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The Braden River Library, 4915 53rd Ave. E., Bradenton will host a presentation called "Backpacks: Helpful or Harmful?" 10 a.m. Aug. 5 featuring Dr. Greg Kotlarczyk. The presentation will teach the public steps to pain prevention. Information: 727-6079. Forty Carrots open house Forty Carrots Family Center, 1500 S. Tuttle Ave, Sarasota, will host a free Sandbox open house 10-11:30 a.m. Aug. 29. The event allows parents, caregivers and children to meet the Forty Carrots staff and learn about all the programs and activities offered by the center. Information: 365-7716 or visit fpc4families@aol.com. • Meets at 6 p.m. Thursdays at First United Methodist Church, 603 11th St. W. Information: 747-4406. • MOPS, Mothers of PreSchoolers - because mothering matters - meets 9:20-11:30 a.m.
An administration committed to "leaner and smarter" state government, as Gov. Kathleen Blanco promised last fall, would have had no problem decisively vetoing numerous items in HB 1, about which there were questions of legitimacy or of the state's proper role as a major funding source.
Instead, the governor's office waited until the last minute to make a decision on the $26.7 billion budget bill, at one point even suggesting the state treasurer had a role to play in exercising the veto. State Treasurer John Kennedy obliged by providing a list of more than $9 million worth of suggested cuts. This prompted an administration spokesperson to suggest the process of identifying pork was complicated because "You're going to have some bad apples mixed with a bunch of good apples."
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Evercare, a division of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), today announced that the Company will expand its Evercare(R) STAR+PLUS health care plan to 22 counties in the Harris, Nueces and Travis Service Delivery Areas in Texas. STAR+PLUS was launched by the State of Texas in 1998 in Harris County as a pilot program and has since grown to serve approximately 65,000 members in that county. The program combines health and long-term services to elderly and people with disabilities, enabling them to achieve improved health and wellness access, quality and outcomes at home or in assisted living facilities. The 79th Legislative Session directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to utilize cost-effective models to better manage the care of aged, blind, and persons with disabilities enrolled in Medicaid.
(NewsTarget) A study published in the July issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that a diet rich in vitamin E and alpha-lipoic acid may slow the development of blindness caused by retinitis pigmentosa (RP), in which the rods and cones in the retina die off unexpectedly, causing permanent blindness. "To test this, we used antioxidants, which protect cells from oxygen damage, and since they allowed many more cones to survive, it proves that the suspect is guilty," says Lead researcher Peter Campochiaro. Previously scientists knew that patients with RP went blind because of the damage, but they didn't know what caused it. Because of the difficulty of the study and the lack of patentability of the cure, the efficacy of vitamin E may never be formally tested enough to be accepted as a treatment by the FDA.
The Richmond office of the Women Infants and Children program on Thursday hosted mothers who have latched on to the benefits of breast milk in a celebration of World Breast-feeding Week. "What we're trying to do is encourage women to breast-feed exclusively and not resort to formula," said Nancy Hill, breast-feeding coordinator for Contra Costa's WIC program. "More than that, we're trying to show that more moms are breast-feeding. We're trying to convert mothers from formula to breast-feeding because breast milk is so much healthier." Hill said studies conclude that babies exclusively fed formula become sick more often and later can have more trouble in school and a tendency to be overweight. "Chronic diseases such as diabetes are also more likely with formula feeding," she said.
People who are overweight or obese in their 40s have a greater risk of developing Alzheimers disease later in life, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology 58th Annual Meeting in San Diego, Calif., April 1 8, 2006. For the study, researchers followed nearly 9,000 people over a period of up to 30 years. The study participants were evaluated for overweight and obesity by measuring skinfold thickness below the shoulder and at the back of the upper arm. Those with higher skinfold measurements in their 40s were more likely to develop Alzheimers disease than those with smaller skinfold measurements. Those in the highest group of shoulder skinfold measurements were nearly three times as likely to develop Alzheimers disease as those in the lowest group.
What are they supposed to do and how much do I take? What is the difference between omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids? Answer: Omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids both are essential fatty acids that are important for brain function and normal growth. Essential fatty acids are not produced by the body, so you have to get them in your diet. They are used in skin and hair growth, regulating metabolism and maintaining bone and reproductive organ health. Omega 3 fatty acids have been found to decrease sudden death in people with heart arrhythmias, to help with hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis, and to lower blood pressure. You can get omega 3 fatty acids from fatty fish such as salmon, tuna and fish oils. You also can get omega 3 fatty acids from flaxseed, canola oil and walnuts.
Michael F. DiLiello, an insurance agency owner and World War II veteran, died of complications from diabetes July 29 at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore. A resident of the Glen Meadows retirement community in Glen Arm, he was 83. Born and raised in Little Italy, he attended city public schools and worked at the Glenn L. Martin aircraft plant in Middle River before serving in an Army infantry unit during World War II. Family members said that during a fierce encounter at the Battle of the Bulge, he narrowly missed being hit by fire from a German tank. "He made a promise on the spot that, if spared, he would help others," said his daughter, Lillian T. Sigler of Parkville. After the war he returned to his Martin job but gave it up to became a John Hancock insurance salesman.
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