Health

On Deck Against ALS: The Tikvah Project

Philly and Israel go to bat to battle Lou Gehrig's disease

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Elyse Glickman, JE Feature

As the 2011 baseball season speeds toward its conclusion, thoughts often turn to past seasons and baseball greats. Though the legendary Lou Gehrig was a New York Yankee, his ultimate legacy is a continued awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, the ultimately fatal nerve disease which affects and disrupts voluntary muscle control) that cut his life short -- and a...

Fitness

What's the Pointe?

Everything is beautiful at the ballet -- and may be useful as everyday exercise

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Elyse Glickman, JE Feature

Even if Mother Nature and her cousin Gene (i.e., genetics) have made other plans for our bodies, it is no surprise that so many of us covet a dancer's form. Besides the fact that it does look great in fashionable clothing, what else is not to love -- ballet offers sharper balance, graceful movements, lean muscle, speed and endurance. Though...

Health

Ailing From a Sick Economy?

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Elyse Glickman, JE Feature

There are no guarantees in life, and this includes career and financial stability. One way to face problems, say experts, is to embrace them as our friends. Author Jane Honeck (The Problem With Money? It's Not About the Money!) emphasizes that if you dwell on negatives of the economic downturn -- even if commiserating with like-minded friends about similar problems...

Health

Labor Day Plans for a Gift of Life

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Elyse Glickman, JE Feature

Marshal Davis is in the process of planning a Labor Day Weekend gathering at his parents' home in Margate, N.J. However, it is not a barbeque; it is a literal celebration of life, and Davis and his family hope it will have far-reaching effects. The event -- a donor drive -- is being planned in collaboration with the Gift of...

Health

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall ...

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Elyse Glickman, JE Feature

Even with summer almost gone, swimsuits aren't ready to be packed away. There's still time in hot September to hit the beaches and, within a month of that, it's cruise season rarin' to go, with the Caribbean luring swimmers into the fall and winter months. So, when it comes to looking your best, don't sweat the small stuff! Medical, fashion...