| "High School Musical's" Corbin Bleu Joins Colgate-Palmolive, United Way and Miami-Dade Elementary School Students for ...
A national campaign to promote good oral health habits enlisted new recruits today when more than 250 Coconut Grove Elementary School students joined Colgate-Palmolive Company and United Way at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Miami for a lively game-show themed dental challenge that featured music, prizes, costumed characters, and "High School Musical" star and recording artist Corbin Bleu. A Colgate mobile dental van, one of a fleet of eight "clinics on wheels" that the company sponsors around the U.S., was also on hand to provide students with free dental screenings, treatment referrals and oral health education. .
St. Amant firefighters receive FEMA grant
ST. AMANT — The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $110,960 grant to the St. Amant Volunteer Fire Department, Fire Chief James LeBlanc said Tuesday. "It’s the third year in a row we have received a FEMA grant," LeBlanc said. "That’s about $300,000 the parish didn’t have to pay," he said of the three grants. Other fire departments on the east bank of the parish also have received grants, bringing the total received in the past three years to more than $500,000, LeBlanc said. The grant announced Tuesday will be used to buy firefighting protective gear, a thermal imagining camera that locates fires inside walls, complete training lesson plans with laptop computers, a PowerPoint system and training manuals, LeBlanc said.
No smoking to stop scourge of cancer
MUMBAI: According to Dr. P C Gupta, Director, Healis Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health, the biggest change in cancer scenario will occur with control of tobacco use, a sobering thought worth chewing on the occasion of World Cancer Awareness Day.
Frequent reports on spiralling cases of cancer due to tobacco use often creates a stir. And, the figures each time only get worse. Yet, no one including celebrities ever pay any heed to keep away from excessive tobacco use.
Tobacco-related cancer reportedly constitutes 48% and 20% of all cancer in men and women respectively. In India, the principle impact of tobacco smoking is seen in cancer of the lung, larynx, esophagus, pancreas and bladder. Oral and pharyngeal cancer is directly related to tobacco chewing which constitutes to one of the highest in the world.
What Thanksgiving means to me
Thanksgiving for the Cortese family of Kinnelon means family, friends and, of course, food. "While we may vary some of the side dishes, we always have two turkeys, one roasted and one fried, mashed potatoes, old fashioned sweet potatoes with marshmallows, stuffing and, of course, gravy," Lynn Cortese wrote to the Daily Record. "We all go around the table and state at least one thing that we are thankful for." The Daily Record asked readers to tell us what Thanksgiving means to you, and you responded. Many of your answers can be found in this special section; more will be published in Thursday's Daily Record, and still more will be posted online at www.dailyrecord.com. Ten-year-old Alexa Hesse looks at the holiday this way: "Thanksgiving means to spend time with your friends and family and a great meal.
Adult Knee
Patellofemoral Evaluation After Total Knee Arthroplasty. Validation of a New Weight-Bearing Axial Radiographic View
Andrea Baldini, John A. Anderson, Pierpaolo Cerulli-Mariani, James Kalyvas, Helene Pavlov, and Thomas P. Sculco
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1810-1817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Patella Alta: Association with Patellofemoral Alignment and Changes in Contact Area During Weight-Bearing
Samuel R. Ward, Michael R. Terk, and Christopher M. Powers
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1749-1755. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Rotating Hinged Total Knee Replacement: Use with Caution
Aidin Eslam Pour, Javad Parvizi, Nicholas Slenker, James J. Purtill, and Peter F. Sharkey
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2007;89:1735-1741.
UW promotes emergency alert system
By Erika Cederlind NEWS| Following last spring's shootings at Virginia Tech and UW's Gould Hall, the UW Emergency Management implemented a system called UW Alert to send text messages to subscribers' phones in case of an emergency. So far, only 5,000 people have signed up out of the estimated 70,000 people that frequent the UW campus on any given school day. Blood bank constantly seeks to meet donor needs By Lauren Bond NEWS | Sandwich boards with “imagine saving a life" splayed across them can be found across the campus. It seems like something that can only be imagined, but sometimes the imaginary is closer to reality than it might first seem. Work continues on Playhouse Theatre By Garrett Troy NEWS | As renovation work on the Playhouse Theatre continues as part of the “Restore the Core" program, more signs of progress come each day.
The Village Network wins 2007 Agency of the Year
WOOSTER -- The Village Network's recent award marked "a very special occasion for all of us," Executive Director Jim Miller said at a reception honoring the distinction of the Alliance for Children and Families "2007 Agency of the Year" National Award. "We were quite surprised when we heard we were going to be the national recipient of the agency of the year," Miller said. John McCord, president of the board of trustees, said the Village Network is no doubt "the envy of the other 370 organizations (eligible to win the award)." McCord commended the contributions of sound board decisions and generous donors who "fund many of the new initiatives" for which the Village Network was recognized. He also acknowledged "hard work and sacrifices" by all those involved with the facility.
Putting A Fat Substitute To The Test
It sounded perfect: a fat substitute for home cooks. My husband showed me the article in Consumer Reports, and I was very interested. The product, called Z Trim, has no calories, no fat and no cholesterol, and it takes the place in recipes of oil, butter and, in some cases, eggs. Could this miracle product take my favorite foods, such as cake, brownies and chicken salad, off the forbidden list? I was eager to put it to the test and share this amazing news with the people of the Tampa Bay area, so I contacted Z Trim Holdings, the company that makes Z Trim. The next day, I received a box of samples, including an assortment of premade products such as salad dressings and a mayonnaise-like spread. The box also included two big bottles of premixed Z Trim for use in recipes.
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