West Pasco happenings

St. Petersburg Times - Airbonne International, Alzheimer's Association, Atria Senior Living Group, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Good Samaritan Health Clinic of Pasco, Healthy Start Coalition, Hernando-Pasco Hospice, Hudson Beach Yoga, Lighthouse for the Visually Read more

Lose 21 Pounds in 21 Days: The Martha's Vineyard Diet Detox

WebMD - But the recommended physical activity is limited to walking, yoga , a chi machine (a so-called "passive aerobic exerciser"), or jumping on a trampoline, which is encouraged for lymphatic draining to help your body "oxygenate," according to DeLuz. After Read more

Sunshine and Sandalwood in South India

Street.Com - It is also the birthplace of ashtanga yoga, and thousands of aspiring yogis congregate here to study the ancient asanas with masters like Pattabhi Jois at the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute and B.N.S. Iyengar at Sri Patanjala Yogashala (Jagamohan Read more

Health care in Bucks: A mixed diagnosis

MSNBC - The $6 million renovation should take two years and the campus will offer OB/GYN services, a surgical weight loss program, an outpatient surgical program and doctors' offices. For years, Warminster Hospital had lost money and patients to other area Read more

HealthQuest House foundation helps assist organ recipients

Paradise Post - Cooke said his hope for the foundation is to build a facility within the next year in San Francisco that would provide accommodations and proper nutrition for organ transplant recipients and their support persons. In a few years, Cooke said he Read more

ACTISEC™ - Nutrition with taste

Food Navigator - Fruit and vegetable powders can provide a positive contribution to a healthy diet. This is why Obipektin AG has developed a new product line, Actisec™, which guarantees a minimum content of phytonutrients. Actisec™ opens up a wide range of Read more

AP Top News at 1:38 p.m. EST

Newsday - Late Twist for Health Insurance Coverage WASHINGTON (AP) -- The modest spending increase that Congress approved for a popular children's health insurance program will maintain coverage for those already enrolled. But many lacking insurance will Read more

Benefits for Pets, Not Partners

Inside Higher Ed - A range of plans are offered, covering wellness care, vaccinations, X-rays, surgery and hospitalization (although pre-existing conditions may not be covered). “Your pet is a member of your family — his quality of life is important to you,” says Read more

The Devil and Ike Turner

Slate - The book was one of a long line of spiritual systems—Catholicism, Sufism, the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo—that Stockhausen embraced. But they were adjuncts to his true creed: Stockhausen was first and foremost a priest of sound, a Read more

City of Edmond employees benefit from wellness programs

Edmond Sun - EDMOND — Melisa Vinson is more conscientious about what she eats since she came to work for the City of Edmond two years ago A wellness program keeps her energized by exercising, attending the healthy lunches, participating in health screenings and Read more

Curves' Fitness Campaign Celebrates Women, Not Weight Loss

Brandweek - Curves International is about to jump-start the January weight-loss season with a new ad campaign that doesn’t focus on losing weight. The updated effort, breaking Monday, aims to inspire and celebrate women, not just concentrate on losing pounds Read more

Baylor joins $115 million microbe study

Houston Chronicle - The National Institutes of Health announced the $115 million "Human Microbiome Project" on Wednesday. Researchers will recruit healthy volunteers to swab for tissue samples to study what microbial communities exist in different parts of the body and Read more

Award-Winning Dash Express Now Available for Pre-Order

Forbes - LA Yoga Studios, Best Red Sox Bars in Boston, Toddler Playgrounds in New York City) straight to your device so you always have access to the places you want to go. -- AutoUpdate(TM) means your GPS is always up to date Read more

Fergie's divorce punishment

Monsters and Critics - Sarah - who is now the face of the Weight Watchers weight-loss programme in the US - told Britain's Hello! magazine: "I felt I deserved to be punished, because I was worthless. The real truth is that, having left the royal family I didn't feel that I Read more

A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Delta Dental Plans Association Members

CNBC - Best has assigned an FSR of B++ (Good) and an ICR of "bbb+" to Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company of America (Wilmington, DE) (RLHICA). The outlook for all ratings is stable. DDMI, the second largest member of the Delta Dental Plans Read more

The 7 Big Health and Fitness Lies About Optimal Health And Weight Loss

NewsTarget - (NewsTarget) One of the most successful ways to lose weight and reach optimum health is to challenge what you've been told. Successful people aren't reasonable and use a ton of common sense to make their fitness work for them. The solution is to ask Read more

Musharraf tightens grip on nuclear arms

Miami Herald - Food | Health | Home & Design | People | Travel | Style | Books | Family & Parenting | Pets | Religion & Values Editorials | Editorial Cartoons | President Pervez Musharraf has tightened his control over Pakistan's nuclear weapons, anchoring in law a commission Read more

CEG announces new board members, chairman

Albany Business Journal - Advertisers changing spending habits; reach of newspapers' online editions is big draw [Albany] Companies promote wellness to Alain Kaloyeros, the vice president and chief administrative officer at the state University at Albany 's College of Read more

Don Peers Leads Five-Day Ashtanga Yoga Retreat at Uma Ubud in Bali

e-Travel Blackboard - Residential guests will be able to benefit from Uma Ubud’s substantial facilities in other areas of holistic wellness. Massage and Ayurvedic therapies are available at Uma Ubud’s COMO Shambhala Retreat and guests can eat healthily from the Read more

Common childhood vaccine recalled over contamination concerns; US says

Philadelphia Inquirer - ATLANTA - More than a million doses of a common vaccine given to babies as young as 2 months were being recalled Wednesday because of contamination risks, but the top U.S. health official said it was not a health threat. A shortage of the widely used Read more

Michigan State Medical Society Says Tanning Parlor Legislation a

Forbes - Wellness and prevention are key principles of the initiative's goal to ultimately transform health care in Michigan. The Michigan State Medical Society is the professional association of 15,000 medical doctors in Michigan. Visit the MSMS website at Read more

The world's first supermodel does South Beach

Miami Herald - I always tell my models to keep away from drugs and alcohol, to get their education -- they have to have a high school diploma -- and basically treat their bodies right with proper diet and nutrition. Everyone needs a good role model when you are Read more

MORNING BRIEFING

Batavia Sun - Two of the three Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center pools were ranked at the top of their respective categories for the October 2006 through September 2007 swimming pool season according to the DuPage County Health Department. The lap pool and Read more

Bulls have no shot

Chicago Tribune - It's a good thing the new and improved Celtics visited the United Center on Saturday night with their Big Three of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce. That's because the Bulls challenged the interest level of a sellout crowd of 22,778 with an Read more

Yankees showing interest in Japanese reliever

Newsday - The Yankees, searching for affordable bullpen help, met with the representative for Japanese free agent Kazuo Fukumori COLLECTIONS F/T & P/T CLERICAL RN - DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITAL ACCOUNTS PAYABLE LEGAL SECY TEMP/PERM Read more

Course for Parents: A Fighting Chance for Hurt Kids

Market Wire - To receive more information about the What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child course, or to receive a free booklet entitled "The Pathway To Wellness" which gives parents 240 vital points to help their child who may have been diagnosed as mentally Read more

Dictatorial powers are looming

Davis Enterprise - As of June 2007, eight states (Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Montana and Utah) and 403 cities and counties, representing more than 85 million Americans, have taken action against the Patriot Act. Recognizing the Read more

PBMI Expands 2008 Drug Benefit Conference to Better Serve Benefits

Forbes - The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow's Big Changes, will discuss emerging preferences of U.S. consumers and their viewpoints on health and wellness. Drilling down into these microtrends will provide insights to guide decisions that impact employers and Read more

Nestle USA and Jamba Juice Blend Their Expertise to Create Healthy

Forbes - Nestle USA, with 2006 sales of $8.5 billion (includes Nestle Nutrition), is part of Nestle S.A. in Vevey, Switzerland -- the world's largest food company -- with sales of $79 billion. For product news and information, visit Nestleusa.com or Read more

Huckabee: 'a different kind of Jesus juice'

Los Angeles Times - He is the Southern preacher who favors droll wit over brimstone sermonizing, a rock 'n' roll bass player who believes in creationism, with an Oprah-ready story about a 110-pound weight loss that probably saved his life. Here in Arkansas, where Read more

Holiday tea to be served at Historic Oakland

Baltimore Sun - Senior yoga // Yoga Center of Columbia will continue its senior yoga classes at Slayton House in Wilde Lake Village Center. The slower-paced, gentle yoga classes emphasize breathing and stress reduction. Classes will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m Read more

America's Vainest Cities

Forbes - He has also noticed an increase in cosmetic procedures for patients who have experienced significant weight loss or undergone bariatric surgery. When we ranked the Most Obese Cities , Nashville entered the list as the seventh heaviest. A Brief History Read more

Sangamo BioSciences to Present at the BMO Capital Markets Health Care

Forbes - RICHMOND, Calif., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO) announced today that Edward Lanphier, Sangamo's president and CEO, will provide an update on the progress of Sangamo's ZFP Therapeutic development programs Read more