IT was a nagging shoulder pain and I thought a session with the masseur would soon put it right.
The masseur gave me a good rub-down and I felt wonderful but the pain returned. It became so unbearable that I had to visit a doctor and he pointed me in the right direction, to a physiotherapy and sports injury centre in Petaling Jaya.
The physiotherapist, Sara Premkumar, told me what I painfully knew by now: The massage had worsened my condition. Read the rest of this entry »
SUSSEX - It will be up to a judge to decide if Kia owes the Gray family of Sussex more than a promise to repair its rotten car if the family agrees to absolve the car company of responsibility for its poor health.
Greedy is not a word Crystal McLaughlin-Gray would use to describe herself, but she cannot accept an offer while her young family is still running to doctors.
Shortly after the Grays bought the car new from Saint John Kia in 2006, they Read the rest of this entry »
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China Sky One Medical Inc. (CSKI:
) announced Tuesday that it has started production at Peng Lai Jin Chuang Co.
Jin Chuang, a subsidiary of China Sky One Medical, develops, manufactures, and distributes pharmaceutical, medicinal and diagnostic products in China.
China Sky said it expect Jin Chuang to contribute $3 million to $5 million to sales in fiscal 2008, and about $0.95 million to $1.55 million Read the rest of this entry »
Atlanta employers tamed their health benefits costs in 2008 better than their counterparts nationally, according to a survey released this week.
A nationwide survey by consulting firm Mercer found that while U.S. employers saw their health costs rise by 6.3 percent this year, employers in Atlanta had just a 2.6 percent increase.
A few employers here had their benefit costs actually decrease from their 2007 figure, said David Foster, an Atlanta-based Read the rest of this entry »
The Fall/Winter edition of Magnolia is coming Monday.
The women’s magazine debuted in Greater Rome in June with the motto “Celebrating the Lives of Local Women.”
The free magazine will be available at more than 50 locations around town, including stores and boutiques, salons, restaurants, offices, the library, the Greater Rome Visitors Center and the Rome News-Tribune.
Magnolia editor Charlotte Atkins says the upcoming edition Read the rest of this entry »
What percentage equals a raw diet?
It’s a great question and one that has attracted quite a bit of debate.
So, I was more than a little intrigued when I stumbled upon this episode of
, in which
tackles this issue head on.
I really appreciate his perspective on the subject and thought that all of you raw-curious, carrot crunchers out there might, as well.
I’m no expert. All I can say is what works for me. I try to maintain a Read the rest of this entry »
EMMAUS, Pa.
The company that publishes Men's Health and Runner's World magazines is laying off 10 percent of its work force.
Rodale Inc. said Monday the economic downturn is forcing it to cut costs by shedding 111 positions.
The magazine and online media company says it will lay off 73 of the approximately 700 employees at its eastern Pennsylvania headquarters in Emmaus (eh-MAY'-uhs). The remaining 38 reductions will come at its New York City Read the rest of this entry »
, parent company of KFC,
,
,
, Jan. 1 will launch a new fitness initiative for customers.
Louisville-based Yum (NYSE: YUM) announced Dec. 29 it will launch a new Web site, www.keepitbalanced.com , that features an online wellness and fitness training tool, eFIT4Me.
The program identifies eating patterns, recommends nutritional habits and includes motivational and goal-tracking tools that evolve as members update their progress, Yum said Read the rest of this entry »
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Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc. (SVNT:
) said that announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted a priority review status for its Biologics License Application for pegloticase, which accelerates the review period to six months. Pegloticase is indicated for the treatment-failure gout patients.
A priority review designation is assigned to drugs that are deemed by the FDA to have the potential Read the rest of this entry »
THE State Government has sought to put claims of a hospital cover-up at arm's length by ordering an investigation into an incident at Campbelltown Hospital in which a woman allegedly had part of her intestine removed by mistake.
Rachel Hale was admitted to the hospital 10 days ago to have her appendix removed but was told after surgery by hospital staff that part of her bowel had been removed because a cancerous lump had been found.
"The Read the rest of this entry »