The rationale for the ‘A+’ rating centers on EGH’s strong balance sheet
indicators and leading market share position in Elkhart County, IN.
Credit strengths include EGH’s strong liquidity, solid debt service
coverage, and a modest debt burden. Through the nine-month interim
period ending Sept. 30, 2008, a 3.3% operating margin and 11.6%
operating EBITDA margin, on revenues of $207.2 million, continue to buoy Read the rest of this entry »
LOS ANGELES—The state has ended its investigation into privacy breaches at UCLA hospitals, where celebrities such as Britney Spears and Farrah Fawcett had their medical records illegally accessed by employees.
Six state reports were released on the matter over the last several months—the last one Wednesday—detailing a widespread practice of workers taking unauthorized peeps at patients’ records.
The next step, state officials Read the rest of this entry »
HANOI, Oct 16 (Bernama) — Vietnam will soon restore the supply of safe milk for consumers nationwide, with the quality and prices of products to be controlled strictly, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported quoting a health official as saying on Wednesday.
During the peak of China’s melamine-contaminated milk scandal, Vietnamese authorities discovered the presence of the toxin in 23 separate products.
Milk containing melamine has been blamed for Read the rest of this entry »
Dr. Dickinson has been associated with CRN since its inception in 1973. In March 2003, she was named CRN’s President and served in this role until April of 2005. A recognized nutrition expert and author, Dr. Dickinson was named in 2002 to serve a 3-year term on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Food Advisory Committee. She was appointed by President Clinton to the Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels and is a frequent witness before the U.S. Read the rest of this entry »
• The Texas Medical Board’s site allows consumers to verify the license status of Texas physicians, access information on registering a complaint and review recent disciplinary actions:
When Dr. Rodolfo Walss placed an ad in the phone book, he had no idea he would end up with a $500 fine and publicity he wished he had never received.
Walss, a Brownsville obstetrician and gynecologist, intended to run an ad stating the goal of his practice Read the rest of this entry »
A study conducted on rats by researchers from Rockefeller University, New York revealed that pregnant mothers should refrain from eating high fat diets, as it causes permanent changes in fetal brains, resulting in overeating and obesity early in life.
Over the past three decades, childhood obesity has risen in USA. These findings are useful in explaining the rise and in helping us understand the mechanisms of fetal programming, while shedding light Read the rest of this entry »
Monday, October 6, 2008 5:32 PM CDT
Natalie Cole is out of the hospital and at her Los Angeles home today (Mon., Oct. 6) following treatment for a kidney ailment.
The 58-year-old singer was admitted to a New York hospital on Sept. 12, and had been receiving kidney dialysis that is not related to her struggle with hepatitis C, a liver disease spread through contact with infected blood.
At the time of Cole’s hospitalization, her rep blamed the Read the rest of this entry »
Written by Phillip Leon Guerrero, Pacific News Center – Guam, Saipan, CNMI, Asia-Pacific
Friday, 28 November 2008 16:10
Guam – The island will have a leg up on areas competing for medical professionals, with an upgraded designation and a new one from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Department of Public Health Director Pete Roberto says the titles of Health Professional Shortage Area and Medically Underserved Area will allow Read the rest of this entry »
When the human body was evolving, almost the only things we drank were breast milk for the first few years and then water, water and more water.
It would obviously have been bad if we had evolved to feel full when water was sloshing about our stomachs because then we wouldn’t have eaten our fill the next time we speared a mastodon. Today, the unfortunate result is that if you drink a bottle of 7-Up, you still don’t feel full — Read the rest of this entry »
Health experts have differing opinions on the extent of flax’s health benefits. There isn’t enough reliable data yet to support all of the claims, according to organizations such as the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, which is also funding studies on flax.
Flax is high in alpha-linolenic acid, which converts to an omega-3 fatty acid, an essential fat. Healthy fats such as those in flaxseed Read the rest of this entry »