Free health lectures in Lee and Collier counties
Booster seat giveaway
Golilsano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida and AAA are partnering together to provide a free booster seat giveaway from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today at AAA, 5401 Airport-Pulling Road N., Naples and 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 26 at AAA, 2516 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers. Bilingual technicians will be on hand to help install the seats. To qualify for the free booster seat your child must be at least 4 years old and weigh 40 pounds. Children must be present to receive a booster seat. Reservations: 239-594-5006, Naples; 239-939-6500, Fort Myers.
Support groups
n The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of American will meet from 5 to 6 p.m. on
Testosterone-Boosting Supplements: Lean Muscle, Mean Libido
Testosterone-boosting compounds are becoming a very popular form of supplementation. A number of distinct products that stimulate the body’s testosterone production levels have flooded the supplement market. It isn’t easy building lean muscle mass while shedding excess body fat, particularly for men over the age of 30. Testosterone supplements may help, but let’s make sure you actually need them and are using them for the right reasons.
Testosterone-boosting supplements are popular in the bodybuilding industry because of their ability to support the development of lean muscle mass. They are also widely used by aging men to increase energy and sex drive and to improve sexual function. Testos
10 Diabetes Signs
With diabetes it’s very difficult to diagnose the disease right from the start, because the symptoms are rather vague and can easily be ignored for a long time. Yet, if not timely recognized, diabetes turns highly dangerous, taking over practically the whole body.
In order to get wise to it as soon as possible, every woman would be well advised to have her blood sugar level tested regularly, especially if she has turned 40. Besides, here are listed some of the most common signs that can help you suspect the development of diabetes and try to diagnose it in good time.
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MyHealthAvatar to Reshape the Future of Healthcare
Research to set up an online system enabling doctors to access patient’s health records from all across the European Union, has been launched. The University of Bedfordshire is leading the European Commission project, MyHealthAvatar, which is designed to give people more knowledge and control of their health via their computers and mobile phones.
The programme will keep archives of each user’s electronic health records, as well as store data about daily activities and family history. These combined factors, which may influence general health, would then be collated to predict and prevent potential diseases such as various forms of cancer.
Chemicals pervasive in Chicago air
On the brink of federal regulatory review, chemicals in deodorants, lotions and conditioners are showing up in Chicago’s air at levels that scientists call alarming. The airborne compounds – cyclic siloxanes – are traveling to places as far as the Arctic, and can be toxic to aquatic life. “These chemicals are just everywhere,” said Keri Hornbuckle, an engineering professor at the University of Iowa and senior author of a new study. Concentrations were 10 times higher in Chicago’s air than in the air of West Branch, Iowa, and four times higher than in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Hornbuckle s Read full post…