...nutrition shake? I would like to apologize in advance for lengthy submission, bet here it is.
My mom had lost a lot of weight (around 10 lbs) due to stress lately. This had happened before and every time she always regained weight back. Other wise she is absolutely healthy person, in her mid...
The Verizon Foundation has awarded an additional $100,000 in grants to Food For The Poor and World Vision to assist ongoing relief efforts in Haiti in response to a cholera outbreak and in the aftermath of Hurricane Tomas and the 7.0 earthquake that hit the island earlier this year. The...
An oral medication produces significant and lasting relief for patients with myelofibrosis, a debilitating and lethal bone marrow disorder, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report in the Sept. 16 New England Journal of Medicine. Myelofibrosis is caused by the...
Neutrogena, the #1 dermatologist-recommended skin care brand, announced today that, with the help of teens across America, the Wave for Change campaign achieved its goal of raising $200,000 for communities in need. The donation will be divided among three causes in the US and globally, as...
Abbott (NYSE: ABT) and its philanthropic foundation the Abbott Fund are providing $335,000 (Rs 28.7 million) in initial humanitarian aid to help with flood relief efforts in Pakistan. Working in partnership with global relief partners and local organizations in Pakistan, Abbott and the Abbott...
UNICEF has appealed for $47.3 million to fund its relief operation for the millions hit by flooding in Pakistan, including an estimated 1.4 million children. Pakistan is facing the worst flooding in more than 80 years. Heavy monsoon rains have affected close to 4 million people across the...
In a quirky take on disease awareness, and to mark the official national launch, Crohn's and Colitis New Zealand (CCNZ) in association with Abbott are publishing a "Toilet Map".
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (Academy) is one of only 21 organizations nationally to receive an Award of Excellence for its Task Force on Haiti Recovery work from the ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership as part of their Associations Advance America (AAA) program. The...
Slavishly following long-held guidelines for diagnosing the cause of arthritis-related back pain is resulting in excessive tests, delays in pain relief and wasteful spending of as much as $10,000 per patient, new Johns Hopkins-led research suggests. Arthritis is a common cause of back pain...
...water/oil mix? This should have started day one. Let BP continue trying to stop the leak...
But the US Gov. needed to siphon out the oil/water mix asap, process it, storing the oil & returning the water to the sea.
So where are the boats?!!!!!!! Why is the relief only gathering sick...
The AMA today welcomed the Government's updated advice that revised rural incentive payments to rural doctors will not be subject to 46.5 per cent PAYE withholding tax. Rural doctors were recently told that they would be hit with the high tax rate when the Department of Health and Ageing...
An injection of botulinum toxin can provide relief for "tennis elbow" but needs to be injected properly to avoid potential paralysis, states a research article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The study, a randomized controlled trial of 48 patients, was performed at Imam Khomeini...
An injection of botulinum toxin can provide relief for "tennis elbow" but needs to be injected properly to avoid potential paralysis, states a research article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The study, a randomized controlled trial of 48 patients, was performed at Imam Khomeini...
The American Red Cross announced its long-term recovery plan for spending the rest of the nearly $400 million it has received in Haiti donations. The announcement comes two days before an international donor's conference hosted by the United Nations to discuss ways that governments and...
Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory at Stennis Space Center are supporting Haiti relief operations. The Marine Geosciences Division's Geospatial Sciences and Technology branch is providing a specially configured version of its patented NRL Tile Server and Geospatial Information Database...