Parents rushed to the scene in the town of Dendermonde and to the hospital where the injured were taken. Medical workers sprang into action, performing emergency operations to save the ten children and two adults who were badly wounded.
The attack caused panic and outrage in the town, 20 miles north-west of Brussels.
“An act of great brutality has happened here against our weakest citizens,” said the mayor, Buyse Piet. “The whole city is united Read the rest of this entry »
A fire broke out early Friday in the energy center of Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, damaging the roof above a mechanical room on the southwest side of the hospital.
No patients were evacuated due to the 4:50 a.m. blaze, the hospital said, but as a precaution six patients on the third floor of the OB-GYN unit were relocated to the second floor for 75 minutes. All patients have returned to their rooms, and the hospital has resumed normal operations, Read the rest of this entry »
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You won’t be a real doctor, but you could probably play one on TV after attending the University of Colorado Mini Med School, a free course offered via video feed from Denver.
Founded in 1989, the course is a nationally recognized, eight-week series taught by CU professors and the Museum of Nature and Science’s curator of human health.
Topics include anatomy I & II, cell biology, microbiology, immunology, pathology, pharmacology and cancer. Read the rest of this entry »
After speaking with the woman, officers concluded that she was impaired, the statement said.
The legislation passed in July and allows police officers to force motorists to perform roadside tests such as walking a straight line if they are suspected of being impaired by drugs. If the drivers fail, they will be sent to a police station and ordered to surrender urine, blood or saliva samples or be subject to a minimum $1,000 fine – the same penalty Read the rest of this entry »
Nevada Community Blood Drive: 1-6 p.m. today. Eligible donors must be at least 16 years of age, be in general good health and weigh at least 120 pounds. Sponsored by the Story County Medical Center Auxiliary. Gates Hall, 825 15th St., Nevada. (800) 287-4903;
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Tai Chi Classes: Thursdays from Jan. 8 through Feb. 26. An eight-week session taught by Ruth Kneile. Beginning classes are at 5:15 p.m., and intermediate instruction is at 7 p.m. Westminster Read the rest of this entry »
In America,
is a single testing facility cornered in by the national powerhouses that dominate their industry. But, when the family-owned business tapped the overseas market, it scored a deal that could lead to dozens of clinical testing facilities in India.
, one of the largest lab companies in Calcutta, in India’s West Bengal state. They petitioned the government to set up labs in 54 hospitals and academic medical centers around that area. Read the rest of this entry »
ScienceDaily (Dec. 15, 2008)
— A new study uncovers 11 gene variants associated with three blood lipids measured to determine cardiovascular disease risk: low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and triglycerides. The discovery opens up new opportunities for nutrigenomics researchers looking for links between diet and genetics that will optimize health and lower chronic disease risk.
“Practically all genes Read the rest of this entry »
SEATAC — The interviews with registered nurses and social workers at Oregon hospices showed the dilemmas they face in serving terminal patients who wish to speed their deaths.
Patients wouldn’t choose to end their lives through Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act if their underlying needs were met, a worker told researchers at Oregon Health Sciences University.
That was before she met a patient whose situation forced her to “look at all of my beliefs Read the rest of this entry »
said Thursday that Timothy Putnam has been chosen by its board as the new president and CEO.
Putnam will join the Batesville hospital in mid-January, according to a news release. He will replace James Amos, president and CEO since 1987, who will retire on Jan. 26.
“Finding a replacement for Jim Amos was no easy task considering his impressive leadership and significant contributions over the past 21 years,” said Melanie Riehle, board Read the rest of this entry »