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A Wellness Success: Orange County Fire Fighters WEFIT by Fiona G. Healthy Living Professional

People's HealthBlogger Awards 2008 - Best 100 Winner!

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 2:21pm Yet another example of how a great corporate wellness program can have amazing benefits for employees—as well as ROI and the bottom line. The Orange County Fire Authority in Irvine, Calif., has seen a $1 million drop in its workers comp reserve each year for the last three years, thanks to a comprehensive wellness and fitness program cal ... Read on »

Fire Fighter Sensory Tub by healthymama Posted Mon 22 Oct 2012 3:48pm on by healthymama We live in a very small town and one of the advantages is the super kid-friendly fire department. My kids have ridden in a fire truck a few times already. They know everyone in the local fire department and are welcome to visit the firemen. So, of course, my boys are obsessed wi ... Read on »

POLICE & FIRE FIGHTER FITNESS by Richard S. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 17 Oct 2008 6:18pm The Fitness Challenge is a Weight Loss Contest for the Public Safety Population to LOSE FAT and GAIN MUSCLE as a TEAM. This approach promotes TEAMWORK and Camaraderie. Four Winning Teams with the Greatest Improvement will WIN $5,000.00 from each Region. The Regions include Southeast, Central, Western, and Northeast. Eligibility requires tea ... Read on »

Boston Fire Department Chooses Radiation Shield Technologies' (RST) Demron To Improve Safety And Response by 1888PressRelease Posted Wed 17 Apr 2013 7:10am 1888 Press Release - On May 3rd, 2012, The Boston Fire Department (BFD) had proactively acquired RST's High Energy Anti-Nuclear Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Blankets. The Boston Fire Department (BFD) chose Radiation Shield Technologies' Demron as part of its commitment to improve response team safety and prepare themselves for future ... Read on »

ViziLite Cancer Screening Test Comes Under Fire by Boston Globe by Dr. Helaine Smith Posted Mon 22 Sep 2008 11:06am The Monday, July 28, 2008 Boston Globe featured an article about the new ViziLite oral cancer test. The main thrust of the article is that it's a waste of time and money. You can read the full article here. There is always someone who is willing to take the other side in a story in order to have their five minutes in the spotlight. It is ... Read on »

The Boston Tea Party: The Spark that Lit the Fire of the American Revolution by maria@theteaspot.com Posted Thu 03 Jul 2008 12:00am . Happy 4th of July, tea drinkers! I can't see a better opportunity to point out the connection between the Boston Tea Party in 1773 and the eventual independence of our country from Britain. I truly stink at remembering anything historical, but the basic facts are as such: in the early 1760's, British Parliament began passing v ... Read on »

ViziLite Cancer Screening Test Comes Under Fire by Boston Globe by Dr. Helaine Smith Posted Wed 22 Oct 2008 4:52pm The Monday, July 28, 2008 Boston Globe featured an article about the new ViziLite oral cancer test. The main thrust of the article is that it's a waste of time and money. You can read the full article here. There is always someone who is willing to take the other side in a story in order to have their five minutes in the spotlight. It ... Read on »

Race report/great day for sports in Boston! by Terri O. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 16 Jun 2009 12:27am Massachusetts celebrates a state holiday today, called Patriots Day. We have the Boston Marathon, a day game for the Red Sox, and the Celtics are in the playoffs. Bill is in seventh heaven for the latter two, I was loving the former. A LOT of people get the day off because the commute into the city can be hell. I took the day off even thoug ... Read on »

Fire & Ice Race Series, Race 3, October 15th, Half Marathon by RunningForDummies Posted Sat 15 Oct 2011 12:00am Saturday October 15th was the third race in a four race series called 'Fire & Ice' hosted by my favorite running store, Fort Worth Running Company. You should visit them (and buy stuff) on 7th street in Fort Worth, they are really awesome. These races were only $10 each and if you raced 3, the fourth one was free. $30 for 4 races? Unheard of ... Read on »

The Road to Boston by Keri B. Posted Fri 15 Oct 2010 3:30am During our last training run for Steamtown , I asked my dad to write a guest post for the blog and he happily agreed. I said he could write about whatever he wanted, but he wouldn’t tell me what he was working on. He emailed it to me yesterday and I am so excited to post it. So, here it is, a guest post from ‘The Blue-Eyed Dad’ This past w ... Read on »