A Sig-alert has been canceled and all lanes of Interstate Highway 680 in Danville have been cleared following a major-injury crash earlier today that involved at least three vehicles, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash, which happened shortly after noon on southbound I-680 just south of Greenbrook Drive, appears to have involved a tow truck, a flatbed truck, a car and possibly a fourth vehicle, according to initial reports. Read the rest of this entry »
Police in Glasgow have issued a warning about dangerous drugs after a medical supplies bag was stolen from a nurse’s car in Glasgow.
The bag was taken from the boot of a vehicle in Deaconsbrook sometime between Tuesday and Wednesday.
It was later recovered by police in Newton Mearns but three vials of adrenalin had been taken from it.
Police said the medicine could pose a danger to the public, particularly children.
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(Media-Newswire.com) – Oregon Health & Science University physician assistant students have begun their five-week rotations throughout Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. The OHSU Physician Assistant Program is a full-time, 26-month course of study culminating in a Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree. Physician assistants are licensed to practice medicine under physician supervision. They conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses, Read the rest of this entry »
The Twin Cities is the No. 1 metro area for health club membership, with 29.5% of the population belonging to a gym, according to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association. Three local companies, Life Time Fitness, Anytime Fitness and Snap Fitness are among the chains expanding locally and nationwide.
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HAVERSTRAW – Six volunteers from lower Hudson Valley towns and cities, all members of the Society for Hospital and Resources Exchange, spent the weekend packing a trailer with tons of medical equipment for shipment to a training facility in Kenya.
The equipment, including syringes, IV catheters, thoracic surgery instruments, and other materials, had been donated by Lower Hudson Valley hospitals and manufacturers during the past five years and stored Read the rest of this entry »
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.- The latest reports coming out of the Gaza Strip indicate that medical personnel are having difficulty reaching the wounded and that the collapse of the medical system is imminent. Church officials are calling for a cease fire to treat the wounded.
According to Caritas Internationalis, a network of 162 aid agencies which helps provide primary medical services in Gaza, its efforts to help the wounded are being severely Read the rest of this entry »
The U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, is providing $6.8 million in assistance to Zimbabwe, where cholera has taken more than 1,100 lives as of December 18th and infected nearly 21,000 people since August.
USAID also sent a team of experts to Zimbabwe to help with water, sanitation and hygiene and public health interventions. The team, including an expert from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is offering technical Read the rest of this entry »
All American Fitness, 112 W. 39th St.
50 percent off enrollment fee and $10 off monthly rate; $35/month with year contract; $40 with six-month contract; month-to-month is $50; includes classes.
Anytime Fitness, 3212 E. 10th St.
Avera McKennan Fitness Center, 3400 S. Southeastern Ave.
Bodyworks 24-Hour Fitness, 5035 S. Louise Ave. and location in Tea, Dell Rapids, Hartford and Salem
Individual: $54.95/month for one month; $149.95 for three Read the rest of this entry »
Washington (SmartAboutHealth) – President Barack Obama is set to sign a bill to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). This will provide millions of low-income children with health insurance for the first time.
First, it was the House that voted in favor of expanding the SCHIP, now the Senate has agreed.
The Senate voted 66-32 in favor of the bill which will provide health insurance for millions more children.
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A worsening economy and changes in health care trends have led Carondelet Health Network to re-evaluate plans to build new hospitals in Sahuarita and Nogales.
Letty Ramirez, chief marketing and planning officer for Carondelet, said the re-evaluation of the hospital plans came about because of a variety of factors.
“The health care trend is for a wide range of outpatient and primary care/specialty medical services, which are more accessible Read the rest of this entry »