will present information on diabetes meal plans from 1 to 2 p.m. Feb. 5 at Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center’s North Shore Health Center, 1840 Green Bay Road in Highland Park. Each month the Diabetes Prevention and Treatment program hosts free educational presentations on various topics in English and Spanish. Anyone is welcome to attend. Call (847) 984-5341.
Temple Jeremiah,
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Whether you’re uninsured, self-insured or covered through an employer, you’re probably looking for ways to save on health care.
This year, the average employee on a company’s group plan will still pay $3,597 in health-care costs, $331 more than in 2007, reports Hewitt Associates, a human resources company. Try these eight cost-cutters to help put a big chunk of that money back in your wallet:
1. Ask for a freebie.
When Read the rest of this entry »
NEW YORK/ZURICH, Nov 18 (Reuters) – There are key concerns about the efficacy and safety of Arpida’s key drug iclaprim, U.S. regulatory staff said on Tuesday, and analysts said approval now looked highly unlikely.
The news relating to the antibiotic drug added to concerns over the Swiss biotech company’s funding, analysts and traders said, and its shares more than halved in value, hitting an all-time low, and closed 53 percent lower at 2.70 Swiss Read the rest of this entry »
Book publishers say women do most of the heavy-lifting reading in America these days, yet in recent years the men's magazine category seems to be burgeoning.
is one of the very best of the breed, thanks to a focus on um, you know…
. Not just pictures.
Of course,
plays on one of the most crowded of periodical playing fields, thanks to
Details, Esquire, FHM, GQ, Maxim, Men's Fitness, Men's Health
, and dozens of others, including Read the rest of this entry »
China Sky One Medical obtains production approval in China for two addl. drugs
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China Sky One Medical Inc. (CSKI:
) said that it successfully obtained the production approval from the State Food and Drug Administration in China for two additional drugs including Sodium Cromoglicate Eye Drops for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis and Ftibamzone Liniment for the treatment of herpes and fungal skin Read the rest of this entry »
November 24, 2008. Sophia Antipolis, France. www.nicox.com
NicOx S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris: COX) today announced that the thirdpivotal phase 3 study for naproxcinod in patients with OA of the hip showeda highly statistically significant result (p < 0.001) on all three co-primary efficacy endpoints of the trial. Naproxcinod 750 mg bid showed thesame gastrointestinal (GI) adverse event rate and a similar blood pressureprofile to placebo. Naproxcinod Read the rest of this entry »
Early teen use of drugs, alcohol ups risk of adult woes: study
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Children who try drugs or alcohol before age 15 run a greater risk of being substance-dependent as adults, contracting sexually transmitted diseases, dropping out of school or being convicted of a crime, a study published Thursday showed.
And girls who dabble in drugs and alcohol early on are more likely to become pregnant before they are 21, added the study, Read the rest of this entry »
“This is akin to leaving a 6-year-old,” the suit said.
Steingard said Garcia was not an inpatient at the hospital at the time he disappeared, but was at the complex to be seen by a private physician.
In the week since Garcia’s disappearance, the family’s lawsuit alleges, the hospital has not tried to help find him.
“They do not consider it their responsibility,” said James Morgan, a lawyer for Garcia’s family.
He added that Garcia, who has Read the rest of this entry »
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott sued Houston-based Darque Tan on Monday, charging the company falsely claims to reduce cancer risks by increasing vitamin D levels in the body.
The lawsuit claims the company’s tanning beds are approved only for cosmetic tanning, but advertising and an online video on the company’s Web site suggest the devices deliver high levels of vitamin D.
The state argues the claims are in violation of the Food, Drug and Read the rest of this entry »