ENGLEWOOD — Englewood Hospital and Medical Center was among the top three hospitals in the U.S. for the lowest heart attack mortality rate, according to new government data. According to newly released statistics from the Center for Medicare Services (CMS), heart attack patients with Medicare coverage who received treatment at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center had a better chance of surviving over a 30-day period than those treated at any other Read the rest of this entry »
Lincoln, NE
Health and Human Services is investigating another case of safe haven. A 17-year-old boy from Douglas County was left at Creighton University Medical Center on Monday by his mother. This is the 22nd instance of safe haven since the law took effect in September. A special session will take place later this week to amend the law to only apply to infants.
Another teen was dropped at a hospital in Lincoln on Sunday night. An 18-year-old Read the rest of this entry »
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Oct 17 (Reuters) – Pozen Inc (POZN.O:
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a review by U.S. health regulators on the use of endoscopic
gastric ulcers as a main goal in clinical studies will impact
its development programs, sending its shares down to their
lowest levels in two years.
The company said it was informed by the Food and Drug
Administration about the internal review as part Read the rest of this entry »
America loves to diet. Sure, we are a nation that needs to shed quite a bit of weight, but all in all there is not a
out there we do not like. Take the Mediterranean Diet, for example. It has been around a while, every so often it makes the news, and
abound.
for the 2008 Presidential Election, her lifestyle came under close scrutiny; one thing that stood out was her penchant for moose burgers. She hunts moose, turns it into burgers, and eats Read the rest of this entry »
Tainted baby formula from China may have found its way into Asian food markets – here in Illinois.
The state’s health director is warning residents to stay away from “any” milk-based infant formula manufactured in China.
Over 400 Chinese babies have developed kidney stones after drinking the formula, and at least one death has been reported.
Chinese baby formula is illegal in the United States – but the FDA is investigating reports it may have Read the rest of this entry »
The National Childrens Study, the largest nationwide study of the effects of genes and the environment on childrens health, will follow 100,000 children from before birth to age 21 to identify genetic and environmental factors that contribute to health disorders and conditions of childhood and adulthood. The study proposes to recruit a diverse sample of more than 100,000 subjects nationwide and to study the environmental influences that affect Read the rest of this entry »
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ScienceDaily (Sep. 15, 2008)
— Changes in patients’ physical health status during the year after being diagnosed with head and neck cancer appear to predict survival at five years, according to a new report
The TNM staging system for cancer (based on the tumor, involvement of lymph nodes and any distant spread) is effective in predicting whether cancer patients will die of their disease, according to background information in the article. Read the rest of this entry »
ST. HYACINTHE,Que. — The Quebec hospital at the heart of a major 2006 C. difficile outbreak that killed 16 people has reported five new cases of the infection.
The patients were housed in the geriatric ward at Honore-Mercier Hospital, 60 kilometres east of Montreal. Five were found to have been infected last week while a sixth was under observation, said Claude Dallaire, a spokesman at the hospital. He said the situation was under control and no Read the rest of this entry »
JACKSONVILLE, FL — A union representing medical personnel says twenty workers at Shands Jacksonville have been fired for viewing or divulging information related to the medical records of Jacksonville Jaguars lineman Richard Collier.
Doug Martin, the Tallahassee representative of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME, called the terminations, “absurd.”
“We were shocked when we heard about it,” said Martin. Read the rest of this entry »