has added an on-site sleep lab to its facilities, allowing the hospital to evaluate and treat patients for various sleep disorders.
The lab will be staffed by technicians contracted from the Sleep Disorders Center at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, which owns and operates Davie County Hospital. The results from tests at Davie County Hospital will be interpreted at Wake Forest Baptist.
“We see this addition as another important Read the rest of this entry »

The accompanying table includes an updated calendar of FDA decisions expected to occur within the next three months. Most recently, the FDA continued its tough stance toward new antibiotic approvals and issued a complete response letter for ceftobiprole to Johnson & Johnson (
) and its Swiss partner, Basilea Pharma (
) – sending the latter down sharply to new lows before the holiday with a sharp rebound of 30% by the end of the week, but Read the rest of this entry »

McCain’s tax credit, she said, would offset income tax hikes for all but the wealthiest Americans, making it possible for more uninsured people to buy coverage.
But McCain’s idea is stirring little enthusiasm among the country’s leading business groups.
“We are concerned that some employers, particularly in this economy, might be motivated to exit the system,” said R. Bruce Josten, executive vice president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Read the rest of this entry »

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MANILA, Philippines -
Medical professionals from Australia will be in Manila this coming week to conduct a six-day medical mission to help Filipino children with severe facial deformities.
posted on Thursday said the surgical mission will be held in Quezon City from Sunday to Friday.
“In the Philippines, one in 300 babies is born with a cleft defect. This defect grossly deforms the face, leaving a gaping hole where the upper lip and roof of Read the rest of this entry »

The voluntary agreement between the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, American Beverage Association, The Coca-Cola Company, Dr Pepper Snapple Group (formerly Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages) and PepsiCo, Inc. was announced by President Clinton along with leaders of the beverage industry on May 3, 2006. The science-based guidelines call for the beverage industry to provide lower-calorie and smaller-portion options in schools, including the Read the rest of this entry »

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A dramatic rise in the use of the medical imaging tools like CT scans are increasing health care costs and patients’ exposure to radiation, according to a new study.
The provocative conclusion by a University of California-San Francisco research team challenges the more-is-better conventional wisdom of many consumers and their doctors.
The use of innovative imaging tests like computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which Read the rest of this entry »

AN appeal by a destitute mother, who wants to take her sick son abroad for treatment, has fallen on deaf ears. Pakistani Nabeela Aziz, who has been staying in Bahrain illegally for 35 years, is now appealing to the country’s leadership for help.
She has twice appealed through the GDN for help for her 14-year-old son, who has gone almost completely deaf, but says there has been little response.
The mother-of-two first appealed for BD25,000 for Read the rest of this entry »

Jan. 22, 2009
The results are in and it’s true. Everything is bigger in Texas. And that includes the bellies.
Just as millions of New Year’s resolutions of getting fit are burning out, the 2009 results of the 11th annual Men’s Health Magazine’s Fittest/Fattest cities survey was released.
Miami took the top spot this year as the fattest city in the nation, but Texas was not to be outdone. Four Texas cities graced this year’s ranking out of 25 Read the rest of this entry »