Southcoast Blood Bank: Off the main lobby in St. Luke’s Hospital. Walk-ins accepted 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturdays. Donors should be in good health, at least 18 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds, have not recently taken drugs or alcohol, and have doctor’s permission if over 70 years old. For an appointment, call (508) 961-5320 or visit www.southcoast.org/bloodbank/. 101 Page St., New Bedford. Read the rest of this entry »
Medco Health Solutions Inc.
(MHS) posted a 32% rise in fourth-quarter net
income on growth of mail-order volume and increased consumer demand for higher-
margin generic drugs.
Medco’s upbeat results defy the impact of widespread job losses as the number
of patients in commercial health plans shrinks and the level of uninsured
patients grows.
$274.4
million
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a share, up from
$207.6 million
, or
a share, a
year earlier. Both periods Read the rest of this entry »
Jessica Simpson rushed to hospital early on Sunday morning after her best friend was injured by paparazzi.
The ‘Come On Over’ singer accompanied hairdresser Ken Paves to Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai hospital after he was hit in the face by a photographer’s camera following dinner at the city’s Madeo restaurant.
Ken was attempting to shield Jessica, 28, from the hoards of paparazzi outside the eatery when he was accidentally struck, causing blood Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s budget proposal may give a sense of whether the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will secure more funding to boost oversight of prescription drugs, medical devices and foods.
The FDA is on the verge of winning a major funding hike for the current fiscal year, and advocates say it is vital for the agency to gain even more money in coming years. Obama is set to unveil an outline of his fiscal 2010 budget Read the rest of this entry »
COTTONWOOD – 1.2 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 550 grams of marijuana, 21 guns and more were seized from couple in their 60s Thursday.
About 20 agents, including members of the Tehama Inter-agency Drug Enforcement Task Force, Special Agents with the California Department of Justice, officers from the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement and Tehama County District Attorney Investigators served a search warrant on Basler Road, Acting Special Agent Read the rest of this entry »
In a coordinated air and ground attack, Senator
is charging that his Republican rival for the presidency, Senator
, would make $882 billion in “drastic cuts to
” to pay for his health care proposal.
That assertion, which could resonate among elderly voters in swing states like Florida, is being angrily disputed by the McCain campaign. Mr. McCain’s top domestic policy adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, said Friday that the Democrat’s Read the rest of this entry »
, goes to a
, takes a supplement like fish oil or uses some other alternative treatment, according to a new government survey that for the first time included questions regarding children’s use of complementary medicine.
Natural, non-vitamin products are the most common alternative therapies used by children, with almost 4 percent taking a supplement like echinacea, fish oil, flaxseed oil, herb pills, prebiotics or probiotics, according Read the rest of this entry »
Health nuts, athletes and the entire Drury student body might have something to look forward to in Barber Fitness Center due to a recent upgrade in training equipment.
Director of Campus Wellness Matt Miller teamed up with SGA and constructed a focus group in order to bring about change in Drury’s fitness center.
A recent student survey suggested that Drury students wanted new fitness equipment, as the old machines had been around for 18 to 20 Read the rest of this entry »
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Shares in Ambac plunged further yesterday amid renewed concerns about the bond insurer’s financial health.
Ambac’s $3.2bn cash shortfall in its financial products arm following cuts in its credit ratings by Moody’s Investors Service, which triggered collateral payments, was expected to be met by a transfer of funds from its insurance operations.
Ambac’s main regulator, Wisconsin insurance commissioner Sean Dilweg, told the Financial Times he had Read the rest of this entry »