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WASHINGTON, April 18, 2008 – Army Capt. Chris Remillard took hometown recruiting to a whole new level when he gave a live guest lecture to students at Ithaca College in New York, from this base in Iraq. Remillard, a 2004 Ithaca College alumnus, spoke to the students April 2 and shared his experiences serving in the Army. He is a physical therapist assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division’s Company C, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team. A month before his guest lecture, Remillard received an invitation from a former Vietnam-era Army physical therapist, Dr. Michael Pagliarulo, chair of...

WASHINGTON - President Bush was successfully treated for Lyme disease nearly a year ago, the White House announced Wednesday. The condition had never been revealed until the White House on Wednesday made public the results of his annual physical exam. They said that he was treated for what they called "early, localized Lyme disease" last August after developing the characteristic bullseye rash, and that it did not recur. Lyme disease is a common tick-borne infection that if left untreated can cause arthritis and other problems. The president's main form of exercise and recreational activity is mountain biking, which could bring...

Today's White House report on President Bush's latest physical is revealing for the first time that he was successfully treated for Lyme disease last year. The president's encounter with the disease hadn't been made public until now. The exam says he was treated for "early, localized Lyme disease" last August after developing a bull's-eye rash characteristic of the disease. The condition didn't recur. Lyme disease is a common-tick borne infection that can spread to the joints, heart and nervous system if left untreated. The CDC says the disease can be treated with a few weeks of antibiotics. As for the...

PHYSICAL barriers: Rough terrain precludes a continuous wall and presents huge challenges for those trying to patrol the Mexican border A craggy border canyon in San Diego is difficult to monitor and too rough to handle much of a fence, so the federal government has come up with an idea - it will fill the 230-foot-deep chasm and get the dirt to do it by lopping off the tops of two nearby mesas. By smoothing out Smuggler's Gulch with enough dirt to fill 70,000 dump trucks, the U.S. Border Patrol expects to be able to better patrol one of San...

This morning President Bush traveled to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland for his annual physical. He was declared in good health, but has gained a bit of weight (four pounds) which he attributed to 'too many birthday cakes.' Doctors put him in the superior category of fitness for men his age.Some of the fun details.........(excerpted from Reuters......)The nearly 6-foot Bush weighed in at 196 pounds, up from around 191.6 pounds last year.A fitness enthusiast, Bush rides his mountain bike several times a week and also does elliptical training, free-weights, stretching and low-impact workouts on a treadmill.Mountain biking...

Poll: Most Americans Reject Resurrection of the Body Thursday, Apr. 13, 2006 Posted: 9:13:14AM EST The results of a recent poll interviewing more than a thousand adults show that most Americans do not believe in the resurrection of their bodies after death. Some 1,007 adults were interviewed by phone from Feb. 19 to Mar. 3 by the Scripps Survey Research Center at Ohio University and asked the question, “Do you believe that, after you die, your physical body will be resurrected someday?” Results indicate that out of those interviewed only 36 percent replied “yes” to the question while 54 percent...

Grant Funding Available For Phys-ed Fishing Programs Alexandria, Virginia - The Future Fisherman Foundation (F3) has $200,000 available in grant funding for physical education teachers who incorporate fishing and boating education into their curricula, offering up to $5,000 individual grants to help foster active leisure lifestyles and ethical attitudes about the outdoors. Grant monies can be used for fishing and boating equipment, field trips, curriculum materials and other resources to assist instructors in carrying out fishing and boating education. Since its inception in 2003, the National Fishing and Boating Education Grants Initiative has supported 111 schools in 37 states with...

PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: President Bush had his annual physical checkup today at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethseda, Maryland. He also took time to meet wounded sailors and Marines recovering at the hospital. The President was found to be in what he described as "pretty good" health following his regular physical exam on Saturday and doctors pronounced him "fit for duty." Here are the facts and figures released about the President's health: He's 59, born July 6, 1946 Height: 5 feet, 11 3/4 inches Weight: 191.6 pounds Blood pressure: resting, seated 110/64 (below 120/80 is healthy) Pulse: resting,...

Unusual things are happening in the feminist world. The Hungarian representative to UN’s Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) said that, in the future, abortion will be viewed by women in the same way that torture is now viewed by human rights advocates. Now, given how often the UN turns a blind eye to torture, Saddam Hussein’s regime being a fine example of the carefully shielded glance, we may justifiably wonder if this means torture will become acceptable or abortion unacceptable. But even so, the possibility that CEDAW members are beginning to question the practice is telling....