Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Health News: [body]


MAKEOVER: Monday Makeover helped me get fit
EDP24 - Eastern Daily Press Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:58 PM PST
Last year we gave reader Tim Scutter a fitness makeover as he wanted to improve his fitness levels and his body. The results were amazing, but has he kept up with his fitness regime? EMMA HARROWING finds out.

Study of freakish mystery illness finds no cause
The San Francisco Examiner Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:52 PM PST
MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA Imagine having the feeling that tiny bugs are crawling on your body, that you have oozing sores and mysterious fibers sprouting from your skin. Sound like a horror movie? Well, at one point several years ago, government doctors were getting up to 20 calls a day from people saying they had such symptoms. Many of these people were in California and one of that ...

American Midwifery Certification Board Ensures U.S. Certificants Meet/Exceed Worldwide Standards Set for Midwifery Care
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:30 PM PST
LINTHICUM, Md., Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) released its Essential Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice earlier this year, detailing a standard of competency for midwives throughout the world. The American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB), the certifying body for certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs ...

Authorities Identify Body Found in Pond Near Duquesne
KSN - KODE Joplin Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:50 PM PST
(Jasper County, MO) -- Jasper County authorities have identified the body of a man found in a pond near Duquesne as 33-year-old Ronnie James Genandt of Joplin.

Retrial open in San Mateo killing of former Raiders star's daughter
Contra Costa Times Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:47 PM PST
Mohammed Haroon Ali is either a cold-blooded killer who strangled his girlfriend -- daughter of former Raiders star Fred Biletnikoff -- and dumped her body in a ravine or a mentally ill drug addict who lost control during a violent argument.

Man arrested after toddler badly burned
FOX10 Mobile Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:19 PM PST
A  2-year-old girl is in critical condition after being badly burned over nearly 70 percent of her body. Mobile police said her mother's boyfriend is accused of causing the life threatening injuries.

Haitian girl undergoes 6 hour surgery, successfully
WDBJ 7 Roanoke Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:57 PM PST
She was burned over 30 percent of her body when she fell into a fire as a child.

All in their heads? CDC finds no physical cause for strange creepy-crawly affliction
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:49 PM PST
ATLANTA - Imagine having the feeling that tiny bugs are crawling on your body, that you have oozing sores and mysterious fibers sprouting from your skin. Sound like a horror movie? Well, at one point several years ago, government doctors were getting up to 20 calls a day from people saying they had such symptoms.

“Complete Wellness Center” Opens
The Missourian Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:48 PM PST
Missourian Photo. Sara Mehringer, left, and Melissa Duchatschek recently opened a wellness studio at 127 Elm St., Suite 310, in Downtown Washington. Mehringer offers services in Thai body work and ayurveda and Duchatscheck offers several yoga classes per week.

Combo Treatment Helps Heal Overused, Aching Joints
Business Wire Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:35 PM PST
ROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Many athletes know the frustration of being sidelined by tendon disorders, like Achilles tendinitis and tennis elbow. In recent years, doctors have begun treating overused tendons with regenerative therapies that jump-start the body’s own healing process. One technique, a tenotomy, uses repeated needlesticks to break up scar tissue in the tendon, prompting the ...




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