicians, by family and by my own best judgment that it is necessary for me to always take psychiatric medications. |
Gene Therapy Could Expand Stem Cells' Promise
Newswise Thu, 21 May 2009 10:34 AM PDT
Once placed into a patient's body, stem cells intended to treat or cure a disease could end up wreaking havoc simply because they are no longer under the control of the clinician. But gene therapy has the potential to solve this problem, according to a perspective article from physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornel published in a recent issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell. |
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