While Health Clubs Say No to 'Canckles,' Leading Podiatrists Say No to Toenail Fungus
TORRANCE, Calif., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of a new campaign launched by a national chain of health clubs to put an end to unsightly "canckles," Dr. Marc Mittleman, founder and director of Bay Harbor Podiatry Group , is calling on fitness clubs and their members to focus on a ...5th Anniversary Illinois Lions Clubs 'Walk for Sight'
CHICAGO, April 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Commemorating the 5th Anniversary of the Lions Walk for Sight, Illinois Lions will be sponsoring three separate events: a Walk/Run, Saturday, May 30th at the Lakewood Forest Preserves, starting with a 5K Run at 10 a.m. and Walk at 4:30 p.m.; Sunday, J...Equinox Fitness Clubs Continues National Expansion with the Opening of its Second Boston Location
NEW YORK, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- When the going gets tough, the tough get fitter, healthier and blasts stress. So it stands to reason that Equinox Fitness Clubs is still going strong despite these challenging economic times. On April 13, 2009 Equinox opens its second Boston location at 225 Frank...Planet Fitness Clubs Offer Memberships for $1
More than 250 clubs nationwide to launch sale for fiscal fitness. DOVER, N.H., March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- No more excuses! Planet Fitness just made it easier to get fit and stay healthy during these tough economic times. From April 1 - April 7, Planet Fitness locations nationwide will host a o...USAID and Rotary Clubs Join to Provide Clean Water and Improved Sanitation Worldwide
Collaboration merges Rotary's grassroots strength with agency's technical expertise ISTANBUL, March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Rotary International (RI) are teaming up to save lives by bringing clean drinking water and bas...Equinox Fitness Clubs Grows With The Flow
NEW YORK, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- When the going gets tough, the tough get fitter, and healthier. So it stands to reason that Equinox Fitness Clubs is still going strong despite these challenging economic times. "We are continuing to execute our growth strategy not only for this year but for many...Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Oregon Get $10K Regence Grant
Award supports healthy lifestyle programs and incentives PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon announced today it awarded a $10,000 grant to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Oregon. The grant will support the Clubs' programs that help kids develop h...Kids' Eye Injuries From Golf Clubs Rare But Severe
Most hurt by other children wielding club while playing away from course, study says MONDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Although rare, golf-related eye injures in children can be devastating, says a U.S. study. The researchers looked at six boys and five girls, average age 10.2 y...New York Resident Elected President of Lions Clubs International
OAK BROOK, Ill., June 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Albert F. Brandel of Melville, New York, USA was elected president of The International Association of Lions Clubs at the association's 91st International Convention held June 23-27 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-...American Lung Association Celebrates 101st Annual Christmas Seals Campaign
...hrough American Lung Association sponsored programs and thousands more people living with lung disease receive needed support through Better Breathers clubs across the country. Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic Gold Medalist and most recent winner of Dancing With the Stars , is chairperson for the 2008 A...National Wrestling Coaches Association Teams Up With CSG/SportsCoatings(TM)
...biting and controlling potentially harmful microorganisms known to plague wrestling environments. "We've been working to provide wrestling teams and clubs with a long-term solution to odor and infection causing bacteria for years," said CSG/SportsCoatings CEO Craig Andrews. "Working with a group like the...Smokefree Workplace Law Reduces Heart Attacks 59% Among Nonsmokers, New Research Shows
...ring the study period - the 22 months prior to and 22 months since the implementation of a smokefree law that covers workplaces, restaurants, bars and clubs in Monroe County, Indiana vs. the control county, Delaware County, Indiana, which had no smokefree law during the study. The Monroe County study is ...West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Appoints New Director
...r. Hofmann also serves on the boards of Sunoco Logistics Partners (NYSE: SXL ), Fox Chase Cancer Center, and the Advisory Board of the Boys and Girls clubs of Philadelphia. The appointment increases West's board membership to eleven, ten of whom are independent directors. About West Pharmaceutical Servi...6 young ASU faculty earn NSF Career awards
...metals. The improved strength-to-weight ratio typically is used in high-performance devices like military aircraft, high performance automobiles, golf clubs and tennis racquets. Sodano's method uses nanowires to form an interface that bonds and blends fibers such as carbon, glass or polymers with other...bioMETRX New Product to be Sold at Major National Warehouse Club
...fe can actually recognize its owner from a simple touch of a finger. This new product will initially debut through one of the major national warehouse clubs and will be available for purchase at certain club stores later this month. "We are introducing this new smartTOUCH(TM) product following the succes...Sharper image: UH optometrist establishes sports vision clinic
...board that determines reaction time, peripheral awareness and accuracy of movement. Gee has worked with several amateur and professional sports clubs and has been testing the skills of the UH womens softball team since 2006. Some initial meetings during the 2006-07 season turned into weekly meetings...ASU professor helps solve mystery of glassy water
...008 issue of the journal Science. We know a lot about glasses that form from ordinary silicates, sugars and metals, Angell says. Theyre making golf clubs out of glassy metals these days. But how important is the glassy state of water" And what can it tell us about ordinary water, which is such an anomal...Starter's orders for unique Ph.D.s in sport
...esearch into a mobile biosensor, to detect the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs in sports, and a manufacturing process to make titanium golf clubs more affordable. Theyre just two of seven collaborative studentships, currently underway in the East Midlands. Dr Neil Thomas from the University ...Club drugs inflict damage similar to traumatic brain injury
...dicates that a similar mechanism is at work after both traumatic brain injury and methamphetamine abuse, Kobeissy said. Sometimes people go to the clubs and take three tablets of Ecstasy or speed, Kobeissy said. That may be a toxic dose for them. Toxic effects can be seen for methamphetamine, Ecstasy a...ESA honored at White House ceremony
...opportunities to underrepresented undergraduate students. Managed by ESAs Office of Education and Diversity Programs, these include SEEDS ecology clubs and chapters, research fellowships, group field trips, and travel to the ESA Annual Meeting where students are assigned a mentor for the duration of t...Hydrogen and methane provide raw energy for life at 'Lost City'
... Education and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's ship and funding. Audiences at participating aquariums, museums and 20 Boys and Girls clubs across the nation will have access to satellite transmissions during the journey. Although nobody has yet found another field like Lost City, Kelle...Spring Point Project Gains Support of Lions Clubs
Within a year and a half, cells from pigs are to be used in clinical trials on a path to finally cure diabetes MINNEAPOLIS, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lions Clubs of Multiple District 5M (MD5M) recently declared its commitment to support Spring Point Project, a Minnesota non-p...New mircrogrant program set for entrepreneur and inventor clubs
Madison, Wis. -- Economic development corporations, chambers of commerce and other organizations interested in creating an Inventor and Entrepreneur (I&E) Club in their areas may now apply online for a microgrant from the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Network (WEN). "I'm confident that I&E Clubs ...Setting the Benchmark for Winery Tasting Room Research: An Emerging Region Gets a Global Perspective
...ries to have their brand available to the purchaser either through a liquor store or in the case of a small or boutique winery strategies such as wine clubs or the availability of online purchasing are important to keep momentum going. Also, knowing the dynamics of their visitors, wineries can organize and...For nano, religion in US dictates a wary view
...coming more pervasive, with more than 1,000 products ranging from more efficient solar panels and scratch-resistant automobile paint to souped-up golf clubs already on the market. "It's estimated that nanotechnology will be a $3.1 trillion global industry by 2015," Scheufele says. "Nanotechnology is one...Self-powered devices possible, says Texas A&M researcher
... causes impact on a piezoelectric crystal that in turn produces enough voltage to create a spark and ignite the gas. On a grander scale, some night clubs in Europe feature dance floors built with piezoelectrics that absorb and convert the energy from footsteps in order to help power lights in the club. ...ThirdBiotech Announces Kemeta as Newest Sponsor
...th establishing Arizona's Annual Biotech Day, produced numerous critical life sciences reports, supporting the founding of multiple university biotech clubs and hosting monthly events at trendy spots which feature no lectures, just fun and attended by a variety of industry professionals, including entrepre...Whos Starting to Profit Online? Nonprofits.
...n annual bike ride event in Madison to support the clubs efforts. To simply registration and reduce overhea...for the Boys & Girls Club of Dane County, said the clubs first attempt to use the web to collect money was ...ipant database, their payment was deposited in the clubs bank account, and the rider received immediate con...UW Office of Corporate Relations Celebrates Early Accomplishments
...ble accomplishments include interfacing with over 300 companies in Wisconsin and other states, presenting information to over 30 groups such as Rotary clubs and chambers of commerce and conducting new business workshops for faculty, staff and entrepreneurs. "We are coming together under our mission of s...