Glenbrook Pediatrics,
2551 Compass Road, Suite 100, Glenview, will host a free Pre-Natal Class at 7 p.m. Dec. 2. Questions and concerns regarding infant care, behavior and development will be addressed. All are welcome. Call (847) 729-6445 to reserve a spot.
Allure Skin Care and Spa,
1137 Central St., Suite 6, Wilmette, holds a Nutrition and Wellness Open House from noon to 2 p.m. Dec. 1. A nurse and dietitian will be on hand to offer information Read the rest of this entry »
set records for revenue and patient volume during its 10th year of operation under an independent public authority.
Previously part of the state university system, KU Hospital reported fiscal 2008 revenue of $668.7 million in an annual report released Nov. 13. That was a 13.5 percent increase from the hospital’s fiscal 2007 revenue of $589.3 million.
Inpatient volume during the past fiscal year, which ended June 30, was 22,933 — 71 Read the rest of this entry »
Advocates say the 17 million Americans who buy their own coverage can’t negotiate lower rates the way employers or other large group plans can.
“These folks have their back against the wall,” says Jerry Flanagan, a health advocate with Consumer Watchdog, a California-based group.
More people are shopping for coverage: The Golden Rule Insurance Company, a part of UnitedHealth Group, says sales of individual policies are up 24% in the past two months. Read the rest of this entry »
2nd out-of-state teen abanonded at Neb. hospital
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska officials say another teenager from outside the state has been left at an Omaha hospital under the state’s safe haven law.
Todd Landry with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services says a 13-year-old Michigan boy was left at Creighton University Medical Center Monday morning.
This is the second time since law went into effect in July that a child Read the rest of this entry »
The return address on the envelope was exciting, but the letter inside failed to deliver the goods.
got word yesterday that the FDA is finishing up its review of the companies’ supplemental marketing application to use diabetes drug Byetta as a monotherapy. (The companies don’t expect to hear about an approval until next year.)
Unfortunately, that wasn’t the version of the drug that Amylin investors
.
Shareholders really want to hear about Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on Mon, 2 Feb 2009 10:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun
Garmin is one of the top names in GPS devices for car navigation and has been for a long time. The company does make products that are not associated with GPS navigation though like the new FR60 Fitness Watch. The FR60 is available in women’s and men’s styles.
The watch interfaces with any ANT+ compatible fitness device like heart rate monitors, foot pods, and third party fitness Read the rest of this entry »
Diet, exercise cuts kids’ risk for metabolic syndrome
Components of metabolic syndrome that appear in children should be treated by doctors who also must encourage them to improve their diet and exercise routines, a new report says.
Metabolic syndrome in adults occurs when they have at least three risk factors from among abdominal obesity (waist circumference more than 35 inches for women; 40 inches for men); low HDL (“”good”") cholesterol; high Read the rest of this entry »
With the first-ever human test of a medical treatment based on embryonic stem cells gaining federal approval, researchers are optimistic that President Obama will soon lift a controversial Bush administration ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research and speed work to
. The newly approved human trial involves an attempt to repair severed spinal cords in paraplegics.
can replicate over and over, thanks to an enzyme that slows their Read the rest of this entry »
Just a couple of months ago here in Massachusetts we voted to decriminalize marijuana possession.
And in Michigan they voted to legalize medical marijuana, making them the 13th state to allow medical use of marijuana. I think now is the time Massachusetts considers legalizing medicinal use of marijuana as well. It could be prescribed by a doctor if it has been decided there is a legit medical condition in which a patient could benefit from the medicinal Read the rest of this entry »
CARDONE Industries’ employees and their family members will soon have the option to receive family health and wellness services just minutes away from CARDONE’s five main locations in northeast Philadelphia.
CARDONE Industries and Holy Redeemer Health Care System have developed a partnership on behalf of the health and wellness of CARDONE employees and their families. On Aug. 11, 2008, officials and employees of both organizations Read the rest of this entry »