HEALTH News, Fitness, Wellness, Diets, Oct 23, 2011

Health: Discovering a new way to keep fit Northampton Chronicle & Echo Breaking my usual couch potato routine, I went for a run the other day only to stop five minutes in, gasping for breath. I didn't venture out again. So when I heard about the concept of Zumba I was intrigued. The word has been everywhere in recent ... See all stories on this topic » Northampton Chronicle & Echo

Rehab helps heart patients live longer -- but they have to show up EurekAlert (press release) "Patients who take responsibility for their own health and make improvements in fitness can keep themselves alive longer." Interestingly, the greatest health benefits were derived by those who were least fit to begin with. "For them, even improving ... See all stories on this topic »

TO YOUR HEALTH - Oct. 20 Wicked Local Feeling Fit – Individualized exercise program for those with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, congestive heart failure, peripheral vascular disease, high blood pressure and those who are overweight. For information, call             508-679-7076      . ... See all stories on this topic »

2012 Health-Care Benefits: Taking time to figure out plans will pay off for ... Indianapolis Star See which fits you best. More than ever, companies are encouraging workers to be fitand healthy. And they are willing to pay for it. Why? A healthy employee keeps health-care costs low for the employer. Get educated on what your company offers. ... See all stories on this topic »

Insurance exchange could ease health care cost for small businesses Atlanta Journal Constitution By Misty Williams As co-owner of a small IT solutions company in Alpharetta, Julie Haley would rather be out networking and snapping up new business instead of spending hours looking for ways to curb her firm's escalating health insurance costs. ... See all stories on this topic »

Solstice Benefits Recognized as an American Heart Association Start! Fit ... Sacramento Bee Fit-Friendly Company," said Ellen deClaire, Director of Human Resources at Solstice. "We're committed to providing the best workplace environment possible. This will benefit our employees' health and produce even more positive results for our company ... See all stories on this topic »

Middlesbrough opera star Suzannah Clarke reveals health fears Sunday Sun OPERA diva Suzannah Clarke last night revealed how she had been haunted by healthfears. The mum-of-one, an ambassador for her home town of Middlesbrough, suffers from epilepsy but kept it secret, terrified she may suffer a fit while singing before a ... See all stories on this topic »

Nelson health department eyes possible new home in medical center The Daily Progress West District Supervisor Thomas Bruguiere said he thought the Blue Ridge Medical Center's facility was a “good fit” for the county's health department. At the Oct. 11 meeting, Carter said the space at the new Blue Ridge Medical Facility was built out, ... See all stories on this topic »

The Mead family gets fit with the Highlands Get Fit Challenge Cookeville Herald Citizen My gratitude extends to God, my husband George, my team leader Jason, and the GetFit Challenge for the encouragement to become healthy for life." The Highlands Get FitChallenge is an initiative of the Highlands Health Care Committee, which is working ... See all stories on this topic »

A sea of good health Myall Coast Nota The words ''Mediterranean diet'' conjure up images of fit-looking people eating fresh food beside a sun-drenched coastline. There's plenty of truth behind those associations. Epidemiological studies have shown people who follow a Mediterranean-style ... See all stories on this topic »

Four options if you lack health insurance SunHerald.com This is familiar turf for the self-employed or long-term unemployed who shop around to find policies that fit their needs and pocketbooks. It, too, can be expensive. And people with pre-existing conditions or other health issues may not qualify or may ... See all stories on this topic »

'Plug in the dike' Worcester Telegram Eric H. Schultz, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF HARVARD PILGRIMHEALTH CARE WORCESTER — The strangest thing happened at Polar Beverages recently: The cost to provide health insurance to the company's 1600 workers went down. ... See all stories on this topic »

Dr. Oz inspires, excites Daniel Plan followers OCRegister REPORTED BY ERIKA I. RITCHIE, PHOTO CARLOS DELGADO Seals has lost 100 pounds since starting on Pastor Rick Warren's church-wide fitness and health plan in January. She and others spoke about their new sense of self, their new-found energy and their ... See all stories on this topic »

Doctors don't eat the Hippocratic Oath GhanaWeb This person is not fit to head any Ministry and must be given the boot. But can President Mills do so? Yet another problem. We know that the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission has been tasked to negotiate with the striking doctors to resolve the crisis... See all stories on this topic »

How to make healthy decisions Times of India Remember that you don't have to fit into societal expectations in order to feel truly happy and satisfied, for example, you could be single and feel absolutely great about relationships because you love your own company, you date on your terms and you ... See all stories on this topic »

Women of Achievement PennLive.com The March of Dimes 22nd annual Salute to Chester County Women of Achievement will honor Amanda Cabot, CEO and president of Dansko; Maryann Mesure, senior director of program planning and evaluation for the Maternal and Child Health Consortium of ... See all stories on this topic »

Stay festive and fit Hindustan Times Still, by following some umb rules, it is just possible to maintain yourhealth and have fun They see an increase in their blood sugar level when they eat foods which do not contain fibre, like maida-based pasta, bakery items, naan, kulcha, pizza, ... See all stories on this topic » Hindustan Times

Relaxation recipe: Red kuri squash gnocchi Alaska Dispatch I'm doing this for research ("research," my husband Carl echoes, eyes rolling) to see if the Chopra Center brand of wellness program might be a fitfor our lodges. We offer massage and yoga at the lodges and up until now it's been a little whimsical in ... See all stories on this topic » Alaska Dispatch

'Fit' to be a Franchise Owner Sacramento Bee based franchisor is dedicated to providing members with more value than any otherhealth club. For more information, please visit www.snapfitness.com. Reader comments on Sacbee.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Sacramento Bee. ... See all stories on this topic »

2 business owners think they are right fit for Lacey TheNewsTribune.com Steadman said he believes some of the biggest issues facing the city are the health of Puget Sound, supporting the region's military community and having good parks. A former Marine, Steadman says he knows what it's like to look for work during a down ... See all stories on this topic »

A transformative time for Principal DesMoinesRegister.com In fact, Principal jettisoned its residential mortgage business, which had 800 employees, in 2005 and its health insurance business, which had 1500 employees, last year. Neither fit well with the company's strategy of being a leading provider of asset ... See all stories on this topic »

Tips For Choosing The Best Health Insurance For You Eva-News Staying as fit as you can is step one. When considering a medical care insurance plan from your employer, take a good look at your present plan and consider items that you could be ready to change. You could be currently paying up for more coverage ... See all stories on this topic »

Healthy Skin Care Habits You Need To Learn Eva-News On review sites, you will find the opinions of many different people who can give you advice on whether or not the product works or is a good fit for you. Take this into consideration when making your decision. If you are looking for matte skin, ... See all stories on this topic »

A cell of a discovery Malaysia Star The tentacular shape and constant movement of dendritic cells fit precisely with their functions: to snatch invaders, embrace other cells of the immune system, and deliver the antigens and other signals that are needed to initiate vigorous responses. ... See all stories on this topic » Malaysia Star

Health Insurance Products Come In Lots Of Options Eva-News Since there are such a lot of options, it's likely that you can find one that will fit your budget and your needs. If you haven't got a family to be concerned about, for example, you might prefer a basic type of coverage. This way, you will be covered ... See all stories on this topic »

Hip-Hop class helps kids get and stay fit Charlotte Observer The cardiovascular activity helped strengthen Maya's lungs and it also improved her physical health. "I was determined to help find something that would build her lung capacity," Patricia said. "She even lost about 20 pounds when she started dancing. ... See all stories on this topic »

Partnership establishes targets on land use to help Puget Sound Kitsap Sun Information about how the targets fit into the overall health of Puget Sound has been organized into a new Web-based tool called “Puget Sound Vital Signs,” www.psp.wa.gov/vitalsigns. The new land use targets have yet to be added. ... See all stories on this topic »

Treadmill desks may help get office workers moving Las Vegas Review-Journal based office furniture giant Steelcase has sold 3000 of its Walkstation combination desk-treadmills, first introduced in 2007, said Maren Channer, the company's marketing manager for Healthcare and Fit Work. She said the company is on pace to double ... See all stories on this topic »

A High-Profile Executive Job as Defense Against Mental Ills BlueRidgeNow.com “My whole life, try as I might, I never fit.” Not in college, where in her freshman year at Wellesley she became increasingly isolated and erratic, wearing roller skates everywhere, even in class, and spending odd hours on the roofs of buildings, ... See all stories on this topic »

Ask Dr. K: Changes in your nails aren't always reliable health clues Greenville Daily Reflector But even healthy people can have nails that aren't fit for a photo shoot. Vertical ridges like the type you've developed are found in perfectly healthy people. So are occasional “pits” (indentations), darkened bands, and flatter or rounded nails. ... See all stories on this topic »

Fitness Guru, 10, Teaches Kids How to be Fit - Health News - ABC ... Health News and Headlines From ABC News Radio. abcnewsradioonline.com/.../fitness-guru-10-teaches-kids-how-...

Medical Malls: A Right Fit For Your Health System? | Healthcare ... At a time when dwindling reimbursements are on the mind of every hospital executive, finding financially viable solutions is a must to keep ailing health systems ... www.healthcarefinancenews.com/.../medical-malls-right-fit-yo...

Breaking News - Discovery Fit & Health Original Series Reconstructs ... Discovery Fit & Health Original Series Reconstructs the Lives of Those. www.thefutoncritic.com/news/.../20111012health01/

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Lawyer: Doc not fit for Vegas hepatitis case trial - Health News Lawyer: Doc not fit for Vegas hepatitis case trial - The ailing former physician- owner of a southern Nevada endoscopy clinic. townhall.com/news/health/2011/10/11/lawyer.../full/

Why Gamers Are A Great Fit At The Gym - Health News Story ... (CNN) -- They've been trained to focus for weeks at a time on a single goal. They know how to clearly identify obstacles and form step-by-step plans to overcome ... www.wbaltv.com/health/29482135/detail.html

Cain to Prove He's Fit to Be President - ABC News In his new book, “This is Herman Cain!: My Journey to the White House,” the Republican candidate competitor opens up about his battle with stage four colon ... abcnews.go.com/.../herman-cain-to-disclose-medical-records/

Health News - One size does not fit all for knee replacements and ... One size does not fit all for knee replacements and other medical devices. www.healthcanal.com/.../22128-One-size-does-not-fit-all-for-...

Why gamers are a great fit at the gym - My Health News My Health News » CNN Health » Why gamers are a great fit at the gym. Home · R efresh ... WHO news (88 unread); Disease Outbreak News (102 unread) ... www.myhealthnews.org/.../Why_gamers_are_a_great_fit_at_t...

Fit 2 Fat 2 Fit: Personal trainer gains 70 pounds to better ... The concept of Fit 2 Fat 2 Fit, in Manning's words — see the top video below for his personal introduction to the program — is to go from "fit to fat in six ... www.mlive.com/health/.../fit_2_fat_2_fit_personal_train.html

Northwest Medical pledges 30-minute ER wait "We believe this service pledge will distinguish us from other health-care providers in the area, and underline our commitment to people who live and work ... azstarnet.com/.../article_9bf62ecc-69ed-5884-b34d-8f3c29b5...

Junk food makes fit lads infertile By EMMA LITTLE, Health and Science Editor JUNK food can make healthy young men infertile by damaging their sperm, a study shows. ... www.thesun.co.uk/.../Junk-food-makes-fit-lads-infertile.html

Bon Secours 757 Good Health Blog | Fall into Action: Getting ... Local Health News and Events for the Hampton Roads Community. Bon Secours ... Fall is a great time to step into action to get energized and fit. Here are a few ... www.bs757.com/2011/.../fall-into-action-getting-physically-fit...

Best Booster Car Seats for Kids: New Ratings | Insurance Institute for ... Another 5 seats were rated as "Good Bets," meaning they provide acceptable belt fit in most vehicles, the IIHS said. Six boosters were not recommended ... www.myhealthnewsdaily.com/best-car-booster-seats-kids-ratin...

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FINANCIAL News, Money, Banks, Economic and Financial Crisis, Oct 23, 2011

European Leaders Open Last-Ditch Push to End Debt Crisis, Safeguard Banks Bloomberg A special-purpose vehicle was also discussed at this month's meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers. It would be run by the IMF as a way to channel loans from countries such as China and Brazil. “To be able to do this we'd ... See all stories on this topic » Bloomberg

European Finance Ministers Fall Short of Final Bank Plan Wall Street Journal The bank recapitalization plan was expected to be the easiest of the three main items on the ministers' agenda, which also includes the size of private sector writedowns of Greek debt and what to do with the European Financial Stability Facility. ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Did Lord Turner want to force 'living wills' on small banks? The Independent By Mark Leftly The country's smallest banks have barely a fortnight to flag their concerns over a burdensome piece of regulation designed for the big institutions that caused the financial crisis. TheFinancial Services Authority (FSA) has set a 9 ... See all stories on this topic »

Mark Carney on a mission: First Canada, now the world CTV.ca Mr. Carney wants to find a way to structure the financial system so that a poorly-run large bankcould go out of business without creating an economic crisis. As part of that, Mr. Carney is also an advocate of cleaning up the system of trading ... See all stories on this topic »

Bank's Collapse in Europe Points to Global Risks StarNewsOnline.com As Europe's debt crisis has deepened, a recurring question is how much risk it poses to the United States economy, and especially American banks. While American financial institutions have sought to limit any damage by reducing their loans and thus ... See all stories on this topic »

Euro rescue deal fudge to cause market meltdown Irish Independent By LOUISE McBRIDE Europe faces the prospect of further credit rating downgrades and stock market falls if a viable deal to resolve the European debt crisis is not ironed out this week, financialexperts have warned. However, even if a deal is agreed, ... See all stories on this topic »

China signals irritation as Europe stares into the financial abyss Telegraph.co.uk And now, having used Western Europe as an economic laboratory, the single currency's architects need to admit that their hubristic experiment has gone very badly wrong. Decisive action is needed to stabilise financial markets. ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Banks cannot rely on taxpayer cash - Swedish finmin Reuters India EU officials say almost 100 billion euros is required to shore up the region's bankingsystem. Banks that cannot raise money on the markets will have to turn to national governments, and finally to the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF). ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters India

Unravelling financial crisis Business Line The housing market was linked to the investment banks and ultimately to the newly globalisedfinancial system, and when the thread was pulled, everything began to unravel.” The author is aghast that even those in the top echelon of the US economy ... See all stories on this topic »

Eurozone crisis will be solved – eventually – insists FSA's Lord Turner The Guardian Mervyn is Sir Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, who, when justifying undertaking £75bn of extra quantitative easing earlier this month, described the currentfinancial crisis as the worst in history. Turner sits with King on the financial ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Will 'Helicopter Kim' be available in S. Korea? Xinhua The Bank of Korea (BOK), South Korea's central bank, learned a lesson from the crisis about the very importance of a central bank's role in stabilizing financial systems and boosting realeconomy. Securing financial stability would be added to the ... See all stories on this topic »

Brian Lenihan: A man imbued with hope and courage Irish Independent The financial world was about to collapse, the banks of Ireland with it, and, here at home, a novicefinance minister was in charge, newly appointed to the Government of a decadent age. Perhaps the most enduring impression of Brian Lenihan back then ... See all stories on this topic »

Is Greece A 'Failed State'? International Business Times “What makes the current scenario even worse, and probably insoluble, is that the present economic and financial crisis has been caused chiefly by an enormous political crisis,” Pappas said. “It is politics that have, in the first place, led Greece to ... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times

Invest in smaller companies for bigger returns Telegraph.co.uk Before this credit boom, James Maltin of Rathbones points to research published in the Journal of Financial Economics in November 1981, showing that from 1926 until 1980 the smallest stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange outperformed the largest... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

The Epileptic Economy: Why the Financial System Suffers from a Mental Illness Big Think (blog) Mark Roeder is an ex-senior executive of UBS Bank and the author of The Big Mo: Why Momentum Rules Our World. In this guest post, he explores what recent discoveries in neurobiology can tell us about the causes of the financial crisis - and how to ... See all stories on this topic »

Spending Smart: Crowning a banking champ St. Augustine Record ROUND 5: OWNERSHIP: Big banks are obligated to make as much money as they can for shareholders, which often is on the backs of customers. And if you're mad at big banks for their role in the financial crisis, ownership of your bank matters. ... See all stories on this topic »

Higher bank fees here to stay Pueblo Chieftain They come in the midst of a tough economic climate where millions of people are unemployed. Some say the fees are a callous response by banks that were bailed out during the financial crisis.On Monday, activists gathered in Burnside Park in downtown ... See all stories on this topic »

Contra Costa Times/Oakland Tribune California Perspective: Hope, then anger ... Contra Costa Times For my own guidance on that issue, I sought out the Californian who knows as much as anyone about the origins of the financial crisis that triggered the 2008 recession from which the worldeconomy has yet to meaningfully recover. ... See all stories on this topic »

Coalition in la-la land as taxpayers pushed to limit Irish Independent Businesses are being starved of cash and homeowners are being prevented from meeting theirfinancial obligations. The Government pumped money into the banks, but the banks won't lend it to those who need it. We need to review how best to get money ... See all stories on this topic »

Financial woes debated as factor in Lewisboro family massacre The Journal News | LoHud.com Unemployment and/or economic woes, she said, only compound the stress. "Financial problems do not make a man go out and kill his wife and children," Campbell said. "But it is a risk factor over and above prior domestic violence. ... See all stories on this topic »

Kuwait considering investments in Europe - fin min Reuters India By Martina Fuchs and Stanley Carvalho ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Kuwait is considering buying assets in Europe after prices fell in response to the region's debt crisis, but it has not made specific decisions, the country's finance minister told Reuters. ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters India

Four Nations, Four Lessons New York Times Watching Japanese timidity and failures has surely made him more willing to experiment with unconventional forms of monetary policy in the aftermath of our own financial crisis. The economists in the Obama administration are also well aware of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Why we quit spending ... Los Angeles Times Yet we're spending significantly less than we once did, forming an incremental drag on the economic recovery. Ironically, we have more money salted away in our savings account now than before my job was cut. That's what financial fear does; ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Consensus still elusive on how to start jobs machine Memphis Commercial Appeal Instead of only holding on that long, a few analysts and politicians advocate bracing a corner of theeconomy mauled by job losses -- manufacturing. "This crisis has been reported by the press as afinancial crisis. But the American people understand ... See all stories on this topic »

Advance and protect: Nation's top financial adviser operates from Omaha Lincoln Journal Star It's going to take real economic pain and another major crisis to say that we can't loan moremoney. (Finance ministers from the 17 euro countries agreed Friday to pay Greece its next batch of bailout loans, avoiding a potentially disastrous default, ... See all stories on this topic »

Angry protesters settle in with kitchen tent, library and music 'room' The Independent The personal reasons behind the seizure of this prominent part of the Square Mile vary greatly, from distress at the country's growing unemployment to fury at the banking failures that led to thefinancial crisis. It's 10am and most of the protesters ... See all stories on this topic »

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