Officer arrested after shooting, gym standoff
Updated Tue. Oct. 21 2008 6:35 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
Montreal police are investigating an incident involving one of their own officers who allegedly went into a local gym, barricaded himself in an office, took out his gun and began firing into the ceiling and walls.
Witnesses said the officer walked into Pro Gym, a 24-hour fitness centre, shortly after midnight on Tuesday and began acting erratically.
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WASHINGTON — The salmonella outbreak that may have killed eight people, sickened at least 575 and led to the recall of more than 1,500 peanut-related products has kick-started efforts to repair the U.S. food-safety system.
President Barack Obama cited his concerns as a public official and a father — his 7-year-old daughter eats peanut butter — when he called this past week for a complete review of Food and Drug Administration operations.
His Read the rest of this entry »

They had a chance and they didn’t take it.
The $787 billion stimulus package President Barack Obama signed last week gave Congress and the administration the chance to take a small step toward rebuilding a health care system that is illogical, inefficient and inhumane.
Instead, Republicans cried socialism, Democrats buckled and Obama surrendered.
Staying healthy has always been a crapshoot in the United States. There is nothing new about illness Read the rest of this entry »

The Food and Drug Administration has scheduled a meeting to review an experimental drug from
aimed at treating dangerous irregular heart rhythms.
The FDA said its panel of cardiology experts will meet March 18 to assess the drug dronedarone. The agency is not required to follow the advice of its outside experts, though it often does. If approved, Sanofi plans to market the drug under the brand name Multaq.
French drugmaker Sanofi wants FDA to Read the rest of this entry »

And that might be the link between obesity and breast cancer, say researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. High insulin levels have already been associated with obesity.
The researchers compared insulin levels in 835 women who developed breast cancer and 816 women who did not. All women were participating in the Women’s Health Initiative study. Those whose fasting insulin levels were the highest had a 1.5 times Read the rest of this entry »

National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has decried the situation at the primary health level, describing it as “very pathetic” and therefore called on the three tiers of government to intervene immediately before the total collapse of the sector.
National president of the association, Comrade Lawal Hussaini Dustsinma, who made this known in Minna, Niger State, yesterday during the activities to mark the 5th biennia/4th quadrennial Read the rest of this entry »

Susan Lark, MD Creates Formula to Naturally Treat Menopause Symptoms
Susan Lark, MD, noted medical researcher, clinical nutritionist and women's health practitioner, has formulated a nutritional supplement called Harmony Hormone Balance for Women™, designed to eliminate unpleasant menopause symptoms, including hot flashes, night sweats, occasional sleeplessness, and vaginal dryness, naturally. Dr. Lark's Harmony formula is available Read the rest of this entry »

The adverse effects of chronic conditions such as diabetes, lung disease, heart and vascular diseases can be decreased through aggressive care, having the patient form better habits so that complications requiring high tech interventions are minimized — both reimbursement and quality-of-life issues.
One way to help is better, results-oriented compensation for nurse educators and health managers — key personnel on the health-care team. That may Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Note to President-elect Barack Obama: Health reform doesn’t have to be all about expanding health insurance. It can be about the little things too, such as shorter waits in the doctor’s office and putting in place incentives such as free checkups that catch little problems before they became big ones.
That was the message Tuesday from two-dozen seniors who gave their views about what ails America’s health care system to Read the rest of this entry »

Biotechnology company
Immunomedics Inc.
said Thursday the Food and Drug Administration granted the company’s developing pancreatic cancer treatment special regulatory review status.
The FDA gave yttrium-90-labeled hPAM4 “Fast Track” status, meaning the agency will expedite its review process. Under the designation, Immunomedics
) can submit study data on a rolling basis, rather than all at once as in a traditional review.
The designation Read the rest of this entry »