A federal study of states that publicly report data about hospital-acquired infections found states need to do more to validate the reports submitted by hospitals, but recognized the cost to do so may be a tough obstacle to overcome.
The General Accounting Office, the investigative arm of Congress, studied 23 states — including Pennsylvania and New Jersey — either now collecting or about to collect such information.
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New Clues May Lead To Leukemia Drugs, Treatment
Boston (ChattahBox) – Stanford University researchers have announced that they have new clues which could lead to leukemia drugs, and new treatment methods.
Researchers from Stanford Universityy in California have made a big discovery in understanding leukemia.
They have found that an enzyme, glycogen synthsae kinase 3 (GSK3) helps with promoting the development of leukemia.
Scientists originally Read the rest of this entry »
The training regimen — if you can call it that — for my first triathlon included nothing more high-tech than a $35 digital watch and a basic MP3 player. But now that winter is arriving, sapping my motivation to get off the couch, I’ve started looking at fitness gadgets that could help refresh my workouts. A swimmer, biker, runner or walker on your holiday list might like a high-tech nudge out the door, too.
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Family health care premiums rose an estimated three-and-a-half times faster than Florida workers’ earnings between 2000 and 2007, according to a report issued Wednesday by
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During that eight-year period, family health care premiums rose 72 percent, to $11,720 from $6,812, while median earnings rose 20.2 percent, to $27,353 from $22,753, according to the consumer health organization.
The jump happened despite the fact that workers are Read the rest of this entry »
with new commercials, games and activities that encourage kids’ fitness. The official launch of Goldfish Games will come Thursday at the NBA Store in Manhattan, but you can check out the program and the TV spots — airing on Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and other kid-focused networks — at
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The 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist will lead Jr. NBA and Jr. NBA teams in a clinic of Goldfish games and kids’ activities all aimed at promoting fitness. Goldfish Read the rest of this entry »
ScienceDaily (Oct. 23, 2008)
— Researchers are on the verge of unleashing the power of the element boron in a new generation of drugs and therapies, as decades of research begins to bear fruit. Boron has to date far been one of biology’s best kept secrets, but is now attracting fast growing research interest and investment from the pharmaceutical industry in the quest for novel drugs to tackle cancer and infectious diseases, potentially overcoming Read the rest of this entry »
JACKSON, MS (WLBT) – Jackson Mayor Frank Melton has been released from the hospital.
Late saturday night Melton's spokeswoman sent out a press release simply stating that the mayor had been released and is recovering well.
Melton was experiencing some discomfort when he went to St. Dominic hospital Tuesday.
Doctors said there was a need for minor surgery, but spokeswoman Goldia Revies reported that it was not heart-related.
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More than 200 union members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Minnesota are on the picket lines this morning outside Regina Medical Center in Hastings after failing to resolve differences with hospital management over pension contributions and health insurance costs.
Nurses’ aides, X-ray technicians, physical therapy aides, housekeepers, dietary workers, medical transcriptionists, operating room aides and patient care technicians Read the rest of this entry »
A RAPIST doctor banned indefinitely amid public outcry over his serial misconduct has won the right to treat patients again, despite a history of relapses.
Dr Sabi Lal, 49, can work in Victorian clinics or hospitals, even though the Medical Practitioners Board opposed his return and considers him unfit to practise.
A tribunal ruled this month the GP be reinstated to the medical register, overturning the board’s decision that Dr Lal should remain Read the rest of this entry »
DIAL 2-1-1, NEW JERSEY’S HELPLINE
, 24/7 to learn about breast cancer. Find a local screening center and make an appointment to receive a mammogram. Free screenings are available to eligible women. All calls are free and confidential.
Open to families and friends of alcoholics.
11 a.m. Mondays at
United Methodist Church, Pitney Road.
7 p.m. Mondays at the Church of the Epiphany, 6605 Atlantic Ave.,
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