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Archive for September, 2011

Healthy Heart Recipe: Southwestern Chicken Burger


| September 30, 2011 | Comments (2)

Oh yeah! It’s burger time! Teaming up with the American Heart Association for the My Heart. My Life. initiative has been very eye-opening, especially when it comes to healthy recipes. We’re serving up a heaping helping of health with this delicious recipe for a take on the traditional hamburger – except we’re using chicken and [...]

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Raise funds for MS research and enjoy the vocal stylings of Aretha and Jay Leno


| September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

The opening gala for the Peabody Opera House looks to be the event of the season! This St. Louis landmark, vacant for over 30 years, has been restored beautifully and is ready to house some of the greatest performers, acts and events the world has to offer. On Saturday night, October 1, the Peabody Opera [...]

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New Way To Diagnose Irregular Heartbeat — ECGI


| September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

You’ve heard of the 12 lead EKG. It’s a very standard way cardiologists look at the electrical activity of the heart. Well if 12 is good, how about 256? In today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Michele Munz writes about a new way to diagnose irregular heartbeats. A technology invented by and studied at Washington University  may [...]

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Defibrillation helped keep the marathon runner on track


| September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

This is a great example of how a relatively simple procedure can help get the heart back on track. As you may well know, cardiac arrest can strike at any time, and can happen to anyone – young, old, athletes & couch potatoes alike. Ron Rubin was no couch potato. He was training for a [...]

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Study looks at why ACL repairs tear a second time

Study looks at why ACL repairs tear a second time


| September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

An article in the Post-Dispatch features an ACL tear study that’s being spearheaded by Barnes-Jewish Hospital orthopedic surgeon and co-chief of Washington University’s Sports Medicine Service Rick W. Wright. The study, called the multi-center ACL Revision Study, or MARS, aims to figure out why second ACL reconstructions fail at a higher rate than the first [...]

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Jane can now reach for the sky, thanks to Dr. Lenke


| September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Imagine a diagnosis of scoliosis at age 11. Then, at age 18, being rear-ended by a drunk driver, leaving the muscles surrounding your spine torn, frayed. In the years following, standing straight becomes a thing of the past. A hunchback develops. Back muscles are constantly in spasm. Your rib cage rubs against your pelvis. This [...]

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Keeping our athletes safe – on the field and in the kitchen


| September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Hard hits. Fast swings. Explosive kicks. Exhausting practices, sometimes in the heat or freezing cold. If you’ve ever been to a live  high school or university sporting event, whether it’s football, soccer or even hockey, you will agree that there is an element of danger whenever athletes get on the field for practice or the [...]

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Old Yeller was no match for it


| September 28, 2011 | Comments (0)

It’s one of the most ancient and feared diseases in the world. In countries like China, Haiti and Afghanistan, it still runs rampant and kills thousands every year. A vaccine was invented in 1885, but this disease has withstood the test of time and continues to affect children, adults, and animals across the globe. We’re [...]

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National Women's Health & Fitness Day


| September 28, 2011 | Comments (0)

Our partners down at the BJC WellAware Center are always there whenever we have questions relating to fitness. Whether we need tips on training for an upcoming fundraising event like Pedal The Cause, or nutritional suggestions to help keep our bodies fueled before, during, and after a workout, we can always count on them for [...]

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Put your pedal to the metal….let's go!


| September 28, 2011 | Comments (0)

The wind in your hair. The road, racing beneath your tires. The camaraderie. The feeling that you are actively helping to help find a cure for cancer. These are all things that you’ll experience on Sunday if you’ve signed up for Pedal The Cause, the community-wide cycling fundraising event in which all donations raised will [...]

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