Archive for July 20th, 2010
Elite USA Athletes To Join More Than 5,000 Participants At Life Time Fitness Torchlight 5K
by on Jul.20, 2010, under Health and Fitness
The CrossFit Games: An Action Sports Investment Opportunity in the Making
WODs, burpees, wall balls, kettle bells, and muscle ups. This is the language of a fast growing acti
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Elite USA Athletes To Join More Than 5,000 Participants At Life Time Fitness Torchlight 5K
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: LTM) today announced that eight elite USA athletes, including two national champions, will join a field of more than 5,000 participants for the 2010 Life Time Fitness Torchlight 5K in Downtown Minneapolis on July 21. Included among the field of elite athletes are Katie McGregor, 2010 USA 15K Champion and 2010 USA 25K Champion, and Antonio Vega, 2010 USA Half …
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WHO still monitoring H1N1 pandemic: spokesman
by on Jul.20, 2010, under Health and Fitness
The World Health Organization's emergency committee will not meet this week to review data on the H1N1 swine flu pandemic nor will it declare for now an end to the pandemic, a WHO spokesman said.
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AIDS breakthrough: Gel helps prevent infection
by on Jul.20, 2010, under Health and Fitness
For the first time, a vaginal gel has proved capable of blocking the AIDS virus: It cut in half a woman’s chances of getting HIV from an infected partner in a study in South Africa. Scientists called it a breakthrough in the long quest for a tool …
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Can deciphering your doctor’s notes improve care?
by on Jul.20, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Don’t be offended if your doctor writes that you’re SOB, or that an exam detected BS.
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Universum Medical Presents: Yumeiho Therapy
by on Jul.20, 2010, under Preventative Medicine
This is a massage technique based on the theory of shifting the center of gravity in the body. It has been introduced by the Chinese Zen Ti Fa Therapy, now rediscovered by Prof. Masajuki Sayondji, Director of the International Institute for Preventative Medicine, Tokyo. Prof. Sayondji has stressed that dislocation of the bones in the sacroiliac joints of the pelvic bone is very common. Asymmetry in the human skeletal and muscular systems builds tension, pinches the nerve endings, contributes to poor circulation, pain, and hinders organ functions.
