WASHINGTON (AP) — Taxpayers have shelled out at least $200 million since 2004 for medications that have never been reviewed by the government for safety and effectiveness but are still covered under Medicaid, an Associated Press analysis of federal data has found. Millions of private patients are taking such drugs, as well.
The availability of unapproved prescription drugs to the public may create a dangerous false sense of security. Dozens Read the rest of this entry »
Flu starting to push its way into Waco, Central Texas
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
By Cindy V. Culp
Here’s hoping you got a flu shot.
Influenza cases have been on the rise for the past week, local doctors say, with more patients coming in every day. The good news is that this year’s vaccine is a close match for the strains circulating this season, meaning people who have been vaccinated have a good chance of avoiding the virus. Read the rest of this entry »
Nov. 17-23
Learn lifesaving skills from Medic II personnel; offered third Tuesday of the month; preregistration required. 7-10 p.m., Northwest Hospital, 1550 N. 115th St., Seattle; donations appreciated (206-368-1564 or
).
Support group meeting. 1:30- 3 p.m., Multiple Sclerosis Association of King County, 753 N. 35th St., Seattle; free (206-633-2606 or
).
Dr. Mark A. Silver is the guest speaker at the monthly meeting. 6:30-8 p.m., Stevens Read the rest of this entry »
With his promotional ties to Don King Productions severed and his shoulder injury now fully healed, former WBO world champion Sergei âWhite Wolfâ Liakhovich says he is ready to return to heavyweight boxing glory in 2009.
âI want to make a statement in the heavyweight division this year and have some great fights,â asserts the Belarusian boxer. âI’m a free man and I’m 100% healthy. I did my shoulder rehab with Read the rest of this entry »
A girl who initially survived a fall from her family’s
fifth-floor window in a Bronx tenement died yesterday morning, police said.
The 7-year-old girl, identified by police as Chelsea Maldonado, fell 50 feet Wednesday but authorities said she was semiconscious and “making noises” when emergency medical personnel arrived at the building at 1245 Grand View Place.
Chelsea, whose injuries included a fractured pelvis and collapsed lungs, was pronounced Read the rest of this entry »
’s Edward Hospital received state permission Tuesday to build an emergency center in Plainfield but continues to press its case for a hospital there.
The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board gave Edward permission to spend $5.7 million to upgrade 15 rooms, and add an ambulance port and helicopter pad at its Immediate Care Center at 127th Street and Van Dyke Road in Plainfield. The free-standing center would take up 7,900 square feet of the Read the rest of this entry »
DES MOINES, Iowa -
health officials want to increase
rules and fees for tattoo artists in the state.
The Iowa Department of Public Health wants to more than double
fees, require more education and ban tattooing in private homes and
by minors.
Talissa Miller, a state health department administrative
assistant, says Iowa’s tattoo rules haven’t changed since 1989 and
that officials want to bring them up to higher standards.
Miller says few complaints Read the rest of this entry »
It’s no surprise that nearly half of the most popular New Year’s resolutions are health and fitness related. Maybe you’ve tried to keep one of these promises. They’re the tough ones, like losing weight, getting fit, eating right, drinking less alcohol or kicking the nicotine habit
Before your resolution gets tossed aside like Christmas wrapping paper, try these helpful suggestions from local fitness experts for a healthier 2009.
John Dzahristos, Read the rest of this entry »
It has been more than 10 years, but Oprah Winfrey is still chafing over the time her fitness guru denied her a single glass of celebratory champagne.
“It was the Emmys,” Winfrey recalled last week in a Webcast, her voice rising with traces of resentment. “I had just gotten the lifetime achievement award. Yeah, yeah!”
“You had just signed a contract with me, no alcohol,” retorted her trainer, Bob Greene, who has overseen her diet and exercise regimen Read the rest of this entry »
Dec. 2, 2 to 7 p.m., Frederick Towne Mall, center court. Walk-in. Flu shots and FluMist, $20 each, $10 off coupons avail. at www.co.frederick.md.us./flu and at nursing division of the Frederick County Health Dept. Pneumonia vaccine $40. Cash, check only. 301-600-3342.
Coping with grief during the holidays, Dec. 7, 2 p.m., Marriott Residence Inn, 5230 Westview Drive, Frederick. Presented by Sharon Welch, Natural SOULutions Inc. Learn coping techniques Read the rest of this entry »