Top Health Articles


October 7, 2007, 1:59 am
Filed under: health and fitness

Physicians for a National Health Program – Health Care is a Human
Believes that access to high-quality health care is a right of all people and should be provided equitably as a public service rather than bought and sold as a commodity.

National Institute of Mental Health
Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of various mental illnesses. Included are brochures and information sheets, reports, press releases, fact sheets, and other educational materials

Health articles, health videos and other health information
A resources of current health articles and other health information. Next Steps After a Diagnosis Being diagnosed with a disease or serious condition can come as a shock.

Health Theme Unit
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Health.com
Allergy-Proof Your House. From kitchen to bathroom to bedroom, simple steps can rid your home of the stuff that makes you sick.

iVillage Total Health: Women’s Health Information From iVillage.com
iVillage Total Health: women’s health information, headlines, videos, and the latest advances in health care, wellness, and treatment of disease and illness.



October 4, 2007, 9:00 am
Filed under: health and fitness

Fitness Online
Organizations that make a difference. Check out these websites to see how you can help support a cure for breast cancer. From Shape.com

PFC-Fitness Commercial Home Refurbished Fitness Equipment Body Solid
Offers home and commercial equipment.

Welcome to Expresso Fitness – Home of the S2 Exercise Bike
Our vision: Make indoor cardio training as fun as outdoor sports. Our formula: Integrate virtual reality technology and Web-based tracking to create the next generation of cardio

LA Fitness: Where Fitness is a Way of Life
At LA Fitness we want you to exercise your options. From basketball to racquetball, swimming to indoor cycling, free weights to cardio, personal training to group fitness, we offer

Video Fitness: consumer guide to exercise videos
Exercise video reviews by consumer reviewers, plus advice and motivation from a large community of home exercisers.

Fitness and Exercise Resource
Your source for fitness information for a more healthy life. Burn Calories with Everyday Activities When you think about exercise, do you automatically imagine yourself on a



October 3, 2007, 9:00 am
Filed under: health and fitness

Reuters Entertainment Summary
Washington Post – But its producers are not relying solely on the show’s on-air performance to keep it going. Rather, they have been working to build “Loser” into a health and lifestyle brand with diet and fitness books, magazines, DVDs, an online club and licensed

Bush Ready to Veto Bill Expanding Child Health Insurance
FOX News – WASHINGTON — President George W. Bush is ready to escalate his battle with Congress over children’s health insurance, planning a Wednesday veto of a bipartisan bill that would have dramatically expanded the program. It would be only the fourth veto

New revelations in attack on American spy ship
Chicago Tribune – Bryce Lockwood, Marine staff sergeant, Russian-language expert, recipient of the Silver Star for heroism, ordained Baptist minister, is shouting into the phone. “I’m angry! I’m seething with anger! Forty years, and I’m seething with anger!” Lockwood

No magic bullet for city schools
Baltimore Sun – There’s no dispute that the health of a city and the health of its public school system are inextricably intertwined. And a large part of any mayor’s job is making the city a place where families will come and stay – and the quality of public schools

Dollar stays above record lows
Reuters – LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar eased but stayed above record lows against the euro and a basket of major currencies on Wednesday as investors awaited key economic data later this week for more clues to the health of the U.S. economy. The euro trimmed

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San Francisco Gate – Olson (who missed the Washington game on Sept. 22 with headaches), like Patrick Cowan (partially torn knee ligament), hasn’t exactly been the model of health. Other former Bay Area quarterbacks are putting up big numbers across the country. Nick

Pupils in need of care sought
Baltimore Sun – As a part of Howard County’s plan to provide access to affordable health care for every resident, county officials said yesterday they will use the school system to try to identify thousands of children who haven’t enrolled in existing state programs



October 2, 2007, 1:00 pm
Filed under: health and fitness

Free Online Diets, Nutrition Advice, & Healthy Eating – Fitness Tips
FoodFit is your source for healthy recipes and diets, fitness and nutrition information. Healthy eating and active living is easy and enjoyable using FoodFit’s delicious database

SCAD-Savannah > Athletics, Fitness and Recreation
Athletics, Fitness and Recreation Savannah College of Art and Design student athletics, fitness and recreation programs help develop a well-rounded student by encouraging

Fitness Conventions Fitness Conferences Personal Fitness Trainer
Stages conventions, offers workshops for instructors and enthusiasts, job links, videos.

Diets and Fitness – AOL Body
Get tips about diets and learn more about fitness at AOL Body. Fad diets are so alluring, but they’re also often a bunch of nonsense. From colonics to concoctions that detoxify

Life Time Fitness
Life Time Fitness offers you the most complete health and fitness experience with quality and value you can feel great about — whether you want to maintain your general health

Octane Fitness
08.02.07 Octane Fitness, a leading brand of multiple award-winning, premium elliptical cross trainers, benefits home exercisers

Welcome to Anytime Fitness®
In their 2007 Industry Report on Franchisee Satisfaction, the FranchiseBusinessReview ™ recognized Anytime Fitness as one of the top franchise systems in the nation for

fitness courses, personal trainer courses by FIE
Offering nationally accredited courses for personal trainers, aerobics and step instructors. Includes certification criteria, enrolment details, course outlines, and FAQ. United



October 1, 2007, 3:00 pm
Filed under: health and fitness

SXC Health Solutions Cuts Work Force
Forbes – SXC Health Solutions Inc., a provider of pharmacy benefits management services, said Monday it reduced its work force by about 7 percent as part of a realignment plan. The realignment plan is expected to generate annual cost savings of about $3

Why Bush resists child health bill
Christian Science Monitor – This feature requires a newer version of Macromedia Flash Player and javascript-enabled browser. Reporter Gail Russell Chaddock discusses the President’s likely veto of the S-CHIP bill. Washington – President Bush heads into only the fourth veto of

San Diego Padres (89-73) at Colorado Rockies (89-73), 7:37 p.m.
Miami Herald – Food | Health | Home & Design | People | Travel | Style | Books | Family & Parenting | Pets | Religion & Values Editorials | Editorial Cartoons | By Sports Network The Sports Network The San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies will meet in a one-game tiebreaker this

Enrollment in High-Cost Health Plans Will Dominate the U.S. Healthcare
Forbes – A new analysis by the management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton (www.boozallen.com) projects that up to 60 percent of the privately insured in the U.S. – 120 million people – will be enrolled in some form of high-cost health plan by 2020. As

Nationwide Better Health Introduces New Obesity Management Program
Forbes – Nationwide Better Health(SM), a leading provider of total population health and productivity management solutions, launched its new obesity management program designed to help employees who meet the criteria for obesity or morbid obesity improve

Bonds Rise on Bank Fallout, Weaker Factories
CNBC – Reflecting this anxiety, interbank lending rates for medium-term euro deposits hit a six-year high on concerns about the health of financial firms. A softer reading on a key U.S. report on the factory sector allowed bonds to hold positive despite a