July 23rd 2011
CBS 11 AND TXA 21 are proud new sponsors of the Muscular Dystrophy Associations annual Labor Day Telethon. On June 23, Larry Mowry and Karen Borta both visited the MDA Summer Camp.
Tags: Mda Summer, Mda Summer Camp, Summer Camp, Telethon
July 23rd 2011
My wife and son are doing nebulizer treatments for asthma. We all got mucus and phlegm and coughs but the 2 of them were the worst hit. They were both down and out and could not go to work or school. My 2nd boy missed only one day and our girl missed only one day. I gave them Valda pastilles to sooth their throats so they could expel their phlegm forcefully without pain.
Why does it seem to be such a waste that my wife buys tens of disposable nebulizer sets? Why does that hose and mouthpiece have to be disposable? Why not just buy 2 sets? One for my wife and one for my boy.
Tags: Asthma, Nebulizer Treatments
July 23rd 2011
London was failing in its pledge to create the healthiest Olympics ever, health groups said, after McDonald’s fast-food chain said it was to build its biggest and busiest restaurant in the world to serve the Games next summer.
The largest of its planned four temporary restaurants in the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London, will seat more than 1,500 people, while a total of 1.75 million burger and chips meals expected to be served during the 29 days of competition.
The previous Labour government had pledged to use the Olympics to get two million more Britons to adopt an active lifestyle to try to battle obesity.
“Given many countries in the developed world, and some in the developing world, are facing a major problem with obesity, it is unfortunate that McDonald’s are major sponsors at the 2012 London Olympics,” the doctors’ professional organization, the British Medical Association, said in a statement on Thursday.
“The BMA does not believe individuals should stop buying McDonald’s but we need to get the message across that these products should be seen as very rare treats.”
Grahame Morris, who sits on parliament’s health committee, said in a statement: “Given the huge public health issues of childhood obesity, it is legitimate to question whether having the world’s biggest McDonald’s at the Olympic Park is sending an appropriate message to our young people.”
McDonald’s is a long-standing official Olympic sponsor with an exclusive deal that ensures it is the only branded restaurant in the park.
Two of the Olympic restaurants will be open to the public, and the other two will be in the athletes’ village and media center.
When asked about the health criticisms, a spokeswoman said in a statement: “There is no doubt that McDonald’s food can fit into a balanced, active lifestyle and we offer a range of choices on our menu, as well as nutritional information on our trayliners, website and on packaging, to help our customers make an informed choice.”
Separately, Jill McDonald, chief executive of McDonald’s UK, said it was “hugely exciting” to be involved in the greatest sporting event in the world, and that the restaurants would help meet the London organizing committee’s (LOCOG) green objectives, with all four restaurants being re-used after the Games.
McDonald’s is not the only sponsor to have come in for criticism.
Coca-Cola, another long-standing official sponsor, and confectioner Cadbury, signed up by LOCOG as a domestic sponsor, also go against the ambitions of the Games, health and welfare charity Sustain said.
“The ambition in the bid was to promote healthy living, and the sponsorship will promote fizzy drinks, chocolate and burgers, so it’s clear there is a mismatch between sponsorship arrangements and the ambition to make this the greenest and healthiest games yet,” a Sustain spokeswoman said.
A spokeswoman for LOCOG said in a statement that a “diverse and full …
Tags: Groups, Health Groups
July 22nd 2011
Have you tried Natrum Muriaticum 3X, 6X, 12X, 30X, 200X from our Swanson Homeopathy line? Here’s a brief run down on what it may offer you:
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July 22nd 2011
A Bay Area medical center is making a unique program available to veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The program is specifically designed for female veterans, offering therapies specifically targeted to their physical and emotional needs.
Army veteran Tangerine Gyi is learning to manage emotions that have haunted her for months. The adjustment back to normal life has been slow for Gyi after her return from Iraq and diagnosis with post-traumatic stress disorder.
“I’ll be somewhere, like a mall for instance, and then I’ll see myself back in Iraq,” Gyi said.
A medical session Gyi attends isn’t taking place at the Veteran’s Affairs hospital, but at the Institute for Health and Healing ant California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.
Tags: Female, Female Vets