Nine fourth-grade students and two teachers at Harvard Elementary School were taken to a hospital this morning with headaches and nausea after elevated levels of carbon monoxide were found in their classroom, school officials said.
Inspectors are trying to determine why the carbon monoxide level was higher in one fourth-grade classroom at the school, said Lisa Kinney, a spokeswoman for the Houston Independent School District.
That classroom has Read the rest of this entry »
ROCKVILLE, Md. – Montgomery County (
) police confirm that one of their police cruisers and a civilian vehicle have collided, sending all occupants to local hospitals.
The officer was treated at a local hospital and released, police say. One of the occupants of the civilian car was taken to a local trauma center and the other occupant was taken to a local hospital. They are said to be in serious but stable condition. An eyewitness at the scene say Read the rest of this entry »
It's one of the toughest decisions many people are making these days.
“It's a decision between 'am I going to be able to afford my groceries, and am I going to be able to pay my rent, and am I going to be able to pay my medication – and sometimes it's that I'm not going to take my medication because I'm going to feed my family,” said Dr. Lisa Hauk of Wilson Health Center.
Here in Rochester and across New York, more doctors Read the rest of this entry »
Mary Ann Niewald walks into the room, stands over the child and quiets herself.
She looks over her shoulder to confirm the baby’s name on the nurse’s chart. It is Hannah.
Then she gently picks up the infant.
“Oh, you’re such a sweet baby,” Niewald whispers.
Hannah moves slightly inside her tight wrapping, exhales lightly, and falls back asleep.
Niewald gazes at the child and smiles adoringly.
They are two people at the opposite ends of Read the rest of this entry »
PORTLAND, Maine — A new report says family health care premiums rose an estimated 5.4 times faster than earnings for Maine’s workers from 2000 to 2007.
The report issued Wednesday by Families USA says health care premiums rose by 90 percent while median earnings rose by only 17 percent in Maine.
Ron Pollack, executive director of Families USA, says the growing health care costs were already a big problem — even before the economic downturn. Read the rest of this entry »
January 15, 2009 (AP)–
Key Iowa legislators say they’ll back a measure allowing workers at small businesses, local governments and nonprofit groups to buy into the health care system covering state workers.
Sen. Jack Hatch of Des Moines says if approved, the measure would help small businesses compete.
Speaking Thursday at a Statehouse news conference, Hatch acknowledged that in the past, many business owners resisted efforts to expand health Read the rest of this entry »
Washoe County’s first case of influenza has been confirmed and health officials are urging the public to get their flu shots – if they have not already.
The case was reported from a local doctor, and the patient is now recovering.
The flu can be life-threatening for the very young, the very old or those with chronic illnesses. Authorities say the symptoms are unmistakable.
“The flu is a serious, upper respiratory illness– it’s not nausea and Read the rest of this entry »
Connie Parker had worked for a nylon manufacturer for more than eight years when she was laid off in January.
Realizing she would lose her health insurance, the Harrison resident rushed to get her two daughters, ages 6 and 13, to the doctor for check-ups before her benefits expired.
Now she’s at a loss about how to replace her health insurance.
She could choose to continue her coverage through COBRA, which would require her to pay the full Read the rest of this entry »
– A slim, easy-to-use device that checks the authenticity of medicines would be available in every pharmacy if Facundo Fernandez had his way.
— something that is increasingly a concern amid a rise in fake medicines.
A self-described optimist, Fernandez doesn’t think his dream is that far-fetched. “I think it’s possible,” he told CNN. “The technology is available. It’s a matter of making this really widespread.”
An analytical chemist and Read the rest of this entry »