FORT WALTON BEACH – Tonya Ekstrom is excited to see her extended family again.
“I’ve known some of these women for 20 years,” Ekstrom said. “I am ready to see their faces back here.”
Ekstrom had been a member and then general manager of American Woman Fitness Spa on Racetrack Road since 1989. Now she’s the owner of a new spa in the same location.
A New Day Fitness Spa opened Wednesday after American Woman closed unexpectedly Nov. 19. Members Read the rest of this entry »
Thomas Edward Green Jr., 51, of San Jose pleaded guilty to two felony counts Monday in U.S. District Court in San Jose. He is scheduled to be sentenced June 1.
Prosecutors said Green admitted that he sent at least 67 e-mails in 2006 containing images of child pornography, including “sadistic and masochistic conduct,” to people with whom he corresponded in online chat rooms.
Green is the director of the hospital’s patient financial services department. Read the rest of this entry »
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 discarded medications are expired, spoiled, over-prescribed or unneeded. Some are simply unused because patients refuse to take them, can’t tolerate them or die with nearly full 90-day supplies of multiple prescriptions Read the rest of this entry »
Does it work?
Yes. If you have later stage testicular cancer, chemotherapy after surgery can help stop your cancer coming back. It can also help you live longer. In the UK, chemotherapy is the usual treatment for most men with testicular cancer that’s later than stage 1.
Doctors have looked at several combinations of chemotherapy drugs. Taking three different drugs seems to work best.
This page talks about chemotherapy for men who have cancer Read the rest of this entry »
Hospital, ambulance
Blackford Community Hospital and Ball Memorial Hospital have implemented a new life-saving medical protocol.
Coronary heart disease kills more Americans every year than any other disease, according to the American Heart Association.
There are approximately 1.2 million heart attacks in the United States every year, and almost 40 percent of people who suffer one die.
Blackford Community Hospital’s Ambulance Service, under Read the rest of this entry »
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America Inc.
that the agency won’t be able to complete a review of its experimental proton pump inhibitor, TAK-390MR, by this month as originally projected, the company confirmed.
TAK-390MR, which will receive a brand name before it hits the market, is for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, as well as more serious acid-related disorders.
“The FDA informed Takeda that it will require an additional three Read the rest of this entry »
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Omaha, NE - Action 3 News has learned a chemical leak from a tank inside the Nebraska Medical Center's ER has been contained. It happened just before 3:30 Friday morning. Around 30 people, including 12 patients had to be moved to another part of the building.
Hazmat crews were called to the scene and have since left. An internal Hazmat crew is now working to clean up the area. A few of the hospital staff are being checked out, Read the rest of this entry »
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ATS Medical Inc. (ATSI:
) posted a fourth quarter GAAP loss of $8.5 million or $0.13 per share, compared to a loss of $6.2 million or $0.10 per share in the fourth quarter last year. Excluding the impact of the litigation settlement, non-GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter would have been $1.01 million or $0.02 per share.
On average, five analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company Read the rest of this entry »
A dramatic scene, a man tried to escape from police by jumping naked from a hospital window, after breaking free from his restraints.
Columbus police say Maxwell Stevenson tried to escape from Grant Hospital.
He was wanted for robbing the Livingston Market and it was all caught on tape.
Police say the former football player has enormous strength.
He’s 5 foot 11 and 300 pounds.
Police tell us he was able to break free from his leather restraints Read the rest of this entry »