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: The report argues that while U.S. women pay more than those in any other country for maternity care, they do not receive the highest quality care. The report looks at how maternity care is delivered and financed, and how it is received from the perspective of mothers’ families and health care payers. The report concludes that maternity care can be greatly improved by using evidence-based care. The report also notes that caesarean sections Read the rest of this entry »
Over the past 18 months, middle and high schools in and around Omaha, Neb., have removed regular soft drinks from vending machines, replacing them with diet drinks, water and sometimes juice or sports drinks. But the diet drinks aren’t selling well, as students either stock up on regular soft drinks before class or turn to sports drinks and sugar-saturated coffees.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Monday, Read the rest of this entry »
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A former hospital executive was convicted Monday of buying the influence of a Rhode Island lawmaker, while his former colleague was found not guilty of similar charges.
A federal jury deliberated over five days before finding Robert Urciuoli, the former president and chief executive of Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, guilty of bribing former state Sen. John Celona.
The jury acquitted former hospital Read the rest of this entry »
Published: January 7, 2009
QUESTION: I believe either the 5 or 5:30 p.m. news cast recently was concerning prescription diet pills. Would you be as kind to forward me the link so I can research this information?
ANSWER: We are a week into the New Year and some of you are hanging on to your resolution while others may have already given up. Losing weight is always a top pick for people at the beginning of the year. Should we instead work on exercising Read the rest of this entry »
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ZURICH, Sept 18 (Reuters) – U.S. regulators have requested
more information on Roche Holding AG’s (ROG.VX:
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,
,
) rheumatoid
arthritis drug Actemra, the Swiss drugmaker said on Thursday,
delaying approval for a potential billion-dollar seller.
Roche said in a statement the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration had asked for more information related to the
manufacturing of Actemra and other issues such as final
labelling, Read the rest of this entry »
Statements in this press release or otherwise attributable to the Company regarding our business that are not historical facts are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, which include the timing and acceptability of FDA filings and the efficacy and marketability of potential products, involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ Read the rest of this entry »
THURSDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) — There’s no scientific evidence that childhood vaccines such as the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine caused autism in children of parents seeking compensation from a federal fund, a U.S. court ruled Thursday.
The ruling, which involved test cases of children from three different families, was a setback for parents who had filed claims seeking monetary awards from a U.S.-run vaccine compensation program. More than Read the rest of this entry »
When it comes to children’s health, family income matters. So does education.
of children’s health across the country, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ranked states and the District of Columbia by children’s health status and infant mortality — as they pertained to family income and mother’s education, respectively.
Overall, 16% of children in the United States have what the report called “less than optimal health.” That status was based on Read the rest of this entry »
“Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a pregnant
woman from averting her eyes from the ultrasound images required to be
provided to and reviewed with her.” This is the “good news” of an
egregious law recently passed in Oklahoma making ultrasounds mandatory
for abortion patients. But though I read the law carefully (
),
I couldn’t find anything allowing women to also cover their ears during
the ultrasound. This is unfortunate, because Read the rest of this entry »
DUARTE, Calif.—A diet center doctor with clinics in Duarte and Rancho Cucamonga has been arrested for allegedly dealing drugs without examining patients in a “cash for pills” operation.
Federal drug agents arrested Dr. Daniel Healy for allegedly selling oxycodone and hydrocodone, among other drugs, over a three-year period through his Dr. Healy’s Diet Centers and Clinics.
The U.S. Attorney’s office in Los Angeles says pharmacy records were Read the rest of this entry »