October 6, 2008 08:01:00
October 6, 2008 11:17:00
A former New South Wales doctor is being investigated by the Health Care Complaints Commission over complaints at a hospital in the state’s north.
The complaints have been lodged by 10 former patients at Lismore Base Hospital, where obstetrician Dr Roman Hasil worked for four years from June 2001 to March 2005.
NSW Health Minister John Della Bosca says he is deeply concerned and it is important Read the rest of this entry »
Last updated December 10, 2008 5:14 p.m. PT
SEATTLE — The Veterans Affairs hospital in Seattle has halted new enrollments in human research studies after a federal audit found shortcomings in its paperwork.
Auditors determined in November that the VA Puget Sound Health Care System should have done a better job of documenting that people who enroll in the studies are not vulnerable, such as prisoners, pregnant women or those suffering from mental Read the rest of this entry »
Washington, D.C. – infoZine
– Women troubled by hot flashes and night sweats during the years around menopause want safe, effective treatment options. A new research initiative from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will establish a multisite research network to conduct clinical trials of promising treatments for the most common symptoms of the menopausal transition.
The initiative — Menopause Strategies: Finding Lasting Answers for Symptoms Read the rest of this entry »
The fitness craze may have started in the 1980s, but smaller, 24-hour gyms are taking the Dayton area by storm.
, a Hastings, Minn.-based 24-hour fitness franchise, is adding at least two locations in the Dayton area by the end of the year and more may be on the way.
Barry Herbert, an Anytime franchisee, and his business partner Jerry Clum, are set to open a location in Lebanon the week of Nov. 17, a Marion gym in December and another location Read the rest of this entry »
LAS VEGAS—Four months after becoming the state’s only kidney transplant program, University Medical Center has been stripped of its Medicare and Medicaid certification.
UMC was notified Thursday in letter from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that its certification for the transplant center will be revoked effective Dec. 3.
That means the hospital will not receive any payments for transplant services on or after that date, Read the rest of this entry »
01:40 AM CDT on Saturday, October 18, 2008
At least six Sanger Middle School students were released from a hospital Friday after suffering injuries from a hose that broke loose and sprayed them with hot antifreeze during a bus ride home from a football game Thursday.
A press release from the school district Friday morning stated that the bus was about two blocks from the school when the hose ruptured.
Lonny Haschel, Read the rest of this entry »
With the cost of medical treatment skyrocketing in their home countries, more and more patients are travelling overseas for health care each year, a phenomenon now known as ‘medical tourism’.
And the most favoured destination is Asia where hospitals offer world-class medical services at just a fraction of the cost in the US or Europe with a vacation at an exotic resort as an inviting option.
Medical tourism has become a fast booming Read the rest of this entry »
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Oct. 16
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, and
. Movember, a global charity
event that invites men to grow moustaches (or Mos) for the month of November,
shows what Senators
would look like with Mos of
their own and invites Americans to join the Movember ‘mo’-vement by casting
their vote for the Presidential candidate with the best Mo.
For far too long men have avoided discussing seemingly embarrassing health
issues, specifically the topic of prostate cancer. Read the rest of this entry »
Okay, I need to start with my peeve about all of the usual tips we get from the experts this time of year. They tell you all sorts of tips on how to not ‘blow it’ and gain too much weight over the holidays.
I try to digest these bits of information, and my inner diet rebel comes out: “Can’t we ever have a time when we can enjoy our food without over thinking the whole thing?!”
So many people spend their waking moments thinking about what they Read the rest of this entry »
As your letter mentions, the Ontario Medical Association is wholeheartedly committed to ensuring the “highest standard of health care services across the province.” This is why we have advocated for the expansion of collaborative care groups such as the Family Health Team in Fenelon Falls.
Nurse practitioners play a vital role in the delivery of health care and Ontario’s doctors want to continue to build on the integral relationship between nurses Read the rest of this entry »