The Well Woman programs, which are administered by the Stephenson County Health Department under the direction of Connie Raisbeck, RN, Director, provide health education and screening services for women in the five county areas of Stephenson, Jo Daviess, Carroll, Ogle and Lee.
Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP) provides free mammograms and Pap smears for uninsured and underinsured women between the ages of 35 and 64 in the five Read the rest of this entry »
expansion. The project added four stories to an existing
one-story and basement structure. The new five-story tower significantly
increased the hospital’s size and allowed for upgraded technology
throughout the hospital including facility-wide wireless monitoring of
patients.
The new five-story tower and its 70,000 square feet adds 114 new private
patient rooms including, 24 new beds to the Intensive Care Unit, 60 private
general medical care rooms Read the rest of this entry »
A Pennsylvania man who was injured during a crane accident in Annapolis Thursday was stable in critical condition at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center today, according to the hospital.
Edward Cifaldo, 46, of the 200 block of Main Street in Red Lion, Pa., was sitting in a compartment of a crane that was preparing to lift heating and cooling units onto the roof of a fitness center under construction at Annapolis Towne Centre in Parole. Anne Arundel Read the rest of this entry »
Feb 19, 2009 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) –
— Cordex Pharma, a developer of new cardiovascular medicines, has submitted to the FDA an amended Phase III protocol for ATPace to be reviewed as a special protocol assessment.
According to Cordex, the amendment addresses written comments recently received from the FDA in response to the company’s initial special protocol assessment (SPA) submission to the FDA in November 2008.
Amir Pelleg, Cordex’s Read the rest of this entry »
Re “U.S. to Study Effectiveness of Treatments” (front page, Feb. 16):
Well-intentioned people differ about the role of the federal government in health care, but who can argue about the need for transparency?
My article, which you referred to, called the public’s attention to numerous health provisions in the stimulus bill that had nothing to do with jump-starting the economy.
These changes will affect all of us, at the least Read the rest of this entry »
The gymnasium culture has undergone a
sea change. It is no longer a hub for building those bulging muscles. Instead,
now it boasts of latest fashion and lifestyle statements. Sandeep Banerji brings
forth their new profile.
Allahabad: De-stress, stay in shape, or
simply hang out with buddies, whatever be the intention, the gym cult in
Allahabad is gaining new followers in droves by the day. Little doubt then that
the number of these fitness Read the rest of this entry »