Health and Fitness news in Palm Springs, Coachella Valley http://www.mydesert.com en-us Copyright 2009, mydesert.com SaxoTech Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 00 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:15:40 00 15 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/LIFESTYLES03/911210324/1059 New guidelines by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:42:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091121/LIFESTYLES03/911210324/1059 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091119/LIFESTYLES03/91119039/1059 Nursing students at several Riverside County colleges received scholarships of $1,000 to $2,500 from Kaiser Permanente, it was announced today. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:39:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091119/LIFESTYLES03/91119039/1059 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091119/LIFESTYLES03/911190324/1059 The RSVP senior volunteer program is looking for new team leaders/facilitators (ages 55 and up) to lead chronic disease self-management classes. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:04:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091119/LIFESTYLES03/911190324/1059 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091119/LIFESTYLES03/911190318/1059 A doctor is now the first in the Coachella Valley — and one of few in the country — to offer total ankle replacement. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:04:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091119/LIFESTYLES03/911190318/1059 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091119/LIFESTYLES03/911180414/1059 Women should continue getting regular mammograms starting at age 40, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday, moving to douse confusion caused by a task-force recommendation two days earlier. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:38:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091119/LIFESTYLES03/911180414/1059 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091119/LIFESTYLES03/911180416/1059 Question: I read your article on Oct. 17 about successful efforts to curb alcohol use. I am serving nine years in a state prison for DUI hit-and-run. A person was severely injured, and there was a lot of property damage. This was my third drunken-driving charge. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:38:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091119/LIFESTYLES03/911180416/1059 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091119/LIFESTYLES03/911180413/1059 For the first time since 1994, Americans aren't waiting to exhale. The number of people smoking cigarettes has actually risen, which hasn't happened in about 15 years. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:35:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091119/LIFESTYLES03/911180413/1059 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091119/LIFESTYLES03/911180412/1059 Nobody likes to talk about it, but one out of four women over 35 has a weak bladder, according to TENA, an international company that makes products for incontinence. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:32:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091119/LIFESTYLES03/911180412/1059 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091118/LIFESTYLES03/91118027/1059 The East Coachella Valley Senior Resource Fair is scheduled for today through 1 p.m. at the Eleanor Shadowed Senior Center, 1540 7th St., Coachella. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:05:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091118/LIFESTYLES03/91118027/1059 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091118/LIFESTYLES03/911180325/1059 John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital will host an open house from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday to celebrate the opening of its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) last month. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:11:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091118/LIFESTYLES03/911180325/1059 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091118/LIFESTYLES03/911180320/1059 The East Coachella Valley Senior Resource Fair will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Eleanor Shadowed Senior Center, 1540 7th St. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:09:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091118/LIFESTYLES03/911180320/1059 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091117/LIFESTYLES03/911170325/1059 Author and lecturer Joel Wallach is scheduled to conduct a free lecture today on nutrition and the effects of diet on one's life. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:24:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091117/LIFESTYLES03/911170325/1059 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091117/LIFESTYLES03/911170314/1059 Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said Monday. The task force also said breast self-exams do no good and women shouldn't be taught to do them. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:23:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091117/LIFESTYLES03/911170314/1059 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091117/LIFESTYLES03/911170333/1059 Question: Which screenings are recommended? Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:23:00 00 http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091117/LIFESTYLES03/911170333/1059