Published November 23, 2008
GALVESTON The reopening of John Sealy Hospital is good news for island residents, even though the hospitals emergency room will remain closed for the time being, said David Marshall, the facilitys chief operating officer.
Galvestonians who need a routine surgery or physician-ordered hospitalization will no longer have to travel to the mainland to receive the care they need, Marshall said.
Having the hospital Read the rest of this entry »
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A silo at a Milwaukee-area power plant erupted in a fiery explosion Tuesday morning, sending six workers with burns to a hospital, authorities said.
The blast occurred in a dust collector of the We Energies plant in Oak Creek, utility spokesman Barry McNulty said. The dust collector is a silo where residual coal dust is collected for eventual burning.
The injured were contracted workers who were setting up scaffolding in Read the rest of this entry »
It’s Not Safe. Period!
The strong opposition to implants and injectable contraceptives by women’s groups in India has been almost synonymous with the women’s health movement in the country and can be traced to the mid-1980s. A high level of awareness about the realities of such contraceptives has led to women’s groups consistently opposing attempts made by the government to introduce the drugs into the National Family Welfare Programme. So, a feeling Read the rest of this entry »
TUESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) — Healthy men with no signs of prostate cancer may wish to talk to their doctors about taking a drug that could further reduce their risk for the disease, new guidelines suggest.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Urological Association have issued new guidelines recommending that these men talk to their doctors about using a 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (5-ARI). These drugs — which include Read the rest of this entry »
Who still smokes — and why? Those are questions researchers have begun to address as the nation today observes the 32nd Annual Great American Smokeout. Smokers are urged to quit smoking today in hopes that this day might lead to permanent smoking cessation.
But addiction experts acknowledge that it has become more difficult to make a dent in the country’s smoking rates. Although millions of people have quit in the decades since the dangers of tobacco Read the rest of this entry »
Diana N. Bateefu
Reproductive health activities may better serve communities if men are more actively involved.
IN many cultures, men are the major decision-makers concerning health issues in the household. All too often, however, their limited involvement in activities related to the care of their wives and newborns, means that they are uninformed about many details concerning reproductive issues and childbearing.
To benefit both women and Read the rest of this entry »
Britain comes 16th out of 25 European countries in a new table on female life expectancy published in the Lancet medical journal, and seventh on male.
The figures place women’s longevity in this country just above that in Slovenia, and below that in Austria, Cyprus and Greece.
The figures were condemned as “unacceptable” by the Liberal Democrats, who pointed out that they did not even factor in the wide variations in life expectancy within Britain. Read the rest of this entry »
NEW YORKÂ - A weight loss craze that started in Japan is now in the United States.
It’s called the morning banana diet.
It’s exactly that, eat bananas in the morning and lose weight.
If there was a magic diet or pill that she could do or take to lose weight Kathleen Scalley says she’s probably already tried it.
But what about a “magic” fruit, like the banana.
“‘I’m going to try it I haven’t had a banana in years,” said Scalley.
The latest Read the rest of this entry »
BOSTON (Reuters) – A new system for predicting the proper dose of the blood thinner warfarin could help doctors do a better job of preventing dangerous blood clots and serious bleeding, researchers reported on Wednesday.
Some patients needed more than twice the weekly dose than others did, the study showed, and the new test better predicted who needed more and who needed less.
Correct dosing of warfarin is critical — the drug, sold under brand Read the rest of this entry »
Drugstore chain Walgreen Co. said Monday it hired three new executives to focus on its consumer goods, disease management and health care services business.
Walgreen hired former Tesco USA’s Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets executive Bryan Pugh as vice president of format development. Pugh will work on sales of staple products like food, paper and consumables. Pugh also spent eight years with Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Colin Watts was named vice president Read the rest of this entry »