| The Go-Go's still got the beat
When the Go-Go's released "Beauty and the Beat" in 1981, they couldn't have predicted how successful, and influential, the album would become. On the strength of the hits "Our Lips Are Sealed" and "We Got the Beat," the Go-Go's became the first all-female band to top the Billboard charts, inspiring young women around the world to rock out themselves. The group went on to score the hit "Vacation," its video becoming an MTV sensation back when music videos still mattered. Nearly 30 years later, the Go-Go's have still got the beat. Lead singer Belinda Carlisle — on her cell phone en route from Austin to Dallas — talks to us about posing for Playboy and how the band has stayed together all this time (with a few breakups in between). (Founding member Jane Wiedlin recently was forced to drop out of the tour because of her mother's failing health).
Patient deaths prompt hospital probe
NEW YORK, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- The New York State Health Department is continuing to investigate a Long Island hospital where a woman died after alleged unwarranted breast cancer surgery.
Mercy Medical Center was cited for a lab mix-up that resulted in an incorrect diagnosis of breast cancer for a woman in her 30s, The New York Times reported Monday. The woman opted for a double mastectomy because of her family history and died of complications the day after her surgery last May.
The Health Department concluded that the hospital had taken proper corrective action after the mix-up but said it is investigating Mercy over the deaths of three other patients.
That probe, the Times said, was prompted by the complaints of one of its doctors that a physician's assistant had improperly inserted catheters, chest tubes and pacemakers into patients.
Volunteer Focus
Sandra Burkhardt, professor of psychology at St. Xavier University, has received the 2008 Venerable Mary Potter Humanitarian Award. Burkhardt was honored at the Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Center's Crystal Heart Ball held Feb. 2 at The Field Museum. The Venerable Mary Potter Humanitarian Award recognizes individuals whose personal and professional accomplishments embody the ideals, vision and mission of the founder of the Little Company of Mary Sisters.Burkhardt's award recognizes her support of families of children with autism spectrum disorders. Her work involves research, clinical services and community outreach. She founded Project Respect, an educational and recreational program supported by the Community Outreach Program of the Psychology Department of St. Xavier University.
Signalife establishes early treatment cardiovascular division
NEW YORK, Feb. 15, 2008 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) -- Signalife Inc. (AMEX:SGN) Friday said it had established a division focused on acquiring and testing therapies that treat cardiovascular disease at an early stage. The unit will be called Signalcare, and the company will consider placing it into a wholly-owned subsidiary. Shares of Signallife, a Los Angeles-based health care company, closed Thursday at 76 cents.Ryan VlastelicaCopyright Thomson Financial News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson Financial News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Financial News. Newstex ID: AFX-0013-23051154
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Sorority promotes healthy, diverse lifestyle
Beauty, food and dancing are part of the focus of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.'s annual Total Body Takeover week that kicks off today.
"AKA has always focused on promoting good and healthy practices among women," said Sade Jackson, public relations officer for AKA. "This year we still wanted to promote that but focus on some different events to involve everyone."
Today from noon to 2 p.m., AKA will pass out apples across from Starbucks in the Student Center to promote a healthy lifestyle and to educate people about various cultures and their health issues and practices.
"This week is simply about appreciating and educating ourselves and our peers about the beauty and complexity of other cultures," said Alise Marshall, president of AKA.
The sorority is tackling health and cultural awareness during this year's event, themed "The Color of One," Marshall said.
Hospitals add art to lift spirits
Art is transforming drab, lifeless health care and workplace spaces into healing environments filled with beauty, sophistication and joy, and the trend has brought national attention to leaders like the University of Michigan and Detroit Receiving Hospital. .
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