You don’t have to be Rachael Ray – you just have to show up ready to cook and have some fun.
The University of California Cooperative Extension is offering two fun family health sessions open to all ages but geared to youth ages 9 to 12 years old. Those who sign up to participate in the program will learn and practice cooking skills, get to eat their creations and also play games during each session. The Fun Family Health Projects will offer two Read the rest of this entry »

to reappoint an official to coordinate health programs for workers at ground zero — a job that has been vacant since the official was removed by the Bush administration last July.
The two representatives,
and Jerrold L. Nadler, both Democrats from Manhattan, say the Obama administration should put Dr. John Howard back in charge of coordinating federal health monitoring and treatment programs for those who worked at ground zero after the Sept. Read the rest of this entry »

Stretched out before him are 90 bottles of roots, bark and finely ground powder. The healer, who has been practicing his craft for 35 years, said people come to him for headaches and other problems, including some that may be psychosomatic. Even his potions may be no match for this crisis, he said, adding that there’s no cure for raw terror.
“Death may be the only medicine for that,” Meshram said.
Mental health professionals say they must battle Read the rest of this entry »

10:46pm UK, Sunday November 09, 2008
The head of one of Britain’s leading children’s hospitals has hit back at a highly critical doctors’ report that claimed some treatments were worse than in the developing world.
The report into care at Birmingham Children’s Hospital (BCH) obtained by The Observer newspaper revealed that doctors felt they received better theatre support when performing kidney transplants during a charity visit to Lagos, Nigeria, Read the rest of this entry »

Diabetes Education: The Diabetes Association Inc., offers information and strength training led by certified exercise instructor Dara Midwood, 11 a.m.-noon Sept. 15 and 22, $1. Also, Diabetes Information Group, led by Norma Mello, 11 a.m.-noon Sept. 17, and led by Kim Halfman and Betty Sirois, 6:15-7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 (508) 717-0499. All held at the DAI office, 26 Caroline St., New Bedford.
Free vascular screenings: To screen for PVD (peripheral Read the rest of this entry »

AKRON, Ohio — A water main break at the corner of Exchange and Bowery streets caused the evacuation of the Considine Professional Building at Akron Children’s Hospital at about 4:50 p.m. Tuesday.
An undetermined amount of damage to the hospital’s information system has been sustained. No patient care areas were directly affected, but power has been shut off to protect the entire building until it can be thoroughly dried. The standing water has Read the rest of this entry »

for toremifene 80 mg, a drug for the prevention of bone fractures in men with prostate cancer on androgen deprivation therapy.
The company has requested priority review for the drug as there are no FDA approved treatments for its intended use. That would give GTx (Nasdaq: GTXI) a faster track to the U.S. marketplace.
“Our European partner Ipsen is planning to submit the (Marketing Authorization Application) for toremifene 80 milligrams to Read the rest of this entry »

The Anne Arundel County Department of Health’s Learn to Live program offers free copies of its newsletter,
, for child care providers and parents. The newsletter includes tips for physical activities and ideas for healthy snacks. The newsletter lists community health resources and features an insert that may be copied and distributed.
Learn to Live publications for parents and child care providers can be ordered from the Learn to Live Line, 410-222-7979, Read the rest of this entry »

ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 23, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:NABI) announced it has reached agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) for a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial of NicVAX(r) (Nicotine Conjugate Vaccine), the company’s innovative and proprietary investigational vaccine to treat nicotine addiction and prevent smoking relapse. The SPA is a process by which sponsors Read the rest of this entry »

Health groups, some backed by the drug industry, have joined the heated lobbying battle in Washington over the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, sending a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Tom Daschle urging him to pick a person familiar with the industry.
The letter follows signs that two outspoken critics of drug makers and the FDA–Steven Nissen of the Cleveland Clinic and Baltimore health chief Joshua Read the rest of this entry »