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Sunday, November 23, 2008
HUDSON Dartmouth-Hitchcock welcomed Lora Council, MD, MPH, to Hudson Family Practice, 321 Derry Road.
As a family practitioner, Council provides comprehensive medical care to the entire family, including infants and the elderly. Such care includes physical exams, immunizations, routine screenings, treatment of short-term injuries or illnesses, and chronic conditions.
Council has a clinical interest Read the rest of this entry »
[Dec 19, 2008]
Summaries about recent news involving health care in the state budgets of California, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington state appear below.
California: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) on Thursday said he would veto an $18 billion plan by state Democrats that aims to address the state budget deficit by cutting $7.3 billion from health care, school and other programs, the
reports. Read the rest of this entry »
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Washington (dbTechno) – According to U.S. Senator Charles Grassley, the pharmaceutical company Wyeth paid to have positive articles written about their drugs in medical journals.
Sen. Grassley is a Republican from Iowa and has been probing into this case for quite some time.
He started by looking into a medical writing company known as DesignWrite.
The company was asked to reveal information on payments that they received from articles on certain Read the rest of this entry »
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Angelina County’s medical community has grown from two doctors in 1886, when there were about 100 people in Lufkin, to two major hospitals and a web of healthcare professionals who make up the medical hub of a multi-county region.
Obviously, a lot of people have worked together to make that happen, and a lot of people have never gotten the thanks they deserve. We were glad this past week to see the Lufkin/Angelina County Read the rest of this entry »
Antioxidants neutralize free radicals, which can be destructive to cell production in high quantities. Though the production of free radicals is a natural part of life and an important agent in oxidation in our bodies, environmental factors can increase the occurrence of these potentially destructive molecules, such as overexposure to UV radiation, pollutants and alcohol. Free radicals can also be caused by stress, as well as high-intensity, short-burst Read the rest of this entry »
Susan Lark, MD Speaks Out Against the Newest Osteoporosis Drug, Reclast
Susan Lark, MD, noted medical researcher and women's health practitioner, has spoken out against the newest prescription osteoporosis medication on the market, Reclast, as well as other oral bisphosphonates such as Boniva, Actonel, and Fosamax.
Potomac, MD (
) November 28, 2008 –
, noted medical researcher and women's health practitioner, has spoken out against Read the rest of this entry »
Oct 19, 2008
– There are two big fears running rampant through many people’s minds right now: the unpredictable financial and housing markets, and how to avoid gaining the 10 to 20 pounds of unwanted holiday fat.
Tempe Fitness Coach Troy M. Anderson is ready to erase at least one of those fears. His company Anderson Training Systems is offering a brand new concept fitness class for the entire month of November. That new concept is that Read the rest of this entry »
is safe in baby formula in small amounts, the
said. The F.D.A. had said before finding the contamination that melamine might be harmful in infant formula in any amount. The F.D.A. began barring Chinese milk products from entering the country this month after melamine-tainted milk sickened more than 50,000 children in China since September. Members of Congress and consumer groups criticized the agency this week for not publicly disclosing that a Read the rest of this entry »
soul.
After years of yo-yo dieting and struggling with her weight, La Vita Weaver added gospel music to her exercise routine for motivation. Soon she was inspired to recite hymns and Bible verses. She found that celebrating her faith energized her workouts-she was losing weight and sticking to her routine. These workout sessions were the genesis of Weaver’s “Hallelujah! Aerobics,” a series of videos that incorporates Bible verses and hymns into Read the rest of this entry »