Posted on Jan 12, 2009 | by Emily Peters
NALERIGU, Ghana (BP)–Villagers line up outside the Baptist Medical Centre in northern Ghana as soon as the sun peeks over the mountains of this mud-hut town.
A baby sweating with malaria fever. A woman with a cough that could be tuberculosis. A farmer bitten by a cobra in the fields. Hypertension, hernias, tumors — just a few of the ailments among the 600 patients waiting on the outpatient porch.
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Pinellas County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man they say robbed a CVS pharmacy for prescription drugs.
The man entered the store at 3771 Tampa Road, Oldsmar, at 1:37 p.m. today, approached the pharmacist and demanded prescription medication, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. The pharmacist complied, and the man left the store with an undisclosed amount and type of drugs.
The man is white, mid-20s, about 5 feet 6 inches Read the rest of this entry »
) that would extend coverage to about four million additional children and also allow states to extend public health benefits to some immigrant pregnant women, the
reports. Seven million children currently are enrolled in SCHIP, which provides health insurance benefits to children in families with incomes at or near the federal poverty level who do not qualify for Medicaid. The bill would be funded primarily through a 61-cent-per-pack increase in Read the rest of this entry »
Sens.
both have talked about reforming the health-care system to better cover and support prevention of chronic illnesses. How does this benefit Americans? Chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer and heart disease, and their underlying causes such as obesity and tobacco use, account for 75 percent of U.S. health-care spending, or $1.5 trillion annually. Prevention has been proven to reduce the incidence of chronic disease.
We often focus on Read the rest of this entry »
The Lake County Library System’s branch libraries will be open today for Columbus Day.
Waterman will present its annual Women’s Celebration of Faith with a mini Women’s Expo and luncheon on Friday at Lake Receptions, 4425 N. County Road 19A between Eustis and Mount Dora.
The expo will feature health information and health screenings including bone density, glucose and cholesterol. The event is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to noon. Read the rest of this entry »
In April 2007, the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi engaged Perot Systems to
prepare an assessment of the project to help ensure that it would be
implemented successfully and ultimately deliver the desired benefits. The
goal of the program was to create a system that would provide a comprehensive
Electronic Medial Record (EMR) and maximize administrative efficiency. The EMR
provides a centralized platform for the management of patient information,
enabling Read the rest of this entry »
NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) – American Media [AMEDA.UL] said
Sunday it reached a deal with its bondholders that leaves them
with a 95 percent stake in the company and reduces its debt
load by $227.2 million.
American Media, the publisher of the tabloids The National
Enquirer and Star, and Men’s Fitness magazine, said in a
statement the refinancing affected about $570 million of its
debt.
American Media’s Chief Financial Officer Dean Durbin could
not Read the rest of this entry »
This election season, 14 Planned
Parenthood-endorsed Senate candidates
,
and 177 House pro-choice House members won their campaigns. The number
of pro-choice members of Congress is encouraging to the pro-choice
community, and the 111th Congress has the opportunity to pass choice-related
legislation that would make great strides on reproductive health care
access. But while the women’s health community welcomed an election season that favored Read the rest of this entry »
Sheffield Wednesday defender Frank Simek claims he is nearly ready to jump back into first team action.
The U.S. right back returned from an ankle injury recently, but then needed a coupe more weeks to get himself ready for the rigors of starting in the physical Championship.
“It’s been a long 11 months,” Simek told the Yorkshire Evening Post. “I’ve had to be very patient with the injury but things are looking brighter.”
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– Pardee Hospital Foundation, on behalf of Pardee Hospital, recently received a $38,880 grant from the N.C. Office of Rural Health and Community Care.
The grant will support, for the third year in a row, patient costs at Hendersonville Family Health Center in Etowah.
HFHC operates in collaboration with MAHEC’s Family Residency Program and Pardee Hospital. The grant funds provide financial assistance to qualified patients seeking health care Read the rest of this entry »