The California Highway Patrol reported that all lanes have reopened following two separate accidents, at least one with major injuries, that caused all lanes but one of southbound Interstate Highway 680 to be blocked near Dublin for more than two hours this morning.
Emergency units from the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District responded to a single-car collision just north of Alcosta Boulevard at about 2:45 a.m. that resulted in an overturned Read the rest of this entry »
Despite a case of bronchitis,
finished last year’s ING New York City Marathon a half an hour ahead of schedule – and nearly paid for it with his health.
“An hour after [I finished], I thought I would have to go to the hospital,” Reynolds, 32, reveals in the March issue of
, on sale Feb. 10.
– the Canadian actor’s first – he fell ill. But within just a few miles, he says, he was bolstered at the sight of Michael J. Fox, on Read the rest of this entry »
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday said it has ordered the makers of the clot-reducing drug clopidogrel — also known as Plavix — to conduct studies into the possible interaction of Plavix and a class of acid-reflux medicines called proton pump inhibitors. Until those studies have been assessed by the FDA, federal regulators are advising physicians to reconsider whether to start or continue patients on drug therapy that combines the two drugs. Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON (AP) — A longtime friend has been reveled as the kidney donor for former mayor Marion Barry, said a spokeswoman for the D.C. Council member.
Ward 6 resident Kim Dickens is the donor, according to Barry spokeswoman Natalie Williams.
Dickens offered Barry her kidney after he discussed his health issues with her and other friends during his re-election bid last fall, said Williams.
Dickens and several other willing donors were tested, Read the rest of this entry »
An elderly woman has died in hospital a month after arsonists targeted her North Yorkshire home.
Yuen Har Ho, 93, was rescued from a burning ground-floor flat in Newby Crescent, Jennyfields, on 1 November.
The fire had been started deliberately in an outside bin, and Mrs Ho’s family issued a plea to anyone with information to contact the police.
Mrs Ho, who had suffered severe smoke inhalation, died in Harrogate District General Hospital on Read the rest of this entry »
Angela Askren doesn’t deny she’s made mistakes in her life.
Chief among them: getting hooked on prescription painkillers and writing fake prescriptions for herself.
It cost her a job as a medical assistant and landed her in jail. Four years ago, Askren met Steven Brower. Both were in recovery. Askren, now 30, has been clean for four years, Brower, 41, for 5 1/2.
Three years ago, more than a year after they began dating and just a short time Read the rest of this entry »
The Food and Drug Administration has declared a natural zero-calorie sweetener derived from the herb stevia as safe for use in foods in beverages, clearing a path for Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc. and other companies to market it in a variety of products.
The FDA issued letters to Cargill Inc. and Whole Earth Sweetener Co., a unit of Merisant Co., stating that it has no objections to the use of a highly purified form of stevia as a general purpose Read the rest of this entry »
Canadian health officials have found that infant formulas marketed in that country are safe for consumption, echoing what U.S. food-safety regulators said earlier in the week about U.S. infant formulas.
The results, in a report to be issued as early as Friday, come amid manufacturers’ objections that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration data also generated unnecessary concerns among parents.
Earlier this week, controversy arose in the U.S. when Read the rest of this entry »
Have you ever had a paper cut that went from mildly annoying to painfully inflamed, robbing you of the use of a digit? The inflammation is a trigger to your body’s immune response, sending white blood cells to clear out the infection and damaged tissue. The same thing can happen within the body, especially the digestive tract.
If you suffer from any number of diseases, including heart disease, hypertension, allergies or chronic digestive problems, Read the rest of this entry »
Sens. Tom Harkin and Charles Grassley are playing key parts in the effort to rewrite the nation’s health care laws, a top legislative priority for President-elect Barack Obama and the Democratic Congress.
The leading roles illustrate the clout that Iowa’s U.S. Senate duo has amassed as they begin their 25th year together.
“They are really one of the longest-lasting, most effective, split-party delegations and make for a pretty potent combination,” Read the rest of this entry »