One of the world’s leading integrated financial services providers, Allianz SE, has strengthened its support of the Paralympic movement by renewing its global partnership with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and agreeing to six further partnerships with National Paralympic Committees.…
Day: June 20, 2011
The Art of Keeping Cool
As summer creeps up on us quickly, I look forward to spending time outside and enjoying the beautiful sunny weather. Many of us start wearing cooler clothing such as shorts and short-sleeved shirts so that we can be active but…
Standards in Rating Hospital Quality Must be Fair
Two Johns Hopkins researchers introduce the idea that more attention should be given to the quality of measurement tools used to praise and punish a hospital. “People want to compare hospitals, but if the science can’t keep up, maybe we’re…
Healthy Body Weight Helps in Long-Term Breast Cancer Survival
Obesity raises the risk of breast cancer and dying from the disease, a new study finds. “What we know now is that there is a strong link between dying from breast cancer and being obese and it’s not just your…