The prognosis for the medical facility depicted on ABC’s “General Hospital” for the past 45 years isn’t good.
The daytime soap’s long-standing hospital set is flatlining as part of an explosive story line.
Following a fiery crisis, the show’s crew has ignited the clinical den of drama, and producers plan to construct a totally new interior.
“This story really became an opportunity to take a shot at revising the look of the hospital and refreshing Read the rest of this entry »

For years, pharmaceutical companies have asked Congress to pass a law protecting them from liability lawsuits for drugs that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Members of Congress, knowing only too well the fallibility of the FDA in approving drugs and monitoring their safety after approval, have rightly refused.
Now one drug company is trying to get the Supreme Court to rule that an FDA-approved warning label on its drug Read the rest of this entry »

(RTTNews) - 
China Medical Technologies Inc.(CMED:
) announced that its second quarter net income was RMB117.7 million or US$17.3 million, up from RMB77.4 million in the year ago quarter. Net income for the quarter was RMB4.13 per ADS or US$0.61 per ADS, compared to RMB2.88 per ADS in the comp able quarter of last year.
Adjusted net income was RMB154.3 million or US$22.7 million, up from RMB105.1 million in the Read the rest of this entry »

HAMMOND, Ind. – An apartment fire in Hammond killed a
14-year-old girl and sent two family members to a hospital.
The Lake County coroner’s office says Elizabeth Ann Schnyder was
pronounced dead of burns and smoke inhalation at 2:20 a.m. Saturday
at the Greenbriar Apartments.
Hammond Chief Fire Inspector Kevin Margraf says the girl’s
mother and brother suffered smoke inhalation and were taken to a
Chicago-area hospital. Information on their conditions Read the rest of this entry »

Dozens of residents of low-income housing and shelters have lost their subsidized fitness memberships at the Calgary YWCA.
The organization recently decided it couldn’t afford to offset the cost of the memberships for people living in places such as the Salvation Army and Inn From the Cold.
Lee Fletcher, a YWCA director, said the association saw the demand for subsidized memberships jump considerably, just as donors began scaling back. The organization Read the rest of this entry »

American Shared Hospital Services provides turnkey technology solutions
for advanced radiosurgical and radiation therapy services. AMS is the
world leader in providing Gamma Knife radiosurgery services, a
non-invasive treatment for malignant and benign brain tumors, vascular
malformations and trigeminal neuralgia (facial pain). The Company also
offers the latest IGRT and IMRT systems, as well as its proprietary Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON — Within days of taking office, President-elect
will rescind a Bush administration policy that has impeded state efforts to provide health insurance to children from low- and middle-income families, aides and advisers said Monday.
The policy, issued in August 2007, is one of many that the new administration hopes to change or withdraw in its first weeks in office.
Some of the policies may take more time to revise because they Read the rest of this entry »

Entries are now being accepted for the 32nd Annual Straub/Kapiʻolani Women’s 10K Run to be held on Sunday, March 1, at 7 am. The 6.2-mile race begins at Kapi’olani Park, goes through Diamond Head and Kahala, and returns to Kapi’olani Park for the finish. The Straub/Kapiʻolani Women’s 10k Run is produced by Try Fitness and is sponsored by Straub Clinic & Hospital and Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women & Children.
As the only all women’s Read the rest of this entry »

TORONTO, Jan. 26 /CNW/ – A technical briefing will be held on the Ontario
government’s plan to improve access to family health care and emergency room
performance and new initiatives, including Health Care Connect and the public
reporting of time spent in the ER.
Participating in the technical briefing will be Dr. Alan Hudson,
Provincial Executive Lead, Access to Services and Wait Times; Dr. Joshua
Tepper, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Read the rest of this entry »

eebok International is launching a new gym workout for women in collaboration with Cirque du Soleil, the Quebec entertainment company known for its imaginative take on the circus.
The Canton company pulled back the curtains yesterday on Jukari Fit to Fly, an hour-long workout using specially created equipment that gives users the sense of flying while doing cardio, strength, balance and core training.
Jukari Fit to Fly classes will launch in 14 Read the rest of this entry »