PANAMA CITY — Bay Medical Center turned on the lights Tuesday for its annual Si Mathison Tree of Light-Season of Hope event.
The tree, at the main entrance to the hospital on Bonita Avenue, is dedicated to former chaplain Si Mathison and serves as a fundraiser for Bay Medical’s expansion project. The event has raised $250,000 in the past two years.
“The event is named after Si Mathison because he was a big figure in our community and at Read the rest of this entry »
DeParle, Lew Under Consideration for Top Health Jobs
The Obama White House continues to work on finding a replacement for Tom Daschle as secretary of Health and Human Services. The leading contender remains Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D), who seems somewhat hesitant about making the move to Washington.
Vetters are working on “contingency plans” in case that option doesn’t work.
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Neelie Kroes, the European Commissioner for Competition, concluded her 10-month investigation into the pharmaceutical industry by concluding it “does not work as well as it should” and had cost 17 member states €3bn (2.5bn) between 2000 and 2007 by limiting the availability of cheaper generic drugs.
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Midfielder returns for Lilywhites.
Preston North End manager Alan Irvine’s crippling injury problems look set to ease ahead of the visit of Southampton on Saturday.
Callum Davidson (knee), Michael Hart (ankle), Chris Brown (sciatica), Richard Chaplow (hamstring), Wayne Henderson (back), Liam Chilvers (Achilles) and Neal Trotman (hernia) have all been reduced to the sidelines in recent weeks.
However, midfielder Chaplow, defenders Davidson and Read the rest of this entry »
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Jackson High School could house the city’s third
school-based health center next fall if the state approves a
grant submitted this week, officials said.
The Center for Family Health operates health centers at
Jackson’s Northeast Elementary School and the Middle
School at Parkside and is seeking a third grant to open a
high school location, Executive Director Molly Kaser said.
The new center — as the one at Parkside does — would
provide 10- to Read the rest of this entry »
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Monroe police arrested a 20-year-old man Saturday afternoon and booked him into prison on charges of dealing drugs.
John H. Newton, 3611 Richmond St., Monroe, was charged with conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, a subsequent offense for narcotics, assault on a police officer and resisting arrest by giving false identification.
According to an arrest affidavit, police saw Newton attempt to sell drugs to a man on a bicycle in the 400 block of Read the rest of this entry »