The first IFBB Pro show is just under a month away and the official competitor lists have been posted on IFBBpro.com. The womens fitness line up is stacked from top to bottom. Seven out of the Fitness Olympia top ten will compete on February 18th. This will be a great show for fans to see how their favorite competitors look two weeks before the Fitness International.

The winner of the show will be qualified for the 2012 Olympia.

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Los Angeles Times: In Defense Of Family Planning The administration’s rule leaves the decision in the hands of patients, where it belongs, while respecting the rights of religions. It holds true to the original and wise idea that access to preventive medicine is a good idea for the nation’s physical and financial well-being (1/22).

The Washington Post: Respecting Religious Exemptions The best approach would have been for HHS to stick to its original conclusion that contraception coverage should generally be required but to expand the scope of its proposed exemption for religiously affiliated employers who claim covering contraception would violate their religious views.

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Hospitals made disastrous decisions in the 1990s in hiring doctors. Now, they’re again buying physician practices—saying better management will make the difference this time. The American Hospital Association reports that the number of doctors working for hospitals has increased by 32 percent since 2000, a trajectory that’s accelerating as medical companies prepare for healthcare reform.

Are the years taking a toll on your face?

South Florida doctors have an ever-growing arsenal of youth-enhancing procedures to help turn back time for savvy patients.

Twenty years ago, there was only one remedy for facial aging, [facelifts] , said Dr. Stephan Baker, a Coral Gables plastic surgeon and spokesman for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Today we have a whole spectrum of how we can approach aging.

Injectable dermal fillers like Restylane and Juvederm, as well as muscle relaxers like Botox and Dysport, have become the most popular methods today to add volume, smooth wrinkles and enhance youthfulness, doctors say.

But some South Florida plastic surgeons and dermatologists are expanding their repertoire to include new options, such as injecting fat or stem cells into the face, as well as using ultrasound technology to tighten sagging skin.

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Sallyanne Jones is cradling her seven-month-old baby on her lap, smiling at her little face. But how would she feel if she had to give her child up this afternoon, knowing she wouldn’t see her again for at least 18 years, and possibly never?

It’s not a question you would usually put to a new mother, but Sallyanne knows why I’m asking. She has spent the last 13 years as a social worker, much of it specialising in child protection. She’s been involved in hundreds of cases where children were removed from their parents’ care – and in cases where this led to their eventual adoption, the parents would have lost the right to see their child again until that child reached adulthood, and then only if they decided to make contact. S

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It’s a seemingly absurd idea on the surface: Why would democrats and liberals want to vote for Ron Paul over President Obama? Maybe because they want freedom instead of tyranny, it turns out. Because if you’re a total slave to the police state, it doesn’t really matter whether you’re on the left or the right, does it?Here, I give you ten solid reasons why even liberals and progressives are supporting Ron Paul. And by the way, I don’t worship Ron Paul or any individual. What I honor is that Ron Paul stands for — the very same principles President Obama has outright abandoned in his broken promises and disturbing reversals against the American people. Full Article…

Lifestyle of today has changed tremendously compared to the sixties. We are not eating the natural food anymore, we are eating mainly processed food. For convenience, a lot of foods are being preserved so that they may last longer and convenient to be used for cooking when needed. This process has added chemical contents to our food and destroyed the vitamins and minerals, further it also brings harmful effects to our bodies. The way we cook our food also to some extent destroy the nutrients contained in the food.

So, nowadays many have turned to consuming nutritional supplements to provide nutrients needed by our bodies.

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