January 5, 2009 1:39 p.m. EST
Ann Arbor, MI (AHN) – As the economic crisis leaves more people struggling to pay bill, doctors are urging people not to cut down on medical care in preference to paying for other things such as food, electricity or the rent or mortgage.
Many Americans with or without health insurance, or employed or unemployed, are finding it difficult to pay for medical care. Many have stopped taking medications as prescribed because Read the rest of this entry »
Friday, February 13, 2009 7:01 PM PST
FALLBROOK —- Health care officials said Friday that a free grant-writing workshop next month should help local nonprofit groups find funding during tough economic times.
Vi Dupre, director of the Fallbrook Healthcare District, said the district is getting ready to begin its annual grant review process, which should result in around $400,000 worth of funding for Fallbrook-area nonprofits that provide health Read the rest of this entry »
Times are difficult for everybody.
I was on the subway one recent morning and overheard this conversation. It started out because the man standing next to me, holding on to the horizontal pole over the seats, was acting kind of strange.
He looked relatively young, maybe in his late 20s or early 30s, and was quite well dressed in a striped blue business suit, with a very nice dress shirt and gold cuff links. He seemed sort of agitated and couldn’t Read the rest of this entry »
My top priority during the 2003 provincial election campaign was to bring world-class cardiac services to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. The provision of angioplasty in Thunder Bay has just now reached the one-year mark.
The program has now moved into an exciting new phase with the arrival of Dr. Mark Henderson as Director of the Interventional Cardiology (Angioplasty) Program. The percentage of angioplasty cases performed Read the rest of this entry »
So I was on the shuttle from New York this morning when who shows up next to me but Reverend Al (it’s been a good week for shuttle-spotting: Placido Domingo! Dan Bartlett! Mark Leibovich! A guy who looked almost exactly like Joe Torre!). Sharpton, who I think was coming down to D.C. to yell at President Obama about something, was looking as thin and dapper as the last time I saw him two years ago.
“What’s your diet secret?” I asked him. After all, Read the rest of this entry »
FRIDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) — An experimental drug called A-002 appears effective in preventing atherosclerosis, according to a phase II study that included American and Ukrainian participants.
In atherosclerosis, arteries become blocked and inflamed by a buildup of white blood cells and fatty material, or lipids. Two potentially bioactive fats that can be involved in atherosclerosis are produced when enzymes known as sPLA2 break down particular Read the rest of this entry »
A FREE medical camp was held by the Indian Community Relief Fund (ICRF) at Baghdad Aluminium, Salmabad last night.
Senior medical consultants and paramedics examined more than 300 workers.
The Peoples Forum sponsored the camp, which was followed by dinner for the workers.
Health awareness, work safety tips and Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) guidelines were provided to the participants.
A 24-hour helpline, 17713509, is available Read the rest of this entry »
Reed’s Inc. Leading Trend in Beverage Marketplace Towards All Natural Diet Sodas
With Virgil’s Stevia Sweetened Premium Diet Sodas
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reed’s, Inc. (Nasdaq:REED)
announced today that its Virgil’s premium sodas continue to lead the trend in
the beverage marketplace towards all natural diet sodas sweetened with stevia, a
calorie-free herb said to be up to 300 times sweeter than sugar. Reed’s was one
of the Read the rest of this entry »
What: The Fifth Conformia-FDA Industry Workshop is designed for cross
-functional teams from pharmaceutical industry leaders to
actively engage in discussion with the FDA about industry-
agency applications of the ICH Quality Vision
(ICH Q8, Q9, Q10). Sanofi Aventis, Roche/Genentech and Daiichi-
Sankyo development teams will attend together.
Where: Ritz Carlton, Tysons Corner, McLean, Read the rest of this entry »
said Monday it suspended the manufacturing and shipping of all of its products other than certain products that it distributes but does not make.
The drug company also said it would conduct a voluntary recall of most of its products. The scope and depth of the recall are under discussion with the
, KV said.
KV is working with a third-party consulting group,
, to review manufacturing and packaging processes.
These actions are being taken Read the rest of this entry »