last updated: December 13, 2008 12:28:57 AM
When Jeanine Boggeri’s name was called as winner of the Wii Fit console, the 12-year-old was so shocked, she almost didn’t claim her prize.
The Hickman Middle School seventh-grader was one of hundreds of students at three Stanislaus County schools Friday hoping to get a prize for the miles and minutes of physical activity they log each week.
Almost half of the county’s schools have joined the county Read the rest of this entry »
Subpoenas were sent to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, apparently by federal investigators sussing out possible Medicare fraud, Crain’s Chicago Business is reporting in its edition today.
Northwestern isn’t alone, Crain’s reported, noting that the aim of the federal probe is to root out questionable deals related to Medicare. That includes hospitals giving doctors knockout leases or even medical directorships in exchange for patient referrals, the Read the rest of this entry »
The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has
rejected an appeal from
State’s health commissioner to ban the manufacture of multi-dose vials, saying they are an important option for hospitals.
In January, state Health Commissioner Dr. Richard Daines and New York City’s health commissioner, Dr. Thomas Frieden, sent FDA Commissioner Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach a letter calling on the FDA to eliminate the manufacture and distribution of multi-dose Read the rest of this entry »
Mercifully, there seems to be a diet-book truce. Authors appear to agree on what to eat: vegetables, fruits, lean protein, whole grains and beans — with the occasional indulgence. Each author may add or quibble about a certain food here or there, but each “system” is centered on the same healthy food. So this trio of books by scientists is refreshing because they delve more into the psychology and physiology of eating.
(Oxmoor House, $24.95) Read the rest of this entry »
If you’re like many Americans, your blood pressure has crept up as you’ve gotten older.
But it doesn’t have to. Our lifestyle has an impact on blood pressure; in fact, in parts of the world where people still live as their ancestors did, high blood pressure is rare.
Things that contribute to a healthy blood pressure include a diet high in fruits and vegetables.
Benefits of vitamin C: It’s not clear how fruits and veggies exert their effect, Read the rest of this entry »
ETOWAH – Pardee Hospital Foundation, on behalf of Pardee Hospital, recently received approval for a $38,880 grant from the N.C. Office of Rural Health and Community Care.
The grant is awarded from the Community Health Grant funds and will support, for the third year in a row, patient costs at Hendersonville Family Health Center in Etowah.
The center operates in collaboration with MAHECs Family Residency Program and Pardee Hospital.
The grant Read the rest of this entry »
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: LTM):
Florham Park Life Time Athletic brings an unequaled set of features and
amenities to the community, including:
Large 110,000+ square foot center with 24-hour, seven-day access
State-of-the-art equipment, including more than 400 pieces of cardio,
resistance and free-weight training equipment
Large child center — Amenities include a junior gymnasium, play maze,
computer center, outdoor play area and separate Read the rest of this entry »
with a patient’s movement…
PLYMOUTH, MN (October 29, 2008) – ACS Motion Control, an international manufacturer of advanced multi-axis motion controllers, machine controllers and integrated control modules, has developed high-speed motion control modules that provide comprehensive diagnostics and safety handling. ACS’ SPiiPlus Series and MC4U Series of motion controllers feature program default response mechanisms that can be customized to detect Read the rest of this entry »
These lawsuits have played out even though hospitals’ costs of unpaid bills and provision of free care to the poor are supposed to be covered by the rates paid by all patients, under Maryland’s unique rate-setting system. Some of the hospitals that have filed the most lawsuits have received millions of surplus dollars from the payment system.
Maryland hospitals have won at least $100million in judgments against patients in the past five years and Read the rest of this entry »
Soldiers wounded during fighting in the Gaza Strip continued to flow into Beersheba’s Soroka Hospital on Monday, albeit in lower numbers and with less extensive wounds than in the first 24 hours of Operation Cast Lead’s ground operation, which began Saturday evening.
At least seven of the soldiers arrived by medevac helicopter, while another, brought in by military ambulance, was able to walk into the hospital on his own. Their wounds were described Read the rest of this entry »