A teenager sledding struck a car Sunday night and may have broken her hip, police reported.
The girl was taken to a hospital and listed in stable condition. Her injuries were not considered life threatening.
About 6:20 p.m., the girl hit the bumper of an oncoming vehicle near the intersection of
, police said.
Officers said the girl sledding and the car were not traveling very fast, and the girl was treated at the scene by firefighters before Read the rest of this entry »
DEPUTY Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s partner, Tim Mathieson, chucked a sickie yesterday, missing his first public appearance as a health ambassador.
But he should have plenty of time to champion the cause of men’s health for the federal Government — the hair products salesman is looking for another paid job after parting ways earlier this month with his employer of two years.
The end of Mr Mathieson’s tenure with PPS Hairware emerged yesterday Read the rest of this entry »
Here are the FDA’s tips for a safe trip to the grocery store.
— Is the store clean? Retailers that follow good food handling
practices help assure that the food is safe. If the store smells, or is
dirty and dingy, what does that say about its food storage?
— Separate foods. Don’t pile your raw meat, poultry, and seafood on
top of produce you are going to serve raw. Yes, it might be bad for the
environment, but it’s better for your stomach Read the rest of this entry »
Ridgeland, MS, SEP 10, 2008 (EventX/Knobias.com via COMTEX) –
— Company representatives of Wright Medical Group, Incorporated (NasdaqNM:
) will be presenting at the Robert W. Baird 2008 Small Cap Health Care Conference today. The Company’s presentation is scheduled to begin at 14:10 ET.
Gary D. Henley, President and Chief Executive Officer
** Conference Information:Robert W. Baird 2008 Small Cap Health Care Conference
The event will Read the rest of this entry »
Published on: 10/8/08.
who recently represented Barbados at the Ms Fitness World in Las Vegas, United States, are back home.
Although Jessica Waithe, Antoinette Downie and Christina Atherley, the Top 3 in this year’s
, they got the opportunity to compete at the international level and to see the standard of fitness they have to reach in order to make a greater impact on the world stage.
roductions, who accompanied the athletes, said the Read the rest of this entry »
It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Each year, thousands of people put their time and energy into raising funds for cancer research in the hopes of finding new treatments, or even a cure for the most common type of cancer in women. Unfortunately, however, less attention is placed on the lifestyle-
related steps each individual can take to reduce his or her risk of developing breast cancer. So in the interests of prevention, let’s take a closer look Read the rest of this entry »
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global
leader in wireless LANs and secure mobility solutions, today announced that
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in northwest
England has deployed Aruba’s secure wireless solutions at its Arrowe Park
and Clatterbridge Hospitals. The Trust provides acute healthcare services
to more than 400,000 patients annually, and needed a secure wireless
solution to enhance staff productivity, track Read the rest of this entry »
With Community Hospital of Los Gatos set to close on April 10, the new operator is taking steps to get it reopened, but it could be as late as September or October before that happens.
El Camino Hospital of Mountain View is purchasing Community’s land and buildings. The real estate deal is set to close on June 1.
The current operator, Tenet Healthcare of Dallas, has the facility under lease until May 31. But on Jan. 7 Tenet dropped a bombshell, Read the rest of this entry »
MONDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) — Patients lacking adequate health insurance are more like to fare poorly after a diagnosis of the painful and sometimes deadly intestinal condition known as diverticulitis, a new study finds.
In fact, insurance status may explain long-observed disparities in outcomes between black and white patients with the ailment, the researchers say.
“Uninsured patients are more likely to present in a more complicated status,” Read the rest of this entry »
In recent years, the Food and Drug Administration has changed its rules for drug labeling to help shield drug companies from lawsuits, a practice that a new House report calls “a serious abuse of the agency’s public health authorities.” The new labeling procedures require that important new information about drug interactions or side effects be approved by the FDA before it can be added to the label. A report prepared by the Democratic staff members Read the rest of this entry »