FRIDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) — Women who take fertility drugs do not have an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer, according to a large study by Danish researchers.
There’s been ongoing debate about whether fertility drugs boost the likelihood of ovarian cancer. Previous studies have yielded conflicting findings, and concerns endure, especially for women who undergo several cycles of fertility drug treatment or those who never become Read the rest of this entry »
It seems a little odd that Oak Ridge Associated Universities would manage a medical screening program for the Department of Energy that includes former workers at lots of DOE sites around the United States – but not Oak Ridge.
As project director Donna Cragle explained, distance isn’t really a factor with the technology available today.
“They (DOE) probably gave us the facilities that were farther away because they didn’t have people familiar Read the rest of this entry »
Far Hills, NJ – October 18th, 2008 – New Jersey’s biggest social event of the fall season is upon us! Today, the 88th running of the Far Hills Race Meeting, sponsored by the Open Road Auto Group, is expected to draw 45,000 spectators to Mooreland Farms for world-class horse racing, high fashion, food, networking and celebration.
The first of six races begins at 1 p.m. The New Jersey race offers purses totaling $550,000, anchored by the $250,000 Read the rest of this entry »
The result is a legacy of unregulation common to several health-protection agencies under Bush. From 2001 to the end of 2007, OSHA issued 86 percent fewer rules or regulations termed economically significant by the Office of Management and Budget than counterparts did during
’s tenure, according to
lists.
White House officials have dismissed such tallies, emphasizing in recent overviews that their “objective is quality, not quantity,” and that Read the rest of this entry »
Drugs, guns seized from condo owned by a top cop
A top Chicago police official will keep her job despite the seizure of drugs and weapons from a home she owns.
Police have launched an internal investigation into how a condominium owned by Beatrice Cuello – assistant superintendent for administrative services and one of the top three cops in the department – came to be raided Thursday night by about 20 officers using “flash-bang” stun grenades. Read the rest of this entry »
The statistics are sobering: Heart disease is the number-one killer of women in the United States. And an estimated 8 million women have it. What’s more, a new study shows that in recent years the overall heart disease risk for Americans — especially women — hasn’t continued the healthy downward trend it showed in previous decades.
Ready for some good news? You can do more to prevent heart disease than almost any other serious condition. Start Read the rest of this entry »
CIGNA HealthCare announced today that it has started offering its
award-winning health plan products and services to employers with 50 or
fewer employees and to individuals and their families in select states.
The plans offer many of the benefits that have traditionally only been
available to larger employers such as access to a 24-hour health
information line and tools to help individuals understand their own
personal health risks to aid in preventing Read the rest of this entry »
Girling Health Care provides a variety of home health and personal care
services for clients in Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma,
Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. Services include skilled nursing,
occupational therapy, medication management and cardiac pulmonary care, among
others. Girling’s largest market is Texas, where it operates in more than 20
cities throughout the state. Girling Health Care is a member of the Harden
Healthcare Read the rest of this entry »
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PARIS, dec 29 (Reuters) – French drugmaker Ipsen (
IPN.PA
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said on Monday it hoped to get the green light to market its
botulinum toxin drug Dysport for the treatment of cervical
dystonia on the U.S. market in mid-2009.
A company spokesman made the comments after Ipsen said the
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had issued a
complete response letter for its Biologics License Application
(BLA) Read the rest of this entry »
- Flat top, concave: Get ready for wild excitement. Work on “trust and consistency.”
– Rounded, smooth top: Your life is peaceful, your guy is nice, you may be bored.
– Sharp angles on both sides: You’ll be social butterflies, often hosting parties and gatherings, but let him in on the decisions.
– Angled, curved tip: You’re full of plans, but stay open to your partner’s ideas as well.
– Tip with a rounded point: You have good points: energetic, Read the rest of this entry »