than previously thought.
The results suggest that drugs are present in water supplies of 46 million Americans, up from an estimate of 41 million in March. Among the latest areas to test positive were Reno, Nev., Savannah, Ga., and Colorado Springs, Colo. Drugs ranging from antidepressants to hormones have been found, generally in minuscule concentrations.
Most cities haven’t tested their water for drug contamination, the AP said. Several, Read the rest of this entry »
I was a nurse before becoming a doctor. When I started out as a nurse more than 30 years ago, the hospital was a place for people to rest and recover from illness. The average hospital stay was more than one week and nurses were plentiful.
While hospitals still provide extraordinary technology and care, people today are admitted to the hospital only when absolutely necessary and for as short a time as possible. And although the nursing staff is Read the rest of this entry »
Infant formula is being tested in New Zealand after a Chinese company with Kiwi links was threatened with “serious punishment” over contaminated baby food.
The Chinese company was part owned by New Zealand dairy export giant Fonterra and faced investigation by the Chinese government after a dangerous chemical was found in baby formula in China.
Investigators believe Chinese dairy farmers added melamine a chemical used in plastic to milk powder. Read the rest of this entry »
Paula,- so you are saying that this little girl’s mother should have used a condom regardless of the circumstances (Like Mel said). How can you say that….? Maybe the mother was happy to have her and now has post natal depression or has panicked, there could be a million reasons… you do not know what happened, you do not know what the circumstances were, you don’t know why the mother abandoned her little girl, and you do not know if the pregnancy Read the rest of this entry »
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt announced up to $2 million in individual assistance for victims of Hurricane Ike from affected counties in Texas, through a new Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPAP) administrated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
The program, which has begun providing benefits, is an efficient way for pharmacies to process claims for prescription medications and certain durable medical equipment items Read the rest of this entry »
Attention all meat-a-tarians; you could one day be eating the remains of one of Dolly the cloned sheep's offspring.
Recently, the Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of food products from cloned animals and their offspring. (Prior to that, farmers and ranchers self-imposed a moratorium on the sale of these food products.)
Controversy over the safety of food products derived from cloned animals has remained a contentious issue for Read the rest of this entry »