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RE-BIRTH FOR THE TSUNAMI VICTIMS - Deepika Global
The December 2004 tsunami smashed into Tamil Nadu State of India with terrible force on December 26, killing 8,000 people, 6,023 dead in the worst-hit district of Nagapattanam alone. The tsunami that struck four years ago had a devastating effect on

TASTE: Your source of summer C: California peaches, plums and - Sierra Vista Herald
Warm weather is here, and so is the season s delicious bounty of fresh summer stone fruit. Everyone knows that fruit is good for you, but did you know that peaches, plums and nectarines are good sources of vitamin C? This summer, bite into a fresh

Preserving fruits, vegetables by dehydration - Westerly Sun
Drying fruit and vegetables is a relatively inexpensive way to preserve food and the products are adaptable to a variety of uses. Dehydration or drying is a method of home food preservation that has pretty much been left up to the die-hard

After-school nutrition - WABC
Beverages: HINT is a great option due to the health benefits of water with its natural infused flavors and varieties. Apple and Eve is 100% fruit with no added sugar so it counts as a fruit serving. Fizz Ed is 100% juice with carbonation of seltzer

Vitamin C infusions tested as cancer treatment - WBIR
New research from the National Institutes of Health has found that vitamin C may help to reduce the growth of cancerous tumors. According to the research, high-dose injections of vitamin C have reduced tumor growth by half. The treatment also does

Dr. Hugh R. Butt, 98; explored clotting and anti-clotting techniques - Los Angeles Times
Dr. Hugh R. Butt, the Mayo Clinic physician who discovered the role of vitamin K in clotting and developed anti-clotting techniques that paved the way for open-heart surgery and transplants, died Aug. 16 in Rochester, Minn. He was 98 and died of

Eat Right, Live Well - Egypt Today
It was just a decade ago that doctors were telling us to eat more pasta and pizza to stay healthy and live longer. Then the flavor of the day became oily fish and nuts, the buzzword being the seemingly magic cure-all: omega-3. Over the past two

Various Gifts - The Celebrity Cafe.com
Find something for everyone This holiday season give your loved ones gifts that won t ever see the line for exchanging and returning items. Is your loved one frequently under stress? Help them get out of their funk and into a relaxed mood with

Irradiating iceberg lettuce, spinach effective but not fail-safe - Los Angeles Times
For many consumers, the prospect of eating produce zapped with ionizing radiation doesn't sound all that appetizing, conjuring up images of mushy fruits and wilted leaves — not to mention fears over safety. Last month's ruling by the Food and Drug

Exclusive Breastfeeding Increases Child's Risk For Vitamin D - Medical News Today
Exclusive breastfeeding can increase a child's risk of developing rickets because breast milk alone does not provide adequate levels of vitamin D, a critical ingredient that helps to absorb calcium and build strong bones, the New York Times reports

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LeBron James will help kick off Cleveland weight-loss challenge - Cleveland Plain Dealer
"We want everybody to realize this is for everybody and that we're doing this together. We think Cleveland has a great opportunity to show the country how we cannot just talk about the need to lose weight but can actually show what happens when you

Workshop to discuss '5 Secrets to Permanent Weight Loss' - St. Petersburg Times
The Foundation for Wellness Professionals will host a free workshop, "5 Secrets to Permanent Weight Loss," from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at Lykes Memorial Library, 238 Howell Ave., Brooksville. The speaker is Mary Bristow, acupuncture physician and

PHYSICIAN'S WEIGHT LOSS CENTER - Farmington Independent
Physician's Weight Loss Centers promote healthy lifestyles through proper weight management. At Physicians Weight Loss Centers we are happy to share with you some of the secrets of why our diets are so effective. We realize that not every person

Renton weight loss center to close - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Valley Medical Center in Renton has decided to close the Washington Bariatric & Weight Loss Center, citing business reasons. The center will no longer take new patients but is working with current patients to refer them to other clinics in the region

Integrative Way: Hot-weather hydration - Miami Herald
Q: I cycle 50 kilometers on the weekends, and have heard conflicting statements about water replacement. How much water should I be drinking? A: The average adult needs to take in about 6 cups of fluids per day - this includes not only beverages but

Weight Loss Surgery didn t Fix Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Most - Best Syndication
[Best Syndication News] Bariatric weight loss surgery helped patients with sleep apnea lose the weight, but most still suffered from obstructive sleep apena (OSA) a year after undergoing the stomach reduction surgery. A study published in the August

Study shows that surgical weight loss does not eliminate obstructive - PhysOrg
A study in the August 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that surgical weight loss results in an improvement of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but most patients continue to have moderate to severe OSA one year after undergoing

Love for Daughters Motivates Man's 300+ Pound Weight Loss - WOKR 13
A man who lost more than 300 pounds said his daughters motivated his success. Just a few years ago, Tony Reed hit an all-time high weight of 538 pounds. He said his daily diet then started with a breakfast of four to five eggs, six sausage links

At the YMCA, a big loser will be a big winner - Herald-Bulletin
ANDERSON Some big losers will become big winners this weekend when the final weigh-in is held for the Super Summer Shape Up Weight Loss Challenge. So far, 20 of the original 50 enrollees have stayed with the 10-week program offered by the YMCA

Chocolate as a Weight-Loss Aid - KEYE Austin
Have you ever wished you could eat chocolate every day without the guilt? The creator of Chocolate Prescription says now you can. Terry Traveland, the brains behind new product Chocolate Prescription, showed pictures of her on vacation in Hawaii

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Sagent Pharmaceuticals Launches Amiodarone HCl Injection, USP - Forbes
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., July 25 /PRNewswire/ — Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately-held specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that it has launched amiodarone HCl injection, USP, a class III antiarrhythmic indicated for the treatment and

Co-founded weight-loss company with wife - Chicago Sun-Times
SAN DIEGO — The co-founder of Jenny Craig Inc., who built the weight-loss company with his wife, Jenny, has died, the company said Tuesday. Sid Craig died Monday in San Diego after a long illness. He was 76. Sid and Jenny Craig founded Jenny Craig

Vigilance is key to weight loss - NWI.com
Over the years, George Rosenthal had tried different diets and programs, losing weight only to gain it back. And then something changed. "I had a real big scare about two years and four months ago," says Rosenthal of Wheeling, Ill. "I was at work one

Sid Craig, cofounder of Jenny Craig Inc., is dead - Newsday
SAN DIEGO - Sid Craig, the co-founder of Jenny Craig Inc., who built the weight-loss company with his wife and was a prominent thoroughbred horse owner, has died, the company has said. Craig died Monday in San Diego following a long illness. He was

Limiting fructose intake likely to boost weight loss - New Kerala
Elizabeth Parks, associate professor of clinical nutrition at the University of Tennessee and co-author of the study, said her team's findings suggest that the right type of carbohydrates in one's diet may be just as important in weight control as

My Weight Loss Coach - Chicago Sun-Times
The fitness and weight-loss market generates billions of dollars a year. Americans — and, more chillingly specific, American kids– are some of the fattest people on the planet. Thanks to the success of "Wii Fit," "My Weight Loss Coach" will no

Experts Rate Online Calorie Counters - ABC News
Documenting your diet is known to aid weight loss. Studies have shown that food diaries help people lose twice as much weight as they would have had they not kept track of what they ate.

Sid Craig | Diet-firm cofounder, 76 - Philadelphia Inquirer
Sid Craig, 76, the cofounder of Jenny Craig Inc., who along with his wife built one of the most successful weight-loss companies in the world, died Monday in San Diego after a long illness, the company said. Mr. Craig and his wife, Jenny, developed

Firmer calves, weight loss aid: Can shoes stand on claims? - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Cecilia Gordon Kane can cancel her gym membership. Or so the claims of her new athletic shoes may lead her to believe. By just walking in her sneakers, the Marietta woman supposedly will receive a complete workout: burned calories, strengthened

IVF should be denied to people with unhealthy lifestyles, say experts - Guardian Unlimited
Nearly half of fertility experts believe fertility treatment should be denied to people with unhealthy lifestyles, such as smokers or the obese, a survey has found. More than 45% of the international experts polled, most of which work in the UK

The makers of some antidepressants never published the results of about a third of the drug trials that they conducted to win government approval, a new study suggests.

In nearly a third of cases of sudden cardiac arrest in the hospital, the staff takes too long to respond, a study found.

An independent analysis of thousands of older people with diabetes found that those treated with the widely used drug Avandia had significantly elevated risks of heart attack and death.

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Cyprus to hold exercise with Greece, France despite Turkish Cypriot - PR Inside
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus will go ahead with a conflict-relief exercise joined by Greek and French forces, despite objections from Turkish Cypriots, the government said Thursday. Senior foreign Ministry official Phaedon Anastasiou said the June 2

Big Brown goes for another gallop, hoof on the mend - International Herald Tribune
NEW YORK : Big Brown went for another gallop around Belmont Park on Thursday and remains "right on target" for the Belmont Stakes even though the slight crack in his left front hoof has not completely healed. Nearly a week after the Triple Crown

SIONIX Corporation Announces Completion Of $750,000 Private Placement - MSN MoneyCentral
IRVINE, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SIONIX Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SINX) today announced that it has completed a private placement of $750,000 in units of its securities, at a price of $10,000 per unit, with each unit consisting

Researchers to examine video games and health - Miami Herald
Why fight the proliferation of video games if you can use them to improve the nation's health? Health researchers are looking at ways that people's obsession with video games might be put to good use. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced

EADS ex-boss faces judge in probe - BBC Business
The former head of Airbus-owner EADS has appeared before a French judge as part of an investigation into alleged insider share dealing, officials say. Noel Forgeard's appearance came a day after he was detained to answer questions about his sale of

Genetic disorder ends Louisville center Holloway's career - ESPN.com
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville center Clarence Holloway has ended his career after being diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder marked by lengthened features and cardiovascular defects. Holloway had hoped to return to the Cardinals in the

Health Tip: Dealing With Exercise-Induced Asthma - Austin American-Statesman
(HealthDay News) — Exercise-induced asthma may be characterized by difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, fatigue, wheezing and tightness in the chest after working out. Here are suggestions for people with exercise-induced asthma, courtesy of

Somerset hit by flash floods - MSN UK News
Parts of Somerset have been hit by flash flooding, with drivers warned to exercise extreme caution. Roads are awash with water in the southern towns of Crewkerne and Ilminster. One of the county's major roads, the A303, is impassable. Four flood

Weeklong emergency exercise planned - Portland Press Herald
SOUTH PORTLAND - The city of South Portland will host a number of U.S. Army units in a 96-hour emergency exercise beginning next Monday and ending Friday, June 6. Most of the exercise will occur at Fairchild Semiconductor s facilities on Western

Wii Fit: Tipping the scales on exercise - AZCentral.com
After all the good times we've had together, it's nice to know my Wii doesn't think I'm fat. Last week, Nintendo launched an unusual product designed for use with its fast-selling game console. Called Wii Fit, the $90 package comes with a game disc

NourishLife is launching an awareness campaign by giving away free samples of its omega-3 supplement Cardio to warn Americans of the risk of stroke. (PRWeb May 2, 2008)

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NourishLife is launching an awareness campaign by giving away free samples of its omega-3 supplement Cardio to warn Americans of the risk of stroke. (PRWeb May 2, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb910744.htm