Temecula adopts new rules for massage businesses
The Temecula City Council on Tuesday night passed new massage rules after therapists said the original ordinance could hurt their livelihood. The council voted 4-0 with one absent to revise the city's massage regulations as more massage businesses open in Temecula.

Bob King Brings Clinical Massage Series to Cortiva Campuses
Massage therapists coast to coast can learn from one of bodywork?s best when Bob King brings his Clinical Massage Series to Cortiva campuses. With 35 years of experience, King is a massage educator, innovator and leader not to be missed. [PR.com - November 19, 2008]

Arcadia extends massage parlor ban
ARCADIA - City officials have extended a moratorium on massage therapy businesses by another 10 and a half months.

Plan commission rejects massage proposal
A change of zoning that would have allowed a massage business into a Franklin Park shopping center was rejected by the village's plan commission/zoning board of appeals Nov. 12.

Carolyn Hax: Friends with money talk too much about it
HI, CAROLYN: Lately I find myself feeling resentful when wealthier friends talk about their latest l excursions, expensive meals, massage therapists, renovation projects ? things I can't afford. They mean well and are good people, but they seem to have no idea how tough it is to come up with $500 for a car repair or how much I, too, would like to spend a week on a beach in Mexico. I am grateful ...

Massage Provides Respite During the Busy Holiday Season
(ARA) - As Americans get into the full swing of the holiday season, massage therapy can be a winning addition to holiday planning and shopping lists.

TEMECULA: New law aims to curb prostitution
TEMECULA ---- In an attempt to get tough on local massage services that offer sex acts for money, the City Council on Tuesday unanimously agreed to tighten regulations for the city's massage businesses.

Chiropractor opens chair massage business
KITTERY, Maine and#8212; Thomas R. Marshall, Woodrow Wilson's vice president, famously quipped that what America needed was a really good 5 cent cigar.

Must-visit haven for the holidays
BEFORE the Christmas rush?and parties?take a toll on your skin, prep up and prettify.

Athletes to get plenty of support off field of play
CALGARY - Electricity surges from a small battery into the lower back of Melissa Hollingsworth, but only one of two tiny clamps embedded in her skin twitch back and forth.

Physicians open one-of-a-kind clinic
A one-of-a- kind pain treatment clinic has opened in Kingston. Three local physicians - Drs. Aaron Campbell, Gregory Murphy and Jeff Yach - are behind [...]

Our operatic town:
BRATTLEBORO -- Of all the uses proposed for the River Garden, an Italian convent is probably not on the list. But that's exactly what it became last Sunday afternoon, as a group of nuns moved in, built a community, tended a garden, shared a few laughs ... and sang their hearts out.

Travel: High-end day spa opens on island paradise
Just when people thought Boracay was a perfect hideaway for weary corporate souls aching for a break, a new luxurious spa opened amidst the white sand beaches, making a visit to the island paradise even better.

Dr Feelgood: Can a massage cleanse you?
In theory: Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) is a massage that stimulates the lymphatic system, the thing that's responsible for transporting nutrients around the body and eliminating waste and excess fluid.

A healing touch
Before she took a massage class for novices, Kimberlee Alcorn had no clue that a simple tennis ball could ease her roommate's severe carpal tunnel symptoms.

Peek at the Week
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Therapists get hand credential
Certified in hand therapy services

Skip Lunch: Relax With a `Manly-Cure,' Power Nap, Ice-Cold Bath
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- There's more Russian than English spoken at the Wall Street Bath and Spa in Manhattan's financial district. The $32.50 entrance fee lets you sweat out toxins over the lunch hour in the stone-oven heated Russian sauna or the tiled Turkish steam room.

Trollan named Nurse Practitioner of the Year
JUNEAU - Constance Trollan received the Alaska Nurse Practitioner Association (ANPA) 2008 Nurse Practitioner of the Year Award. Trollan was recognized for her leadership in the profession and excellence in clinical practice.

News | Capital City Weekly for Wednesday, November 19, 2008
SITKA - What is the ethical way to eat in Alaska - or anywhere? How can you break away from the industrial food system? Where is your comfort level in taking a life for food? Is it better to shoot a deer than to buy tofu that has been shipped thousands of miles?