SAN DIEGO COUNTY–The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) will hold five more H1N1 vaccination events for San Diego County residents in the upcoming weeks. The first is Tuesday, Feb. 16, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the El Corazon Senior Center, 3302 Senior Center Drive in Oceanside. The other events will [...]
Fitness expert leads community fundraiser
February 11, 2010 By
By Gina Yarbrough OCEANSIDE–Tips for a healthy lifestyle was the theme Tuesday of a health and fitness seminar, conducted by personal fitness trainer “Coach” R. B. Berry. Berry, who operates Coach Berry’s Dare to Be Fit Studio in Oceanside, provided information on nutrition, cardio exercises, and eating habits. The evening program, held at the Oceanside Public [...]
Video: No incisions, no needles
February 9, 2010 By
Cook with love this Valentine’s Day with heart-smart recipes
February 9, 2010 By
(USNewswire)–Show your love this Valentine’s Day by giving a gift for the heart with the new cookbook “The Heart-Smart Diabetes Kitchen: Fresh, Fast, and Flavorful Recipes Made with Canola Oil” by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and CanolaInfo. Whether you cook some of these recipes for love or give the cookbook as a gift, you [...]
One in 13 adults report problem seeing health care specialist
February 8, 2010 By
(Newswise)–Among the 36 percent of U.S. adults age 18 and older who needed to see a specialist in 2007, about 8 percent reported that getting to see one was a big problem, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. While the national survey did not ask respondents [...]
Antibodies from plants may help fight disease
February 8, 2010 By
(Newswise)–The first head-to-head comparison of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies produced from plants versus the same antibodies produced from mammalian cells has shown that plant-produced antibodies can fight infection equally well. Scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Arizona State University conducted the comparison as a test of the potential for treating disease [...]
Health seminar to raise funds for Ivey Ranch Park Association
February 8, 2010 By
OCEANSIDE–Three leading Oceanside health, fitness and personal care professionals will deliver the seminar, ‘How to Make 2010 Your Best Year Ever,’ as a community awareness and fundraising event for the Ivey Ranch Park Association. The purpose of this event is to kick-off 2010 by teaching Oceanside and surrounding residents a proven strategy for achieving their [...]
Everyday habits for a healthy heart
February 3, 2010 By
(Newswise)–American Heart Month in February is the perfect time to initiate lifestyle changes that can help lower your risk of cardiovascular diseases, the world’s largest killers, claiming 17.1 million lives a year*. Fitness expert Karin Richards, director of the exercise science and wellness management program at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, shares simple lifestyle [...]
What do sleep, diabetes and red have in common with heart disease?
February 3, 2010 By
(Newswise)–If you’re a loud snorer who doesn’t feel rested enough during the day, you may be unwittingly putting your heart at risk. That’s because you could have untreated Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), a disorder directly linked to several cardiovascular syndromes that cause premature death. OSA, in which the upper airway becomes blocked repeatedly during sleep, [...]
Soybean yields rise
January 30, 2010 By
(NAPSI)–Good news for consumers: Although U.S. soybean yields have hovered in the 40-bushel-per-acre range for the past decade, plant breeding and technology advances are now enabling farmers to realize higher yield and profit potential. Data from the United States Department of Agriculture indicates that soybean yields have increased from an average of 23.5 bushels per [...]
