Medical people consider effective protests after November 22

Sofia.
It became clear at a press conference of the Bulgarian Medical Association that medical people consider effective protests after November 22,
reporter informed. They insist that Ministry of Health should give an answer until November 11 whether it will pass the proposed amendments in orders, which have become fact until the end of the year.
Family doctors will wait until November 18 Minister of Finance Plamen Oresherski to explain why Read the rest of this entry »

North Texas Cities, Top 50 Best Cities for Men

Location, location, location.
Location matters when it comes to men’s health.
Men’s Health magazine is out with its list of “The Best and Worst Cities for Men 2009″ and North Texas cities ranked in the top 50.
The magazine calculated 30 different criteria to find which cities have it all.
The criteria included critical health data like heart disease and diabetes statistics as well as quality-of-life variables like crime rates, air quality Read the rest of this entry »

Instructor training for senior fitness classes

The Active Aging Community Task Force is sponsoring an exercise instructor training on Friday, January 30, 2009 from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.
The instructor training focuses on how to teach easy balance and strength exercises modified for seniors. The training is being offered to anyone that is interested in volunteering to teach a Fun with Senior Fitness balance and strength exercise class. Prior teaching experience is not necessary to attend the training Read the rest of this entry »

Ovarian cancer specialist joins City of Hope medical team

DUARTE – Dr. Ernest Soyoung Han, an expert in surgical and targeted treatments for ovarian cancer, has joined City of Hope as a surgical oncologist in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology. Han’s research and clinical interests include chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer and biomarkers to predict response to targeted therapies. Han was previously a clinical instructor and gynecologic fellow at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center.
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Aetna Health Insurance Helps Save Families Money

When you purchase Aetna Health Insurance you are opening a huge door into the world of health insurance. Aetna Health Insurance is one of the best health insurance companies in the United States offering many different types of plans, which can be costumed to fit anyone’s needs. Not only do they offer great protection against injuries and sicknesses but many of their plans are affordable where there are options to pay low premiums every month to Read the rest of this entry »

Sutter discharged from hospital; Pitkanen to undergo surgery

RALEIGH — Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, announced that center Brandon Sutter suffered a concussion in the Hurricanes’ game on Saturday, Oct. 25, against the New York Islanders. Sutter, 19, has been discharged from a Long Island hospital and will return to Raleigh where he will be further reviewed by the Hurricanes’ medical staff later this week.
Rutherford also announced that Read the rest of this entry »

Oppn calls for emergency hospital funds

The Victorian opposition has called for an immediate funding injection to prop up the new Royal Women’s Hospital amid fears a cash shortage is putting mothers and babies at risk.
Melbourne’s brand new $250 million maternity hospital, opened in June, cannot cope with Victoria’s baby boom, the hospital’s draft operational plan for this financial year has revealed.
The document warns mothers and babies are at risk of death or serious injury because Read the rest of this entry »

Bigger and better health fair offers women 'time out'

Monday, September 15, 2008, 09:09
ORGANISERS of the sixth Torbay Women’s Health Fair will be bigger and better than ever.
This year’s fair will be held on Friday, October 3 at the Assembly Room, Torquay Town Hall, from 10am to 4pm.
The free event is a collaboration between The Eddystone Trust, Torbay Council, Unison and Torbay Pride Support.
Sandra Brown from The Eddystone Trust said: “It’s a really vibrant event with a great atmosphere and Read the rest of this entry »

Eat Your Statins

Want to avoid a heart attack? Stop taking your vitamins and switch to a cholesterol-lowering statin drug instead.
That was the message from last week’s annual meeting of the American Heart Association in New Orleans. Two major studies found vitamins E, C, B12, and folic acid all did exactly squat in preventing heart attacks, while Crestor, the last and most powerful statin, cut the rate of heart attacks and strokes by 50% and reduced overall death Read the rest of this entry »

Children's Hospital Boston Unwraps Project Good Gift from

With Project Good Gift, kids choose to give up receiving a holiday gift —
like a game or a toy — and ask family and
friends to make a “good gift”
donation to Generation Cures in place of their present. All funds
raised through Project Good Gift will support life-saving research
programs at Children’s Hospital Boston that
enable doctors and scientists to explore new cures and treatments for
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