Archive for February 19th, 2008

20 Desk Exercises! No More Excuses-

Posted on February 19, 2008. Filed under: Fitness, Wellness, health | Tags: , , , , , , , |

Are you a deskbound all day long? No time for exercise?  Do these 20 desk exercises and get buff!  
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Not everyone has the time to make it to the gym during their lunch break. But just because you can’t get out of the office (or your cubicle) doesn’t mean that you can’t get some exercise, or “deskercize” during the day. [...]

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Free Range Chicken Eggs Less Bacteria Than Regular Eggs

Posted on February 19, 2008. Filed under: Diet and Nutrition, Diseases, Wellness | Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

The Soil Association can reveal that a recent government survey shows that organic laying hen farms have a significantly lower level of Salmonella. Salmonella is a bacterium that causes one of the commonest forms of food poisoning worldwide.
The study showed that 23.4 per cent of farms with caged hens tested positive for salmonella compared to [...]

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Free Drugs After Heart Attack Would Save Money, Lengthen Lives

Posted on February 19, 2008. Filed under: Diseases, Drugs, Longevitiy | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

By Ed Edelson

HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) — Eliminating the cost of medications for people who have heart attacks would lead to longer lives and lower overall medical costs, new research suggests.
“These are highly effective medications that are relatively inexpensive, and the events they are designed to prevent are extremely expensive,” said study [...]

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Worst Nursing Homes In USA

Posted on February 19, 2008. Filed under: Diseases, Society, Wellness, health | Tags: , , , , , , |

Tue Feb 12, 5:12 PM ET
After initially resisting their disclosure, the Bush administration on Tuesday published the names of 131 nursing homes with poor inspection records and said some were already showing signs of improvement.
The list released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services represents troubled facilities cited as a “special focus [...]

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