Instead, the county is enrolling these residents in other state, federal and nonprofit programs they didn’t realize they were eligible for. The disconnect, county officials say, points to troubling gaps not just locally but also across the nation in matching critical services with those who need them.
“This is a tremendous indictment of how badly the health care system is set up,” said Howard County Health Officer
. “These people have been going Read the rest of this entry »
1. “New Moon” by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-P)
2. “Eclipse” by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-H)
3. “Breaking Dawn” by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-H)
4. “Twilight” by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-P)
5. “Plum Spooky” by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin’s Press) (F-H)
6. “The Shack” by William P. Young (Windblown Media) (F-P) Read the rest of this entry »
The HCA TriStar Health System is making a power play with a $4.9 million purchase of nearly 33 acres next to the site of its proposed 56-bed hospital in Spring Hill, a controversial project that’s been in legal limbo for two years.
HCA TriStar, a 20-hospital group owned by parent company
, has been pushing for the $110 million hospital since 2006. It’s pending, but the additional land purchase is a “long-term strategic” Read the rest of this entry »
-Stand in a high-traffic area near the center of the room. If you stand by the door, you’re just going to see guys who are leaving and moving on to the next thing.
– Draw attention to your neck and shoulders. While guys love cleavage, showing too much can be seen as a sign of desperation.
– Use your drink, but not as a security blanket. Instead of fidgeting, playfully clink glasses or center conversation on it. Or set it down and use your hands Read the rest of this entry »
The Cougars seemed to have no trouble playing with desperation in Friday’s first set fighting back from a 22-16 deficit to tie the game at 22 before falling.
But the U of R’s lack of a killer instinct was never more evident than the end of the third set. Regina had a 23-21 lead only to give up the final four points of the match.
“They didn’t play very well and we let them have the win,” said Cougars head coach Greg Barthel. “It was there for the Read the rest of this entry »
When you visit the doctor’s office with a cold or other illness, you may leave with a prescription that does more for your peace of mind than it does for your actual ailment.
According to a new study published in the British Medical Journal, U.S. doctors regularly give placebo treatments such as vitamins, sedatives or even antibiotics to patients, even though in many cases these doctors don’t expect such treatments to help the patient’s underlying Read the rest of this entry »
10:51 PM CST on Sunday, December 28, 2008
Justin Turner didn’t know much about EKGs. But the 17-year-old football player at Garland High School had heard about other student athletes collapsing or dying from heart conditions.
“I can picture somebody doing a sport and in the middle of the game … they fall out with cardiac arrest,” said Justin.
So when he was one of a few hundred students randomly selected to get a Read the rest of this entry »
US regulators on Friday approved Toviaz (fesoterodine fumarate) for patients suffering from overactive bladder. The drug is made by Germanys Schwarz Pharma and distributed in the US by Pfizer Inc of New York.
Patients who suffer from overactive bladder face quality of life issues that can hamper their ability to enjoy life to its fullest. This new drug will provide an additional treatment option to help them manage problems with an overactive Read the rest of this entry »
Monday, January 5th 2009, 4:00 AM
street – becoming the third cabbie to be shot in a week, police said Sunday.
, 34, took a bullet near his eye as he drove his sedan along White Plains Road in
just as two men began shooting at each other at 10:40 p.m. Saturday, police said.
Several bullets tore through Cisse’s car, and one slug hit his brow, cops said.
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“It was a matter of wrong place, wrong time,” said
, head of the
.
“He is Read the rest of this entry »
A new study involving nearly 1.3 million middle-aged British women — the largest ever to examine alcohol and cancer in women — found that just one glass of chardonnay, a single beer or any other type of alcoholic drink per day increases the risk of a variety of cancers.
“That’s the take-home message,” said Naomi E. Allen of the University of Oxford, who led the study being published March 4 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. “If Read the rest of this entry »