The two men featured in the video above, Rob Hill and Clinton Shard are about to embark on an adventure of a lifetime to prove that IBD can’t stop them!
Hill and Shard are about to tackle the world’s highest peak in the intimidating Nepalese Himalayan mountain range from March 29 to April 19, 2010. Not only is this a feat to be proud of, but these men are battling Everest and IBD together with the help of IDEAS. continue reading...
CHICAGO (AP) — At least one in four teenage girls nationwide has a sexually transmitted disease, or more than 3 million teens, according to the first study of its kind in this age group.
A virus that causes cervical cancer is by far the most common sexually transmitted infection in teen girls aged 14 to 19, while the highest overall prevalence is among black girls — nearly half the blacks studied had at least one STD. That rate compared with 20% among both whites and Mexican-American teens, the study from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found. continue reading...
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ — For the past 27 years, Deborah Kuehnel, founder of The Eating Disorder Recovery Center in St. Louis, Missouri, has specialized in the treatment of eating disorders. Due to our growth, the EDRC announces the establishment of a not-for-profit foundation. The board of directors has chosen the name to be Eating Disorder Recovery Foundation.The Eating Disorder Recovery Foundation’s mission is to financially assist individuals with eating disorders, and their family members, to attain treatment. Assistance is needed because individuals and families are overwhelmed by the exorbitant cost for treatment by private facilities. The average cost for treatment at a private facility is between thirty and fifty thousand dollars per month. Most insurance companies will only cover a small portion of these charges.
One of our objectives is to obtain funding and members to further our mission. Our board of directors has chosen the “Flip Flop” as the symbol for recovery. The Flip Flop signifies recovery as a “one step at a time” process. Our initial emersion into the funding process has been the creation of the “Flip Flop” shop at www.edrecover.com. The success has allowed us to provide support on YouTube, Facebook, and MySpace. continue reading...
FAIRFAX, VA - Nov 26th, 2007 - Considered one of the nations’ most revered fitness experts, Richard Simmons has been reaching out to the masses for over 30 years with his unique charm, enthusiasm and accessibility. In the late 1980’s Richard Simmons created a breakthrough exercise program that paired classic Rock ‘n’ Roll music with fun dance moves and called it Sweatin’ to the Oldies. In its heyday, over 10 million Sweatin’ VHS videos were sold. For five years, however, they have not been available to the public and never has the collection been available on DVD. Sweatin’ to the Oldies, the 20th Anniversary Edition, is a re-release of these best-selling videos - this time on crystal clear DVD - with brand NEW, EXCLUSIVE bonus material directly from Richard.
DOYLESTOWN, Penn., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ — With cold season underway, it’s just a matter of time before you get a runny nose, cough and sore throat. If you’re suffering from the common cold, a visit to you doctor for antibiotics won’t help.
“There are more than 200 cold viruses lurking at all times, but antibiotics won’t help fight them off once they enter your body since a cold is a virus,” says Suzy Cohen, R.Ph., author of The 24-Hour Pharmacist and Consultant Pharmacist for Cold-EEZE® natural cold remedy products. continue reading...
STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ — Your toothbrush may be the ultimate plaque fighting tool, but it also harbors millions of bacteria. A new survey from Philips Sonicare and GfK Roper reveals that more than half (54 percent) of Americans would re-use their toothbrush after it fell on the bathroom floor, despite voting the bathroom as the room with the most bacteria in the house (57 percent). In addition, nine percent of men admitted to reusing their toothbrush after it fell into the toilet!
These dirty little secrets are not the only thing your toothbrush is hiding, according to the same survey, which shows that half of Americans would share their toothbrush with others, including a family member, spouse/partner or friend. What’s more, one out of 20 males (five percent) would share it with a co-worker if needed! continue reading...
Teenagers who feel relaxed after their first drags on a cigarette are most likely to become addicted to smoking, a sign that some people’s brains are more susceptible to nicotine, researchers said on Monday.”We know that nicotine can have an immediate impact on the brain, and yet we also know that not every adolescent who tries a cigarette gets hooked,” said researcher Dr. Joseph DiFranza of the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
While peer pressure and other factors may lead young people to try smoking, it is the brain’s response to that first dose of nicotine that likely most determines who gets addicted, according to DiFranza’s report published in Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. continue reading...
WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Back to school means: new school supplies, new teachers, new bus schedules, and … medical and emergency center forms? While it may have been easy to monitor medicine over the summer, a new school year means students and families face the challenge of adjusting to new routines. Whether a returning or new student, preparation for a safe and healthy school year should include working with the school’s administration to maintain your child’s medical routines. As parents prepare students for the school year, there are many tips and tools to help ensure that important medications are taken as prescribed.
Lack of medication adherence — not taking your medication as prescribed - can contribute to worsening of disease, preventable death, increased health care costs, and unnecessary hospitalization.(1) continue reading...
This article suggests that although more and more children and adolescents are being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, the numbers do not prove that they are truly suffering from the disease - rather, doctors are becoming increasingly aggresive and merely diagnosing mental health issues as bipolar.
“The number of American children and adolescents treated for bipolar disorder increased 40-fold from 1994 to 2003, researchers report today in the most comprehensive study of the controversial diagnosis. continue reading...
