Both pilates and yoga are popular trends in New York and throughout the U.S. today. Since both methods are widespread, it can be hard to know which exercise really suits your lifestyle, mindset, body type and expectations. This video explains the essential difference between the two.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqIWZ9c0N2I&w=560&h=315]New York is now working to alter the care system for nearly 1 million people on Medicaid through the federal health care reform called Health Homes.
According to the reform, patient care focuses on the case itself, and organized through a network which will include hospitals, mental health organizations, health plans, community-based institutions, addiction disorder providers and health centers.A care manager will be elected to manage these numerous services.
According to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, it was no small feat for his staff to organize such a program in such little time. Agencies throughout the state have pooled resources to provide information and eduction to the public, as well as to health home applicants.
Ralph Steinman, a pioneering scientist who worked on the immune system, was just awarded the Nobel Prize for science, as the committee was unaware of his death mere days before the award. The Nobel Prize, which is worth 10 million kronor or $1.5 million, is meant to be awarded only to living scientists. Nonetheless, Steinman’s award still stands.
The committee explained that “The Nobel Prize to Ralph Steinman was made in good faith, based on the assumption that the Nobel laureate was alive.”
Steinman studied and worked at Rockefeller University in New York since 1970. It was the university that revealed his death from pancreatic cancer, mere hours after the award was announced.
The Nobel Foundation spokeswoman Annika Pontikis said “I think you can safely say this hasn’t happened before. In a further statement, the Nobel Prize Committee said “It is with deep sadness and regret that the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute has learned that Professor Ralph Steinman, one of this year’s three Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine, passed away on September 30th.”
According to health officials, the flu season has already returned, and with it the flu shot dilemma.
This year’s vaccine provides protection from both A and B influenza viruses, as well as the H1N1 strain, which is commonly known as “swine flu.”
Jennifer King, a spokesperson for the North Georgia Health District, said “As of now, we’re not aware of any unusual flu activity for our area; however, that status could change at any time.”
She added that the unpredictable nature of the flu is “all the more reason why it’s important residents protect themselves against the flu by getting vaccinated and by maintaining proper hygiene such as frequent hand washing, keeping hands away from the face, and covering coughs and sneezes.”
Other experts, such as Dr. Amy Hardin believe that “now is the perfect time” to be vaccinated. The vaccine takes two to three weeks to effectively immunize the body, and so it is wise to begin the process before the flu gets a strong hold on the season.
Clinics throughout New York and beyond are now fully stocked with the flu vaccine, and are offering them to all patients.
Recent studies have indicated that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s anti-smoking campaign may actually have had an effect on the city.
In 2010, 14% of adults said they were smoking, down from 22% in 2002. In other words, the number of cigarette smokers in New York has been reduced by 450,000. City health officials have also noted that the smoking rate amongst public high school students has dropped 9% over the past decade.
“A 7% smoking rate among kids- holy cow,” Russel Sciandra said to the New York Times. “Having this new generation coming up with much lower smoking rates than you’ve ever seen historically is what’s really pulling down the rate, and of course that promises great things for the future.”
In 2003, Mayor Bloomberg banned smoking in bars and restaurants, and in May of last year the ban was put on parks, beaches and pedestrian plazas as well.