| Trinidad sisters find burn treatment here
It has been a long journey to recovery for sisters Samdaye Hanooman, 56 and Savitri Pandeosingh, 58. First, they suffered devastating burns -- improbably, while riding to the hospital in an ambulance with Hanooman's daughter, a cancer patient. Then they lingered, suffering hallucinations and nightmares, amid prolonged squabbles, played out in public, over their medical care. The sisters' plight became a cause celebre in Trinidad and Tobago, their homeland and the scene of the freak accident. Finally, after more than two weeks the ambulance company arranged for their transport and care at Jackson Memorial Hospital's renowned burn unit, ending one phase of their ordeal and opening a new, more hopeful chapter. At Jackson, the women are undergoing grafts aimed at regenerating a new healthy layer of skin.
Pamper Your Feet to Prevent Corns, Calluses
Think twice before buying those attractive, but just-a-little-too-tight shoes. A shoe that is uncomfortable in the store is not likely to be comfortable later. And, poorly fitting shoes commonly cause unsightly corns and calluses, according to the April issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter. .
Books make aging a thing of beauty
The self-help category has a new niche: beauty books that instruct baby-boomer women on how to transform themselves from crone to cougar, from old to hot, from withered to wow. The reason is demographics, says writer/director Nora Ephron, 66, whose 2006 best-selling memoir "I Feel Bad About My Neck ... And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman" is just out in paperback. "There is a huge number of women in their 50s who are discovering the truth about aging. Let's be clear. Yes, it's better to be in your 50s and 60s than to be dead. But they can't pass the mirror without averting their eyes." At work on the film "Julie & Julia," starring Amy Adams and Meryl Streep, Ephron believes there is no single reason for this anti-aging mania. "For some people, it's denial, and for some people, it's 'if I can fix it, why shouldn't I?' " .
Lady Bird family chef carries forward culinary memories
One Monday afternoon almost two decades ago, chef Sue Bellows' phone rang. As she recounts the voice on the other end of the line, Bellows inflects her words with a charming southern drawl: "Sue, this is Lady Bird, and I was wondering if you'd like to come work for me." The caller was Lady Bird Johnson, the widow of former president Lyndon Baines Johnson, and it was the offer of a lifetime. At Bellow's current restaurant job the hours were long and arduous, cutting into her family life, and the tyrannical head chef actually threw pots across the kitchen in anger. But she was under contract and couldn't simply quit, Bellows regretfully told Mrs. Johnson. The former first lady thought for a moment and then asked what days Bellows had off - Monday and Tuesday, Bellows replied. "Mrs. Johnson said, 'Fine, I'll just have my dinner parties on Monday and Tuesday,'" Bellows recounted.
St. Mary's Road UMC has anniversary weekend
In celebration of its 52nd church anniversary, St. Mary's Road United Methodist Church is having the following events: 5:30 p.m.-9:15 p.m. Friday: Free dinner 5:30-7 p.m. and a movie at 7 p.m. followed with Praise and Prayer with the Prayer Team Ministry. Saturday is a free health fair with the following services 10 a.m. 2 p.m.: Height/Weight, BMI, HTN, DM, Cholesterol, Vision/Hearing, Healthy Happy Feet, Osteoporosis, Anemia, Stroke, Emotional V/S, Skin care, Dental, Spinal Screenings, Health/Fitness Information, Mental Health, Nutrition, Ask the Doc, Mission Columbus Medical Clinic, Georgia Family PeachCare, West Georgia Cancer Coalition, Columbus Health Department, Area Agency on Aging; and a financial seminar 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The topic is mortgages. Doctors will be on hand to answer questions 1-2 p.m.
Literatus: Green way to care
The key to everything, observed author and humorist Arnold Glasow, is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg not by smashing it.
Today, scientists have uncovered one more giftedness among animals a gift of healing mental illness.
The skin, recent scientific evidence indicates, is the highway to mans stomach, in itself the proverbial highway to a mans heart.
The history of animal-assisted therapy (AAT) can be traced to the founding of the European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research (Cost) in 1971. It developed from the concept of green care, a philosophy of using environmental interventions to maintain mental health and treat mental illness. It uses farm animals, plants, gardens, or the landscape in recreational or work places to bring about health.
Geologix Announces the Launch of new Mineral Essentials Website
New mineralessentials.com website offers skin care lotions and pain relief products using formula from 34 natural minerals. Birmingham, MI (PRWEB) April 10, 2008 -- Geologix, Inc announces the launch of its new website - Mineral Essentials. The online store features lotions and body products to moisturize and provide anti-aging protection for great skin. .
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