Authorities in the Fox Valley say theyre becoming increasingly concerned that armed robbers are targeting prescription drugs instead of money as the value of the medications increases.
The robbery of a Neenah pharmacy Tuesday was the latest in a string that includes the targeting of two homes in Grand Chute in recent months. Winnebago County Dist. Atty. Christian Gossett said he expects to charge two 25-year-old men today in connection to the Read the rest of this entry »
Every day, half of America downs a multivitamin, and feels better for it. Never mind a multitude of research showing that vitamin supplements provide no proven health benefit for most people.
The same people who routinely take vitamin pills – health-conscious consumers who already have a good diet – are least likely to need them, researchers say. That holds true for children, too, a recent survey found.
“As Americans, we seem to sometimes perceive, Read the rest of this entry »
NEW YORK, NY –
Hospital acquired infections (HAI) are
exacting a significant toll on human life, ranking among the top ten
leading causes of death in the United States. With an estimated 5%-10%
hospital patients acquiring an infection, about two million cases each year
and about 90,000 deaths, there is a huge associated financial burden which
a new report from Kalorama Information, “Nosocomial Infections: Market
Assessment for Diagnostics and Therapeutics,” Read the rest of this entry »
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Sunday, February 8, 2009 8:50 AM PST
News as freak show took another giant leap recently with the successful birth of octuplets in California.
Everyone knows the story — or some of it, anyway. Nadya Suleman, a 33-year-old mother of six, gave birth to eight more on Jan. 26.
She has never married, and all 14 babies were born through “in vitro fertilization” — implanted embryos.
Is Suleman news? Yes. Her octuplets are Read the rest of this entry »
At the University of Minnesota Medical School, which is funded partly by clinical practices, the growth in unpaid bills means margins are narrowing to the point where just doing more procedures isn’t going to suffice, said Frank Cerra, senior vice president for health sciences. The university has postponed a $200-million building for outpatient care on campus and begun streamlining its management ranks. If things don’t improve, it might raise medical Read the rest of this entry »
New Haven (AP) – While most industries are cutting jobs on a seemingly daily basis, the health care industry is seeing growth in Connecticut.
More doctors and nurses and qualified health care professionals are finding jobs. Industry watchers say the trend reflects the growing needs of the nation as baby-boomers age and start needing more intensive health care.
The Connecticut Department of Labor says the health care sector state-wide added 4,100 Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON — For years, Senator
’s most ardent champion on Capitol Hill. Having survived two bouts with
, open-heart surgery and even a faulty diagnosis of
, he has long insisted that research that results in medical cures is the best service that government can provide.
But even lobbyists are stunned by the coup Mr. Specter pulled off this week. In return for providing one of only three Republican votes in the Senate for the Obama Read the rest of this entry »
New York, Jan 26, 2009 / 05:53 pm (
.- Monsignor William Smith, a leading Catholic medical ethicist, died on Saturday at a hospital in Yonkers, New York. He was 69.
A native of Yonkers, Monsignor Smith was ordained a priest in 1966, the Journal News reports. Shortly afterward, Cardinal Terence Cooke chose him to pursue a doctorate in moral theology and return to teach at St. Josephs Seminary in Yonkers.
He became a leading Catholic spokesman Read the rest of this entry »
RQE.L
), the UK company developing treatments based on
the use of stem cells, surge 32.4 percent as the U.S. FDA gives Geron Corp
(
GERN.O
) clearance to begin the world’s first human clinical trial of embryonic
stem cell-based therapy.
“This is good news for ReNeuron, as its ReN001 therapy (derived from
similarly controversial foetal cells) is currently on clinical hold in the U.S,”
Daniel Stewart says in a note.
“It is possible that further Read the rest of this entry »