Submitted by Cedric M. Bright, MD, Close the Gap, Steering Committee I enjoy watching TV commercials but one struck me the other day. It shows a young woman out for dinner with a date and the waiter has just finished telling them about the specials for the night, when the woman...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is strengthening lead monitoring requirements to ensure that air quality is measured near industrial facilities that emit a half ton or more of lead per year. Previously, the agency required monitoring near facilities emitting at least one ton of lead per year. The...

       By Eric Taylor, M.D., F.A.C.C.   Each year sudden cardiac arrest claims over 300,000 victims in the United States. It is the number-one cause of death, accounting for more deaths than breast cancer, lung cancer, and HIV combined. This unfortunately affects the young and the old alike. How often do we hear about a loved...

What generally happens to our physical fitness program when we travel? It all goes downhill right? Well it doesn’t have to be that way. All it takes is planning and a clear mind set of what you want to achieve. So often people tell me when they go...

Imagine a gym where people come first. Imagine a gym where trainers care about you getting you the best results, not just workout formulas and sales quotas. Imagine a gym with state of the art equipment and convenient hours, minus all the frills for less than $20 per month, with no long-term...