Wellness Feeds 1.0 http://www.wellness.com/ Wellness Health News en keith@wellness.com ©2007 Wellness 5/9/2008 7:16:10 AM 5/9/2008 7:16:10 AM http://www.wellness.com/pics/header/logo-beta.jpg http://www.wellness.com/ http://www.wellness.com/newsfeed.asp?id=20080509/20080509Surveyshows5in6dontknowsignsofstrokeorcorrectresponse.xml&storyId=17556828 tag:wellness.com:storyId=17556828 2008-05-09 08:36:43.54 http://www.wellness.com/newsfeed.asp?id=20080509/20080509Painsuffererusesarttomaketangibleexpressionofinnerturmoil.xml&storyId=17556827 tag:wellness.com:storyId=17556827 2008-05-09 08:36:43.183 SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ Words failed Mark Collen when his doctor had asked about his chronic pain. Strange, because Collen had always been such a talkative guy.But all the descriptive terms tossed out during that memorable 1997 appointment _ "searing, stabbing, burning, numbing, pins-and-needles" _ could not fully express Collen's sciatic nerve pain, vicelike and unrelenting.And when the doctor asked where the pain fell on a standard 0-to-10 pain scale, Collen wondered: How could a mere number quantify the unbearable?What was needed, he felt, was a tangible expression of his inner turmoil. Maybe then his doctor would understand. http://www.wellness.com/newsfeed.asp?id=20080509/20080509Fundraiserwillbenefitbreastcancerresearch.xml&storyId=17556716 tag:wellness.com:storyId=17556716 2008-05-09 08:36:42.84 May 9--HIGH POINT -- Members of the International Textile Market Association are supporting the fight against breast cancer. Fabrics donated by textile manufacturers were used to construct women's designer jackets that will be auctioned through silent bidding until June 1. All of the funds raised will go to Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test, a Greensboro-based nonprofit whose mission is to support research for early diagnostic testing for breast cancer. The jackets will appear on dress forms during Showtime fabric market and were displayed in showrooms during the High Point Furniture Market in April. 3 Sisters Clothing, a specialty http://www.wellness.com/newsfeed.asp?id=20080507/20080507Momismsmakenutritionalsense.xml&storyId=17556825 tag:wellness.com:storyId=17556825 2008-05-09 08:36:42.433 HEALTHY EATING I like to think of my mom as a "woman before her time" with "wisdom beyond her years." I regret my own selfish teenage years when I would sneer at her advice. Thankfully, I grew to appreciate her intellect and common sense, and now I cherish every moment with her. A champion of nature, my mother strives to "give back to the Earth what we take." She was composting and recycling refuse long before it was fashionable. I remember hauling garbage to the garden to dig it under, and rinsing out plastic jugs to be used as http://www.wellness.com/newsfeed.asp?id=20080509/20080509WebSitetoHelpGeorgiansMakeDecisionsAboutHealthCare.xml&storyId=17554209 tag:wellness.com:storyId=17554209 2008-05-09 08:31:32.71 The Georgia Department of Community Health has awarded a $5.2 million contract to the IBM Corp. to build a Web site for state consumers of health care that will help people make more informed decisions. The Web site, to be operational in October, will provide a "one-stop" resource, offering information about hospitals and where various procedures are performed, said Dena Brummer, a spokeswoman for the DCH. A consumer considering elective knee surgery, for example, would be able to find information about the arthritis that causes pain, as well as treatment options, from medical experts, she said this week. "Information about http://www.wellness.com/newsfeed.asp?id=20080509/20080509Areyouundertheinfluence.xml&storyId=17556541 tag:wellness.com:storyId=17556541 2008-05-09 08:04:00.05