As a caregiver who has taken care of a chronically ill patient for numerous years, I could not help but notice that not once during that time did a medical practitioner ask me, “Are you doing okay?”
Not only did I lack the medical expertise needed to make crucial medical decisions, but I was unprepared to take on such an emotionally difficult task. I was responsible for administering medicine, checking vitals, preparing meals, and arranging medical Read the rest of this entry »
ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio – Three people were injured overnight in a rollover crash in Anderson Township.
The crash occurred just before 2 a.m. on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 275.
The driver of the car lost control, struck the guardrail and then rolled over several times.
The driver, 23-year-old Jeffrey Fite, was thrown from the car along with his two passengers.
Fite was airlifted to University Hospital where he was listed in serious Read the rest of this entry »
Do you or your neighbor have a great yard show that will light up our lives? Let us know by sending in a photo.
We asked readers to point us toward Detroit’s best hamburgers. Six weeks later, here are our favorites.
Remember Tuesday’s historic presidential election with a glossy reprint of our ‘A vote for change’ front page.
The media were taken on a tour of the now-unoccupied Manoogian Mansion. See the photos.
Read the new text messages between Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON (AP) — That day in July was one that Tammy Morse won’t soon forget. Five months earlier, her husband lost his job as a recruiter for the financial services industry. Once the family savings were gone, the mother of two from Stratford, Conn., saw no way to get health insurance coverage for her family other than to apply for Medicaid.
“It was humbling,” she said of her visit to the state’s Department of Social Services office. “For Read the rest of this entry »
South Africa: Trumpeting a Sexual Health Message in Jericho, South Africa
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“Men, the ways of our grandfathers and fathers are past. We have to change,” thundered HIV/AIDS activist Tshepo Monyuku to a group gathered at an outdoor festival.
“If we men have multiple partners and our partners have multiple partners, then we will spread the disease and kill ourselves, our women and our children,” Monyuku Read the rest of this entry »
A prisoner serving a ten year bit for home invasion is suing the Illinois Department of Corrections, alleging the food he is being served is unacceptable.
Michael Cooper alleges his constitutional rights are being violated because prison officials will not serve him a diet that conforms to his Buddhist beliefs.
Cooper says prison officials are violating his right of freedom of religion and equal protection.
Cooper claims members of the Jewish Read the rest of this entry »
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:45
SAN MATEO CO.: UPDATE: UNSAFE LIVING SITUATION SENT 8 TO HOSPITAL
A Menlo Park Fire Protection District chief said today eight
people in a small household who had a close call with carbon monoxide
poisoning Wednesday night “are the front-line victims of the economy
crisis.”
Five adults and eight children were living in a 1,400-square-foot
home in unincorporated San Mateo County near Redwood City when their power Read the rest of this entry »
The Siemens Healthcare Sector is one of the world’s largest suppliers to the healthcare industry. The company is a renowned medical solutions provider with core competence and innovative strength in diagnostic and therapeutic technologies as well as in knowledge engineering, including information technology and system integration. With its laboratory diagnostics acquisitions, Siemens Healthcare is the first integrated healthcare company, bringing Read the rest of this entry »
, 37, the seven-time Tour de France winner who retired from cycling three years ago, is aiming to make a dramatic comeback to the sport when he competes in an Australian race next month. Setting his sights on winning next summer’s Tour de France, Armstrong shows off his home gym and workout regimen in the January/February issue of Men’s Health, which hits newsstands Tuesday.
, there’s no way I’d cross him or race against him. This is a more interesting Read the rest of this entry »
NORWALK, Conn., Nov 11, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
Defentect
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announced today that it has been chosen by
Washington Hospital Center to install a radiation detection pilot in
strategic portal locations. Known for Project ER One and its
commitment to advanced emergency preparedness, the hospital is home to
large nuclear medicine and cancer treatment facilities. As a medical
community frontrunner, the Hospital Read the rest of this entry »