Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
When you have a baby or toddler in a stroller, it can be a tough time in a mom's life to feel she can get away for some exercise. Thankfully, there's a national group offered in Columbia and Lexington that takes the mom, the baby, and the stroller and …
See all stories on this topic »
| Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces tanks move amongst an umbrella of barrage during an annual live fire exercise at the Higashi-Fuji firing range in Gotemba, at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka prefecture on August 21, 2012. The annual drill involves … See all stories on this topic » |
 San Francisco Chronicle |
Adults consider a lack of exercise to be the most pressing health problem for American youths, with childhood obesity not trailing far behind, according to the sixth annual C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health. The survey …
See all stories on this topic »
Endurance swimmer and eternal optimist Diana Nyad abandoned her fourth attempt at swimming from Cuba to the U.S. this morning as jellyfish stings and inclement weather put her off course.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican Party committee on Tuesday embraced anti-abortion language it has used in its platform since 2004, with no mention of exceptions for rape or incest, as one of its Senate candidates was widely condemned over his comments about rape. The anti-abortion language was approved by the platform panel with little discussion and is nearly identical to what was in the Republican platform in 2008 and 2004. …
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Two in five adults in the U.S. are getting general healthcare from specialist doctors, according to a new study showing that figure held steady for nearly a decade. Researchers found that in 1999 and 2007, approximately 59 percent of visits in the U.S. for primary care were to family physicians. The other 41 percent were to specialists, such as internists and obstetricians-gynecologists. There is evidence that in healthcare systems where primary care doctors are the first point of contact, patients see better outcomes, according to the study’s lead author. …
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A porn industry trade group has announced a U.S. moratorium on production of adult sex films after at least one Los Angeles actor tested positive for syphilis, adding to the pressure on porn producers to require the use of condoms on sets. The actors can return to work in 10 days after taking antibiotics and doctors have recommended treating all adult film actors as a precaution, the Los Angeles-based Free Speech Coalition said in a statement on its website late on Monday. It added that filming had been halted since the weekend. …