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Kuwaiti surgeon attains EuroEcho award for cardio research
(With photos) KUWAIT, Dec 28 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti heart surgeon Dr. Mohammad Saud Al-Barjas was awarded the European Society of Cardiology's award for the paper he presented at the Tenth Annual Meeting of the European Association of Echocardiography (EuroEcho) in Prague, Czech Republic.
In a telephone call to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), Al-Barjas said his research paper discussed a new diagnostic method for weak cardio muscles.
He explained his work with a group of researchers at Free Royal Hospital in London resulted in the development of a blood test that allowed for early diagnosis of the disease that ensured faster treatment at lower costs.
The doctor said four percent of all people suffered from weak cardio muscles, especially the elderly.(end) st.
During Her Commute to Work
Editor's Note: What's Your Workout? is an Online Journal column that looks at busy people's fitness routines. Here we talk with Rachel Moore, executive director of the American Ballet Theatre. Rachel Moore, 42 years old, is executive director of the American Ballet Theatre. She works in Manhattan and lives in Bronxville, N.Y. with her husband. Ms. Moore didn't start dancing until age 11, which is considered late for most professional dancers. But she became enraptured by the art form and dove in full force. After graduating high school, she joined the junior-level of the American Ballet Theatre. Shortly after, she ... .
Beat festive health horrors
On the 12th day of Christmas my true love came to me and said: "I feel terrible! Why did I have that last cocktail?" If you feel trapped on the festive treadmill - all those parties, shopping and rich meals - Christmas can often seem more of a trial than a treat. Don't let that happen to you. follow our guide to overcoming some common festive ailments. BAD BREATH Late nights, rich food, too many sneaky cigarettes - bad breath can strike all of us. Recent Superdrug research estimates that four in 10 Britons worry about it. "Bad breath is one of the hidden complaints," says Clive Daley, director of health care for Superdrug. .
A couple of rounds after work
Jeanne Brady squeegees the sweat off her forehead with her red-wrapped hands. She skips inside the ring, jabbing with a left. Thap, a right, thap. Then thap-thap-thap, wildly swinging at her trainer's mitts. When a buzzer signals the end of her three-minute round, Brady jumps out of the ring and moves onto the speed bag. Red-cheeked and breathless, she's hungry for more. "I find it relaxing," says Brady, 50, an engineer who began boxing last spring at the Ring Boxing Club in Boston to get into shape. As the gym echoes with a chorus of thadump-thadump-thadumps coming from other people, she adds, "I may be a minority here, but I'm not intimidated at all. This is fun." Brady isn't looking for a fight or to become the next "Million Dollar Baby," but she and other Bostonians are putting on their 16-ounce gloves and discovering that boxing is a good match.
Mat-Su datebook
Winter vacation at the Mat-Su Boys and Girls club, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. weekdays through Jan. 5, 3700 E. Bogard Road, Wasilla. Club offers workshops, field trips, games to ages 7 and up. (357-2582) Turf for Tots, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Wasilla Multi-Use Sports Complex, 1001 E. Mack Drive. Let your toddlers run free on the turf court. $5 per child; 10-punch admission $40. (357-9100) Wasilla Rotary, noon, Evangelo's Restaurant, 2530 E. Parks Highway, Mile 40, Wasilla. (Barbara, 376-7700) Expectant and new mothers' meeting, 7:30 p.m., Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, 2500 S. Woodworth Loop, Palmer. Support, encouragement and information for breastfeeding mothers sponsored by La Leche League of the Mat-Su Valley, free. (357-6455) THURSDAY COMMUNITY Blood drive, noon-5 p.m., Palmer Fred Meyer, 650 S.
ParticipACTION seeks new CEO to re-launch federal fitness program
A prominently placed ad in the Globe and Mail says the now-defunct federal fitness awareness program is seeking a chief executive officer to "re-launch" the campaign. The not-for-profit program began in the early 1970s and for three decades produced a series of television advertisements promoting healthy living and exercise - including one well-known 1973 spot that compared the fitness of a 60-year-old Swede with that of a 30-year-old Canadian. The previous Liberal government killed ParticipACTION in 2001, which at the time had a budget of $350,000. There has been talk in the House of Commons recently about bringing back the program in order to take aim at soaring obesity rates across the country. Ontario's Health Promotions Minister Jim Watson said in June that he wanted to Ottawa bring back the program.
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