ScienceDaily (Oct. 28, 2008)
— A team of Université Laval researchers has shown that the main neurological markers for Alzheimer’s disease are exacerbated in the brains of mice fed a diet rich in animal fat and poor in omega-3s. Details of the study — which suggests that diets typical of most industrialized countries promote the development of Alzheimer’s — are outlined in the latest online edition of Neurobiology of Aging.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A second teenager from outside Nebraska has been left at an Omaha hospital under the state’s unique safe-haven law, apparently after his parent flew to the city specifically to abandon him, state officials said Monday.
A 13-year-old Michigan boy was left at Creighton University Medical Center early Monday morning, said Nebraska Health and Human Services spokeswoman Kathie Osterman.
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Two specialists will examine a window at a Springfield hospital that some people say contains an image of the Virgin Mary, hospital officials said yesterday.
The specialists include an engineer whose specialty is the structure and properties of glass, and a restoration professional with expertise in working with churches, said officials at Mercy Medical Center.
“Following this examination, we hope to receive a professional assessment regarding Read the rest of this entry »
One Durham, N.C., hospital approaches staffing much as DeBeers manages the diamond supply. Through its orientation program called GEMS (Graduates: Engaged, Mastering, Succeeding), it takes diamonds in the rough, shapes, polishes, and “sets” them in the best places for each jewel to shine.
Unlike hospitals hard-pressed to fill vacancies, Durham Regional Hospital has waiting lists. Its nurse managers are now eager, rather than reluctant, to hire new Read the rest of this entry »
The issue: The latest outbreak of salmonella has sickened and even killed people across the United States.
Our opinion: Our food-inspection system is inadequate and needs a major overhaul.
It’s enough to kill a person’s appetite. In some cases it’s enough to kill a person outright.
The Food and Drug Administration, one of the agencies watching over our food supply, apparently has trouble keeping up with its duties, so some things have squeaked Read the rest of this entry »
“Choosy moms choose Jif.”
That famous peanut butter slogan gets right to the point: If you are particular about what you feed your family, then you could choose no other brand responsibly. And how could a mom afford not to be choosy?
Choosing anything less than the best for her children would be unthinkable.
When it comes to health care, making the right choices for your family is far more complicated than assembling your PB & J — and far more Read the rest of this entry »
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Published on Sunday, Oct 19, 2008
Akron General Health System is recruiting community support in its increasingly heated battle against a 100-bed hospital that rival Summa Health System wants to build with doctors in northern Summit County.
Akron General is hosting a free breakfast forum Tuesday morning to promote its position that the proposed for-profit, hospital would be bad for the region.
About 2,000 community and business leaders received Read the rest of this entry »
L.A. Liposuction Doc Investigated for Alleged Use of Patients’ Fat to Fuel SUV
A Beverly Hills doctor specializing in liposuction is under investigation by California officials who say he converted his patients’ unwanted body fat into biodiesel to power his and his girlfriend’s SUVs.
Dr. Alan Bittner, who had advertised nationally for patients to travel to Beverly Hills for liposuction, faces an investigation by the state’s public health department Read the rest of this entry »
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