Year: 2012
China says it will limit use of executed prisoners’ organs
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will limit the use of organ transplants from executed prisoners within two years, a senior health official said on Thursday, after the country ramps up a volunteer donor program aimed at curtailing the controversial practice. Nearly 1.5 million people in China need organ transplants each year, but only 10,000 can get one, according to China’s Health Ministry. Many of those organs are harvested from executed criminals. Rights groups have accused China of harvesting organs from executed prisoners without their consent – something that Beijing denies. …
GAF's 'Operation Scare the Hippos' Exercise Starts Today
The exercise among other things is aimed at assisting farmers in the area to scare off the Hippos in the general area of Niamina Karantaba in order to protect their farms from possible encroachment of the hippos in area and its environs in the Central …
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Thanksgiving Calories: How Much Exercise It Takes To Burn Off That Feast
Turkey with gravy, stuffing, buttery mashed potatoes, pecan pie with vanilla ice cream — if you're not careful, your Thanksgiving favorites can mean trouble for your waistline. In fact, the average Thanksgiving meal clocks in around 3,000 calories …
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Avoiding Thanksgiving Health Hazards
Exercise important in reducing childhood obesity
An Exercise — Elan and Networking
This is NOT an exercise in which I am accusing anyone of any wrong-doing, but merely an exercise in how people are connected to each other. It's an exercise in 'this person knows this person, who knows this person, etc'. In the Michigan Daily article …
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D.C. wellness calendar, Nov. 22-28
Wii fitness games For age 55 and older, virtual and physical exercise. Friday, 10:30 a.m. Woodridge Library, 1801 Hamlin St. NE. 202-541-6226. Free. Prenatal and baby yoga Sundays, 1-2 p.m. (prenatal); 2:15-3:10 p.m. (moms, dads, babies). Golden Heart Yoga DC, 4804 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-9642. www.goldenheartyoga.com . Registration required. Read full article >>
Actelion says lung drug macitentan submitted in Europe
ZURICH (Reuters) – Actelion has submitted heart and lung drug macitentan to European health regulators, the second major step for the drug the Swiss group is positioning as a viable successor to its current top seller. “The European Medicines Agency will now start the formal review process,” Actelion said on Thursday. It plans to sell the drug under the brand name Opsumit. Actelion, which submitted the treatment to the U.S. health regulator a month ago, issued data last month showing macitentan prolonged overall survival by more than a third in a clinical trial. …
What exercise is best for your chest?
An independent study commissioned by the American Council on Exercise has found that barbell bench press, the pec deck machine and bent-forward cable crossovers are the most effective exercises for targeting the major muscles of the chest. The study …
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Coast Guard training exercise
HOUGHTON — What would happen if someone jumped or fell off of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge? That's the training exercise the Coast Guard planned Wednesday. The simulation rescue is something that happens every year and this time it was for a …
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Five exercises to get in shape
| With the combination of long hours at work and taking care of the kids, there isn't much time for exercise. That's why I turned to a friend for help. Jodie Schmitz is a former bodybuilder and a certified personal trainer. "I competed for 15 years. I … See all stories on this topic » |
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