Three third-year KU law students walk into the upstairs office of the Hall Building in Kansas City, Kan., at 9:15 a.m. They’ve sat through countless hours of law courses, ran through cases and filled out paperwork. But this is no class. Today they will work to solve the legal problems of real clients.
The students work at Southwest Boulevard Family Health Legal Services Clinic. The legal clinic is for low-income clients who can’t afford medical Read the rest of this entry »
GALVESTON — Susan Milligan thought that Hurricane Ike would sweep away her home when it crashed into Galveston Island, but she never thought it would take away her job.
Milligan, 54, a systems analyst, received a phone call at 9:50 a.m. Tuesday from her supervisor at the University of Texas Medical Branch informing her that she was one of 600 employees being laid off that day.
“He said this is a call I don’t want to make and you don’t want Read the rest of this entry »
Prime Minister Taro Aso pressed the case Friday for continuing Japan’s controversial refueling mission in the Indian Ocean next year as full debate on the issue began in the Diet.
“It is necessary to continue the refueling mission for Japan’s benefit. I cannot assume that only Japan will withdraw” from the U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and around Afghanistan, Aso said at a House of Representatives committee session.
The temporary one-year Read the rest of this entry »
Ontario Provincial Police say they have arrested four men from the Kanesatake Mohawk community after their car was pulled over and found to be carrying a stash of illegal guns and drugs. The OPP stopped a car for speeding on Highway 17 at Dryden, about 350 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay. Stewart Conway, 40, Alan Harrington, 34, Leo Lazore, 49, and Robert Gabriel, 43, were charged with possession of illegal drugs and several counts of carrying Read the rest of this entry »
ASPINWALL, Pa.—Administrators at a Pittsburgh-area hospital are working with local officials upset that the hospital’s smoking ban is forcing smokers—and their discarded butts—onto neighboring properties.
The officials in Aspinwall have posted banners saying “Aspinwall is not your ashtray” to get the attention of UPMC-St. Margaret hospital administrators.
A physician who lives nearby, but works at a different hospital, says the Read the rest of this entry »
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If only school were as fun for the kids.
Chicago Bears assistant strength and conditioning coach Jim Arthur brought his youthful audience to life recently at the Wheaton Park District Community Center.
Arthur’s appearance capped a joint effort by Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield and the Wheaton Park District to get youth active and healthy as part of a health fair.
Before his speech, Arthur, in his fourth season with the Bears, explained Read the rest of this entry »
New data show no increased risk of stroke for patients using an inhaler drug, health regulators said Tuesday, less than a month after another study suggested the medication may raise the risk of heart attack.
The Food and Drug Administration said Boehringer Ingelheim provided the agency with new data on the safety of its drug tiotropium, which is sold as the Spiriva Handihaler under an agreement with Pfizer Inc. The drug is used to treat patients Read the rest of this entry »
Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), the
leader in
(SPM), today announced continued momentum in the
health insurance industry. Callidus Software added four new customers in Q4
2008 to its growing roster of health insurance
, a list that includes
several top Fortune 500 companies. Callidus Software provides health
insurance companies with
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“Health insurance companies understand the strategic value that effective
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NEW YORK, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson said on
Friday U.S. regulators have held off making a decision on the
company’s experimental psoriasis drug ustekinumab until they
receive certain risk-mitigation information, but will not
require new studies on the promising drug.
JNJ.N
), whose shares rose 1 percent, said the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration issued a Complete Response letter
for the drug, a type of document sometimes issued when Read the rest of this entry »