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Company brings jobs to Lone Tree Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 1:02AMThe success and subsequent growth of a local medical supply company has created a welcome opportunity for Lone Tree’s economic landscape.
Hutchison claims Montgomery County as home turf for Texas gubernatorial race Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 1:00AMKay Bailey Hutchison said she remembers when Montgomery County was just “a little, sleepy town.” But with approximately 250,000 registered voters now residing here, Hutchison – U.S. Senator and Texas gubernatorial candidate – has a far different perspective of the county these days.
Africa : Aid Agencies Frustrated By UN 'Demands' Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 12:59AMPort-au-Prince — SOUTH African charity Gift of the Givers has stepped up its drive to bring humanitarian aid directly to desperate, starving Haitians as red tape hampers international relief efforts.
Can bee stings cure what ails you? Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 12:59AMORLANDO, Fla. -- Reyah Carlson has been stung by bees more than 25,000 times. On purpose.
Redlands doctors practice reflects health care model proposed under reform bill Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 12:57AMA business model like the one a Redlands doctor started using decades ago to control costs and provide quality care has captured attention in Washington, D.C., as lawmakers debate health care legislation. Since the mid-1980s, Dr. Alexander Terrazas of Redlands Family Practice has contracted with specialists and Redlands Community Hospital to rein in costs and coordinate patients' care.
Arlington church members head to Haiti Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 12:57AMKatie Zook, who was hurt in the quake, had attended the same Arlington church as the two people who will go to help.
Haiti: So much need Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 12:55AMSomething about the small, sobbing boy in the back of the makeshift ambulance caught Kristin Hamner's eye.
Medical supplies needed to ship to Haiti Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 12:54AMDoug Peterson and his son Bob lifted about a dozen bags of medical supplies out of their pickup and joined a steady stream of people on Jan. 20 dropping off donations at the Project C.U.R.E warehouse in Centennial.
Stamford Hospital bucks recession trend Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 12:52AMSTAMFORD -- The myth that hospitals are recession-proof was finally buried sometime last year.
Officials: Death toll continues to climb Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 12:50AMPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The truckers filling Haiti’s mass graves with bodies reported ever higher numbers: More than 150,000 quake victims have been buried by the government, an official said Sunday.
Heart Month: Heart Highlights from NYU Cardiac & Vascular Institute Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 12:38PM1) Heart Fair by NYU Cardiac & Vascular Institute; 2) Women Versus Men When It Comes to Heart Attack; 3) Know Your Numbers; 4) Cutting Down on Salt Can Prevent Heart Disease; 5) Breakthrough Imaging Technology is Helping Cardiologists and Surgeons Better Treat Heart Disease...
What Do Sleep, Diabetes and Red Have in Common with Heart Disease? Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 12:37PMHeart disease can affect almost every aspect of life- from a change in sleeping habits to the fight against diabetes to many things in between. The following is a tip sheet from the experts at LifeBridge Health in Baltimore, Maryland to start discussions about heart health.
Aid Groups Turn Focus To Epic Relocation Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 12:36PMHaitians are fleeing their quake-ravaged capital by the hundreds of thousands, aid officials said Friday, as their government promised to help nearly a half-million more move from squalid camps on curbsides and vacant lots into safer, cleaner tent cities. Aid officials said some 200,000 people have crammed into buses, nearly swamped ferries and set out even on foot to escape the ruined capital ...
Sutter Health Sends Medical Relief Team and Vital Supplies to Haiti Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 12:36PMA 15-member surgical care team from the Sutter Health network deployed Thursday from San Francisco International Airport to provide critical medical care to earthquake victims in Haiti.
Doctors Encourage Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 12:35PMThose over the age of 65 should consider an abdominal aortic aneurysm screening.
Analysis: Paring back health care not so easy Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 12:35PMWASHINGTON - Trimming back the 2,000-page, trillion-dollar Democratic health care bills to the parts that average folks understand and like may not be as simple as it sounds. A complete ban on insurance companies denying coverage to people with medical problems would be out of the question. Forget about guaranteed health insurance for all Americans - it costs too much. Still, Congress might be ...
I Never Should Have Had a Heart Attack, But I Did! Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 12:34PMI am 52 years old with no history of heart disease. I survived a heart attack and had six stents placed in my heart at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. People would say, myself included, that this couldn't be true because I was active, fit and tried to set a good example for those around me.
When It Comes to Heart Health, Think About Your Lifestyle Habits Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 12:33PMLifestyle contributes more to heart health than stress.
Jail for 'cruel' Lisa Hayden-Johnson, who faked child's illnesses for years Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 12:33PMA “cruel, manipulative” mother who forced her young son to use a wheelchair and persuaded doctors that he was the “most ill child in Britain” was jailed today for 39 months.
Discussion Book Gives UAB Students Insight Into Haiti Tragedy Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 12:32PMAs the tragedy in Haiti continues to unfold, many students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have been reminded of the doctors and health professionals portrayed in this year’s campus Discussion Book selection, Mountains Beyond Mountain: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder.
U.S. troops deploy as Haiti aid operation picks up Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 8:19PMPORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - U.S. Black Hawk helicopters swooped down on Haiti's wrecked presidential palace to deploy troops and supplies on Tuesday as a huge international relief operation to help earthquake survivors gained momentum.
Mammogram recommendations don’t sit well with doctors, women Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 8:17PMWhen the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force made new recommendations for breast cancer screening in November, Susan Woerdehoff said she was shocked. “I thought it was ridiculous,” said Woerdehoff, 43, who was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer at age 38. “I didn’t necessarily understand it. But it was concerning. It didn’t seem to benefit the [...]
Doctors’ Negligence Makes Health Policy Tragedy: Amity Shlaes Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 8:17PMJan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Now we know their names. Scott Brown in Massachusetts, whose contest for the vacant Senate seat has demonstrated the limits of the Kennedy Legacy.
LDS relief: Medical team sees glimmers of hope Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 8:15PMPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — As the death toll from the Jan. 12 Haitian earthquake soars from tens of thousands to possibly...
Haiti earthquake: Tuesday news updates Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 8:15PMTuesday, January 19
FDA debates tougher cancer warning on tanning beds Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 8:13PMJust as millions head to tanning beds to prepare for spring break, the Food and Drug Administration will be debating how to toughen warnings that those sunlamps pose a cancer risk.
A Week After Haiti Quake, Aid For All Is Elusive Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 8:09PMThe world still can't get enough food and water to the hungry and thirsty one week after an earthquake shattered Haiti's capital.
U.S Military Plays High-Profile Role in Haiti Relief Effort Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 8:09PMSome 800 U.S. Marines arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, in addition to members of the Army's 82nd Airborne division. As the U.S. troop presence builds there, Jim Lehrer speaks with a pair of experts about the military's mission in the relief effort.
Lessons Emerge from Quake Relief Effort in Haiti Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 8:09PMOne week after the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti, Gwen Ifill speaks with Jon Andrus of the Pan American Health Organization about which aspects of the international response have worked and which have failed.
As Haiti Waits on Aid, Survivors Wonder Who's in Charge Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 8:08PMAt one hospital just across from the Port-au-Prince airport, medical workers can see aid entering Haiti but still do not have access to it. Jonathan Rugman of ITN examines how confusion over who is leading the relief effort is slowing the distribution of aid.
UConn’s Laurencin honored at White House Sunday, January 10, 2010 @ 9:35PMFARMINGTON — Today, Dr. Cato T. Laurencin will exchange a UConn sweatshirt with President Barack Obama for a prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence.
Health ministry initiates process to sack NAMS VC, Rector Sunday, January 10, 2010 @ 9:27PMThe government has initiated legal process to sack Vice Chancellor (VC) and Rector of National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), Bir Hospital for their inability to resolve the recent problems at the hospital.
Katrina case alleges negligence Sunday, January 10, 2010 @ 9:15PMA case being heard against New Orleans' Methodist Hospital is the first civil suit alleging negligence of a medical staff following Katrina.
Holzer Clinic director jumps to Ohio Health Sunday, January 10, 2010 @ 9:10PMThe former director of operations at Holzer Clinic in Athens has now joined OhioHealth Corp. in a new position created to bolster the health-care organization’s efforts in southeast Ohio. OhioHealth is a network of not-for-profit hospitals and health-care organizations that includes member Doctors Hospital in Nelsonville, as well as affiliate O’Bleness Memorial Hospital.
Local readers veering away from self-help genre Sunday, January 10, 2010 @ 9:09PMOUT of the top 10 non-fiction bestsellers in Times’ national chart, Malcolm Gladwell’s books take four places. In pole position is Outliers, in third spot Blink followed by What the Dog Saw and Tipping Point.
Appeals court rejects effort to sell Medicare physician claims data Sunday, January 10, 2010 @ 8:54PMThe AMA had joined the federal government in appealing an earlier decision ordering release of data in four states for an Alabama firm's marketing purposes.
Physician offices projected to see a decade of significant job growth Sunday, January 10, 2010 @ 8:53PMConcern is high that work force shortages will persist and that paying for additional staff will be challenging.
Sen. Grassley hunting for unpaid taxes Sunday, January 10, 2010 @ 8:53PMThe senator wrote the IRS seeking answers about billions in delinquent taxes from doctors and other health professionals who participate in federal health programs.
Part-time work appeals to pediatricians Sunday, January 10, 2010 @ 8:53PMDoctors nearing or past retirement age are finding part-time employment offers a way to stay on the job longer, new studies find.
How to get credit when banks don't want to lend Sunday, January 10, 2010 @ 8:52PMDelivering more complete financial records and developing relationships with bankers are key for physician practices to get loans in a credit crunch.
Students exposed to hands-on medicine Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 6:56AMHigh school students who complete a summer program offered by the North Louisiana Area Health Education Center are eligible to spend a day with doctors, nurses and allied health professionals.
Killeen Man Killed in Wednesday Night Shooting Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 6:51AMA Wednesday night shooting in Killeen has claimed the life of a teenager.
Lauran Neergaard: Screenings work Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 6:45AMAt his first birthday, John Klor couldn't sit up on his own. What doctors initially diagnosed cerebral palsy instead was a rare metabolic disorder assaulting his brain and muscles, yet one that's treatable if caught in time.
Conductor Seiji Ozawa diagnosed with cancer Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 6:38AMTOKYO - Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa said today he has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer and will cancel all his concerts for six months to receive treatment.
PM offers to fly in doctors for Jyoti Basu Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 6:38AMKolkata, Jan 7: A "concerned and anxious" Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday visited Marxist patriarch Jyoti Basu, who is in a critical condition at a private hospital here, and offered to arrange for any medical expert needed to treat the 95-year-old former chief minister.
Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa diagnosed with cancer Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 6:38AMTOKYO: Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa said Thursday he has been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer and will cancel all his concerts for six months to receive treatment.
Researchers Revisit Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Survival Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 6:32AMSetting out to determine the survival of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center and their colleagues also discovered that an equation used for more than 20 years to predict survival is outdated. Accordingly, they developed and recently published a new survival prediction equation that will impact clinical practice and the drug ...
Loyola Launches New Program In Health Services Research Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 6:32AMLoyola University Health System has established a new Program in Health Services Research to study how doctors and nurses can provide better health care at lower costs to more people. Health services research is a burgeoning field that examines such topics as access to health care, costs, outcomes, patient safety and patient education. "The Program in Health Services Research will significantly ...
Technology New Gateway Into Treatment For Problem Alcohol Use: Study Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 6:31AMA recent evaluation by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows that online interventions for problem alcohol use can be effective in changing drinking behaviours and offers a significant public health benefit. In the first evaluation of its kind, the study published in Addiction found that problem drinkers provided access to the online screener http://www ...
Few Breast Cancer Surgeons Follow Quality Of Care Standards, Study Finds Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 6:31AMMost breast cancer surgeons' practices do not follow standards associated with the best quality of care, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. These standards include consulting with other specialists and providing resources and education to help patients make treatment decisions. "Despite the mantra for multidisciplinary decision ...