Kimberly Casinelli recently joined New Motion Physical Therapy on Bainbridge Island, and will be teaching on gyrotonic equipment. She has been a studio owner and teacher for the past 13 years. Her approach is intended to educate students so that they may have greater ease of motion in their bodies in all aspects of their daily lives.

Casinelli holds certifications in all of her disciplines along with a certificate from the University of California — San Diego in health and fitness science and is a certified personal trainer through the American Council of Exercise. read more »

After interviews, and all requirements were met, Dr. Eric Miller was selected to become one of the chiropractors of the U.S. Open Championship at Pebble Beach, Calif.

“What an experience!” Dr. Miller states. “To be able to work with these top caliber athletes is not only rewarding personally, but professionally as well.”

Founder of Global Tattoo Orthotic Prosthetic Innovations (GTOPI), Dan Horkey has completed a custom restoration design on a prosthetic limb for a US Armed Forces Ranger commissioned by Brooke Army Medical Center.

Reach GTOPI at (360) 895-1976 or danhorkey [at] gtopi [dot] com.

The women of Kitsap County and the surrounding Olympic Peninsula will finally have one location for all diagnostic breast imaging services. Advanced Medical Imaging (AMI) announced that its Silverdale Women’s Diagnostic Center will offer every breast diagnostic exam for women.

Highly skilled radiologists and health care professionals will be able to promptly serve women who have breast conditions that require further evaluation. After a mammogram, if further study or biopsy is required to confirm something suspicious, the studies can be completed now all in one location. read more »

I don’t think any casual observer would mistake National Retail Federation (NRF) for being a big fan of the new health care law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, or PPACA. Yes, we are hard at work, trying to help make the best out of this bad law through the regulatory process. Our first priority is to our retail and restaurant members who will have to live with the new law — positive and negative parts, alike. It doesn’t mean that we have to support the bad parts, though. read more »

Coca-Cola employees from six Teamsters locals across Western Washington spent their day off on Saturday, August 21, complaining to Seahawks fans about the company’s business decision to eliminate local jobs and reduce health care for employees and Coke retirees. Coca-Cola is the “official soft drink partner” of the Seahawks, and recently won back the concessions contract at Qwest field.

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), the world’s largest marketer, producer, and distributor of Coke products, announced plans in July to shut down three facilities in Grays Harbor and Whatcom Counties. read more »

New survey results show Washington’s adult smoking rate has dropped to a new low of 14.8 percent. That’s down from 15.3 percent the previous year. Washington now has the third lowest smoking rate in the nation — the state’s best ranking since measuring across all 50 states started in 1995. Despite these gains, people from low income and lower educational backgrounds continue to smoke at higher rates. Smokeless tobacco use, including products like chew, is also on the rise among people who already smoke. read more »

Virginia’s lawsuit challenging the Obama administration’s health care reform law cleared its first legal hurdle as a federal judge ruled the law raises a host of complex constitutional issues.

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli claims in the lawsuit that Congress doesn’t have the authority to require citizens to buy health insurance or pay a penalty. read more »

Liberals and conservatives agreed on one thing during the health care debate: the cost of health care in the United States is not sustainable. Last year we spent $2.2 trillion, or 17 percent of the United States’ gross domestic product (GDP), on health care. Without some type of reform that number will rise to an unrealistic 30 percent of GDP by 2030. From an economic standpoint, this could never happen.

We were assured by the Obama Administration over the past two years that federal health reform would bend the cost curve down and actually decrease the federal deficit. read more »