ATLANTA (AP) Georgia will pay a million-dollar settlement over the death of 59-year-old Michael Ernest Webb, a Vietnam veteran from Gwinnett County who was a patient at one of the state-run psychiatric hospitals.
The Department of Human Resources operates the hospitals and agency spokeswoman Dena Smith says officials would have no comment on the settlement for Webb's family.
The family will receive $1 million for agreeing not to pursue a lawsuit Read the rest of this entry »

Food we thought was safe to eat is now ending up on the list of products being pulled from store shelves and cafeterias, as the salmonella outbreak grows. The FDA thinks the problem stems from peanut butter and peanut paste that came from The Peanut Corporation of America’s Georgia plant. St. John’s hospital in Springfield doesn’t have any products that have hit the recall list, but just to be safe, they pulled all peanut butter products on Friday.
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Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc (
January 27, 2008 5:00 pm ET
Mark Foletta – SVP, Finance, and CFO
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the fourth quarter 2008 Amylin Pharmaceuticals Incorporated earnings conference call. My name is Stacey and I will be your conference moderator for today. (Operator Instructions)
I would now like to turn the presentation over to your host for today’s call, Mr. Michael York, Senior Director of Investor Read the rest of this entry »

WOOSTER — The Wayne County Health Department received confirmation three local salmonella cases, first reported in December to the Ohio Department of Health, are linked to the national outbreak. No deaths have come as a result of the infections.
“Here, salmonella ran its course, and they got better, which is typical,” said Sallie Bair, a nursing supervisor for the health department’s communicable disease program. No serious illnesses have resulted Read the rest of this entry »

The rules at issue cover studies on an array of devices, including life-saving products such as defibrillators, pacemakers, coronary stents and heart valves.
The report by the nonprofit Project on Government Oversight (POGO) was to be released Wednesday and says several agency officials left their jobs because they were so upset over the policy to forgo enforcement of requirements that the tests adhere to Good Laboratory Practices.
“At present, Read the rest of this entry »

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G.Q. Hayes wants to make other people know that they can accomplish what he has accomplished.
Hayes is a 38-year-old non-insulin using Type 2 diabetic and fitness director at the World Gym in Lehigh Acres.
He has motto after motto that he uses for fitness and said it drives all aspects of his life, and everything has to do with health. Hayes walks around the gym greeting people – he knows everyone who walks in.
“Exercise is my main de-stressor,” Read the rest of this entry »

LONDON (AFP) — Oscar-winning British director and actor Richard Attenborough was in a stable condition after an accident at his home, a hospital spokesman said Saturday.
The 85-year-old director of “Gandhi” was forced to pull out of a plaque-unveiling ceremony on Thursday after suffering a fall.
A spokesman for St George’s Hospital in London, said: “Richard Attenborough suffered a fall at his home and is receiving care.
“He is currently Read the rest of this entry »

ONTARIO, CA, Oct 20, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) –
WHAT: Medical professionals will offer free health screenings at
the “2008 Wellness and Lifestyle Fiesta” health, fitness and “green”
fair held at LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT). Types of tests
include blood pressure checks, glucose and body fat testing,
glaucoma, foot and back screenings. Learn about green procedures and
strategies for helping to minimize our carbon footprint, Read the rest of this entry »

ScienceDaily (Nov. 4, 2008)
— A drug designed to specifically hit a protein linked to the life-extending benefits of a meager diet can essentially trick the body into believing food is scarce even when it isn’t, suggests a new report in the November Cell Metabolism.
The drug called SRT1720, which acts through the protein SIRT1, enhances running endurance in exercised mice and protects the animals against weight gain and insulin resistance Read the rest of this entry »