Archive for July, 2008
Does Being Single Increase Risk Of Dementia? Alzheimer’s Society
Alzheimer’s Society comment: Living with a partner in midlife can reduce your risk of dementia, according to new research presented at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease. ‘Some evidence suggests remaining socially active may reduce your risk of dementia and living with someone is certainly a good way of increasing social interaction.
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No commentsLetters Respond To New York Times Opinion Piece On Catholic Church’s Contraception Ban
The New York Times on Wednesday published several letters in response to a July 27
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No commentsStudy Examines High-Deductible Health Plans, Use Of Medical Services; Web Exclusive Looks At Distribution Of Public Health Care Spending
“Does Enrollment in a CDHP Stimulate Cost-Effective Utilization?” Medical Care Research and Review: The study — by Judith H. Hibbard, Jessica Greene and Martin Tusler of the
Original post by SugarStats.com – Simple, Online Blood Sugar Tracking for Diabetes Management
No commentsKansas’ Preferred Health Systems To Stop Paying Hospitals For ‘Never Events’
Preferred Health Systems, Kansas’ largest health insurer, announced last week that it will stop reimbursing hospitals for costs related to avoidable medical complications, the Wichita Eagle reports. Beginning Oct.
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No commentsA new approach to self help coaching from tools to life
The following is a sponsored post:
There is no shortage of self help books and programs out there today but they are definitely not all created equally. Self help programs from Tools To Life stands apart from the crowd.
The first clue that Tools To Life is a little different from all the other self help sites out there is the fact that it is 100% free and will always be free. Tools To Life has dedicated thousands of hours to creating the tools that will allow people to change their lives.
Not only does Tools To Life provide inspirational motivation through programs, articles, and group challenges they also offer life coaching support groups that include a whole community of members lending their support.
Tools To Life was created by Coach Devlyn Steele who through years of successful business consulting, one-to-one counseling, the hosting of two successful radio shows, and his own overcoming of a learning disability, has been able to study both how the brain works and the habits of the most successful people in history.
Coach Steele took this knowledge and created TOOLS which he has tested on thousands of individuals from every walk of life. It was this creation that evolved into Tools To Life.
Among the Tools To Life programs are the Tools to Optimal Health program which is not your average exercise and diet program. Tools to Optimal Health was created by Naturopathic Physician Dr. Carlos Santo. It is a model of healthy living for anyone and everyone that is trying to learn about and work towards their own optimal health.
The Tools To Life Program, which was created by Coach Steele, is a 90 day program perfect for anyone who has been meaning to make changes to their life and uplift their sense of hope and empowerment. It’s full of interactive reading and media actions that move you in the direction of the life you want.
The most outstanding feature of Tools To Life has to be the community support that is available. You have access to support from other members that are like minded and share common goals in life. You are able to discuss the programs that you all are involved in and see how they are affecting others.
In my opinion, support is the main key to making any type of life changes. Tools to Life obviously shares the same opinion as they have created a place where people get the tools they need to learn to change their life and the support they need to actually make it happen. (Source: Battle Diabetes Blog)
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No commentsCMS Extends Massachusetts Medicaid Waiver For State Health Insurance Law
CMS on Monday announced that it has granted Massachusetts a third extension on a Medicaid waiver that would allow the state to divert $385 million in federal funds for the program towards funding for the state’s new health care law, the AP/Boston Globe reports.
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No commentsPotential HHS Rule Would Override Minn. Law Requiring Hospitals To Provide EC, Advocates Say
On Tuesday, Minnesota legislators and women’s health advocates warned that a proposed regulation being developed by the Bush administration — a regulation that allegedly seeks t
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No commentsVote Now For The 2008 Beacons Of Hope Awards, Lymphoma Association, UK
The Lymphoma Association, the only specialist UK charity that provides medical information and support to lymphatic cancer patients, their families and friends, is calling for nominations for their annual Beacons of Hope Awards. As Julie Mercer, Head of Communications for the charity says: “The awards are part of the activities for World Lymphoma Awareness Day – which is celebrated annually on September 15.
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No commentsIncreased Risk Of Heart Attack In Older Adults Due To Protein Made By Fat Cells
Adiponectin, a protein produced by fat cells, may play a pivotal and counterintuitive role in cardiovascular health for older Americans according to a new study accepted for publication in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). As people lose weight, the concentration level of adiponectin in the bloodstream increases. In previous studies, high adiponectin concentration has been associated with lower occurrence of diabetes and cholesterol abnormalities.
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No commentsMetabasis’ Results From Its Phase 2a Clinical Trial For MB07803 For Diabetes Type 2 To Be Presented At World Congress
Metabasis Therapeutics (Nasdaq: MBRX) announced that an oral presentation summarizing the results from the Company’s Phase 2a clinical trial for MB07803 will be given at the World Congress on Controversies to Consensus in Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension (CODHy), to be held in Barcelona, Spain, October 30 to November 2, 2008. MB07803 is the Company’s second-generation fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase) inhibitor for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
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