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Fairfield County Scene: Umbrella Club
SpinOdyssey 2008 An indoor cycling fundraiser to benefit American Cancer Society Breast Cancer research. March 2. Fitness and Tennis Club, 490 Westport Ave., Norwalk. 362-5231 or www.spinodyssey.org.
Excellence in Public Education Fundraiser The event, co-chaired by Lt. Gov. Michael and Carol Fedele, raises funds for the Stamford Public Education Foundation; Excellence in Public Education Award to be presented to Glenn Britt of Time Warner Cable. March 3. Morton's Steakhouse, 377 N. State St., Stamford. 965-7733 or www.spefct.org.
Near and Far Aid Spring Gala Cocktails, buffet supper, a rare wine auction, a world-class fashion show, as well as silent and live auctions of luxury goods, services and vacation destinations to benefit Fairfield County charities.
Quantitative PET imaging finds early determination of effectiveness of ...
With positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, seeing is believing: Evaluating a patients response to chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) typically involves visual interpretation of scans of cancer tumors. Researchers have found that measuring a quantitative indexone that reflects the reduction of metabolic activity after chemotherapy first beginsadds accurate information about patients responses to first-line chemotherapy, according to a study in the October issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. .
Like it or not, Jose Canseco has got more to say
Back in July 2006, when Jose Canseco was called to meet with the lead investigator in Sen. George Mitchell's inquisition into the steroids scandal in Major League Baseball, Canseco did what Canseco has become almost infamous for doing. He talked. A lot. For more than 2 hours, he talked. In that interview in Fullerton, Calif., Canseco offered up several names of players connected with steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. He told dark tales of players injecting each other with all sorts of illicit substances. He let loose with some conjecture. He explained his place in it all. So when the wildly trumpeted Mitchell Report was finally released last month, and it contained more information from Canseco's searing tell-a-lot book, Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits and How Baseball Got Big, than it did his talk with Charles Scheeler, Mitchell's top investigator, Canseco's next move seemed painfully simple to all those around him.
Anti-Clotting Drug Trial Shortened by Bleeding Problems
THURSDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) -- A study of the new anti-clotting drug idraparinux for preventing strokes was stopped early because of excess bleeding, a problem that has plagued the medication. But the researchers said the trial could open the way to at least limited use of the drug. .
Coaches vs. Faculty and Staff
For instance, Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville earns a $235,000 base salary but earned $2.2 million overall, according to USA Today’s information. Brand continues his coaches-to-faculty comparison in the letter: “There are likely to be as many as two dozen ‘million dollar faculty’ members on each of these [Division I-A] campuses who earn a relatively small salary from the institution with the balance coming in the form of clinical and private practices, patent royalties, consulting contracts, books, speaking engagements and other sources. "It should be noted, however, that faculty members have the protection of tenure while coaches are employed at will and can be dismissed for lackluster win-loss records or the inappropriate behavior of 18- to 22-year olds," the letter says.
Health calendar
More Than Conquerors 7 p.m. Thursdays, The Church, 1945 Garrett Road, Monroe. Confidential support group for those looking to conquer anger, unforgivingness or a hard heart. Multiple Sclerosis Noon, the last Thursday of every month, Glenwood Medical Mall Community Room, 102 Thomas Road, West Monroe. Lunch is provided. Call 239-4126. Multiple Sclerosis Association of America Noon, second Tuesday of the month, West Ouachita Senior Citizens Center, 1800 N. Seventh St., West Monroe. Discussion on topics of interest to people with MS. A light lunch will be served. 323-1970. Muscular Dystrophy 6 p.m. Thursdays quarterly, Suite J, St. Francis Senior Plaza, 1271 Lamy Lane, Monroe. Mission Critical Narcotics Anonymous 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
Dieting again? This year, keep it real
Instead of starting a healthful regimen on Dec. 1, they've stuffed themselves through the holiday season, making the challenge of losing weight even more difficult.
"We joke that we'll either start on Jan. 1 or another landmark day: a birthday or a Monday or an anniversary," says Sandee Nebel, a Winter Park licensed mental-health counselor who specializes in eating behavior and eating disorders.
Invariably, even those procrastinators make resolutions with great enthusiasm. "Basically what happens is, people get very excited," Nebel says. "They have a plan. They're going to work out, they're going to join a gym. They're going to walk 10 miles a day. So we feel a kind of power surge -- we get very excited about change."
So what goes wrong?
Almost immediately, most of us do something inherently human: We falter.
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