Provides the latest RSS feeds for Fitness News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Oregon Telegraph.com http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/cat/e1dd7913e128b66a/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 02:57:44 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:57:44 -0400 30 Actor Brad Pitt says he wasted a lot of time using drugs in the past. He admits he damaged his health with it just in the quest of exploring new things. The 49-year-old, who is engaged to actress Angelina Jolie and has six children, says he realised his mistake and took control of his drug intake. "For a long time I thought I did too much damage - drug damage. I was a bit of a drifter. A guy ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214698887/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 17:50:02 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214698887/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed Athens Olympic champion Koji Murofushi's challenge of an International Olympic Committee's (IOC) disqualification from member election. The Japanese hammer thrower was disqualified from IOC's athletes committee member election after claims he excessively lobbied fellow athletes ahead of voting at the London Olympics, reports Xinhua. The IOC has ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214685502/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 06:40:02 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214685502/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad met US Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius here yesterday to discuss matters relating to bilateral cooperation covered under the Indo-US Health Initiative launched in 2010. Both the leaders expressed great satisfaction at the unfolding of collaboration and cooperation in different segments of healthcare. Azad noted with appreciation ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214682636/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 03:40:02 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214682636/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a The St. Louis County Children's Fund hopes to award an additional $7 million in grants next year and will revamp some of its strategies after the release Wednesday of a $250,000 needs assessment.The assessment found that bullying, substance abuse, and disruptive and disrespectful behavior still pervade St. Louis County public and private schools despite numerous school-based programs ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214707356/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 01:53:23 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214707356/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Since then, he has made 23 stops, wearing 17 different uniforms, including a season in independent ball and 98 big-league games with the Mariners and ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214707365/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 01:53:03 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214707365/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a I was always involved in sport when I was younger, from rugby to GAA, golf and swimming. I was never the best or fittest, but was passionate about sport, so always gave 100pc effort.Then from 2007 to 2010, a number of factors, including ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214706267/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 00:38:12 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214706267/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Susan Kates salvages items from a friend's tornado-ravaged home Wednesday in Moore, Okla., where experts warn of health risks in the cleanup. (AP/Charlie ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214706269/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 00:17:51 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214706269/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a As a physician, John Martin was clever, attentive, detail-oriented and personable. His patients loved him. But more than that, he was curious. He didn't just treat a disease, but pursued its origins. This took him inside patient's bodies, and up and down their family trees. He entered their homes and their work environments. And the latter might have been a fluorspar mine or a ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214705223/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 23:37:18 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214705223/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Monthly premiums vary wildly for individual and small-group health plans that are proposed to be sold in Colorado in 2014 -- the first full year of implementation of the federal health care reform bill -- according to officials at the Colorado Division of Insurance and a Denver Business Journal review of insurance filings released Wednesday. For example, a typical 40-year-old non-smoking ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214705225/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 22:37:34 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214705225/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a The BRICS countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- pledged in a joint communiqu on the sidelines of the 66th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, to strengthen intra-BRICS cooperation in promoting health of their peoples.According to the communiqu released to Xinhua Wednesday, the BRICS decided to continue cooperation in the sphere of health through the Technical ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214704248/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 22:17:05 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214704248/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Former Major League Baseball player Jose Canseco has been accused of sexual assault, Las Vegas police said Wednesday. Police said they contacted Canseco during the morning and he had agreed to be interviewed, the Las Vegas Sun reported. The questioning had yet to take place. Canseco, 48, who lives in Las Vegas, clubbed 462 home runs, was a six-time all-star and won two World Series ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214703519/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 21:07:51 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214703519/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Credit: ChimpLearnGood/ flickr By Paul Kadetz In 1941, Mao Zedongcalledfor a "practice of revolutionary humanitarianism". 14 years later in Bandung, Indonesia, China’s Premier Zhou Enlai met with other Asian leaders to chart a distinctly anti-colonial approach to humanitarianism and diplomacy on the African continent. From its first health aid to Algeria in 1964, China has ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214703123/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 20:56:16 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214703123/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a 's annual Power Lawyers breakfast, Fogelson said Universal often is approached by possible financial backers and has turned away several proposals. "They did not meet our needs," Fogelson told the crowd of entertainment attorneys and executives. "We are under no pressure to take a financing partner at all. Legendary, which has financed a healthy chunk of Warner Bros.' ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214703061/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 20:48:09 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214703061/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a What are we looking for? For the next 18 years, 8,800 Americans will turn 65 every single day. According to the Health Care Cost Institute, they will each spend $142,000 (U.S.) in medical expenses over the next 20 years. My colleague Rob Belanger and I thought it was time to take a look at health care facility ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214701946/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 20:06:56 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214701946/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a It is amazing how some may even have profound psychological issues and possible lower scores in quality of life studies. My perplexity is that with the obviously better social and physical infrastructure in terms of electricity, clean environment, solid welfare system, security, transportation, efficient health care and many others, I do not expect anyone to come down with any psychological ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214701949/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 20:04:13 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214701949/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Vancouver resident Candice Johnson is cycling 60 kilometres in the Ride Don’t Hide event in memory of her brother Marc, who committed suicide in ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214701954/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 19:47:57 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214701954/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a The Hawaii Department of Health has given the green light to Sunrise Capitol Inc., doing business as Kauai Clams, to become the first Hawaii company in 26 years to farm and sell shellfish. The company, whose operation is in Kekaha on Kauai, is currently growing clams, and it plans to introduce locally-grown oysters in the near future. Gov. Abercrombie asked the department to help bring a thriving ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214701952/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 19:47:34 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214701952/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a May 22, 2013 The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) today held its last regular meeting prior to the 43rd General Assembly, in which it heard reports of the work done during the last year by its various committees, the annual report of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and approved the submission of numerous draft resolutions to be decided by the Foreign ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214700571/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 18:53:41 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214700571/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a May is High Blood Pressure Education Month. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a silent killer because 90 percent of patients have no ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214700574/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 18:45:56 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214700574/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a By Verna Gates BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - U.S. and state health authorities are investigating an unidentified respiratory illness that has killed two of 10 people hospitalized with it in Alabama since last week. Preliminary tests do not indicate the bird flu, nor a new mutation of any known influenza virus, said Dr. Mary McIntyre, an assistant state health officer at the Alabama ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214700426/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 18:35:32 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214700426/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Dr. Margaret Chan, of director-general of the World Health Organization told the World Health Assembly currently meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, "10 years ago, this assembly met under a cloud of anxiety -- SARS was spreading explosively along the routes of international air travel, placing any city with an international airport at risk of imported cases. "Less than four months after ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214700579/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 18:21:30 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214700579/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Baby Boomers are in serious denial when it comes to their medical and long-term care costs in retirement. Yes, Medicare provides excellent health insurance (subsidized in large part by taxpayers). But it doesn't come close to paying for a senior's medical costs. And doesn't pay for long-term supports and services at all. Those holes in the Medicare system mean a couple turning 65 ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214699205/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 17:39:28 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214699205/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a article from Tuesday shines a light on what, exactly, most Republican governors’ refusal to expand Medicaid will mean for real Americans by examining poor communities in a state headed by one of Obamacare’s most ardent critics: Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX). The piece centers on particularly destitute populations in southern Texas, where some uninsured residents are so poor, sick, and ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214699207/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 17:33:33 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214699207/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Here is the intervention by the Holy See delegation to the 66th World Health Assembly. The meeting is under way in Geneva, Switzerland. The address by Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, the representative of the Holy See, was given ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214698959/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 17:21:35 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214698959/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Social media has allowed fans to send messages of support to pro athletes before (see Nike Chalkbot). Now, in preparation for the French Open, you can use Twitter to launch tennis balls at France's top contender, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Fans can visit ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214699217/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 17:20:06 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214699217/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Ron Conway is planning to host an invite-only hackathon next month in San Francisco that will focus on guns, mental health and school safety. The Highground Hackathon is scheduled for June 8th at 645 Harrison Street in the new offices of Twilio, a provider of telecommunications services like voice calling and text messaging that integrate with software programs. The event is sponsored ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214699213/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 17:18:00 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214699213/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Critics say federal wage protections for these workers will drive elderly and disabled people into institutionalized settings. Advocates say that hasn't happened in states that currently extend the minimum wage to home care ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214699215/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 17:12:14 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214699215/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Britain's chief medical officer says physicians must stop prescribing antibiotics for routine coughs and colds. Sally Davies said in remarks prepared for delivery told the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, this week that without urgent action British healthcare will return to 19th-century levels, with common operations proving potentially lethal as germs become resistant to ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214699216/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 17:12:05 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214699216/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a The family health care tab shows no sign of shrinking. On average, according to the latest Milliman Medical Index (MMI), a family of four covered through a typical employer health plan will pay out $9,144 this year in premiums and out-of-pocket expenses. That's up about 6.5 percent over 2012, though not as much as the prior year's increase of 7.2 percent. The 2013 rise translates into ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214697772/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 16:40:24 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214697772/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a On notice He put on notice staff in the ministry, saying that issues of inefficiency and accountability must be addressed immediately. Macharia said that the ministry had good policies, adding that the biggest challenge it faced was in the implementation. "Issues like maternal health can be easily achieved through devolution, by first addressing those vulnerable people in the rural ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214697773/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 16:37:36 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214697773/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a WASHINGTON-A former health care clinic director and licensed therapist was sentenced in Miami to 111 months in prison today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN). Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214697778/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 16:29:12 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214697778/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a In a story May 14 about insurance premiums, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner, reported erroneously the premiums for an insurance plan. The $162 rate is for people under the age of 21, not for 21 year ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214696335/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 15:24:59 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214696335/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Medellin, Colombia, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuban representatives achieved very good results today, which include three golden medals, four silver and two bronze in athletics at the First Sports Games for journalists AIPS America, taking place in the Colombian city. Cubans achieved the first place in the 100 meters under 35 years, through Duber Luis Piñeiro, while Dayan Garcia got bronze. ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214696348/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 15:24:53 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214696348/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Health requires a medical degree to oversee healthcare. But the real question is how to re-invent our healthcare system to meet the needs of the 21st century and what competencies are needed? Why is it that 50 years after the founding fathers declared war on disease, only a few Kenyans can access affordable and quality ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214694658/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 14:13:16 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214694658/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Cardiologist questions whether current guideline daily amounts are fit for purpose Dietary advice on added sugar is damaging our health, warns a cardiologist on bmj.com today. Dr Aseem Malhotra believes that "not only has this advice been manipulated by the food industry for profit but it is actually a risk factor ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214694659/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 14:08:49 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214694659/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Up to half of all heart attack cases are missed using just one data source Failure to use linked electronic health records may lead to biased estimates ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214694664/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 14:08:49 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214694664/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Manama-May-22(BNA)The Health Ministry has today denied claims posted on social media websites, alleging cases of Sars-like Coronavirus had been discovered in Bahrain. In statement today, the ministry said that it had no cases to report, pledging utmost transparency in dealing with the issue. Responding to the social media allegations, the ministry said that it deals with the issue of ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214694666/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 14:01:21 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214694666/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a sleep loss and resultant health problems, a leading doctor has warned.Peering at brightly lit screens at night disrupts the body's natural rhythms and raises the risk of medical conditions linked to poor sleep, including obesity, heart disease, strokes and depression, he said.The warning, ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214694671/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 13:46:55 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214694671/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Sutter Health CEO Pat Fry. Sutter Health, which runs many of the Bay Area's biggest hospitals and medical groups and is under fire in the East Bay from a California Nurses Association strike said Wednesday it has donated $150,000 to Oklahoma tornado relief. The donation was made "this morning" to the American Red Cross's Capital Region Chapter in Sacramento, Sutter said in a ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214694668/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 13:45:05 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214694668/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a State insurance officials wanted to offer the public an easy way to check new health policy prices in preparation for "Obamacare," but their site wasn't working after launch early Wednesday.The glitch was an ominous sign for those critical of health-care reform as too complex and bound to lose consumers in glitch-prone computer systems. The exchange will start signing up the ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214695541/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 13:44:18 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214695541/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Hawaii health insurer University Health Alliance has launched a mobile application to help its customers access information while they are on the go. UHA recently surpassed 52,000 members and expects it membership to grow, UHA officials said in a statement. "With more people using their phones as their primary source of communications, our team developed the web app to make it easier and ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214694678/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 13:42:39 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214694678/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Most people think that the key to taking off the weight (fat) and keeping off the fat (or staying in shape) is just willpower and self-discipline. In fact, attempting to rely on your willpower to keep the weight (fat) off for the rest of your life is a ticking time bomb — it’s only a matter of time before something else in your life will distract and derail you. Don’t get ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214693114/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 12:54:58 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214693114/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Last month, Secretary Hagel ordered an extensive 30-day review of the Department of Defense's efforts to achieve the president's goal of creating a seamless health record that integrates Veterans Affairs and DoD data and modernizes the software supporting DoD clinicians and patients. Following this review, Secretary Hagel directed that DoD will continue near-term coordinated efforts ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214693117/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:47 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214693117/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a A tough flu season led to a jump in labor costs during first quarter for the regions two largest health systems. Kaleida Health and Catholic Health each saw the costs for salaries and benefits increase by more than 5 percent during first quarter, according to financial statements filed with bondholders. Kaleida Health, which employs more than 10,000 full- and part-time workers, paid $182.6 ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214694677/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 12:39:33 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214694677/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Health costs now surpass groceries in annual expenses for a family of four, a new report by Milliman Inc. says. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) The cost of medical care "now exceeds the cost of groceries" for the typical American family with health insurance coverage through their ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214691154/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 11:38:32 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214691154/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Juan Martin del Potro, shown at last year's U.S. Open, on Wednesday withdrew from next week's French Open because of a viral illness. UPI/John ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214691743/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 11:09:32 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214691743/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a WEST, Texas-A judge in West Texas has ordered that a mental health evaluation be done for a former paramedic who's accused of possessing bomb-making material. The Waco Tribune-Herald reports ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214691459/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 11:07:19 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214691459/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a The judge ruled that the Department for Work and Pensions had breached its duties to make 'reasonable adjustments' under the Equality Act to ensure that people with mental health problems were treated fairly. Photograph: Toby ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214689870/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 10:26:47 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214689870/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Healthcare providers have unique data storage challenges. Not only is the data they deal with highly sensitive and highly regulated, but much of it needs to be stored in a live or nearly live state indefinitely. The data must also be kept sacrosanct. For a host of medical reasons (and a few legal ones as well), you cannot alter patients' records once they are archived. The industry is also ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214689871/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 10:23:45 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214689871/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Sedentary lifestyles, faraway schools and expensive sports programs are seeing fewer Canadian kids achieving the recommended level of fitness in their daily lives. But a local recreation centre is partnering with a national healthy living body to create better, more innovative ways to squeeze unstructured play and daily exercise into busy schedules. According to Statistics Canada, one in three ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214689875/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 10:15:40 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214689875/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Alberta Chicken Producers , Wiens is one of 235 chicken producers currently operating in Alberta. Of those, 97 per cent are family farms similar to those of the Wiens family.Life on a chicken farm works in eight-week cycles. Each cycle starts with the delivery of eight- to 10-hour-old chicks from the hatchery. The chicks are placed in barns, where they settle in for the next six weeks (or about ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214689669/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 10:14:45 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214689669/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Aspirant traffic cops wait to run 4km in 30 minutes to pass the fitness test which will qualify them to go into the next round for one of 90 provincial posts. File photo; ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214689885/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 10:12:12 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214689885/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Johannesburg - If there’s anything that keeps Eldorado Park’s station commissioner, Brigadier Leroy Nolan, awake at night, it’s the drugs in his policing ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214689886/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 10:11:36 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214689886/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Bowling takes over from acting Secretary Rocco Fucillo. The Legislature recently agreed to nearly double the health secretary's salary from $95,000 a year to ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214690643/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 10:11:21 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214690643/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a THE number of sports groups using the parklands would double to 90 within a decade under an Adelaide City Council plan to attract more people to the green belt. The Active City plan, which aims to encourage fitness and activity, includes more sharing and sub-leasing of the parklands, relocating and expanding the City Beach volleyball area and attracting more clubs to Victoria Park. Also, water ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214688348/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214688348/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 – The Defense, Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services departments yesterday reported on the progress they've made on initiatives to improve access to mental health services for veterans, service members and their families. The initiatives are the result of an executive order President Barack Obama issued in August. "One ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214688326/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 09:06:27 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214688326/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a FORMER Queensland Premier Anna Bligh is due to front an inquiry into the $1.2 billion Queensland Health payroll bungle. A spokeswoman for the inquiry told AAP Ms Bligh had been summoned by the Brisbane-based inquiry. Former health minister Paul Lucas and former public works minister Robert Schwarten could also be called, however the inquiry has not yet named them. Ms Bligh is expected to be ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214688333/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 08:39:18 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214688333/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Kerala News: The Kerala Cabinet on Wednesday approved a comprehensive mental health policy that promises effective treatment and rehabilitation to all mentally ill ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214686926/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 07:59:48 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214686926/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Manama, May 22 (BNA) -- Collage of Health Sciences organized a seminar on the integration of women's need in the development and equal opportunities for the staff of Health Ministry, presented by Training and Development Advisor at the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Women Bahija Al-Dailmi. The seminar aimed at recognizing the concept of integrating women in the development ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214686928/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 07:53:46 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214686928/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Analysis by a clinical psychologist at Oxford University has shed new light on the gender disparity in mental health. How great are the differences between men and women? Take our test to find out. Your answers will be saved ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214686933/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 07:37:42 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214686933/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a There was a time, not too long ago, when a phone was just a phone, sky-high heels weren't sold in every mall, and you had to catch your favorite TV show when it actually aired. There's no going back--and who wants to?--but our contemporary world is bringing its share of health hazards that were once either rare or unheard-of. Check out where our text-happy, music-obsessed, ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214686980/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 07:32:52 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214686980/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Finance and Health Ministers Amara Konneh and Walter Gwenigale have been summoned to appear before the Senate plenary Thursday, May 23, 2013 to answer why health workers in Grand Kru County have not received their three months' pay. The decision to summon the two ministers was reached Tuesday, following a complaint by a Grand Kru County Senator, Peter Coleman that health workers in that ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214686938/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:58 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214686938/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a UC Health CEO Jim Kingsbury is giving the go-ahead for an expansion. UC Health is planning to spend as much as $135 million to add a second tower to its West Chester Hospital, the Cincinnati Business Courier reports. Along with regular patient beds, the new tower would include obstetrics and maternity services. The hospital opened in 2009 with 160 rooms. UC Health's board will vote on the ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214686831/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 07:15:18 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214686831/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Yousuf Ahmad, chief transformation officer for Mercy Health since 2011, has been promoted to CEO. Mercy Health has promoted Yousuf Ahmad, its chief transformation officer since 2011, to replace James May as CEO, the Cincinnati Business Courier reports. Ahmad's appointment is effective June 15, as May shifts focus to his executive vice president role with Mercy parent Catholic Health ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214686929/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 07:13:10 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214686929/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Prof. Agyemang Badu Akosa (left), prof. Edmund Delle (middle) and Mr. Patrick Dasoberi at the launch Ghana's first electronic health delivery service to enable doctors to reach their patients online and bring healthcare to the door steps of the citizenry has been launched in Accra. The E-health initiative, a remote doctor/patient interface, allows patients to see their doctors without ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214685754/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 06:46:55 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214685754/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Prison Planet.com May 22, 2013 If you've been following NaturalSociety, then you're probably aware of chemicals known as endocrine disruptors. While we naturally produce hormones, there are various chemicals and agents that disrupt this production. Unfortunately, lurking in many of our food crops is something called a xenoestrogen (foreign estrogen) which mimics the real deal in our ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214684686/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 05:47:25 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214684686/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a More political news /inline-content --> On one hand, Angie Wilson said she's looking forward to when the health care overhaul takes full effect in 2014 -- it'll allow the Northern Nevada tribal health clinic she directs to maximize its limited resources. But on the other hand, the director of ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214684813/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 05:44:05 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214684813/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Youth and recreation leagues are forming, camps and classes are taking place, tryouts are being scheduled and more is going on around the ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214684824/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 05:37:43 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214684824/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Experts struggle to understand the results of internet genetic tests and any errors can cause unnecessary anguish for families, says a ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214683759/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 04:40:32 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214683759/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a In their new book, "The Body Economic: Why Austerity Kills," economist David Stuckler and physician Sanjay Basu examine the health impacts of austerity across the globe. The authors estimate there have been more than 10,000 additional suicides and up to a million extra cases of depression across Europe and the United States since governments started introducing austerity programs in the ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214683629/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 04:13:14 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214683629/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a NAIVASHA, KENYA: The new Cabinet Secretary in charge of health James Macharia has decried the funds allocated to the ministry terming them ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214683018/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 03:34:25 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214683018/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Brisbane 4000 A new sexual health project will use dirty jokes to get key sexual health messages through to young men.Family Planning Queensland is working with 11 Brisbane comedians to make short videos that address the key sexual health issues.The comics will perform in Brisbane tonight and the videos will be put online in August.Family Planning's Anthony Walsh says the aim is for young ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214682805/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 03:21:01 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214682805/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Paul Lucas, Anna Bligh and Robert Schwarten will be called to the Queensland Health Payroll inquiry next week. Former premier Anna Bligh is expected to face the Queensland Health Payroll inquiry next week. Ms Bligh, along with former ministers Paul Lucas and Robert Schwarten, will front the Richard Chesterman-led inquiry as it enters its final stages. The inquiry, which opened on February 1, ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214683539/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 03:06:24 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214683539/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a New York, May 22 : Health programmes carried out by the United Nations agency tasked with assisting Palestinian refugees has helped to improve their lives, but greater efforts and more resources are needed to effectively tackle health challenges, particularly during times of conflict, says a new ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214681834/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 02:24:37 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214681834/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a SYDNEY ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214681833/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 01:29:39 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214681833/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Around 7,000 people marched on Saturday at the first London-wide protest against cuts to the National Health Service (NHS). This is less than a third of the number that marched in defence of Lewisham Hospital in south London in January, and around the same number as marched against the sell-off of parts of the Whittington Hospital, north London, in March. Called ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214680841/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 01:22:50 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214680841/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a WEBSTER GROVES oThe Webster Groves City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved changes to the city guidelines on residents keeping domestic ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214680842/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 01:19:19 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214680842/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a MARIETTA - The Washington County Board of Health has appointed Court Witschey as full-time administrator at the county health department. Witschey, who has served as the Creating Healthy Communities Grant administrator at the health department for nearly a decade, said he'll officially take the post on June 1. "The board went into executive session and offered me the position at the end ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214680844/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 01:15:57 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214680844/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Geneva, May 21 : With the aim of giving further impetus to cooperation in the field of healthcare, Union Health & Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Minister of Health Switzerland Alain Berset held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of World Health Assembly in Geneva on ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214680845/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 01:15:56 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214680845/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Lord knows our schools have problems. But suppose we tried to solve them by doing something radical - say, turning the schools over to the Catholic Church. On the plus side, the Catholics have a good record of running quality schools. The minus side - besides the whole plan being unconstitutional - is that vast majorities of people around here don’t necessarily share Catholic religious ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214680848/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 01:12:30 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214680848/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a New York Digital Health Accelerator Is a Model to Emulate at the beginning of the program. With the proliferation of accelerators, I thought I'd share an insider's perspective on what it was like to be in the program now that it is complete. I'll also share some ideas on how can take it to the next level building off of their already-strong foundation. Zina described the program ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214679731/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:56 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214679731/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Jill Stein . Its purpose is to provide an ongoing opposition and alternative voice to the dysfunctional U.S. government -- and to demonstrate what a government of, by, and for the people (rather than of, by, and for, giant corporations) looks like. As the Green Shadow ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214677809/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Tue, 21 May 2013 21:48:17 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214677809/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a EMBATTLED MP Craig Thomson is facing 19 fresh charges in relation to allegations he misused thousands of dollars in union funds to pay for porn and prostitutes. The Melbourne Magistrates' Court heard this morning Mr Thomson would now face 173 fraud related charges - including 19 new charges. The new charges allege Mr Thomson used a Health Services Union credit card to pay for R-rated movies ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214677815/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Tue, 21 May 2013 21:15:35 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214677815/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Residents of a neglected Nassarawa/Bakoko community in the suburb of Calabar, Cross River State, currently rely on free services offered by philanthropists to get medical ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214676755/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Tue, 21 May 2013 20:39:51 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214676755/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a House immigration negotiators have given themselves until the end of the week to hash out language on what kind of health benefits should be available to undocumented immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship, a crucial issue for the talks.If they can’t resolve this issue, the four-year immigration negotiations could come to a crashing ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214676756/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Tue, 21 May 2013 20:39:48 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214676756/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Colon cancer claims thousands of lives each year. The cancer affects the large intestine in the lower part of your digestive system. Rectal cancer is cancer of the last several inches of the colon. Most cases of colon cancer start as small, noncancerous clumps called polyps. Polyps rarely produce symptoms, which makes regular screening very important. Once cancer has developed, certain ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214676758/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Tue, 21 May 2013 20:30:05 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214676758/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Senior citizens have many questions on health issues and concerns and sometimes no answers, so bringing together informational resources under one roof is a great way to get the needed information that they seek, according to Mt. Pleasant Senior Center ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214676764/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Tue, 21 May 2013 20:14:25 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214676764/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Andy Murray, Great Britain, hoists his trophy after defeating Novak Djokovic, Serbia, to win the men's championship at the U.S. Open held at the National Tennis Center on September 10, 2012 in New York. UPI Photo/Monika ... http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214676940/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Tue, 21 May 2013 20:05:31 -0400 http://www.oregontelegraph.com/index.php/sid/214676940/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a