Opened in February of 2006, more than 130,000 patients have been seen and treated in Gilbert Hospital’s emergency department with greater than 98.5% obtaining treatment within 31 minutes of arrival. “It’s a process that was born out of necessity,” according to Gilbert Hospital founder and medical director, Dr. Tim Johns. “For far too long, patients who were faced with an emergency were required to wait for hours at any of the hospitals they presented Read the rest of this entry »

LEXINGTON, Mass.–(
)–AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAG) today announced that it has
received a complete response letter from the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) for ferumoxytol for the treatment of iron
deficiency anemia in chronic kidney disease patients. The Company
submitted its New Drug Application for marketing approval of ferumoxytol
in December 2007.
The Company believes that it can address Read the rest of this entry »

Research Finds Past Family Violence Has Negative Effect On Physical, Mental Health Of Older African American Women
February 25, 2009 8:57 a.m. EST
Philadelphia, PA (AHN) – Researchers have found disparities in the physical and mental health of older African American women, with women who had experienced high levels of family violence during their lives more likely to suffer with worse physical and mental health.
Anuradha Paranjape, M.D., M.P.H., Read the rest of this entry »

Laboratory Monitoring: Complete Blood Counts (CBCs) – Monitor CBCs, including platelet counts and WBC differentials prior to initiation, throughout, and following discontinuation of PROMACTA therapy. Prior to the initiation of PROMACTA, examine the peripheral blood differential to establish the extent of red and white blood cell abnormalities. Obtain CBCs, including platelet counts and peripheral blood smears, weekly during the dose adjustment phase Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

eHealthInfoline.com will start tracking drug seizures following the recent FDA seizure of $24 Million in unapproved new drugs from a St. Louis-based pharmaceutical company. Staff at eHealth urge consumers to use caution when considering pharmaceuticals that are not approved by the FDA.
Wenatchee, WA (
) November 28, 2008 –
, a thriving new health and fitness online directory is educating consumers on the most popular topics in medicine today. Read the rest of this entry »

For Part 1, go to
freep.com/sports
Oliver!”
“Yo.”
The man in the ski cap — who had his frostbitten toes amputated a few years ago — steps out and waves a hand, then walks to a vinyl mattress with a gray wool blanket. This will be his bed for the night, a few feet from one just like it.
“Johnson! … Kelly! … Junior!”
The church elder calling the names is perched 15 feet above the homeless men, on a deck that hangs precariously over Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines
– Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim received on Monday a truckload of assorted medical supplies donated by the 3 P Foundation-USA in coordination with the Rotary Club of Manila.
Armando De Rossi, 3 P Foundation-USA chairman, said that the medical supplies, equipments and surgical instruments all in 119 boxes were donations of the citizens of the United States of America to the constituents of the City of Manila .
Lim thanked both Read the rest of this entry »

, February 8, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009 11:33 AM EST
Drugs have been getting a lot of press in Carlisle lately, with police Chief Stephen Margeson last week crediting their presence with a marked upswing in home invasion robberies last year.
Carlisle Lt. Michael Dzezinski and Detective Eric Dale, who also serves as director of operations for the Cumberland County Drug Task Force, agree with Margeson’s assessment. Dale even expands on the Read the rest of this entry »

, following a salmonella outbreak linked to tainted peanut products that has made more than 500 people ill and may be tied to eight deaths. Obama called the outbreak the latest in a series of numerous incidents in the past several years where the FDA has failed to catch problems in a timely matter, according to the
show’s website. A Peanut Corp. of America plant in Blakely, Ga.,
, according to state and federal officials; hundreds of peanut products Read the rest of this entry »