A law that lets people in pain use marijuana has left those procuring the illegal drug in a legal haze.
The Michigan Medical Marijuana Act forces qualified patients and caregivers to get medical marijuana and seeds from illegal black-market dealers, proponents say.
The 13th state to do so, Michigan voters sided this month almost 2-1 in favor of legalizing medical marijuana, allowing possession of up to 2.5 ounces and cultivation of 12 plants. Read the rest of this entry »
I own a small construction business and recently read the story about a bus driver who was refused an interview with a company because her body mass index was too high. Obesity is a growing problem in my firm and I would like to encourage a healthier lifestyle – not least because I am concerned about my staff’s health and safety. What can I do without falling foul of discrimination laws?
There is no reason why you should not encourage good health Read the rest of this entry »
A new report on medical
treatment for children living with HIV says that about two-thirds of ailing
Kenyan youth are not getting access to the antiretroviral (ARV) treatment they
urgently need.
A 100-page report by
Human Rights Watch says about 40-thousand Kenyan youth could die in the next
two years if they don’t receive the drugs, which are freely provided by the
government but are currently only reaching another 20-thousand Kenyan children. Read the rest of this entry »
Others serving on the Board of Directors are Kathy Bloomgarden,
Ph.D., CEO, Ruder Finn Inc.; Mrs. William (Buffy) N. Cafritz,
Trustee, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Mr.
Mark D. Ein, CEO Venturehouse Group L.L.C.; Mr. Miles
Gilburne, Managing Member, ZG Ventures, L.L.C.; Caroline
A. Kovac, Ph.D. Managing Director, Burrill and Company; Ms.
Sherry Lansing, Founder and Chair, The Sherry Read the rest of this entry »
A high-level of melamine contamination has been found in non-sweet condensed milk under the brand Mali, prompting the Food and Drug Administration to urgently order the manufacturer to recall the product from local markets.
The latest lab test showed the product was tainted with the chemical at a level of 92.82 milligrammes per kilogramme, which far exceeds the official safe limit of 2.5mg/kg.
The samples were taken from 150,000 cans of condensed Read the rest of this entry »
But not everyone gets the best rates. Some factors that determine premiums are beyond your control-your age and gender, for example. Younger people pay less, and so do women, whose longer life expectancies give insurers more time to collect premiums. But there are plenty of ways to lower your rates.
Check with your doctor.
A condition such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes doesn’t automatically mean you’ll pay exorbitant premiums, Read the rest of this entry »
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The goal of the Society of Chest Pain Centers, a professional organization headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is to save lives by teaching the public to recognize and react to the early symptoms of a possible heart attack, reducing the time that it takes to receive treatment, and increasing the accuracy and effectiveness of treatment.
To receive the accreditation, the Heart Hospital's Chest Pain Center had to demonstrate expertise in a number Read the rest of this entry »
You see them everywhere — nurses, doctors and medical technicians in scrubs or lab coats. They shop in them, take buses and trains in them, go to restaurants in them, and wear them home. What you can’t see on these garments are the bacteria that could kill you.
Dirty scrubs spread bacteria to patients in the hospital and allow hospital superbugs to escape into public places such as restaurants. Some hospitals now prohibit wearing scrubs outside Read the rest of this entry »
Experts with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston say people can live healthy and cut their risk of cancer without breaking the bank by following several free and low-cost strategies.
. Moderate to intensive aerobic exercise, including brisk walking, are good for the heart and can help cancer survivors reduce the risk of recurrence. “The most consistent evidence we have so far for reducing the risk of several types of cancer is exercise and Read the rest of this entry »
This press release may be deemed to contain certain forward-looking
statements with respect to the financial condition, results of
operations and future plans of American Shared Hospital Services, which
involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the risks
of the Gamma Knife business, the risks of developing its IMRT and The
Operating Room for the 21st Century programs, and the risks of investing Read the rest of this entry »