Media sources recently reported on abortion-related bills in Indiana, New Mexico, South Carolina and Utah. Summaries appear below.
) that would require doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital in the county where the procedures are performed or an adjacent county, the
reports. State legislators have considered similar legislation before, but the measures have never passed both the Republican-controlled Senate and Read the rest of this entry »
As scientists and pharmaceutical companies continue developing drugs to treat brain diseases, there’s a chance those pills will have some benefit to healthy minds. They might increase alertness, focus concentration or improve memory.
And just because they originally may have been intended for patients with dementia, sleeping disorders or some other mental malady, the so-called cognitive-enhancing drugs shouldn’t automatically be off-limits Read the rest of this entry »
Efforts to deliver premature babies in Corpus Christi to safety were underway on Thursday. Nurses and Paramedics flew from San Antonio to the Texas Coast to evacuate the patients of the neo-natal intensive care unit, making the round trip flight over and over again.
Air Medical expects the planes to be flying around the clock to deliver the babies to several San Antonio area hospitals. Most of the babies are in need of ventilation. A power Read the rest of this entry »
If you think that your family might be leery of trying anything with whole grain, try breaking them in by using whole grain pasta one night. If you make spaghetti, try it with whole grain noodles – and don’t tell them it’s whole grain! What they don’t know can’t hurt them, right?
My family uses whole grain pasta exclusively now. It is pricier, but considering the effects of whole grain pasta on the blood sugar vs. white flour pasta, it is worth Read the rest of this entry »
Authorities said that most of the injuries were minor but that one student, a 17-year-old male, was knocked unconscious in a fall and suffered a head injury. They said the youth was taken by ambulance to Howard University Hospital and regained consciousness on the way.
Alan Etter, a spokesman for the D.C. fire department, said that about 15 students complained of injuries and that five were treated at hospitals.
“Basically it was a huge brawl Read the rest of this entry »
HealthStyles Exercise Equipment expands their superior pre and post sale customer service with free personal training evaluations and in home personal training and program design for Colorado customers.
Denver, CO (
) November 13, 2008 — HealthStyles Exercise Equipment is proud to announce the addition of free personal training services at their 11 Colorado retail store locations. HealthStyles Exercise Equipment values its commitment to health Read the rest of this entry »
We don’t have a health-care problem. We don’t have a health-care crisis. What we have is a health-care famine.
I realized this when a friend told me that she was not in favor of universal health insurance. She was opposed to paying for health care for all. She has a little boy with cancer. She was afraid that universal health care would mean her little boy would not be able to get an appointment with the oncologist.
“But all those other children Read the rest of this entry »
One of the success stories in recent health care innovations has been the introduction of so-called “family health teams,” or FHTs.
Working with physicians, other health-care professionals such as nurses and physiotherapists provide one-stop shopping for patients, especially in underserviced areas of the province. They have proved successful.
In Kingston, for example, the FHT treats 22,500 patients and will soon serve another 6,000.
Meanwhile, Read the rest of this entry »
November 03, 2008
NOV. 3:
Kids Fitness classes (after school) for ages 6-18, one-on-one personal training for teens pre/post season sports training, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays, Body Sculpting Personal Fitness, 400 Parque Drive, Ormond Beach. $10 per class; $18 week. 386-547-3620; 671-0777.
NOV. 3:
Zumba Gold, for the active senior (62 and older), 10:30-11:15 a.m. Mondays, Daytona Beach Shores Senior Center, 3048 S. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Read the rest of this entry »
THE NSW Health Department has ignored the worsening problem of
consistently late payments for hospital supplies for the past four
years, says the medical industry’s association.
understands that tens of millions of dollars
are owed to medical suppliers by four area health services -
Northern Sydney Central Coast, Greater Southern, South Eastern
Sydney Illawarra and Greater Western.
The Health Minister, John Della Bosca, announced yesterday he
would Read the rest of this entry »