Prison Xmas crackdown nets drugs, brew
A woman has been charged with supplying drugs to a prisoner and several bottles of “prison brew” have been seized in a holiday season security crackdown at Queensland prisons.
The 22-year-old woman allegedly tried to smuggle drugs into Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre, west of Brisbane, while visiting a 26-year-old man, Corrective Services Minister Judy Spence said.
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MONDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) — A class of drugs widely used to lower cholesterol may have a future in preventing blood clots in patients with breast, lung, colon and other solid-organ cancers.
Research from scientists at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia found that cancer patients taking statins had a lower incidence of clots than did patients not taking the medications.
But experts cautioned that the results, which were Read the rest of this entry »

was going to be president, people who have dedicated their lives to changing how America eats thought they had found their St. Nicholas.
It wasn’t long before the letters to Santa began piling up.
, the editor of Gourmet magazine, wants a new high-profile White House chef who cooks delicious
. Wayne Pacelle, head of the
, wants policies requiring better treatment for farm animals.
Parents want better public-school lunches. Consumer Read the rest of this entry »

Wednesday, January 28, 2009
In 1974, at 18, Nancy Jerominski, had a bright future. She was a good student, winning academic accolades. She started her own business at 22. Success seemed a given except for a sideways turn at 26.
“I drank like all young people,” Nancy said. “But not so much in high school,” she added.
She was driven. Her fitness industry business was doing well. Nancy was making money and getting high on life. At 26 she began Read the rest of this entry »

Proposed Regulation Would Delay Workplace Toxic Chemical Control, Opponents Say
In a final effort to pass a series of procedures in keeping with its governmental philosophy, the Bush administration is attempting to implement a new rule that would add another step in regulating possible toxic substances to which workers are exposed, the
reports.
The Labor Department’s regulation, opposed by President-elect Barack Obama, would require U.S. government Read the rest of this entry »

BEIJING (AP) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will open three offices in China this week in an unprecedented effort to improve the safety of exports headed to America amid recurring product safety scares.
The new FDA offices, which are the first outside of the United States, will increase effectiveness in protecting for American and Chinese consumers, according to the office of U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt.
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Health care has slipped on the list of issues voters are most concerned about in the presidential race, but it took top priority at a Thursday event in Norwood.
Presenting their views were Dr. Peter Margolis, spokesman for Sen. Barack Obama; Kevin DeWine, deputy chairman of the
; and Chris Redfern, chairman of the
. An invited spokesperson for Sen. John McCain was unable to attend.
Margolis, a pediatrician, touted Obama’s plans to have Read the rest of this entry »

Paul Krugman (“Health Care Destruction,” column, Oct. 6) is quite right in his criticisms of the McCain health plan, and in his preference for Barack Obama’s proposals for insurance reform. But he does not mention that neither candidate offers practical suggestions for effective control of the rising costs that make universal coverage unachievable.
This problem results from the inappropriate organization and perverse economic incentives Read the rest of this entry »

KALAMAZOO — Gout and arthritic pain in Carol Ann Mason’s legs were a constant reminder that she needed to lose weight.
At 254 pounds, Mason tried dieting and exercising, failing each time.
But Mason, 54, found an unusual partner in her quest to get healthy: work.
Perrigo Co., where Mason is a packaging specialist, offers a workplace wellness program that includes educational sessions, exercise and medical consultation — all at its Allegan Read the rest of this entry »

If you ever feared that someone might read your private journal, the Personal Genome Project is not for you.
This week, 10 academics and entrepreneurs kicked off the ambitious effort to bring the genetic information and medical histories of 100,000 people into the public domain.
While the first 10 participants’ full genomes and histories are not yet openly available on the internet, they eventually will be, says George Church of Harvard Medical Read the rest of this entry »