BLOOD DRIVES: BUNCOMBE COUNTY: 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, First Presbyterian, 40 Church St., Asheville, 658-3958. 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Oct. 24, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, 340 Victoria Road, Asheville, 254-1921, ext. 377. 6:30-11 a.m. Oct. 27, Reuter YMCA, 3 Town Square, Asheville, 651-9622. 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Montreat College, 310 Gaither Circle, 669-8011, ext. 3536. 2-6:30 p.m. Oct. 30, Arden Presbyterian, 2215 Hendersonville Read the rest of this entry »
Sunday, September 14, 2008
THE maiden International Medical Education Conference will be held in Lahore under the auspices of Fatima Jinnah Medical College here at FJMC auditorium on November 12, 2008.
The Organizing Committee of the first International Medical Education Conference met on Saturday under the chairmanship of Prof Dr Abdul Majeed Chaudhry and finalized the details of the conference. Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif is expected Read the rest of this entry »
The World Health Organization says it hopes to have a surveillance
system in place soon that can accurately track cholera cases as they
occur in Zimbabwe. WHO says it is difficult to know which parts of the
country most need help in treating and containing the epidemic without
accurate monitoring.
The United Nations reports cholera in
Zimbabwe has claimed more than 1,100 lives and more than 20,000, people
have become infected with this deadly disease.
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CARSON CITY, Nev.—The state Board of Medical Examiners will ask the 2009 Nevada Legislature to approve a measure to increase transparency and efficiency, and let patients participate when errant doctors are disciplined.
The plan would let patients or others who file complaints against physicians voice their concerns before a hearing officer or when discipline is imposed by the board. That’s not allowed under current law.
“The board’s mission Read the rest of this entry »
A Volusia County man is recovering after jumping from the second floor of Halifax Health Center Saturday.
According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, the man, 37, was initially taken to the hospital by his brother for a psychiatric evaluation.
As the man came in the front entrance, he broke away and ran up a set of stairs, to the top of an administrative wing.
Daytona Beach police were dispatched, and spent some time trying to talk the man Read the rest of this entry »
Developers in New York City want to build a billion dollar skyscraper to house an array of services, bringing buyers and sellers together in the health care field. But wait — isn’t that the purpose of a Medical Mart in Cleveland? Some local business leaders are concerned the project in the Big Apple could derail Cleveland’s project and a major engine for economic growth for decades to come.
Israel Green, President and Chairman of Read the rest of this entry »
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall University is giving students a $30 million reason to avoid packing on the freshman 15.
The school is constructing a new campus recreation center featuring an Olympic-sized pool, four full-sized gymnasiums and a walking/jogging track.
The center also contains a variety of exercise equipment, including treadmills, weight machines and step machines.
The three-story, 123,000-square-foot building is under construction Read the rest of this entry »
Pfizer Inc.’s
(PFE) proposed osteoporosis drug
before issuing a final decision, the company said Tuesday.
The extension will allow the FDA to review data on Fablyn, a drug proposed to
treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, from a five-year study.
The agency was originally supposed to make a decision on whether to approve
Fablyn by the end of October. The extension means a decision won’t come until
January, a Pfizer spokeswoman said Tuesday.
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Six years ago, 18-year-old Johanna Pratt was admitted to Western State Hospital, acting aggressively and hearing voices. Her combination of diagnoses made her a tough case to treat.
But by early 2007, hospital officials had deemed her “ready to discharge.” To keep her any longer, doctors said, could exacerbate her mental illness and harm her physical health. In fact, there were signs she was getting worse
she was in the hospital. She had begun Read the rest of this entry »
With the state’s housing market in peril, bankrupt builders were not paying what they owed Codee and Jim Marshall’s heating and air conditioning business. When the business failed earlier this year, the Marshalls lost their South Jordan home, two rental properties and their health insurance.
So the family had no coverage in August – when their 3-year-old daughter’s skull was crushed by a startled colt on the family’s Lehi farm. Ali was flown by Read the rest of this entry »