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October 6, 2008 ·
This is the first Monday in October, and by tradition that also means it is the opening day for a new Supreme Court term. With the election on everyone’s mind, the court, so far at least, has steered clear of most of the hot-button social issues.
But the justices are still slated to resolve a variety of compelling questions, from drug company immunity to penalties levied against broadcasters for dirty words on radio and Read the rest of this entry »

The public will get a close look today at the future of Stanford Hospitals and Clinics, where a proposed expansion will change the profile of the campus, boost traffic but also expand access to life-saving medical care.
At a press event Monday, the hospitals unveiled the dramatic design plans for the renovated medical center. Officials will meet with community members today.
Forced to turn away patients due to overcrowding, the two hospitals plan Read the rest of this entry »

The supplemental biologics license application (sBLA), submitted to the FDA in December 2008, was based on a re-analysis and resubmission of data from a pivotal Phase III acute treatment study of Cinryze and interim data from an ongoing open-label acute study of the drug.
Priority review is granted by the FDA for a treatment that addresses an unmet medical need and demonstrates improvement over existing therapies. The FDA expedites the approval Read the rest of this entry »

on Mon, 12/29/2008 – 11:52.
When it comes to men’s health, steer clear of Jacksonville.
So say the editors of Men’s Health magazine, which in its January/February edition ranked our fair city No. 92 out of America’s top 100 largest cities for men’s health. The issue reached newsstands last Tuesday.
Only one other Florida city made the bottom 10: St. Petersburg at No. 97. The worst overall was Charleston, W. Va. At the other end of the list was Read the rest of this entry »

Tuesday, December 30th 2008, 12:54 AM
Forget about giving birth to five bundles of joy – try naming ‘em.
The Staten Island mom of quintuplets Monday said she and her husband had been told to expect three boys and two girls.
The couple had to shift gears when she had four girls and just one boy.
“I had a really hard time with the girls’ names,” said proud mom Jamie Ferrante.
She and her husband, Kevin, settled on Allesia Louise, Amanda Frances, Read the rest of this entry »

A recently released study from the Food and Drug Administration has found that children who take medication for ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) can suffer from hallucinations.
, researchers concluded that drugs for ADHD can cause “psychosis and mania in some patients” even when taken as directed.
In some of the cases, children were reported to have imagined that insects and snakes were crawling on their bodies. In another case, Read the rest of this entry »

Seven percent to 12% — that’s the dismal survival rate for children who experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Children in the hospital don’t fare much better; only slightly more than a quarter (27%) survive to discharge. Those who do survive frequently have serious neurological problems.
How can survival rates be increased and kids’ brains protected from harm? One innovative approach for pediatric patients is therapeutic hypothermia. Read the rest of this entry »

HOPE – RCMP say speeding and not wearing seat belts have put three people in hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries after a rollover on Highway 7.
RCMP Fraser Valley Traffic Services said in a release the three Hope residents were in a 1994 BMWi when a second vehicle pulled out of a roadway and into the path of the BMW.
The 29-year-old male driver swerved to avoid a collision and flipped his vehicle. All three occupants were ejected Read the rest of this entry »

PHOENIX, AZ –
With the population of the North Phoenix and
Norterra areas underserved in the realm of family medicine, the launching
of Norterra Family Medicine couldn’t come at a better time.
According to Co-Founder, Dr. Kristine Sarna, “This area is in desperate
need of additional, conveniently located, high quality medical practices
that focus on family healthcare, and we’re prepared to serve that demand.
Our new practice looks forward to becoming Read the rest of this entry »

Condoms Trump Abstinence in Obama Global AIDS Policy, Aide Says
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) — President-elect Barack Obama will
reverse U.S. family planning and AIDS prevention strategies that
have long linked global funding to anti-abortion and abstinence
education, a public-health adviser said.
Public health policies of President George W. Bush's $45-
billion PEPFAR program have brought AIDS drugs to almost 3
million people in poor countries such Read the rest of this entry »