Murders linked to drugs gangs in Mexico more than doubled in 2008, the country’s top prosecutor has said.
Eduardo Medina Mora, Mexico’s attorney general, said gang killings had risen by 117 per cent to 5,376 in the first 11 months of 2008, compared to 2,477 in the same period of 2007.
The latest figures mean that drug gang-related violence in Mexico has killed a total of 8,150 people since Felipe Calderon became president in December 2006.
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No one, least of all health insurers, believes Georgia’s Medicaid system is adequately funded. In fact, health plans already cover much of the gap between Medicaid reimbursement and actual costs when those who have insurance pay higher costs to make up for patients who do not. And Georgia health plans have a long record of voluntarily making major donations to support indigent care, including a recent $5 million contribution to Grady Memorial Read the rest of this entry »
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center was among the top three hospitals in the U.S. for the lowest heart attack mortality rate, according to new government data. According to newly released statistics from the Center for Medicare Services (CMS), heart attack patients with Medicare coverage who received treatment at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center had a better chance of surviving over a 30-day period than those treated at any other hospital Read the rest of this entry »
BELMONT, OH – Belmont Community Hospital (BCH) officials are assuring the public that its water supply is safe.
Bellaire officials today reported that hydrochloric acid accidentally entered the village’s water supply and asked that the public there not drink or use water.
However, BCH Administrator Gary Gould said the medical facility receives its water from the Belmont County Water District and not from the village water system.
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Statistics tell a sobering story about heart disease among American women: It is the leading cause of death, killing one out of three. Since 1985, more women have died from the disease than men.
At the Food and Drug Administration's White Oak campus last week, health workers from Washington Adventist Hospital gave free massages, healthy recipes and medical advice to FDA employees as part of American Heart Month.
Hospital officials hope informing Read the rest of this entry »
Andrews Air Force Base took a groundbreaking new stride in combat fitness training capability Thursday with the ribbon-cutting of the Andrews Tactical Fitness Center. The center supports the 316th Wing’s goal of ‘‘Airmen fit and ready to fight and win across the whole spectrum” with a new policy and capability that will complement current Air Force physical fitness training policy. The TFC brings a flexible, intense, team-based Read the rest of this entry »
The Westchester Marriott Tarrytown hotel in Westchester County, NY has recently revamped its pool and fitness center and donated the old equipment to the Boys & Girls Club charity.
Tarrytown, NY (OPENPRESS) February 14, 2009 — The Westchester Marriott Tarrytown hotel in Westchester County, NY has just renovated its indoor pool and fitness center to create a state-of-the-art facility and donated its old equipment to the Boys and Girls Club charity Read the rest of this entry »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Rapaflo (silodosin) capsules for the treatment of symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a condition also known as an enlarged prostate.
BPH is a male disease wherein the prostate gland – located between the bladder, which stores urine, and the urethra, the tube through which urine exits the body – enlarges in men as they age. By age 50, roughly 50 percent of all men suffer from BPH. Read the rest of this entry »
Don’t let the name fool you — there is a legitimate chance that the 30th annual Pumpkin Run will not actually include a single pumpkin with legs.
That doesn’t mean, however, that there isn’t a good chance of seeing a gorilla in a tutu, the Flash or Batman sprinting through the streets of Grandview and Marble Cliff.
According to Grandview Director of Parks and Recreation Sean Robey, the commonly heard moniker “Pumpkin Run” isn’t completely accurate Read the rest of this entry »
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