Star Magic: Diet remains in Star Magic

PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) received a very short text message from Rikka Dylim, ABS-CBN Star Magic's publicity manager, earlier today, November 21, regarding the reported transfer of Diether Ocampo to GMA-7.
In the said text message, Rikka said: “Diet remains in Star Magic. We trust he will make the right choice.”
Rikka added that Star Magic, who is handling the career of Diether, “will issue a statement in due time.”
It should Read the rest of this entry »

UCH-Adventist hospital deal moves forward

’s commitment to a teaching hospital in southern Pasco County, as well as the cost of the proposed hospital, have, for now, halted an effort by
to win a certificate of need for the facility.
AHCA originally approved a CON for the Pasco-Pinellas plan in June 2007. BayCare, the largest community-based health care system in the Tampa Bay area, asked for a formal administrative hearing one month later.
The 80-bed, $121-million Wesley Chapel Read the rest of this entry »

Nissen, Juma have FDA plan for Obama

magazine has published letters to Obama from six key leaders, who want to give him a little advice.
), the vocal pharmaceutical industry critic and current candidate for FDA commissioner, believes the FDA needs significant reform.
The Cleveland Clinic cardiologist is questioning whether the drug industry should continue to fund the FDA budget via user fees, because of the potential for undue influence on the agency.
Nissenis also a proponent Read the rest of this entry »

LA Times Opinion Pieces Examine Experiences Of States With

L.A. Times Opinion Pieces Examine Experiences Of States With Parental Notification Laws
— a California ballot measure that would require health care providers to notify a minor’s parent or legal guardian at least 48 hours before providing abortion services to the minor — with two opposing opinion pieces. Thursday’s opinion pieces responded to the questions: “What has been the experience of states that have parental notification laws?” and “How Read the rest of this entry »

Omega-6 Fatty Acids Can Be Good for You

“There has been a lot of talk in the nutrition world that omega-6 fatty acids might be bad,” said William S. Harris, the nutritionist heading the committee that issued the report in the Jan. 26 online issue of
. “We wanted to evaluate it, and if it is not true, we wanted to make sure the American public eats enough of them.”
The debate arose because arachidonic acid, a component of omega-6 fatty acids, is a building block for some inflammation-related Read the rest of this entry »

Health Robotics Announces Strategic Partnership in Japan for its

“From a customer adoption perspective I would like to share that in the
two years since we started this journey, we have installed more IV robots
than all of our competitors have sold in over ten years of operations, and we
have received purchase orders for one thousand more robots than all of our
competitors combined. We are very pleased to see great progress in the
hospital pharmacies’ reception for CytoCare(TM) in new countries such as
Germany, Read the rest of this entry »

Seven arrested in gym drugs raid

Five men were arrested on suspicion of drugs offences during a raid at a gym in Hertfordshire, police have said.
Officers from the Eastern Area Money Laundering Team and the Metropolitan Police searched the Monster Gym in Delamere Road in Cheshunt on Monday.
A wardrobe filled with anabolic steroids was seized.
Three men were held on suspicion of planning to supply drugs, and two for suspected possession. Two men were also held over suspected Read the rest of this entry »

No mutton diet for Telgi: CBI

BANGALORE: Abdul Kareem Telgi, the prime accused in the multicrore stamp paper racket, may soon have to go without mutton food at the central prison where he is lodged, with the medical officer telling the CBI that serving such food to Telgi should be discontinued.
From October 7, Telgi was being served fish, chicken and mutton in the prison as per the instructions of the medical officer, though serving non-vegetarian food to undertrials was not Read the rest of this entry »

Michigan Joins WBCA “Pink Zone” Initiative

ANN ARBOR, Mich.
— The University of Michigan women’s basketball team will join the WBCA’s “Pink Zone” initiative by holding a “Pink Zone” game on Feb. 15 when the Wolverines host Minnesota at 5 p.m. in Crisler Arena. The Wolverines are hoping to raise $20,000 and will begin several activities this week to kick off the “Pink Zone” campaign, benefitting breast cancer awareness.
The Wolverines will be selling T-shirts for $10 at each home game. Read the rest of this entry »

Case Western Reserve receives Ellison Medical Foundation New

During his graduate work at the University of Michigan, Alsberg concentrated on engineering orthopedic tissues such as bone and cartilage. Cartilage tissue engineering is also an active area of research in his current laboratory. A large fraction of older individuals suffer from painful and often debilitating cartilage damage in their joints as a result of prior injury or diseases such as osteoarthritis, he said. It would significantly improve the Read the rest of this entry »