A Californian single mother of six who recently gave birth to octuplets has spoken for the first time about her desire to have a “huge” family.
In excerpts from a TV interview yet to be broadcast, Nadya Suleman said she wanted to make up for the loneliness she felt growing up as an only child.
The 33-year-old said she tried for years to get pregnant, eventually doing so with in vitro fertilisation (IVF).
The case has sparked a debate over the Read the rest of this entry »
By Steve Twedt, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The number of new jobless claims jumped early this month as mass layoffs continue to take their toll on the economy.
The Labor Department reported that the number of newly unemployed workers seeking benefits rose to 626,000, the highest level since October 1982.
With layoffs come concerns about health care coverage.
A study released last month by Families USA, a health care policy nonprofit in Washington, Read the rest of this entry »
When drug companies seek approval to market new medicines, they must show the U.S. Food and Drug Administration the results of all the tests they’ve run on volunteer patients – at first on only a few, then on dozens, and finally on hundreds or sometimes thousands.
After winning approval, the companies typically sponsor reports of those tests in medical journal publications, which many doctors often rely on to determine whether to prescribe new drugs Read the rest of this entry »
Published Saturday, October 11, 2008
A health expert says time constraints and safety concerns are among the top reasons Alabamians don’t engage in enough physical activity.
“Americans are pretty hurried living their daily lives,” said Laurie Eldridge-Auffant, health behavior specialist with the Nutrition and Physical Activity Division, Alabama Department of Public Health. “People have the perceived notion that there is not enough time Read the rest of this entry »
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Tuesday, Nyer Medical Group Inc. (NYER:
) reported that its quarterly net income and revenue increased.
Nyer’s fourth-quarter net income increased to $345,184 or $0.09 per share from $51,521 or $0.02 per share in the year-ago quarter. Quarterly revenues advanced to $18.5 million from $16.8 million in the same quarter last year.
For the full-year, the company reported net loss of $403,520 or $0.10 Read the rest of this entry »
Negotiations to part ways with St. Barnabas system expected to begin in January
LAKEWOOD — Rumors that Kimball Medical Center will be closing are premature.
In fact, the 95-year-old medical facility on Route 9 in Lakewood is seeking to become an independent, freestanding medical center and divest itself as an affiliate of the St. Barnabas Health Care System (SBHCS), New Jersey’s largest and most diversified health care delivery system. Read the rest of this entry »
How should you choose a diet that works for you?
Updated Sun. Oct. 12 2008 7:05 AM ET
Allison Van Dusen, Forbes.com
Americans are giving up on diets.
While weight-loss programs and products are still an estimated $58 billion industry, the number of people dieting is dropping, according to market-research firm NPD Group. Among a group of 5,000 consumers, in 1990 39 per cent of the women and 29 per cent of the men claimed to be on a diet; Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Many American children are not eating enough fruit and vegetables and their diet lacks key nutrients, according to a report released on Wednesday that focuses on school food programs as a way to help prevent long-term health problems.
School kids in the United States are getting too many calories from solid fats found in foods such as pizza and hamburgers, and sugars from candy and soda, said the report by the Institute of Read the rest of this entry »
CHICAGO, IL –
Online health insurance portal,
GoHealthInsurance.com recently released a consumer report for the month of
December in 2008, which found demand for
increased at the end of the
year.
Compared with November 2008, there were a higher number of insurance
shoppers who requested free health insurance quotes and viewed instant
quotes online in the month of December.
Data also showed an upward trend for people who applied online for
coverage. Read the rest of this entry »
Health council, Govt to convene over mental health plan
February 24, 2009 13:02:00
February 24, 2009 13:00:00
The Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia will meet Western Australian Government representatives in the coming weeks to discuss its mental health services proposal for Narrogin.
The council has asked the Government for a comprehensive funding package to address what it says is a crisis within the town.
Last year, eight Read the rest of this entry »