Associated Press
10.14.08,
4:55 PM ET
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -
Philanthropist Annette Bloch donated $20 million to the University of Kansas Hospital’s cancer program Tuesday, in what is believed to be the largest individual gift ever to a hospital in Kansas or the Kansas City area.
Bloch is the widow of Richard Bloch, a founder of Kansas City, Mo.-based H&R Block Inc. The couple have been longtime activists in the fight against cancer. Read the rest of this entry »
Mayo is a private group practice of medicine dedicated to providing
diagnosis and treatment of patient illnesses through a systematic focus
on individual patient needs. Mayo provides comprehensive hospital and
outpatient services at each of its major locations —
Rochester, Minn.; Jacksonville, Fla.; and Scottsdale, Ariz. At each
site, clinical practice is closely integrated with advanced education
and Read the rest of this entry »
12:35 a.m. A medical study group needs volunteers to help find the genetic causes of diabetes and kidney disease.
The National Institute of Health and the Micronesian Institute of Prevention and Research hope to test 70,000 Pacific Islanders and Filipinos in the next two years.
Research Coordinator Tanisha Franquez said the study is intended to better understand why the conditions are so prevalent in the Pacific.
“We are looking for the particular Read the rest of this entry »
BALTIMORE – The Baltimore City Health Department has issued a flu alert for across the region.
Health Department Commissioner Dr. Joshua Sharfstein said the city has seen an increase in patients testing positive for influenza in the last two weeks, including at Sinai Hospital.
“Probably for the next two months we’ll continue to see the flu. We’ve been seeing it since November. So yeah, we see a lot,” said Sinai Hospital nurse Jere Waddy.
One Read the rest of this entry »
The N.C. Health Insurance Risk Pool launched with little fanfare Jan. 1 will serve only a few of the estimated 1.4 million residents with no health insurance, but it’s still a commendable beginning.
Making it easier for people with high-risk pre-existing medical conditions to get subsidized coverage rather than paying exorbitant premiums to private insurers is the laudable goal.
Not everyone will qualify, and it won’t come cheap. Premiums, for Read the rest of this entry »
A change in diet could mean a change in your health. The best part is–you don't even have to cook.
A backyard garden contains almost everything Angela Stokes needs to put together her daily diet.
Everything she eats is raw.
It's simple and natural, eating food straight from the earth, there's no rocket science, no mystery. The mainstay of it is nuts, seeds, vegetables and fruits in an unheated, unprocessed condition.
Angela says Read the rest of this entry »
(12/31, Dooren) reported, “The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday Celgene Corp. (CELG) added an additional warning to its blood-clot busting drug Innohep stating it could increase the risk of death in elderly patients with kidney problems.” This past “July the company said the risk appeared to apply to elderly patients age 90 and older and updated the drug’s label to warn of that risk” and “earlier this month, the FDA said the risk appeared Read the rest of this entry »
We’ve come a long way from “I didn’t inhale,” former President Clinton’s rather lame attempt to explain away a marijuana toke. President Obama has been candid about his use of marijuana and cocaine as a young man, when he was grappling with his identity. In his autobiographical Dreams From My Father, he wrote, “I got high (to) push questions of who I was out of my mind.”
The revelation barely caused a ripple during the campaign.
Maybe America Read the rest of this entry »
Volunteers must be at least 16 years old, and must complete an application and submit a letter of recommendation.
The weekend volunteer positions that are currently available for the lobby require the ability to check in visitors going to patient floors, ensure compliance with the hospital’s visitation policy, provide general hospital information, and transport or escort patients to clinical areas. The positions available in the gift shop require Read the rest of this entry »
Thiruvananthapuram (IANS): Natural drugs, especially of plant origin, are expected to play a major role in the healthcare programme in the 21st Century, a leading scientist has said.
“The revival of interest in plant-based drugs and other herbal products is mainly because of the widespread belief that ‘green medicine’ is healthier than the synthetic products,” said veteran scientist P. Pushpangadan in a paper titled ‘Health Food and Nutraceuticals Read the rest of this entry »