Provides the latest RSS feeds for Fitness News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Brazil Sun.com http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/cat/e1dd7913e128b66a/ en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 21:18:26 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:18:26 -0400 30 Using your tablet or smartphone before bed can suppress quality sleep, thus putting you at risk for health problems, a new study suggests. If you want to improve your sleep, researchers advise shutting off your tablet well before bedtime. Nighttime exposure to LED rays illuminating from tablets, computers, TVs, and smartphones can disrupt your body's natural rhythms, and raise your risk for not ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214735621/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 06:30:05 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214735621/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a England captain Alastair Cook has said that star batsman Kevin Pietersen is 'progressing well' during his recovery from knee injury for returning to the team in time for the Ashes. Although he admitted that the shadow of Pietersen's absence would hang heavily over England at Headingley during the second Test against New Zealand, however, Cook said that Pietersen's expected return for the Trent ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214733127/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 05:20:01 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214733127/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Scientists at the National Institutes of Health report have discovered that a small molecule released in the spinal cord of a mouse triggers a process that is later experienced in the brain as the sensation of itch. The small molecule, called natriuretic polypeptide b (Nppb), streams ahead and selectively plugs into a specific nerve cell in the spinal cord, which sends the signal onward through ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214733119/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:03 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214733119/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Television's top shows have come under fire by health experts for the unhealthy lifestyles of their best loved characters. According to a new research, the serials set a bad example as they exemplify unhealthy diets and high levels of boozing. Scientists analysed more than 830 scenes from four popular soaps - Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks- for over two weeks and found ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214732104/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 03:20:02 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214732104/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Southern California beaches had overall good water quality last year, with most receiving good to excellent ratings, an annual report by Heal the Bay said. The organization has been assessing water quality at more than 600 beaches on the U.S. west coast and issuing an annual report card since 1991. Each beach is assigned an A to F grade, with higher grades denoting less risk of becoming ill ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214749834/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 19:35:16 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214749834/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Can a television competition show tell the story of diving?Briadam Herrera, 17, laughs at the question as he stands on the sun-baked pool deck at the University of Miami in Coral ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214748913/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 18:59:17 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214748913/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Skinny health coverage doesn't mean you get fit. It means that your health insurance may give you free office visits but will leave you holding the tab if you get really sick. That's the kind of coverage some may get under the Affordable Care ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214748911/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 18:32:59 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214748911/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Global efforts to improve maternal health are ready for fine tuning when it comes to the Middle East and North Africa. This will be the aim of researchers gathering ahead of this month's global conference on women's health in Kuala ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214748912/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 18:28:07 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214748912/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Manama, May 24 (BNA)--His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa held a telephone call today with First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sport and President of Bahrain Athletics Association Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa. HM congratulated him on the National Athletics Team's ability to grab third place, in general, in the 18th Arab Athletics Championship which was ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214747816/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 17:42:18 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214747816/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a As Congress debates comprehensive immigration reform, members of both parties have insisted on barring undocumented immigrants who achieve provisional legal status from receiving Medicaid coverage or Obamacare subsidies (a provision that was already part of the health law). But preventing these immigrants from gaining basic health benefits is actually a fiscally irresponsible model that will only ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214747811/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 17:40:04 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214747811/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a ESPN commentator Mark Donaldson gives his thoughts on how Borussia Dortmund should approach the all-German Champions League final against Bayern Munich on ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214747812/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 17:39:26 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214747812/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Life truly began for me a few weeks ago when a box containing my UP by Jawbone – a wristband that tracks how you sleep, move and eat – arrived. Of course, meeting my husband, giving birth to my sons and watching my older son recently become a bar mitzvah trumped the joy any material possession has given me thus far in my life. Still, this tracker has made me very happy. It's like ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214746582/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 16:47:28 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214746582/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a English: Barack Obama signing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at the White House (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Every now and again, a political pundit is required to stand up and admit to the world that he or she got it wrong. For me, this would be one of those moments. For quite some time, I have been predicting that Obamacare would likely mean higher insurance rates in the ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214746389/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 16:36:46 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214746389/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a California officials say the rates offered by insurers for their state-operated health insurance market are lower than they expected. But many people will still be paying higher premiums next year as Covered California kicks in than they are now, the Los Angeles Times reported. The benefits insurers will be required to supply are also going up. "These rates are way below the worst-case ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214746463/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:31 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214746463/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a A Pennsylvania facility treating troubled and autistic children in several states filed for Chapter 11 reorganization due to a $240 million debt, officials say. William Isemann, chief executive officer of KidsPeace, blamed the move on the non-profit's $101 million in pension obligations, The Morning Call newspaper in Allentown, Pa., reported. At its peak in 2006, KidsPeace was a $170 ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214746578/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:19 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214746578/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Jackson Health System says 1,407 patient records went missing. Jackson Health System alerted 1,407 patients that their personal information may be in jeopardy after several boxes of medical records went missing from its information data management department. The public health system in Miami-Dade County said there was no breach of the most sensitive information, such as social security numbers ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214745137/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 15:12:33 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214745137/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a A myriad of different measures exist in the Affordable Care Act that could significantly affect prices individuals and families will pay for health insurance. While the effects of many are understood individually, the aggregate effect is still largely ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214745139/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:18 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214745139/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a TORONTO -- When triathlete Colleen Dyck decided to make an energy bar, she found ingredients close to home on her Manitoba farm. "What I saw on the market was a lot of corn syrup and a lot of cheap fortified bars, so I decided to make my own," said the Niverville entrepreneur, grain and oilseed farmer and mother of four. Dyck showcased Gorp, short for good old raisins and peanuts, at ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214743784/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:20 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214743784/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a After being out injured for six months, Tamati Ellison admits the fickle nature of rugby was one of the main reasons he opted to head back to Japan. Ellison, 30, will join the Ricoh company side in Japan at the end of the Super 15, despite having played for the All Blacks last year and being seen as a test certainty this season. The midfield back said he enjoyed the Dunedin ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214743995/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:02 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214743995/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri May 24, 2013 1:13pm EDT May 24 (Reuters) - Ascension Health Alliance is expected to sell $1.03 billion of taxable and tax-exempt revenue bonds during the week of June 10, a market source said on Friday. The sale includes $500 million of variable-rate and $100 million of fixed-rate tax-exempt revenue bonds issued through Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority. In addition, ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214743990/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 13:13:21 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214743990/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a House Judiciary Committee members Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, right, and Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., talk on Capitol Hill during the committee's hearing on immigration ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214742451/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 13:12:09 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214742451/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a (CBS) Fair or not, the Bulls’ training staff has a received some criticism over the last few seasons. Some of it has even come from Bulls players. So you might be surprised by this news: Bulls trainer Fred Tedeschi has been named NBA Athletic Trainer of the ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214742460/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 12:36:34 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214742460/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Chefs prepare food at the co-op restaurant Colors in New York City, started by former employees of the Windows of The World restaurant at the World Trade Center that was destroyed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Across the US workers are starting employee-owned businesses, from health-care co-ops to general ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214742181/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 12:30:45 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214742181/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Minister for Health James Reilly has expressed concern about issues raised in a planned RTÉ Prime Time programme on creches. He said Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald was also concerned. Mr Reilly said he would be watching the issue closely and awaited the report from the Health Service ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214740421/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:16 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214740421/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Pharmacist Samuel Wahba faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Pharmacist Samuel Wahba has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, lying to a federal agency, making false claims to a federal health care program and concealing his exclusion from all federal health care programs. In 2001, he was convicted of violating the state racketeering law, Medicaid fraud and ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214742455/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:10 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214742455/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Damascus, May 24 (Prensa Latina) Syrian Health Minister Saad al-Nayef denounced the poor health situation of citizens settled in the Golan area annexed by Israel, due to the inhumane practices of their occupiers. He also criticized the forced subjection of Syrians detained in the area to pharmaceutical experiments and various forms of torture by Israeli authorities. Al-Nayef explained these ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214740422/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:31 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214740422/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a In a key test of the federal health law's ability to draw competitive bids from health insurance companies, California has unveiled plans and prices that will be available next year to millions of residents shopping for individual coverage on its new insurance ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214740180/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:03 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214740180/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a For further information, the public is kindly requested to contact the Health Inspectorate Services between 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on telephone number 21337333, or by calling personally at its offices at Continental Business Centre, Cutrico Buildings, Old Railway Track, Santa Venera or by ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214740423/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:43 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214740423/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights A study by Kathie P. Huang, M.D., of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, and colleagues examined the prevalence of comorbid (co-existing) conditions among patients ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214740425/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 11:48:42 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214740425/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Global mHealth Initiative , a multi-disciplinary consortium registering over 82 faculty projects and 150 students engaged in mHealth innovation and research across the Johns Hopkins ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214740430/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 11:44:10 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214740430/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a If you don’t get into the ring once or twice, then you’re a coward, Geoffrey Ima says as he describes people’s attitudes toward boxing in his hometown in Uganda. Ima has been in the ring hundreds of times and came to love boxing so ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214740440/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:53 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214740440/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fjord teamed up with health care experts from Harvard and Boston Children's Hospital to translate an old paper chart to a modern electronic ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214740434/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 11:25:32 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214740434/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a China's Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, WHO, leaves the podium after delivering a speech during the 66th World Health Assembly at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, May 20, ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214740069/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 11:24:34 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214740069/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Hospital chain MedStar Health is expanding its network of walk-in clinics, announcing plans for two more urgent care clinics not previously disclosed. MedStar officials have informed District regulators they will seek permission to open a combined urgent care clinic and doctors' office in the Anacostia neighborhood of southeast D.C. A similar operation is also planned to open this summer in ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214740290/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 10:52:07 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214740290/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a By David J. Olson In Tanzania, giant pouched rats are trained to sniff out tuberculosis in human sputum samples. DubbedHeroRATS, the animals can evaluate 40 samples in just seven minutes, equal to what a skilled lab technician can do in a full day. In northern Kenya, health services–including family planning services–are being brought to 36 remote, underserved communities by ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214739307/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 10:40:55 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214739307/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a A SEVEN-minute exercise regimen devised by scientists has been shown to provide as many health benefits as doing a long run and a session of weight training. The workout requires no more than a wall, a chair and seven minutes of your time. However, the experts say that you must be in pain when performing it in order to benefit. The article, High-Intensity Circuit Training Using Body Weight: ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214739308/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214739308/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a As health care leaders continue to look for ways to cut costs, the Medicare Advantage model might be a decent place to pull from. A recent study showed that utilization rates in some major categories, including emergency departments and ambulatory surgery or procedures, generally were 20 to 30 percent lower for patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage HMOs than for those with Medicare ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214738436/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 09:34:39 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214738436/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a People arrived at a venue to watch a sport they love, rugby. They wanted their team to win. They became excited when their players ran fast. And, they also got very cross when the other team tackled them. So, they started assaulting the fans of the other ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214737633/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 08:49:15 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214737633/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Californians got their first glimpse Thursday of what insurers plan to charge for coverage to be offered next year to about 5 million state residents who don't receive health insurance from employers. Above, Cedars-Sinai Medical ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214737624/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:42 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214737624/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California, the agency running the state's new health insurance exchange, announces the plans and prices that will be offered by private ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214737541/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:41 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214737541/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a The World Health Assembly meets annually to consider major health policy matters of the World Health Organization and its Member States. The 2013 meeting convenes from 20 to 28 May 2013 in Geneva. (Photo: P. ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214737466/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 08:43:00 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214737466/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a For many people Memorial Day weekend means finally getting to kick off summer by striking up the barbecue, taking a dip in the ocean or simply basking in the sunshine during a long weekend. But celebrating the unofficial start of summer also means encountering a few hazards of the season. From sunburns to bug bites or even an ill-cooked hotdog, the summer months have a few perils to contend ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214737634/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 08:39:19 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214737634/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Who are the principles in your partnership and what is the name of your company? I am Leanne Shear. I have two partners, Katie Currie and Helena Wolin. We started a women-only boutique fitness studio ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214736689/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 08:07:52 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214736689/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Saying that the plaintiffs have a right to challenge the executive actions of the Governor, a Franklin Circuit Court judge has ruled that a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of of Kentuckys new health care exchange can proceeed. According to The Courier-Journal, Judge Phillip Shepherd issued a four-page order Thursday denying a motion from the Beshear administration to dismiss the ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214737500/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 08:06:46 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214737500/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Indianapolis-based St. Vincent Health, the second-largest hospital system in Indiana and the states sixth-largest employer, will lay off an unspecified number of employees across its 22-hospital network by June 30. The Indianapolis Business Journal reports that the cuts are a cost-saving move that the hospital blames on Obamacare, cuts to Medicare reimbursement and lower-than-expected volumes of ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214737621/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 08:06:31 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214737621/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a /enpproperty--> Health food is not a drug or medicine, a watchdog said after a major investigation found companies were adding drugs to their products. The China Food and Drug Administration issued the warning on Friday during a news conference following investigations in 15 provinces that uncovered a widespread presence of drugs in food. Most of the health food brands claim their products ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214736722/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 08:04:27 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214736722/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a The moment before the forwards engage is perfectly captured in this beautiful photograph from the match between the Chiefs and the Crusaders in New Zealand. The use of symmetry and the steam rising from the players made it stand out from the ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214736803/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 07:49:04 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214736803/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a FORTUNE -- Health insurance companies are hectic places these days – they're preparing for key pieces of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to go into effect next year. Given the frenzy, certain parts of the act could have unintended consequences. Specifically, a new report suggests, Americans without bank accounts could get left behind, unable to pay their insurance premiums. Here's ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214736128/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 07:05:04 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214736128/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Lifetime achievement Charla Parker CEO of Western Clinicians Network The Business Journal salutes individuals who have had a huge impact on health care in our community. They range from doctors and nurses to administrators and educators. Some are entrepreneurs while others are volunteers. Click here for a slideshow listing the heroes honored Many are ordinary people who have ended up doing ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214735367/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 06:00:57 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214735367/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a A stage manager working on Michael Jackson's ill-fated This Is It concert warned an AEG executive days before the star's death he was in a physical and mental decline and needed help, according to an email shown to jurors."I have watched him deteriorate in front of my eyes over the last eight weeks," said John Hougdahl in an email to Randy Phillips dated June 19, 2009.Jackson ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214733451/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 05:17:48 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214733451/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Cathleen Bennett, director of state health policy and strategic planning, and state Sen. Joseph F. Vitale, chairman of the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214733455/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 05:11:21 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214733455/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a After weeks of negotiations, California said it has selected 13 health plans for a new state-run insurance marketplace where as many as 5 million people will shop for coverage next ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214733289/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 05:07:34 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214733289/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2009, file photo President Barack Obama speaks at the AFL-CIO Labor Day picnic at Coney Island in Cincinnati. Some labor unions that initially backed Obama's health care overhaul are now frustrated and angry about what they say are unexpected consequences of the plan that could hurt their members. (AP Photo/David Kohl, ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214733496/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 04:47:17 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214733496/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a WASHINGTON (AP) -- When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214732678/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 04:02:13 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214732678/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a British law enforcement was under fire Friday after conceding it knew for almost a decade about the two men who allegedly butchered a British soldier. Prime ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214732157/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 02:55:54 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214732157/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Dr. Travis Stork walked viewers through the physical ailments that can stem from a split, noting that people are more likely to get sick after a breakup. He also warned that those ailments can have major consequences. "You can actually have something called broken heart syndrome," he said. "People have died from a broken heart because of the stress placed on your heart after a ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214731731/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 02:15:26 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214731731/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a A May 5 letter ("Gun laws won't stop criminals") from Greg Perrine of Reedsville was less than honest in replying to an earlier writer's view that "90 percent of Americans support the Manchin/Toomey plan for background checks on all gun-purchases." Perrine cited information from the "Buckeye Firearms Institute" to claim "90 percent of police ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214731250/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 01:14:56 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214731250/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a On Wednesday, Colorado's health benefit exchange got a substantial number of participants. And on Thursday, it officially got its funding source. Gov. John Hickenlooper signed House Bill 1245, sponsored by Rep. Beth McCann, D-Denver, which gives to the exchange $23.5 million over the next two years that had been used to fund the soon-to-be-defunct Cover Colorado health insurance program. The ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214731246/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 01:10:06 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214731246/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a King Edward VIII before his abdication and paid key Spanish leaders to keep the country neutral. The documents also include a letter describing a long night Prime ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214730811/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fri, 24 May 2013 00:19:31 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214730811/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Saskatchewan has a better wait time for a type of heart surgery than the rest of the country, a progress report on health-care reforms shows.That good news was a rare bright spot in an annual progress report released Thursday by the Health Council of Canada, which found that reforms are not keeping pace with the needs of Canadians and that access to services varies widely from province to ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214729647/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 22:50:41 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214729647/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a California, widely seen as a model for how individuals will buy health insurance under the new health care law, announced Thursday that 13 insurers had been chosen to sell policies through the insurance marketplace ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214730760/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 21:49:32 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214730760/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a California health officials on Thursday unveiled the likely rates that insurers will charge under the health-care law backed by President Barack Obama - and they are lower than expected, rebutting warnings by critics that many people will experience "rate shock" once the law is fully implemented. On average, a person who chooses a mid-level plan can expect to pay around $321 a month, ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214729062/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 21:30:40 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214729062/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Leading characters in TV soaps are promoting unhealthy lifestyles with too much drinking, a poor diet and an almost total lack of exercise, according to an academic study. Several actors are portrayed drinking alcohol in at least a third of the scenes they appear in, while others are shown eating chips, cake and fry-ups. The two-week study by Liverpool John Moores University Business School ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214728297/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 20:59:59 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214728297/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a May 23 - Bernard Lapasset today finally unveiled the election manifesto he hopes will see him named as the new President of SportAccord, saying the organisation "must speak for sport" and reaffirm its values in society to bring it forward. The French International Rugby Board (IRB) chairman (pictured top), who led the successful campaign to reintroduce rugby to the Olympics when it ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214727237/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 19:54:51 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214727237/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a It may not be long before Explorys outgrows the loft space at its Cleveland offices. The health-care big data firm has doubled its staff to 100 in the last ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214725777/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 18:38:33 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214725777/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Policyholders will pay anywhere from nothing to $687 a month in insurance premiums under California's health exchange, a program that will involve the participation of 13 carriers who will compete to offer coverage for the nation's most populous ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214725778/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 18:23:42 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214725778/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Preventable and in most cases, treatable , obstetric fistula is a childbirth injury that leaves women incontinent and occurs when a woman or girl suffers prolonged, obstructed labor without relief from timely medical intervention. As Thursday, May 23 marks the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, The Christian Post highlights a global faith-based charity which has been working for the past ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214725879/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 18:21:33 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214725879/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who had used marijuana in the past month had smaller waists and lower levels of insulin resistance - a diabetes precursor - than those who never tried the drug, in a new study. The findings, based on surveys and blood tests of about 4,700 U.S. adults, aren't enough to prove marijuana keeps users thin or wards off disease. And among current pot smokers, ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214725968/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 18:10:52 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214725968/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a SACRAMENTO -- Ventura County consumers looking to purchase individual health insurance policies next year through California's new purchasing exchange will have four health plans to choose from -- three of the largest commercial companies and also the county-owned Ventura County Health Care ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214724348/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 17:38:47 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214724348/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Texas Gov. Rick Perry addresses the opening session of the Texas Legislature in Austin earlier this year. The state of Texas is turning down billions of federal dollars that would have paid for health care coverage for 1.5 million poor Texans. By refusing to participate in Medicaid expansion, which is part of the Affordable Care Act, the state will leave on the table an estimated $100 ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214724490/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 17:32:40 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214724490/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Senate has approved a measure that would create a state-governed "insurance exchange" so individuals and small businesses can shop for health care coverage as required by President Obama's health law. Lawmakers voted Thursday 37-19 to send the House a bill establishing the Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace. The exchange will guide people ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214724491/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 17:30:15 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214724491/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a ROCKVILLE, Md. - A Virginia man who was once one of the nation's most prominent swimming coaches has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed. Richard J. Curl, who pleaded guilty in February, apologized to the victim Thursday afternoon in Montgomery County Circuit Court. Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Marielsa Bernard imposed the ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214724503/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 17:06:55 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214724503/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a The aid will be used on emergency health assistance, sheltering, food, water, hygiene, and other basic needs BRUSSELS - The European Union has decided on provide an additional 65 millions euro in humanitarian aid to civil war-stricken Syrians.The aid will be transferred to the victims both in Syria and in the neighboring countries via UN agencies, the Red Cross, the Red Crescent, and other ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214724332/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:45 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214724332/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a The Memorial Day weekend kicks off summer and, with no Triple Crown hopes to extend the spring, also kicks off a "second season" of racing. There are important turf races at Churchill Downs, Belmont Park, Hollywood Park and Arlington Park. Some of the nation's top steeds will be on display in the Grade I Met Mile at Belmont. Fillies and mares are in action from coast to coast and ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214725548/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 16:58:28 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214725548/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Vol fans all know Neyland Stadium is a pretty special place, and now, USA Today has ranked Tennessee's home field as having one of the most unique playing surfaces in the world. Neyland ranked fourth on the list, following the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Roland Garros (home of the French Open), and TD Garden (home of the Boston Celtics). The newspaper doesn't get into what ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214723027/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 16:24:20 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214723027/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a New research shows parents play a more important role than previously thought in whether or not their child is bullied. Bullies are more likely to target children of overprotective ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214723017/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 16:10:21 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214723017/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a The 2013 report card released by Active Healthy Kids shows Canada gets low grades across the board in physical activity. Active Healthy Kids is an organization that promotes an active lifestyle in children, and a source for knowledge, insight, and understanding for stakeholders to help build better programs to increase physical activity in children. Active Healthy Kids releases a report card ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214723021/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 16:02:23 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214723021/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- One of Indiana's largest health systems says it's cutting an undisclosed number of jobs by June 30 because of increasing economic and competitive pressure on the health care ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214723771/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:49 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214723771/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Western Health Advantage is one of 13 plans to land a spot in the individual marketplace for the state's health benefit exchange. Western Health Advantage CEO Garry Maisel says rates for plans came in under projections because of intense competition. "WHA and other California plans wanted to be part of Covered California and part of history," Maisel said. Sacramento-based Western ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214723019/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:42 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214723019/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a An Edison, N.J. fitness trainer was charged with conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids across the country through Internet sales, a court complaint said. Richard Gray, 60, who pleaded guilty in 2008 to similar charges, said little in his preliminary hearing in federal court in Newark Wednesday, the (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger reported. Gray's arrest came after agents from U.S. Customs ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214723028/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 15:42:27 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214723028/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Fish body oil supplements modestly increase amounts of a hormone associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, U.S. researchers say. "While prior animal studies found fish oil increased circulating adiponectin, similar effects in humans was not established," lead author Jason Wu of the Harvard School of Public Health said in a statement. "By reviewing evidence ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214723026/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 15:42:18 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214723026/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a A snapshot of plans that will be offered on California's state health care exchange, Covered California, to qualified individuals in Santa Clara County. Ahead of the official launch of California's state health care exchange on Jan. 1, 2014, the agency charged with implementing new system on Thursday debuted benefit plans that will be available to qualified individuals. Though some ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214723018/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 15:33:45 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214723018/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a In the late 1960s, a new fitness "fad" swept across the nation at a steady, leisurely pace. And at least one leading physician did not like ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214721464/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 15:08:12 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214721464/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Jeremy Laurance is Health Editor of The Independent and the i and has covered the specialism for more than 20 years. He thinks the harm medicine does is under-appreciated, the harm it prevents over-rated, and that cycling works better than most drugs. He was named Specialist Journalist of the Year in the 2011 British Press ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214721282/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 14:57:25 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214721282/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a , the central character commits violent acts during blackouts. To cure him, a medical team inserts electrodes into his brain, wiring them to an atomic-powered computer attached to his shoulder. Of course, the experiment runs amok. The patient escapes and goes on a killing rampage. It's a Crichton formula that runs through several books such as Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain. ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214721466/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 14:56:02 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214721466/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Health officials say they traced a salmonella outbreak that sickened nearly 300 people to cooked chorizo sausage served at a Las Vegas restaurant. A report released Wednesday by the Southern Nevada Health District said the salmonella contamination likely occurred at the Firefly Tapas Kitchen & Bar, not where the sausage was produced, the Las Vegas Sun reported. "[There is] a small ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214721275/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a Thu, 23 May 2013 14:24:55 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214721275/scat/e1dd7913e128b66a