On a medical mission Rotarians bring help, education to farmers in Nigeria
From lancing boils and extracting infected teeth to making fuel discs from garbage and eyeglasses from bicycle spokes, Libertyville Rotarians have made an impact in Nigeria.
Nurse Teri Dreher, Dr. Anthony Collins and his 11-year-old daughter, Shea, and Bob Zamor recently returned from Umuagwo, Nigeria, where they spent an intense two weeks providing care and instruction Read the rest of this entry »

Lines leading from the new Gulf Coast Medical Center in south Fort Myers looked more like the line for a ride at Disney World than for a hospital tour.
But, crowds came to take in all the new facility, walking around the 436,000 square feet of new construction in groups of 20.
Rose Digiorgio, 69, said she came to see it for peace of mind.
“Nobody wants to go to the hospital, but it’s great to know it’s here if you need it,” she said. “Plus Read the rest of this entry »

2/18/2009 8:06:38 AM(RTTNews)  Urological medical devices supplier American Medical Systems Holdings Inc. (AMMD) said its better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit was led by the strength in its male and female health segments.
* Strong expense control enabled the company to generate $37.1 million in cash from operations and reduce its debt by $40.7 million in the fourth quarter.
* The company forecast FY09 earnings above analyst expectations.
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Calif. Medical Board Launches Investigation Of Fertility Doctor Involved In Octuplet Pregnancy
The Medical Board of California is investigating the physician who provided fertility treatments that resulted in the birth of octuplets to a 33-year-old woman who has six other children between ages two and seven, the
reports. Board spokesperson Candis Cohen said that the board was looking into whether there was a “violation of the standard of care.” Read the rest of this entry »

Michael Bernardo was a third-year student at Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine when he died in an automobile accident in the Dominican Republic last month. He was 26.
An alumnus of Durham’s Riverside High School, Bernardo graduated magna cum laude from N.C. State University with a degree in biology.
Going to a local school allowed him to visit his family in Durham often. His father died four years ago after battling a brain tumor for more Read the rest of this entry »

A medical technology company that employs 500 people here should get a significant boost – translating into more jobs – from President Obama’s economic stimulus package, Gov. Deval Patrick said Thursday.
Patrick’s remarks came during a tour of eClinicalWorks’ Rte. 9 headquarters where he and officials were shown the software that allows physicians and other health care workers to tap into up-to-the-minute information on patients.
“The very good Read the rest of this entry »

The Supreme Court decision “left consumers without any ability to get compensation for injuries caused by certain defective medical devices,” said Rep. Henry Waxman, D- Calif., in a statement to the Star Tribune. “The Supreme Court assumed that FDA approval ensures medical devices are safe, but the many recent stories of patients harmed by faulty devices have proven that assumption false.”
Waxman and Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., plan to introduce Read the rest of this entry »

MAYVILLE – Getting books from the doctor will soon be a routine part of well-child visits at Family Health Medical Services, as doctors and nurses welcome the Reach Out and Read program to the practice. Family Health Medical Services joins more than 3,797 programs nationally that are working to make books part of a healthy childhood.
Reach Out and Read is a simple, yet highly effective concept. The program targets children growing up in poverty Read the rest of this entry »

Published February 6, 2009
GALVESTON — Francisco Cigarroa will end his first week as chancellor of the University of Texas System by touring the island’s medical branch, which lately has been rocked by a hurricane and mass layoffs and is hurtling toward an uncertain future.
Cigarroa began the job Monday. Today he’ll tour the University of Texas Medical Branch with President David L. Callender.
Cigarroa’s immediate focus on the medical Read the rest of this entry »

Medical Malpractice Attorney from New York City Explains Importance, Early Detection – Treatment of Lung Cancer
In this informative piece,
. explains why the timely detection and treatment of lung cancer is so important to patients.  Mr. Sullivan also describes the catastrophic consequences of a failure to diagnose the disease, an omission that may be the basis for a medical malpractice action.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death Read the rest of this entry »