Connecticut Hospital Fined for Severely Burning Man During MRI, Other Violations
Friday, January 02, 2009
Bristol, Conn. — Connecticut regulators have disciplined Bristol Hospital after state inspections revealed various violations.
In one case, a patient received 10 times the ordered dose of a medication. In another instance, a man was severely burned in an MRI machine.
Inspections also revealed problems in the hospital’s handling Read the rest of this entry »
in New York is like no medical clinic I’ve ever seen. It is brightly lighted and quiet — there is no television blasting. It has wide corridors and plenty of comfortable chairs with sturdy arms, and yet few people wait more than 10 minutes to see a doctor or
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The center, which opened in 2007, was designed especially for primary care of older adults, many of whom have complex chronic medical problems like
, heart disease and Read the rest of this entry »
Plano seniors begin another round of fitness classes specifically designed for them.
Fall classes for the Plano Senior Center began Monday. Classes are open to citizens 50 and up. Among the fitness classes offered are above and below the belt, a muscle-conditioning class, cardio tone, which offers low-impact aerobic movements, and a senior sampler class.
The senior sampler class samples a little bit of each class offered. From aerobic moves to Read the rest of this entry »
Backers of the years-long effort to extend BART to the South Bay have raced past the $1 million mark in their bid to support Measure B, the controversial sales tax increase meant to help operate and maintain the transit line.
According to campaign finance reports through Monday, nearly $700,000 in new contributions have poured into the “Yes on Measure B” coalition since Oct. 1 — far more than the $530,000 supporters had raised through September. Read the rest of this entry »
Antitrust enforcers accused Ovation Pharmaceuticals Inc. of cornering the U.S. market on a drug for a congenital heart defect in premature infants and asked a court to break up the company’s monopoly on the medication.
Ovation imposed a 1,300% price increase for the drug Indocin IV soon after it acquired the U.S. rights to NeoProfen, the only other drug used to treat the potentially fatal defect, the Federal Trade Commission said.
The FTC filed Read the rest of this entry »
The FDA staff said many reports had several limitations such as failing to say when the problems started. The reports alone do not prove a product caused harm, but the agency uses them to look for patterns.
Dermal fillers include Allergan Inc.’s Juvederm AGN.N, Restylane and Perlane from Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., and Bioform Medical’s Radiesse.
Shares of the three companies closed lower along with a broader market decline on Friday.
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OTTAWA — A federal government announcement is expected Saturday outlining new restrictions for the use of bisphenol A in baby bottles.
But consumer groups are scrambling to understand how the new restrictions will be applied to the substance known as BPA, used in a variety of water bottles and food containers, that has now been linked to cancer and infertility in animals.
An item Friday in the Canada Gazette, used by the government for Read the rest of this entry »
St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center Celebrated it’s 60th Anniversary Milestone
St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center will hold a community celebration to honor the
60th Anniversary of the joining of St. Mary’s Hospital and Corwin Hospital. The
celebration was held on Thursday, November 13, in the St. Mary-Corwin Dorcy
Cancer Center located at 2004 Lake Avenue. Over 125 years ago, St. Mary-Corwin
was established from simple beginnings when six Catholic Read the rest of this entry »
Three who believe one woman can make a difference in the world were honored with Athena Awards Tuesday at a Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce lunch.
The Athena awards. honoring women in business, were expanded from one to three this year. They were bestowed on Dr. Candace Lew, a Tempe obstetrician and gynecologist; Ina Mae Copeland, director of operations for the Valley Christian Centers Inc. in south Phoenix; and Courtney Klein, founder and Read the rest of this entry »
Much has changed about HIV and AIDS since the first World AIDS Day 20 years ago today.
Then, an HIV diagnosis was equivalent to a death sentence with only years to live. Now, medical advances have turned the disease into a treatable, chronic illness for many patients.
What hasn’t changed is the need for education about transmission and prevention of HIV, health educators for Alamance County and the state say. HIV is spread three ways: sex and Read the rest of this entry »