'Use trolley bags, even if it's uncool'
AsiaOne Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:16 AM PDT
WHEN 15-year-old Thiveena Vijayan's petite body first showed signs of scoliosis, her mother dismissed them as part of puberty. Thiveena, then a 13-year-old, would moan and whine about her hips, which she said was "bigger and rounded" on one side. |
Mom of injured toddler held on 7 felony counts
Post-Tribune Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:01 AM PDT
The mother of a 2-year-old East Chicago boy hospitalized in critical condition with severe head injuries is being held without bail in the Lake County Jail on seven felony counts. Melissa Johnson, 27, of the 3800 block of Elm Street, was charged after she and her boyfriend brought the child to St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago on April 21 with head injuries, bruises covering his body and ... |
A hard day's night can be unhealthy
Chicago Sun-Times Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:01 AM PDT
I work nights and need to lose weight. I walk at least 30 minutes a day, sometimes more. What else can I do to see results?A. Night work is linked with everything from obesity and diabetes to cancer. So you're smart to go after excess weight, but you'll need to outwit your own body chemistry. Your hard day's night may scramble several hormones that regulate appetite, how many calories you burn ... |
State now takes blood from tattooed donors
Chicago Sun-Times Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:01 AM PDT
It's long been policy at Illinois blood banks that tattooed and heavily pierced donors need not apply.That's because those into body art had to wait 12 months after any tattooing or piercing to give blood.But a new day has dawned. With a long-sought 2006 law finally implemented, Illinois banks now will accept the tattooed and pierced donors' blood immediately, LifeSource announced Tuesday.Before ... |
Press Release
PharmiWeb Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:53 AM PDT
Raynham, MA â€" April 26, 2010 â€" DePuy Spine, Inc. today announced the launch of the EXPEDIUM® Vertebral Body Derotation (VBD) Set to help surgeons correct spinal alignment and decrease rib rotation in patients with scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine that affects about 6 million people in the U.S. |
New business owner can help the body maintain health
Papillion Times Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:17 AM PDT
If your back is feeling a little sore or you’re feeling a little under the weather, maybe it’s time to visit the newest business in town â€" ReConnect Chiropractic, P.C. |
Mark Emmert hired as NCAA president
Detroit Free Press Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:53 AM PDT
University of Washington president Mark A. Emmert became the NCAA's new chief executive Tuesday. Emmert succeeds Myles Brand, who died in September from pancreatic cancer. Brand was the first former university president to lead college sports' largest governing body and the first chief executive to die in office. |
Sports shorts
Foster's Daily Democrat Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:23 AM PDT
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Just sight of sickness puts body on alert
Everett Herald Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:15 AM PDT
LOS ANGELES â€" Next time you glare at someone for sneezing near you in an elevator, be sure to look long and hard at the offending germ-spreader: It may protect you from getting what he or she has. |
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