| An Irmo entrepreneur cooks up sweet bath and body products, but life hasn t been all rose petals | | Posted Saturday, September 23, 2006 10:57:48 AM by Blog57 Team | | In a back room of an Irmo office suite, gleaming hot plates for melting oil, large mixers for whipping up shea butter and an industrial grinder for mixing powder populate the stainless steel counters. The area looks and feels more like a commercial kitchen than manufacturing space. Boxes and buckets of green-tea leaves, lemongrass and dried berries line shelves. Lela Barker, dressed in a pink tunic and jeans, pops the top on French cocoa absolute, a pure distillation of the beans used to make chocolate. The dark oil smells good enough drink. "It's all very foodie," says Barker, who is using the ingredient to make Peruvian Chocolate body products for her cosmetics firm, Bella Lucce'. "It's great for your skin and great for your body." Barker, a 30-year-old entrepreneur, has whipped up a heady concoction that smells like success.... | |
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| | | BIBLE WAY HEALTH FAIR OFFERS FREE SCREENINGS | | Posted Sunday, August 13, 2006 12:56:37 AM by Blog57 Team | | Columbia's Bible Way Church of Atlas Road is joining the nonprofit South Carolina Primary Health Care Association in sponsoring a health fair today for children ages 8-11. The fair at the church's C.R. Neal Dream Center, 2430 Atlas Road, will include free screenings for diabetes, asthma, blood pressure, dental and vision problems, as well as body mass index, which measures body fat. Health officials are hoping that body fat awareness will help combat the growing problem of childhood obesity in South Carolina and the rest of the country. All screenings will be conducted by licensed professionals. There will be plenty of fun for the children during the 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. fair. There will be a Fun Zone, puppeteers and lots of healthy snacks.... | |
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| | | Oklahoma Health Care Authority Selects APS Healthcare to Administer Medical and Quality Review Services; APS Healthcare | | Posted Friday, July 14, 2006 11:04:24 PM by Blog57 Team | | APS Healthcare, one of the country's leading specialty healthcare companies, today announced that it has been selected by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) to provide utilization management services for the state's 600,000 SoonerCare (Medicaid) members. This contract represents a significant expansion of APS' relationship with Oklahoma, where APS has been providing informatics consulting services since 2002. "We are excited about our new partnership with APS," said Mike Fogarty, CEO of OHCA. "APS' strong experience with other Medicaid programs shows that they understand the challenges that states are facing. I am confident that APS will work with us to ensure that our SoonerCare program reaches a high level of excellence." "We are eager to work with OHCA to ensure Oklahoma's Medicaid members receive the quality healthcare they need," said David Hunsaker, president, APS' Public Programs division.... | |
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