MADRID (AFP) — Doctors believe Spanish golf legend Severiano Ballesteros suffered an epileptic fit before being admitted four days ago to a Madrid hospital, where he has now left the intensive care unit, the facility said Friday.
“Severiano Ballesteros has left the intensive care unit where he was admitted due to a partial epileptic fit, and is receiving the prescribed treatment. He is in a stable condition,” the La Paz hospital said in a Read the rest of this entry »
GRAYSLAKE — Elementary students pledged to say no to drugs Wednesday at the 21st annual Lake County Red Ribbon Rally at the College of Lake County.
“We’re here today to raise awareness for having drug-free lifestyles,” Lake County Superintendent of Schools Roycealee Wood told a crowd of over 150 elementary school students.
The rally included a dance performance by the Libertyville High School poms and “The Red Ribbon Rap” performed by students Read the rest of this entry »
It seems clear that change is coming to the U.S. healthcare system. President-elect Barack Obama wants it. Congress wants it. Even the insurance industry says the time is ripe to do things differently.
But not too differently. The idea of doing away with the employer-based insurance system — which has become increasingly unsustainable for businesses and has resulted in 47 million Americans going without coverage — seems to be off the table. Read the rest of this entry »
For too long, cigarette makers have decided what’s safe for consumers. Their concern for the health of smokers — or lack thereof — has led them to disguise the dangers of their products with labels such as “light” and “low tar,” and to lure young smokers by peddling candy-flavored cigarettes. The proposed legislation would eliminate such misleading labels and severely curtail Big Tobacco’s ability to market to youths. The legislation would also Read the rest of this entry »
A drug of a class commonly used to combat bone loss may reduce by a third the chance that some breast cancers will spread or recur, a large study has found.
with a drug that acts on bone, evidence is accumulating that such drugs may do more than just prevent the loss of bone. Other studies are testing the drugs in patients with prostate or lung cancer.
The new study, published in Thursday’s
, involved 1,803 premenopausal women with
. Read the rest of this entry »
Barack Obama’s hot body secrets revealed!
New York, December 29: President-elect
has his rigorous work-out and a careful diet to thank for his impressive pectorals and tight 33-inch waist.
The 47-year-old, who was recently snapped shirtless while holidaying in Hawaii, sweated it out for six days a week for about 45 minutes – hopping between cardio routines and weight circuit training.
“Most of my workouts have to come before my day starts,” Read the rest of this entry »
A man was injured during the weekend when his moped was struck by a vehicle in Lowgap, while a boy was hurt in a separate accident on Franklin Road involving a scooter, an official said Monday.
Both accidents happened Saturday, a day when the Surry County Emergency Medical Service responded to a total of five incidents involving motorcycles and similar conveyances.
The accident in Lowgap was reported about 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of West Read the rest of this entry »
Shares of
Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc.
fell Wednesday after the company said the regulatory process for expanded approval of the drug Acthar is taking longer than expected.
The comments, from President and Chief Executive Don Bailey, came late Tuesday during a conference call to discuss the company’s fourth-quarter and 2008 profit results.
Shares plunged $1.24, or 18.2 percent, to $5.56 in afternoon trading Wednesday. The stock has traded Read the rest of this entry »
(NaturalNews) The Office of Inspector General has just released a sickening report on the FDA’s drug approval process; providing evidence the FDA has approved drugs without following required legal procedures. When is this madness going to stop?
The Office of Inspector General (OIG), as mandated by law, is the government agency responsible for making sure the FDA is abiding by Federal law, properly following procedure and protocol to assure the Read the rest of this entry »
Windsor Family Health Team and Windsor Regional Hospital have created a partnership to provide primary health care for area residents. Mark Ferrari, executive director of Windsor Family Health Care Team, David Musjy, CEO of Windsor Regional Hospital and Rona Warsh, right, Windsor Family Health Team Chair, converge following Monday’s announcement.
Nick Brancaccio, The Windsor Star
The focus of the partnership will be disease prevention and reducing Read the rest of this entry »