People suffering from a winter vomiting bug should stay at home until they have recovered, health experts said. Cases of norovirus, which causes sickness and diarrhoea and is highly contagious, have closed hospital wards across the country.
Although the number of reported cases is lower than in the same period last year, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) said people suffering from the bug should stay at home until the symptoms have passed. Since Read the rest of this entry »

It’s another sign of the radical improvements in health care made at combat trauma care units in wartime – especially because unlike U.S. soldiers, most Iraqi patients at the Air Force Theater Hospital don’t wear body armor and helmets or drive in vehicles designed to withstand roadside bombs.
“There are people with injuries that are brought here, and I say this with confidence, if they went anywhere else in the world, they would not survive,” said Read the rest of this entry »

CLEVELAND — University Hospitals Case Medical Center in conjunction with Sodexo Health Care Services is pleased to announce the installment of the Hot Nosh 24/6 unit, the original certified kosher hot food vending machine. UH Case Medical Center will house the first machine in the state of Ohio, offering patients and their caregivers around the clock access to a hot kosher meal.
University Hospitals prides itself on the diversity of its patients Read the rest of this entry »

HONOLULU – The Hawaii Medical Association (HMA) honored West Maui Rep. Angus McKelvey as its 2008 “State Legislator of the Year.”
He received the award at HMA’s annual “Ola Pono Ike” Medical Gala on Nov. 1 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki.
“Rep. McKelvey is a true advocate for the health of Hawaii’s citizens,” said HMA President Cynthia Goto, M.D.
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A mosquito which can transmit the West Nile virus.
Across Canada, the number of human cases has dropped from more than 2,000 cases in 2007 to just 15 cases so far this year, he said.
Heimann said he doesn’t know why the number of West Nile cases dropped dramatically this year and is eager to meet with other health officials to discuss the decrease and what it means to the health unit’s annual larviciding program.
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Several hundred people celebrated a milestone Wednesday in the construction of the new C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Women’s Hospital.
Under a tent on top of a hospital parking deck, they stood before two large steel beams and signed their names in blue marker. Soon, those two beams will be some of the last pieces of steel to complete the skeleton of the massive new children’s and women’s facility, which is rising in two wings of 12 and nine Read the rest of this entry »

The phenomenon known as The South Beach diet began when renowned Miami, Fla., cardiologist, Dr. Arthur Agatston, wanted a way for his heart patients to lose weight safely and keep it off. His research at Mount Sinai Medical Center became the foundation for the diet that has helped millions of people shed pounds and change their lives while still enjoying many of their favorite foods. His new book, The South Beach Diet Super Charged is already a bestseller, Read the rest of this entry »

Shares of Ranbaxy Laboratories today plunged by over 10 per cent on the bourses after the US health regulator blocked imports of generic drugs produced by the company in two of its plants due to “serious” manufacturing deficiencies.     
On the Bombay Stock Exchange, the shares of the company dipped 10.54 per cent and hit an intra-day low of Rs 363.10, while on the National Stock Exchange, it registered a decline of 10.19 per cent and witnessed Read the rest of this entry »

Minnesota has recorded its first culture-confirmed case of influenza for the 2008-09 season in a 39-year-old man from Chisago County. The man’s illness was caused by the A (H1) strain of the virus, the Minnesota Department of Health reported today. The man’s virus is a good match for this year’s vaccine, health officials said. The specimen was submitted by Fairview Lakes Medical Center.
While there have been reports of influenza cases around the Read the rest of this entry »

Jon Vice, who will retire as president and chief executive officer of Children’s Hospital & Health System in January, will receive a special Lifetime Achievement Award at the BizTimes Health Care Heroes Awards Breakfast on Thursday, Dec. 11, at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee.
Vice guided the growth of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin to become one of the top pediatric hospitals in the world. He has served since he was appointed to an Read the rest of this entry »