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- Ford Accelerated Action Day Powers Community Building During Global ... - MSN Money
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- Let’s think about exercise during pregnancy - Cleburne County Sun-Times
- Improving damaged sperm through frequent sex - Businessday Online
- Allegheny General physician to work on study of swine flu vaccine - Pittsburgh Tribune Review
| Ford Accelerated Action Day Powers Community Building During Global ... - MSN Money Posted: 10 Sep 2009 09:04 PM PDT DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Global Week of Caring picks up speed on Ford Accelerated Action Day, as more than 700 Ford F employee and retiree volunteers in the U.S. join thousands of their colleagues around the world to work on community building projects. MODEL Teams of Ford volunteers in 15 states are repairing and renovating, painting, planting and assembling at shelters, missions and homes for children. They are performing urgent tasks identified by our agency partners to benefit as many people as possible, as quickly as possible. This Ford Accelerated Action Day is an important part of Ford's fourth annual Global Week of Caring, a worldwide effort enlisting Ford volunteers from North and South America to Africa, Asia and Australia. More than 8,000 Ford employees and retirees are working on over 200 projects across six continents. In the U.S., Accelerated Action Day activities are taking place from California to Florida, Ohio, Texas and Tennessee to name just a few of the places where Ford employees are stepping up to help in their local communities. "Our volunteers make a world of difference when we come together as One Ford and provide a helping hand to people in need during these difficult economic times," said Janet Lawson, director, Ford Volunteer Corps. "Our employees and retirees are energized and committed to using their collective volunteer muscle to help create a better world." Many of the organizations benefiting from today's volunteer effort also receive mini-grants of up to $5,000 from Ford to buy the tools, supplies and materials needed to complete their projects. More than $50,000 in mini-grants was awarded to nonprofit agencies, including:
This is the third Ford Accelerated Action Day in 2009. In March, we addressed the needs of children and families. In May, we focused on the environment and outdoor projects. On November 10, we will turn our attention to veterans and their families in a special Accelerated Action Day before ending the year in December under the theme Giving and Sharing. "Ford is building for the future with innovative new vehicles that feature cutting-edge technology," said Jim Vella, president, Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services. "At the same time, we remain true to our roots and more than 100 years of community service. This current generation of Ford employees and retirees is proud to write the next chapter of corporate responsibility by carrying on the company's long legacy of caring." Ford Motor Company encourages salaried employees to take two work days per year and volunteer in their local area. Last year, more than 20,000 Ford employees and retirees performed 100,000 hours of work on community projects - the equivalent of $2 million of in-kind corporate contributions. About Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services is committed to creating opportunities that promote corporate citizenship, philanthropy, volunteerism and cultural diversity for those who live in the communities where Ford operates. Established in 1949 and made possible by funding from Ford Motor Company, Ford Motor Company Fund supports initiatives and institutions that foster innovative education, auto-related safety, and American heritage and legacy. National programs include Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies, which provides high school students with academically rigorous 21st century learning experiences, and Driving Skills for Life, a teen-focused auto safety initiative. The Ford Volunteer Corps, established in 2005, continues Ford's legacy of caring worldwide. Through the Volunteer Corps, Ford employees and retirees participate in a wide range of volunteer projects in their communities. For more information on programs made possible by Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services, visit www.community.ford.com. SOURCE Ford Motor Company Copyright 2009 PR Newswire  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Heidi Klum expects to get back in shape after fourth pregnancy - AZCentral.com Posted: 09 Sep 2009 04:26 PM PDT Heidi Klum is worried her butt will "explode". The pregnant supermodel - whose raises three children with husband Seal, and is expecting a daughter in October - always piles on the pounds in the last month of pregnancy, but is not worried about shifting her baby weight. She said: "The last month is unbelievable, how rapidly your stomach goes. It's huge! The thighs, the butt - everything explodes in the end. "It's bizarre. Just as it's a miracle that you can grow a human being in your belly, it's a miracle that your body goes back to normal again. I don't think you ever get back to exactly the way you were, but you do get close. And I'm happy with that - especially when you see your kid for the first time." Heidi is famous for springing back into shape quickly after giving birth - she wore a bikini for a Victoria's Secret fashion show just two months after welcoming three-year-old Henry into the world. The 36-year-old model has also spoken about her love for her 6ft 3ins tall musician husband, explaining her family is the most important thing to her. She told Page Six magazine: "What do I love about him? Aside from his sexy stature? He's a gentle giant. We're very into family values. If you come to our house in Los Angeles you'll see that it's not a big, museum-like house where you can't touch anything or sit anywhere. It's a family house, where three children are living. We have toys all over the place."  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Let’s think about exercise during pregnancy - Cleburne County Sun-Times Posted: 10 Sep 2009 08:54 AM PDT Heber Springs, Ark. - Along with being passionate about proper nutrition, I have always been equally enthusiastic about exercise. Those of you who have been in some of my former exercise classes are well aware of that fact. (Carmel Aaron lives in Heber Springs, has a degree in biology and has been certified by Proevity in Nutrition and Glycemic Indexing. She owns and operates Anatomy Academy Wellness, where she teaches a Certified Wellness Weight Loss Coaching program as a GKCC. To get in touch with, or be in a free introductory class, email her at: AWellnessCoach@Gmail.com. Resources: EurekAlert-Aug 2009, American Pregnancy Association and Mercola.com)  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Improving damaged sperm through frequent sex - Businessday Online Posted: 10 Sep 2009 05:51 PM PDT
Report says increasing sexual activity may be right approach. Couples with fertility problems receive varying recommendations for conceiving depending on their doctor's opinions. The medical community has long debated whether refraining from sex for several days would improve the chance of pregnancy for couples hoping to conceive. Some doctors are now recommending the best way to have a baby is to have more sex. Research presented by David Greening of Sydney IVF, an Australian centre for infertility and in vitro fertilization, indicates that increasing sexual activity may be the right approach. Greening studied 118 men with above-average sperm DNA damage. The participants were told to ejaculate every day for seven days, and the damage to their sperm count fell to 26 percent down from 34 percent. Other studies have indicated that better sperm quality results in higher pregnancy rates. Frequent sex does decrease semen volume and it did so in the 118 participants but Greening said in a statement, "It seems safe to conclude that couples with relatively normal semen parameters should have sex daily for up to a week before the ovulation date. In the context of assisted reproduction, this simple treatment may assist in improving sperm quality and ultimately achieve pregnancy." Sperm quality is also better in men who do not smoke, drink little, exercise and ingest more antioxidants. Some experts believe that if sperm is in the body too long there is a higher risk of it being damaged and regular ejaculation reduces the problem by getting it out of the body quickly with less chance of DNA damage. Experts said that the research is promising, but it doesn't prove that daily sex will actually produce more babies. Greening said that he and his colleagues were still analysing data to determine how many pregnancies occurred in couples who had sex on a daily basis. Not all medical professionals agreed with Greenings assumptions. Bill Ledger, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Sheffield, and was not involved in the study, said that sperm DNA is just one part of the puzzle. This could improve pregnancy rates, but more studies need to be done. Ledger thought that the stipulation to have more sex could do more harm than good, and put pressure on couples, already under stress, to adjust their sex lives for the sake of pregnancy. Alan Pacey, a fertility expert, also from the University of Sheffield said that the theory was interesting, but it would be wrong to apply the results to all men. Pacey said that if men suffer from low sperm counts to begin with daily ejaculations could reduce the numbers enough to impede natural conception. One of natural effects of aging, beginning around 25 in most males, is the reduction in sperm count. Women also begin to be less fertile as they age. Whether sperm count, or sperm health holds the answer to infertility is not truly answered with this study. Doctors who chose to have their patients try this method of improving conception will probably find that their patients will take the doctor's advice.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Allegheny General physician to work on study of swine flu vaccine - Pittsburgh Tribune Review Posted: 10 Sep 2009 09:04 PM PDT An Allegheny General Hospital physician will weigh in on a national clinical trial that began Thursday to determine the safety and potency of H1N1 swine flu vaccine for pregnant women. Dr. Sharon Kiely, medical director of quality and patient safety at Allegheny General, will help analyze the rush results of the clinical trial, meant to protect pregnant women and unborn babies, both of whom are among the most vulnerable to the novel flu strain. The vaccine is expected to be released to all pregnant women and other priority groups by mid-October. "Pregnant women do have a higher incidence of hospitalization with the flu," said Kiely, a member of the advisory council to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. "If you get into the hospital, then you must be very sick, and obviously pregnancy is a vulnerable time in a woman's life. You want to do everything you can to protect the woman and her unborn child." Though pregnant women make up 1 percent of the population, they account for 6 percent of swine flu hospitalizations. Their compromised immune systems make them more susceptible to any disease, and their lungs and hearts are under added stress from pregnancy, said Dr. Tony Fauci, director of the institute. "It's very important for pregnant women to take very seriously any illness they get during this flu season," Fauci said. Other groups who will get first access to the swine flu shot include health care workers, people 6 months to 24 years old, caretakers of babies younger than 6 months, and adults ages 25 through 64 with underlying medical conditions, such as diabetes. The vaccine is made with a dead, inactive virus, so people cannot get swine flu from the shot, Kiely said. It doesn't include thimerosal, a preservative that can cause an allergic reaction and that some believe is associated with autism, though no convincing scientific evidence exists of such a link. The vaccine manufacturing process and the formulation is similar to that of the seasonal flu shot. A total of 120 healthy women who are 14 to 34 weeks pregnant and 18 to 39 years old will enroll in the clinical trial at six medical centers nationwide: St. Louis University; Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C.; Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville; Baylor College of Medicine in Houston; Scott and White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas, and Group Health Cooperative Center for Health Studies in Seattle. Women sought out the centers with the hope of getting the vaccine, said Dr. Flor Munoz, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Baylor who is helping oversee the clinical trial. "There's a lot of interest in the community," said Munoz. "They understand there's a trial so they come to us to be among the first to enroll." The women will randomly divide into two groups, each getting two shots three weeks apart, though the first group will get half the dosage of the second group. Blood tests will show whether the smaller dose was enough to create an immune response. "Our trial will help determine what dose is most effective," said Dr. Lisa A. Jackson, senior investigator at Group Health Research Institute in Seattle and lead scientist for the nationwide trial. "It will also help us to learn more about how mothers pass immunity on to their infants." The trial will look for risks, such as allergic reactions, said Kiely, who will meet with other advisory group members on Monday in Washington, D.C., to discuss the vaccine and advise Fauci. "There's risks to everything, and there's benefits," Kiely said. "We have to make sure that the benefits outweigh the risks."  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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