News for Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Work will be done to put the finishing touches at the Port Elgin Medical Clinic.
Saugeen Shores Council agreed last night  to use 20 thousand dollars from their allotted 721 thousand the Town received in provincial infrastructure funding towards phase two of the clinic.
The agreement would see Grant Diemert  Architect Incorporated complete tender documents and proceed with the completion of an unfinished Read the rest of this entry »

Back pain can be unbearable for patients, but relief is in sight at one Little Rock hospital.
Dr. Justin Seale, with the St. Vincent Spine Center, will perform the X-Stop Spacer procedure tomorrow morning at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center.
The X-Stop Spacer procedure is a short, minimally invasive procedure specifically for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).
LSS is a narrowing of the spinal canal in the lower part of the spine Read the rest of this entry »

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Pain Therapeutics of San Mateo, Calif., developed a drug, Remoxy, which is a controlled-release form of the painkiller oxycodone with features designed to resist common methods of abuse such as crushing or dissolving a tablet in order to get the entire dose of the drug at once.
If approved the drug would be sold by King Pharmaceuticals of Bristol, Tenn. A controlled-release form of oxycodone is currently sold Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines
– President Arroyo, in Peru for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders meeting, is keeping tabs on the condition of First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo, her deputy spokeswoman said Sunday.
Deputy presidential spokeswoman Lorelei Fajardo said President Arroyo is aware that her husband has returned to the Philippines and is currently confined the St. Luke’s Medical Center.
Yes, alam ni pangulo nakabalik si Read the rest of this entry »

The added stress of a global economic downturn could lead to a rise in mental health problems, the World Health Organization said Friday.
As some Americans struggle to cope with having their houses repossessed, the market meltdown could deepen despair, the United Nations agency said.
‘There is a clear evidence that suicide is linked to financial disasters.’
“We should not be surprised or underestimate the turbulence and likely consequences of Read the rest of this entry »

With less than a month to go, presidential candidate Barack Obama wants to deliver a knock-out punch by hitting John McCain on health care.
On Saturday Mr. Obama called his rival’s health-care proposal “radical” and, in swing states, he is now blasting it in TV ads. Mr. Obama is also distributing mailers and organizing “Docs for Barack” meetings to rally voters.
It’s good politics for Mr. Obama. But it’s bad policy. Mr. McCain’s proposal — to Read the rest of this entry »

NORMAL — Illinois State University leaders gathered Thursday, with homecoming week as a backdrop, to break ground on the largest capital project in the campus’ history. The three-story, 170,000-square-foot Student Fitness and Kinesiology/Recreation Center, set to open in 2011, will sit between Main and University streets and stretch from Hale to Dry Grove. |
A walkway will connect the site to a renovated McCormick Hall, which is on the quad. Read the rest of this entry »

Friday, January 09, 2009
A woman’s miscarriage in a New South Wales, Australia hospital bathroom is the second case to happen since 2007, according to a report from the Australian Associated Press.
Just before Christmas, Jodie Whiteside, who was 14 weeks pregnant, was at her home in the Hunter region with her husband and two children when she believed her water had broken. She also thought she could see one of the baby’s legs, so Read the rest of this entry »

, as women pay much more than men of the same age for individual insurance policies providing identical coverage, according to new data from insurance companies and online brokers.
Some insurance executives expressed surprise at the size and prevalence of the disparities, which can make a woman’s insurance cost hundreds of dollars a year more than a man’s. Women’s advocacy groups have raised concerns about the differences, and Read the rest of this entry »

Family recovering, medical fund set up
Posted: Saturday, Jan 10, 2009 – 10:57:39 am CST
rstennett@thepampanews.com
A medical fund has been established for the three members of the Castro family, who suffered from extreme exposure to poisonous carbon monoxide fumes at their Pampa home on Dec. 16.
Susana Gaspar, 26, and her two children, Luis Castro Jr., 5, and two-month-old Celeste Guadalupe Castro were all found unconscious inside their residence Read the rest of this entry »