TUESDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) — If you’re planning on becoming pregnant, a new study suggests that you should try to shed any extra weight you’re carrying before conception.
That’s because babies born to obese mothers are more likely to have serious birth defects.
“We found that being obese in pregnancy can increase a woman’s risk of having a range of birth defects,” said study senior author Judith Rankin, a reader in maternal and perinatal Read the rest of this entry »
By the time he got back to the office, he was ill. His heart was racing at 160 beats a minute, Melanson said, and his blood pressure was elevated. The symptoms are not indicative of marijuana ingestion, he said, and police are investigating whether some other substance was put in the cake.
Concerned that Prevalla was having an allergic reaction, a co-worker called Glass and asked if there were nuts or anything else in the cake. Glass told the caller Read the rest of this entry »
RIYADH: A four-day course designed to raise standards of medical education in the Kingdom began on Saturday at Riyadh’s King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center.
The course, entitled “The Third Basic Principles of Undergraduate Medical Education,” was organized by Alfaisal University’s College of Medicine in collaboration with Partners Harvard Medical International (PHMI). It follows the success of a previous course, “The Second Read the rest of this entry »
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.
,
Feb. 6
/PRNewswire/ — iTMP Technology, Inc., a
pioneering iPhone hardware and software developer, announces the commercial
launch of SMHEART LINK, a highly-anticipated new technology that is poised to
bring unparalleled health and fitness capabilities to Apple(R) iPhone and
iPod(R) touch users. For the first time ever, a technology is now available
that allows the iPhone to double as a heart monitor and fitness Read the rest of this entry »
Medco Health Solutions Inc.
(MHS) is gaining market share from its pharmacy
benefit management rivals, Chairman and Chief Executive
David B. Snow Jr.
said
Tuesday, noting that the company has won more than
in new business
for 2008 and 2009, or
in net new sales.
Medco is taking business from “all the other PBMs,” including health insurers’
in-house drug-benefit operations and rivals
CVS Caremark Corp.
Express
Scripts Inc.
(ESRX), Read the rest of this entry »
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Last week, Gov. Phil Bredesen said he hadn’t talked with the Obama administration about the Health and Human Services post.
This week, his answer was vague.
“I think you would have to talk with them,” the governor said.
The idea of Bredesen as the Health and Human Services Secretary has infuriated many health care advocacy groups.
“This governor is actually bad medicine for the national position,” said health care advocate Read the rest of this entry »
Does it work?
Yes. If you have type 2 diabetes, taking two drugs together can lower your blood glucose (sugar) better than taking one drug on its own.
But by combining treatments, you might get more bouts of low blood glucose (
).
What is it?
You can take two different tablets for type 2 diabetes. For example, you can take
. Or you can take metformin along with a
).
These are all drugs that lower the amount of glucose in your blood. Read the rest of this entry »
If Gov. Bill Ritter’s proposal to expand medical coverage by leveraging new fees on hospitals works, it could reduce the ranks of the uninsured and perhaps ease the rise of health-insurance costs to employers and consumers.
That’s a big if, however. And it involves big money, as much as $600 million from hospitals – and a similar amount in matching funds from Washington.
We’re skeptical of some aspects of the proposal. First of all, it looks a Read the rest of this entry »
A study in a recent issue of the
suggests that following a paleolithic diet (more on that in a minute) for even a short period of time can improve metabolic health.
For the study, researchers from the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine enrolled nine non-obese, healthy volunteers to consume their usual diet for 3 days, followed by a diet with increasing potassium and fiber for 7 days, followed by a Paleolithic diet. So what Read the rest of this entry »
WARREN COUNTY, N.Y. — Three people are facing prison time for dealing drugs in Warren County. Silke Thornquis, 26, of Glens Falls, Alexander Bayne of Salem, 19, and Lawrence Bowman, 21, of New York City have all pleaded guilty to felony drug charges.
Thornquist is facing 3 and a half years in prison for selling heroin from her home over the summer. Bayne has been sentenced to 2 years in state prison for selling crack cocaine, and Bowman is facing Read the rest of this entry »