FORT WALTON BEACH — Associate Medical Examiner Cameron Snider was unable to determine Wednesday what killed former Fort Walton Beach High School coach Ray Totten.
An autopsy revealed “no apparent sign of traumatic injury or violence” but did indicate the “presence of a natural disease,” said Jeff Martin, director of the Medical Examiner’s Office in Okaloosa County.
Fort Walton Beach Police Capt. Darrell Bruhn said the medical examiner had discovered Read the rest of this entry »
BLOOMINGTON: An Indiana University study found that HIV care providers in rural Indiana report significant stigma and discrimination in the rural medical referral system surrounding issues of HIV and substance abuse. Providers felt that these factors impeded their ability to offer quality care to their patients, according to Eurekalert, the news service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
“The findings of this study demonstrate Read the rest of this entry »
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Farmers in eastern North Carolina now have an inexpensive way to address the health issues that are unique to their industry.
Agrisafe North Carolina, a program operated by the North Carolina Agromedicine Institute at East Carolina University, offers special screenings, education and community outreach to farmers for the safety hazards they face every day.
About 27 percent of the state’s farm families do not have health Read the rest of this entry »
WACO – Two men were stabbed early Sunday morning outside of a Whataburger restaurant.
Witnesses say two groups of men were arguing inside the Whataburger on the 1500 block of Hewitt Drive.
The fight spilled out into the parking lot. Juan Castillo, 23, and Adrian Chaires, 17, were both stabbed in the chest during that brawl.
Police arrived around 4:30 a.m. to deal with the fight but when they got there no one was left.
A short time later, Read the rest of this entry »
Sticking to a full Mediterranean diet provides substantial protection against major chronic diseases including heart disease, cancer and Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published on the British Medical Journal website.
A ’score’ based on adherence to the Mediterranean diet could be used as an effective preventive tool for reducing the risk of premature death in the general population, say the authors.
The Mediterranean Read the rest of this entry »
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. –
According to government regulations, generic versions of brand-name drugs must demonstrate “biological equivalence” — meaning they have the same effects in the body.
Still, generic drugs can differ by method of manufacturing, and thus some physicians prefer to stick to the name brands they — and their patients — recognize.
But a comprehensive review of drugs used to treat heart disease finds that generics are just as Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers opposed to a bill expanding a children’s health insurance program argued that Democratic-led efforts would draw about 2.4 million children away from private insurance into government-sponsored insurance.
“We’re going to replace a lot of private insurance with government insurance,” Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl said Monday as the Senate prepared to consider a bill to extend health insurance to about 4 million Read the rest of this entry »
WHEN President-elect Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, he did so with an overwhelming mandate for change. In his acceptance speech on Nov. 4, he pledged to listen to the American people — but he also said he would ask the public to join in the remaking of this nation.
If the issue of health care is any indication, our president-elect is making good on that promise. And it couldn’t come at a better time. Despite spending more Read the rest of this entry »
Dr. Ian Smith is a medical contributor to
. He has an impressive resume which culminates with an M.D from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He is the author of five health related books.
The 50 Million Pound Challenge is sponsored by State Farm (The insurance people.) I do understand their wanting to have us healthy; however, when I registered I was offered a challenge kit which includes
and a find an agent link in order Read the rest of this entry »
Police investigating the murder of a father at a bus stop in south London have arrested two more men.
John Nii Kacsu Abbey, 26, a local boxer known to friends as King, was stabbed in Croydon on Thursday evening in front of his three-year-old daughter.
Mr Abbey was on his way to nearby Mayday Hospital to see his wife and newborn son when he was stabbed.
Police said two unnamed men were arrested early on Sunday morning, one of them in a “pre-planned Read the rest of this entry »