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UCSC's worksite wellness program recently received a 2009 California Fit Business Award, given by the California Task Force on Youth and Workplace Wellness for promoting employee health and a healthier workplace. UCSC received a silver-level award for programs and services in four key areas: eating better, moving more, promoting healthy lifestyles, and creating a healthy culture. Recognizing the value of a fit and healthy workplace to organizations and workers alike, the California Task Force on Youth  

Wood River High School football players had a kick winning their final football game of the season, 9-8 over the Canyon Ridge Riverhawks on a rainy Friday in Twin Falls. Actually, the Wolverines in rallying from a 6-0 halftime deficit had two clutch kicks—the first a monster 69-yard punt by junior Kasey Barker that dictated field position for most of the second half, the second a game-winning 31-yard field goal by soph Haylee Thompson. Junior Nathan Farrow, the team's leading scorer this fall, provide  

"Yesterday's game was a heartbreaker that we need to recover from," Rugg said of the Payson defeat. "We're going to be working towards the rest of the season." The coach has a lot to be upbeat about.  

Crimes committed by inmates using cellphones have included the planning of escapes, restraining order violations, use of stolen credit cards to purchase inmate quarterly packages and the coordination of smuggling contraband into prisons, Cate said. Two years ago, state Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) proposed legislation that would have made it a crime for inmates to possess cellphones in prison. He also proposed subjecting all prison visitors and employees to more rigorous screening, including the use of

We knew this was a problem two years ago, and it seems to be growing exponentially worse   -Alex Padilla

 

"Post-CLIA bioinformatics services" — a term introduced in a California bill seeking to legally set apart consumer genomics firms from clinical laboratories — may be too broad a term that could have unintended consequences for the broader bioinformatics field, according to some experts. The bill, SB 482 , introduced by California state Senator Alex Padilla (D-San Fernando Valley) earlier this year and sponsored by California-based direct-to-consumer personal genomics firm 23andMe, would amend the Califor  

 

The term "homecoming" had a literal meaning for Minico Friday night. Five weeks into the season, the Minico football team finally played a home game. And while it took a while for them to become reacquainted with where the Bill Mathews Field end zones are located, the Spartans earned a 28-0 win over Wood River to remain unbeaten in Great Basin Conference play.  

fees as pharmaceutical companies also promised to give hospitals discounts and rebates. President Gloria Arroyo, who arrived on Wednesday from Saudi Arabia, made the announcement in Iloilo province on Thursday night after an agreement was reached by government authorities and private hospital administrators.During an interview, President Arroyo said that Health Undersecretary Alex Padilla was able to persuade administrators of private hospitals to forego their service-fee increases. Padilla accompanie  

MANILA, Philippines—Malacañang Tuesday warned private hospitals against imposing higher fees for their services to offset the effects of the cheaper medicines law, saying that to do so would invite tougher licensing and accreditation procedures against them. Undersecretary Lorelei Fajardo said the government would be forced to tighten up on the renewal of licenses and accreditation if the private hospitals went ahead with their plan. "We will be strict in renewing licenses, and remove their accreditat

We will be strict in renewing licenses, and remove their accreditation. But it doesn’t have to reach that point. We can resolve that by talking things out   -Lorelei Fajardo