Last updated October 23, 2008 10:50 a.m. PT
WENATCHEE, Wash. — An anonymous donor has offered to pay $1,175 – one dollar for every resident of Waterville – to help save the Chelan-Douglas Health District from making budget cuts.
The district administrator, Barry Kling, told the Wenatchee World the donor wishes to remain anonymous. The Waterville Town Council had rejected the expenditure.
County Commissioners agreed to pay $1 per person for Read the rest of this entry »

According to the Ontario Ministry of Health, Niagara is short 95 family doctors, including 20 in St. Catharines. Most years, the region manages to stay even, replacing doctors that retire or leave Niagara, but not usually ending up with a net gain of family doctors.
The problem is compounded by the fact many family doctors already have a large number of patients and are not taking new ones. As a result, many people are without a regular doctor.
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Durban’s fitness model Anthony Botha had no money for accommodation or food on the day he was set to leave for the Fame North American bodybuilding championships held in Miami, Florida, on October 31 and November 1.
However, with the help of friends, the La Lucia Virgin Active personal trainer raised the required money at the 11th hour and travelled to the United States.
The 32-year-old Johannesburg-born fitness model competed against 650 athletes Read the rest of this entry »

One morning during my medical residency many years ago, one of the senior doctors pulled me aside after rounds, as was his routine, to review the status of patients in the intensive care unit. A few had single-organ failure — their lungs weren’t doing well, or their hearts weren’t beating efficiently. A few struggled with double-organ failure. But the majority of patients were battling multisystem organ failure, and their prognoses Read the rest of this entry »

SEATTLE, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — By simply turning on the news or opening a newspaper, it is easy to see that money, work and the economy are worrying many Americans, including residents of Seattle. However, Seattle’s reputation for recreation and as a laid-back West coast attitude may be helping their health in this recent financial crisis. According to a survey released today by the American Psychological Association (APA), Seattle residents Read the rest of this entry »

Stern and Sal Rosselli, who until last week was president of UHW, have been in an ugly public dispute over organizing and negotiation tactics that has been unfolding over months.
Stern has said he wants to consolidate local unions into larger, stronger groups that have more sway with employers and politicians. But Rosselli accused Stern of a power grab, saying he sought to replace locally elected union officials with loyal appointees.
Rosselli, Read the rest of this entry »

Associated Press – February 6, 2009 6:04 PM ET
HELENA, Mont. (AP) – Medical marijuana proponents say some provisions in the law need to be loosened, and they are taking their ideas to the Legislature.
A proposed bill would expand the list of diseases that make someone eligible for a medical marijuana card. Senate Bill 326 would also allow cardholders to posses more marijuana and grow more plants.
Proponents say they are commonsense changes to Read the rest of this entry »

Deciding on grad school? In addition to taking on six-figure loans, late nights and ramen dinners, would-be students now must add in another challenge: family health insurance.
Increasingly, universities are dropping family health insurance programs, saying soaring costs make them a money-losing option. That’s forcing more families onto government programs like Medi-Cal or Healthy Families while moms and dads earn their law degrees or doctorates.
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Portage la Prairie and area women will now have a chance to speak up about their needs in health care.
Manitoba Health is holding a public consultation meeting on women’s health at Southport from 6:30-9 p.m. on Tuesday at the boardroom of the Regional Health Authority — Central Manitoba Inc. at 180 Centennaire Dr.
“Since 1999, we have accomplished a great deal towards meeting the unique health needs of Manitoba women, but there is always more Read the rest of this entry »

Washington (dbTechno) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to approve a new drug known as Latisse which will boost eyelashes of people.
The drug in questions is from Allergan Inc. and comes from the glaucoma drug Lumigan.
The drug is in the form of an eye drop and has been proven to help a great deal in building up eyelashes.
By building up, we mean that it promotes overall growth of eyelashes, making them darker, thicker, longer, Read the rest of this entry »