Displaying items 73-84 of 91
» View wdbj7.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
•
Next >
-
Seniors
When Columbia was created more than 40 years ago, it was known as “the city without grandparents.” Today, according to the Howard County Office on Aging, seniors have made the county one of the fastest-growing jurisdictions in Maryland in the...Tags: Human Interest, House Building, Waverly (Baltimore, Maryland), Adult Education, Education
-
Health
As the population of Howard County has grown, so have the health care resources available to residents. Over the past decade, Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest health maintenance organization, opened a 17,500-square-foot center in Columbia...Tags: Human Interest, Internal Medicine, Gays and Lesbians, Science and Technology, Health Treatments
-
Education briefs for Feb. 3
Coulter to visit Brookside in February Local author and poet Laura Coulter is scheduled to visit Brookside Elementary School fifth-grade library classes. Coulter has written many personal narratives as well as fiction writings with a poetic flair....Tags: Human Interest, Colleges and Universities, Awards and Prizes, Science and Technology, Elections
-
Student news - Feb. 6
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. — Kelsey Jarvis of Hagerstown has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Shippensburg University. She is a 2010 graduate of South Hagerstown High School. She is the daughter of James and Patty Jarvis of...Tags: Human Interest, Colleges and Universities, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), High Schools, Psychology
-
Senior Fair in El Centro a success
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterAlbert Newton sprang to his feet when he heard his raffle ticket announced Thursday while the 14th annual Senior Health Fair was in progress at the El Centro Community Center. Scores of health care providers showed up for the free one-day event, but that...Tags: Human Interest, Physical Conditions, Health, California, El Centro (Imperial, California)
-
What's killing Baltimore? Health Department on a quest to find out
Fourteen thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven.
That's the number of years of potential life lost before age 75 per 100,000 Baltimore City residents last year. It's one of the most striking statistics presented by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's...Tags: Health, Physical Conditions, Maryland, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Crime, Law and Justice
-
|Story
-
Health Notes: Who knew?
Yep, who knew that it's National Senior Health and Fitness Day.
Denny's reports that it's celebrating with a wide range of healthy dishes for diners aged 50 years and older.
As well as serving a variety of all-American diner classics, Denny’s...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants, Human Interest, Physical Conditions, Health
-
Bill would toughen rules for nursing homes
Tribune reporterLegislation introduced today would provide disabled children in Illinois nursing homes with a variety of new safeguards, including stiffer penalties for poor care and tougher rules on when families must be notified of violations. The reform package,...Tags: Physical Conditions, Health, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
-
Legislation helping disabled heads to governor
Tribune reporterThe Illinois Senate today joined the state House in passing sweeping reforms to safeguard thousands of children and adults with severe developmental disabilities. The proposed new laws, sparked by a Tribune investigation, include stiffer fines for poor...Tags: Nursing, Government, Regional Authority, Health, Physical Conditions
-
Annual event makes women’s health, fitness the focus
The Fitness Center - Orlando SentinelLadies, pull out your fitness gear, because today is the Ninth Annual National Women's Health & Fitness Day. An estimated 100,000 women of all ages will learn about their health and and participate in fitness events at more than 1,400 community... -
Experts ponder 'Plan B' options for the health insurance mandate
Kaiser Health NewsWith Republicans vowing to dismantle the health law and courts wrestling with its constitutionality, some health policy experts are pondering a possible "Plan B" in case the individual mandate -- the requirement that everyone get health insurance starting...Tags: George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Government Health Care, News Media, University of Pennsylvania
May 30, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 30, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 2, 2011
|Story| Jessamine Journal
Feb 5, 2011
|Story| Herald Mail
Jun 17, 2011
|Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
May 9, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 25, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 24, 2011
|Story| Daily Press
May 17, 2011
|Story| Chicago Breaking News
May 31, 2011
|Story| Chicago Breaking News
Sep 29, 2010
| Orlando Sentinel
Dec 16, 2010
|Story| Health Portal
Original site for Senior Health topic gallery.