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Jan. 8
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The current economic downturn has affected women’s ability to plan and prepare for expensive long-term care costs, such as nursing home stays, according to a new survey released today by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). The survey, conducted by StrategyOne on behalf of AHIP, found that 60 percent of women say the economy has affected their ability to plan for future long-term care costs.
“Women have Read the rest of this entry »

Jaime Bermudez told the Daily Telegraph that this was the single most
important step that European governments could take against drug smuggling.
“Every inch that we add to legal cultivation and legal activity is an
inch we take away from drug traffickers and terrorists. That’s the reason
why we need full access to the European market,” he said. “The
sooner the better, for both Europe and Colombia.”
At present, Colombia is the world’s Read the rest of this entry »

TAMPA – Three of 31 nursing homes in Hillsborough County received five stars while six received just one in a national ranking system just launched by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Administrators for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services took existing data already on the agency’s Web site and made it easier for patients and families to evaluate a nursing home.
The ratings are based on three major criteria: state inspections, Read the rest of this entry »

Burger with cheese. Large fries. Diet coke.
Sound familiar?
It’s a take-out meal many of us are used to ordering as we drive through the speedy service of a fast-food haven, and many of us might even know how bad for us such a dinner really is.
We all know the greasy meat patty with processed cheese and a bun, and the deep-fried potatoes are about as unhealthy as you can get. But, what we may not know is that the real health culprit in the meal Read the rest of this entry »

Rodale Inc., which was recognized by the trade publication
Advertising Age as Publishing Company of the Year for 2006, is the
authoritative source for trusted content in health, fitness, and
wellness around the world, reaching more than 70 million people
globally. The company publishes some of the best-known health and
wellness lifestyle magazines, including Men’s Health, Prevention,
Women’s Health, Runner’s World, Best Life, Bicycling, Running Read the rest of this entry »

Tons of pharmaceuticals dumped into wastewater, study finds
12:00 AM CDT on Monday, September 15, 2008
Jeff Donn, Martha Mendoza, and Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press
U.S. hospitals and long-term care facilities annually flush millions of pounds of unused pharmaceuticals down the drain, pumping contaminants into America’s drinking water, according to an ongoing Associated Press investigation.
These medications are expired, spoiled, Read the rest of this entry »

(Adds company comment, details from FDA letter)
WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Two television commercials
for Bayer AG’s (BAYG.DE:
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) birth control pill Yaz give a
misleading impression of its benefits, U.S. health regulators
warned the company in a letter released on Tuesday.
The ads wrongly suggest the pills are approved for
relieving premenstrual syndrome, the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration said in a letter dated Oct. 3. The Read the rest of this entry »

border, where evergreens are completely covering the sidewalk. Mothers with young children, pushing infants in strollers, have to walk out in the grass and it makes pushing the strollers difficult. They walk east from an apartment complex to the Dolan Family Health Center and a local park. I work in a large medical office west of that area, and we have patients walking here who need to use that sidewalk, too.
– Barbara Hubner, Huntington
WHEN Read the rest of this entry »

initiative, launched in October, offers legal residents of the county basic medical care for as little as $50 a month. During the initial enrollment period, more than 1,100 people expressed interest in the program. But the vast majority were eligible for coverage under existing private, state and federal programs, so there is room for additional participants.
Officials estimate that more than 15,000 county residents lack coverage and think the number Read the rest of this entry »

said Monday they have merged to form an 170-person firm based in the Bay Area.
Terms of the deal, which closed Oct. 31, were not disclosed. Officials said Nov. 3 that a key reason for the merger was to integrate the Nashville firm’s new medical equipment planning group into Mazzetti’s portfolio of services, add Nash Lipsey Burch’s broad health-care expertise, and expand Mazzetti’s reach.
The combined company, with $32 million Read the rest of this entry »