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Health fears grow as fake drugs flood into Britain

, labelled in French and then shipped to Singapore. They ended up in Liverpool and from there were sold straight into the heart of the
. As the criminal investigation continues into how a fake consignment of Zyprexa, an anti-psychotic treatment prescribed for schizophrenia, infiltrated Britain’s healthcare system last year, evidence is mounting that sophisticated counterfeiting syndicates are increasingly targeting Britain’s network of high-street Read the rest of this entry »

7-year-old boy's leg amputated after he falls under train in Fort

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Life Time Fitness lowers guidance, shares fall

on Thursday said it expects 2008 sales to fall below its previously announced guidance and lowered its forecast for 2009, citing charges and lower membership dues.
The Chanhassen-based company’s stock price fell about 12 percent in mid-morning trading to $12.35 per share.
Life Time said it expects revenue for 2008 to range between $768 million and $770 million, down from its earlier guidance of between $775 million and $780 million. The Read the rest of this entry »

Fitness Training to WIN

This was the most important week of my life.  I didn't really know that going in.  I mean, I knew it was something I had to do, it was something I wanted to do, I just didn't know how much it would change my thinking and I'm sure over time my life.
All season I have been racing and running around the country and while I have been feeling really good by exercising at the local YMCA I felt something was missing.  I have been hearing Read the rest of this entry »

Archdiocese forms Catholic medical guild

Archbishop Charles Chaput will announce the formation of a Denver guild in the Catholic Medical Association, a national network that was organized in Boston 96 years ago.
Chaput’s announcement will come during the first White Mass, celebrated Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 1530 Logan St.
The Mass will especially honor physicians and other health care providers. Traditionally, the archdiocese each year also Read the rest of this entry »

Hospital seeks financial bailout

Clayton County officials plan to meet with Southern Regional Health System’s new chief executive officer this week to hash out a financial bailout in an attempt to save the troubled hospital.
The County Commission already has voted down a proposal for the county to back a $40 million bond for the 331-bed Riverdale hospital.
SunTrust gave Southern Regional, Clayton County’s only hospital, until Jan. 6 to find $40 million or risk Read the rest of this entry »

Pain Therapeutics gets mixed signals from FDA panel

’s tamper-free pain pill mixed reviews.
At least 10 members of the Food and Drug Administration panel said Remoxy, the drug developed by San Mateo’s Pain Therapeutics (NASDAQ: PTIE) and licensed by
, was less likely to be abused than painkillers currently on the market, according to the news agency Reuters.
But eight members said Pain Therapeutics didn’t show that the long-acting, tamper-proof version of the $2 billion painkiller Read the rest of this entry »

Nurse Practitioners Strengthen Family Health Care

McGuinty Government To Create 25 Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics

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Three new nurse practitioner-led clinics in Belle River, Sault Ste. Marie
and Thunder Bay are strengthening family health care for Ontario families.
The three clinics focus on comprehensive primary care services, including
chronic disease management and health promotion. They are the first of 25 new
clinics that will come into Read the rest of this entry »

WTHR investigation leads to record $2.25M HIPAA settlement

between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the nation’s largest retail drugstore chain.
CVS, which operates more than 6,000 pharmacies, has agreed to pay the record-setting settlement and implement a “robust corrective action plan” after WTHR found the company was tossing its customers’ private healthcare records into unsecured dumpsters in Indianapolis and other cities nationwide.
“This is a very important settlement,” Read the rest of this entry »