With so many dog foods on the market, it’s tough to know what’s right for your pooch. A good diet, which The American Kennel Club (AKC) recommends should have the right amounts of essential nutrients — including proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals — and water — will keep your dog looking and feeling his best.
You can ask a breeder or veterinarian for advice, but it’s up to you to see how the food affects your dog. Read the rest of this entry »
Minnesota-based UnitedHealth Group, which has a large presence in Connecticut, said on Jan. 13 it approved a $50 million agreement to settle price-gouging allegations.
United Health Group’s problems started in February 2008, when New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo — in response to complaints in his state — announced he was investigating its Igenix Inc. subsidiary, which operates computer databases used to determine reimbursement rates for Read the rest of this entry »
NIH, DoD, and VA host two day conference
on Trauma Spectrum Disorders: The Role of Gender, Race & Other
Socioeconomic Factors, October 1-2, 2008
As we know from history, health innovations developed in the civilian
and military contexts are synergistic; what is learned in each
context has relevance to the other and contributes greatly to improved
health of all citizens. Read the rest of this entry »
Broadlands hospital denied, may come back in two weeks
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 2009
The story of HCA's plan to put a second hospital in the county, in Ashburn, began in 2002. It may have come to an end Feb. 3 when the Board of Supervisors voted to deny the application.
Or not. Supervisor Stevens Miller (D-Dulles) switched his vote to the mahoiryt, with whom he disagreed, so he can ask the board to take another look at its next meeting, Feb. Read the rest of this entry »
HARARE (AFP) — Zimbabwe’s high court ordered Wednesday that a top rights activist, who was seized weeks ago, be released to hospital after facing accusations in a lower court of recruiting anti-government plotters.
The move came with pressure mounting on President Robert Mugabe over a deadly cholera epidemic and ruinous political crisis, and earlier in the day Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu accused South Africa of failing to stand Read the rest of this entry »
- Jim Bob, Michelle and All the Children Welcome Viewers Into Their Family With 17 KIDS AND COUNTING, Premiering Wednesday, October 1, at 9 PM (ET/PT) on Discovery Health – SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 9
SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — It’s official: The
Duggars are a true pop culture phenomenon. With their regular appearances on
national talk shows, their countless press clippings and their enormous online
following, this 19-member Read the rest of this entry »
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The chairmen of the Legislature’s health committees have ambitious plans for changing health care in West Virginia, and they also have a ready answer for the question about how such plans will be funded.
For starters: a bill raising the state’s cigarette tax by 65 cents to $1.20, which they say will bring in $110 million annually that can be spent on treating and preventing chronic disease.
Sen. Roman Prezioso, D-Marion Read the rest of this entry »
October 25, 2008
ALBANY, GA (WALB) – Hundreds of women tackled their health Saturday morning More than 600 women weaved through pink and white balloons as they were encouraged to “Think Pink for Life” at Phoebe's 5th Annual Women's Health Fair.
Free cholesterol , blood pressure and diabetes screenings were given. Those are all the numbers doctors say women should know and keep at healthy levels to prevent heart disease, the number one Read the rest of this entry »
The number of new patients needing services at the Greer satellite office of the Greenville Free Medical Clinic “has increased rather dramatically from the previous year,” said Suzie Foley, the clinic’s executive director.
Overall, the clinic has seen a 47 percent increase in patients and needs volunteer nurses, physicians and nurse practitioners and donations, she said.
Sign-in begins at the Greer clinic at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays, and patients are Read the rest of this entry »
A Sanibel man used his background in broadcasting to discover a possible cure for cancer. Now, his findings have been further validated by newly-released research.
A report published Friday shows promising new advances in the possible cancer cure John Kanzius dreamt up in his Sanibel Island garage.
He began creating his machine five years ago after undergoing cancer treatment himself and seeing children go through the same thing.
“I said, ‘This Read the rest of this entry »