This is the latest in a series of topical feature packages PRN will carryas part of its regular Feature News Service. Coming up in 2008 are featureson:
Slug Date Volunteerism & Philanthropy III (Volunteerism) Nov. 5 Fitness, Diet & Nutrition VI (Fitness) Nov. 6 Holiday III (Holiday) Nov. 10 Family VIII (Family) Read the rest of this entry »
1. Myth: It’s way too complicated for me to try to gather my familyhealth history. I’m too busy and it would take too much time.
Fact: Family history information can be collected over time. Begin bywriting down your own health history and then that of your closest relatives(your parents, brothers, sisters and children), working out to your moredistant relatives. As you identify missing information, make a list of whatyou need and have other family Read the rest of this entry »
The 17-year-old son of Inverness Caledonian Thistle acting vice-chairman Graeme Bennett has appeared in court accused of dealing drugs.
Connor Bennett, of Milton of Leys, Inverness, appeared in private from custody on petition at Inverness Sheriff Court on Monday.
He made no plea or declaration when he appeared before Sheriff Alexander Pollock.
Mr Bennett was committed for further examination and bail was refused.
Depute fiscal Karen Smith Read the rest of this entry »
Government medical advisers recommended a ban on Darvon, a prescription drug that has been used to treat pain for more than 50 years but has been linked to addiction. An advisory panel to the
voted 14 to 12 to recommend its withdrawal. The F.D.A. is not required to follow such recommendations, but often does.
Darvon, approved in 1957 and now mainly marketed as Darvocet, is one of the 25 most commonly prescribed medications.
had petitioned Read the rest of this entry »
West Palm Beach medical malpractice attorney, Susan Ramsey, states wrongful deaths still occur in many hospitals. Lawyer concurs with HealthGrades study determining preventable patient deaths.
Concerned Florida medical malpractice litigator, Ramsey with Gary Roberts and Associates, P.A., explores a recent study conducted by HealthGrades. The study determined 237,420 Medicare patients’ deaths could have been prevented over the last three years. Read the rest of this entry »
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— Growing up on and around the Mashantucket Pequot reservation, Charlene Jones had more than a fleeting exposure to family violence and the traumatic effect it can have on children. She was, in fact, a victim herself.
The problem, she said, has been passed from generation to generation in Indian Country and among other populations decimated by genocide. The violence begets violence. Victims, their voices often unheard, cope with the trauma by Read the rest of this entry »
It’s
not just women who grumble about their body and looks, for young men too have
body image issues, which range from physique and height to hair loss.
That’s the conclusion of a new
research.
The study of 200
young heterosexual men, which has been published in the
, found that it was so common
for men to worry about their muscle definition (82 per cent did) that such
concerns could be considered
normal.
“Clearly it is not a
small Read the rest of this entry »
Short of blockbuster drugs, Eli Lilly is acquiring ImClone Systems’ cancer drug pipeline. But governments want to control drug prices
Pharmaceutical giants face a conundrum, as illustrated by two recent events. Eli Lilly (
) agreed to pay $6.5 billion in cash for ImClone Systems (
) to get its hands on a roster of experimental cancer drugs. And Roche, bowing to pressure from Britain’s National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (NI≠≠CE), Read the rest of this entry »
Chris Iwelumo has a groin injury and faces a race against time to be fit for Wolves’ Championship clash with Crystal Palace tomorrow.
The striker was forced to sit out the 3-1 win over Charlton after suffering a recurrence of a groin problem in the warm-up, with Mick McCarthy now awaiting news on the player’s fitness.
Speaking to the club’s official website, the boss revealed: “Chris was suffering from a tight groin so whether he’s fit for Tuesday Read the rest of this entry »