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Bachrach’s auction preview set for four days in January
The Richmond office of Freeman’s auction house will hold preview showings of items from the former Bachrach’s Jewelers and from the inventory of Mariah Robinson Antiques in Carytown in January The items, which include jewelry, watches, silver, paintings, sculpture, furniture and more, are grouped as “The Richmond Collections.” Bachrach’s Jewelers closed in October after 129 years in business.
Horse-drawn carriage rides at Stony Point Fashion Park
Stony Point Fashion Park is offering free, horse-drawn carriage rides from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday and from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday. Click here to create a free user account to enter a calendar events, update your business directory listing or comment on an obituary.
Boy in remission from cancer helps spread Christmas cheer to kids still fighting
After her son young son, P.J. Moura, battled childhood cancer for three years, Sarah Montgomery realized the thing that made him happy in those days in the hospital was when people brought him toys. Now in remission, P.J., his mother and a group of volunteers – brought together by a Facebook post by Montgomery - came together over the weekend to fill stockings and wrap presents that will be presented to children still battling cancer.
Social Security, Medicare aren’t freebies if you paid into the system :0
Dear John: I’m now retired and collecting my due. But every time I hear Social Security and Medicare referred to by the bums in D.C. and Albany as “entitlements” my blood pressure goes up.
Cancer death rates two to nine times higher in the Caribbean compared to US
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — In a recent study, researchers from the Caribbean Public Health Agency and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the rates of death from cervical cancer, breast, prostate and colon cancer are two to nine times higher in the Caribbean compared to the United States. Only lung cancer was higher in the USA.
Another reason to exercise every day during the holidays
… to exercise every day is related to blood pressure, not waistline. As a physiologist who has studied exercise and health for over 20 years, I can tell you that exercise lowers blood pressure and does so right away. Whether you go for a daily run or …
Cancer struggleCancer changed everything for Kylie”I felt people…
Kylie Minogue is “still not at peace” with her breast cancer diagnosis, 10 years after she was given the all-clear. The Spinning Around hitmaker was diagnosed with the disease in 2005 but was given the all-clear a year later after a partial mastectomy and chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment.
Top-up allowances paid to staff at hospital badly hit by trolley crisis
Top-up allowances continue to a be paid to a number of staff in one of the hospitals worst hit by the trolley crisis. Top-up allowances continue to a be paid to a number of staff in one of the hospitals worst hit by the trolley crisis.
Richland veteran calls for Hepatitis C awareness
Then several years later, after Valimont left Nevada for the Tri-Cities, he got a phone call that stopped him in his tracks. The Las Vegas clinic where he’d gotten the colonoscopy used poor sterilization practices, exposing Valimont and dozens of other patients to Hepatitis C. Hepatitis C can lead to long-term health problems, including liver failure and even death.
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Not since young Abe have the early formations of an American president inspired as much moviemaking as Barack Obama’s early life.
Senior citizens calendar
… the last Monday of the month. The business meeting begins at 10:30 a.m. the second Thursday of the month. Friday: Health screenings 10 to 11 a.m.; pinochle at noon; dartball 12:30 p.m.; cards 7 p.m. Daily activities: Open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; meal …
The benefits of meditation – or mindfulness – for investors
The late co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc., Steve Jobs was a long-time practitioner of meditation and attributed much of his career success to mindfulness’s ability to boost perception and intuition in creatives. The late co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc., Steve Jobs was a long-time practitioner of meditation and attributed much of his career success to mindfulness’s ability to boost perception and intuition in creatives.
Woman is first to have baby with ovaries frozen as a child
A 24-year-old Dubai native has become the first woman to give birth after having her fertility restored from ovarian tissue frozen during her childhood. She is the first person in the world to have had a successful pregnancy using ovarian tissue that was harvested before the onset of puberty and the only person to have her ovaries transplanted back after 13 years in storage.
Special cancer hospital in limbo
… cancer at a very early stage, spending several crores of rupees for the proposed hospital. On August 18 this year, health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the 200-bed cancer hospital at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital would be inaugurated …
How to lose weight – and keep it off
… that comes with living an over-stressed lifestyle, according to Professor Selena Bartlett from QUT’s Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation. But it depends on how a person reacts to stress that determines the outcome of a situation and in …
Deendayal katha
For the past three days, several ministers and key leaders in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh sat through two-hour-long recitals on Deendayal Upadhyaya’s life and philosophy, almost along the lines of the Ram katha , underscoring the Jana Sangh ideologue’s status within the parivar. Among those who sat and heard Alok Kumar, a senior RSS functionary, narrate the story of Upadhyaya’s life were chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Assembly Speaker Sitasharan Sharma, state party chief Nandkumar Chauhan and several ministers.
Sharp rise in premature kidney deaths
… failure deaths in adults with diabetes still in their 40s and 50s,” Prabhat Jha, director of the Centre for Global Health Research at the University of Toronto who led the study, told The Telegraph . “This suggests diabetes in Indian adults is …
Talk of the Towns, Dec. 19, 2016
Cushman Library , 28 Church St., presents Story Hour every Wednesday through mid-June, from 4 to 5 p.m. All ages of children are welcome.
Henry Heimlich, inventor of maneuver to save chocking victims, dies at 96
Heimlich died on Saturday at a hospital in Cincinnati at the age of 96 from complications of a massive heart attack he had on Dec. 12. Heimlich used the maneuver named after him in May to save a fellow resident at a Cincinnati retirement home where he lived, reportedly the first time he had used it to save a person’s life. Heimlich published an article about the maneuver, using abdominal thrusts, in 1974.
Overindulging at Christmas is one cause of the spike in heart attacks over the holidays.
… Mehta notes. These factors include logistical (inappropriate delay in seeking medical attention, reduced levels of health care staffing) and environmental (increased respiratory problems, decreased hours of daylight), as well as lifestyle ones – …
Leave first real job after 2-3 months or stick it out? Lots of anxiety.
… care. I’m experiencing similar anxiety to what I did in school. I guess playing a responsible role in someone’s health care makes me very nervous; it’s so important and so personal. I hate being looked to as a nurse and being asked medical …
Bruce Springsteen opens up about two important people – his wife and his father
… rug Helpline (open 24/7) – 0800 787 797. You can also text 8691 for free. For further information, contact the Mental Health Foundation’s free Resource and Information Service (09 623 4812).
Dolls With Disabilities Escape The Toy Hospital, Go Mainstream
When Dominika Tamley chose “Isebelle,” her American Girl doll, she picked a toy whose hair and eye color matched her own. But the 10-year-old is quick to point out that’s not the only way the doll resembles the real child who plays with her.
Please, Baby, Please: Some Couples Turn To Crowdfunding For IVF
Janet and Jackie Carter’s wedding in August 2015. They set up a crowdfunding site to help defray the considerable costs of IVF.
Nordic walking sticks can alleviate back, hip and knee pain
Nordic walking sticks, which are known for helping walkers burn more calories than ordinary walking, have been proven by an Israeli research team to alleviate widespread chronic pain in the hips, knees and lower back of older people. The study, whose lead author was Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center retired internal medicine and nephrology specialist Dr. Donald Silverberg, was recently published in the open-access International Journal of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation.
Three parents, 1 baby – how does that work, in theory and practice?
This decision was taken 2 weeks after an independent expert scientific panel convened by HFEA published its fourth review of the safety and efficacy of mitochondrial donation. A “three-parent baby” is born after faulty bits of the mother’s DNA are replaced by those taken from a healthy donor.
Is July 15 the reason for the flu epidemic?
No, I’m not talking about chemical weapons. I don’t have any theories regarding the claim that “they have spread viruses through the air.”
Here’s what it’s actually like to be colorblind
I don’t see much of anything – just a bunch of reddish-brownish-greenish circles. Other colorblind people, apparently, might spot the digits 21. Sighted people should see a 74. Assuming you aren’t colorblind as well, you can see what I can’t because the cone cells in your eyes work better than mine.
Obituary Notice: Randall M. Schurr Jr.
Randall M. Schurr Jr., 74, of Bells Landing died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016 at Ridgeview Elder Care and Rehabilitation Center, Curwensville. He was born July 8, 1942 in Curwensville, a son of the late Randall M. and Margaret Schurr, Sr. He was a member of the St. Bonaventure Catholic Church, Grampian, and the American Legion.
Corpus Christi lifts water ban after tests find no corrosive
A nearly four-day ban on drinking the water in Corpus Christi, Texas, was lifted on Sunday after test results showed no contamination due to a chemical leak, the city’s mayor announced. None of the 28 drinking water samples the Environmental Protection Agency reviewed tested positive for Indulin AA-86, an asphalt-emulsifying agent that’s corrosive, the federal agency said Sunday in a statement.
CenCal Rated in Top 10% of Nation’s Medicaid Plans
Results Illustrate High Quality of Health Care Provided for Low-Income Residents in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties This year, CenCal Health rated in the top 10 percent [1] of Medicaid plans nationally for nine areas of care in the most recent state quality measurement ratings. This marks CenCal Health’s best overall performance over the 15 years the State of California has been measuring quality indicators.
Message to Trump-anxious decentralizers: Is your federalism insurance premium paid up?
In a politico-legal ritual as timeless as the Gridiron Dinner, supporters of the Party that lost the Presidency are now discovering the virtues of federalism. Noah Feldman assures that “sanctuary cities” are safe from having their federal money yanked, because the Medicaid portion of NFIB v.
How Hanukkah sufganiyot became a national treat in the Netherlands
Though they are considered a caloric hazard in Israel, sufganiyot are a rare Hanukkah treat for many Jews in Europe. When the holiday arrives, some Jewish communities in Russia, Ukraine and beyond arrange special community bakes.
Patient with cystic fibrosis records crying doctor showing up to…
… complains about how much paperwork he has to type up when Mr Williams is admitted to the hospital. Waikato District Health Board chief executive Nigel Murray said they would be ‘urgently contacting’ the physician to ‘take action and offer the …
Cranberry pills not as effective as juice
Q: I have started taking cranberry capsules in the hope that they will work as well against urinary-tract infections as cranberry juice. What do you think? A: A recent study tested cranberry extract pills against placebo among women in nursing homes .
Millions of Americans Are Still Signing Up for Obamacare, Despite Pledges to Repeal It
… north of 4 million for 2017. Will more Americans sign up for coverage this year than ever before? And, what could health insurance reform mean for these individuals beyond 2017? This past Wednesday was originally the deadline to file for health …
South Korea: Zoos shut down as H5N6 bird flu approaches Seoul
… in the country’s disease control system. As a result, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said that health authorities are entitled to close any chicken farm or cote if necessary. On Sunday, a chicken farm in Gimpo, Gyeonggi …
Iran, Uzbekistan agree to bring forward date of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier
The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Uzbekistan Football Federation have clinched an agreement for a 2018 FIFA World Cup round three qualifying match between national teams to be held sooner than scheduled. The contest between Team Melli and White Wolves was originally scheduled to be staged on June 13, 2017, which falls on the eve of Laylat al-Qadr during the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
Portable Cigar Ashtray for Vehicles – Designed by InventHelp Client…
Although vehicles often come equipped with ashtrays, they are generally designed to be used for cigarettes. Cigar smokers tend to have difficulty storing lit cigars while driving due to the size of a cigar, which has the potential to ultimately interfere with vehicle safety.