EL PASO, Texas
— Concerns about the bloody drug war being fought just across the Mexican border led to a short-lived resolution Tuesday asking the federal government to consider legalizing drugs.
Mayor John Cook vetoed the resolution hours after it was unanimously approved by the City Council.
Beto O’Rourke, an El Paso city councilman, pushed the resolution that asked the U.S. government to start an “open, honest, national dialogue on Read the rest of this entry »
Bone loss represents a major health threat for an estimated 44 million Americans, or 55 percent of the population 50 years of age and older, placing them at an increased risk for osteoporosis—a condition that leads to bone fragility and an increased susceptibility to fractures. A person with osteoporosis cannot feel their bones getting weaker, and may not know they have the disease until they break a bone from a major fall, or in serious cases, Read the rest of this entry »
More people in the D.C. area are seeking state health insurance for their children. Unemployment and the recession mean more families qualify for the coverage.
, requests for the state’s insurance program for children, called Family Access to Medical Insurance Security, were up 16 percent between November 2007 and November 2008. In
, caseloads increased 20 percent, and in Loudoun, they were up 16.5 percent.
rose 18 percent during Read the rest of this entry »
Associated Press – January 9, 2009 6:35 AM ET
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Salem, N.H., police are looking for two men after an armed robbery at a local drug store.
Police say two men wearing sunglasses, hooded sweat shirts, masks and gloves entered the front door of the Salem Medicine Shoppe around 6 p.m. on Thursday. 1 of the suspects showed a gun and demanded prescription drugs. The suspects fled, but police don’t know if they left on foot or in a 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 »
The increases are particularly pronounced in the region’s largest and wealthiest jurisdictions as employers cut benefits and eliminate jobs. In
, for instance, requests for the state’s insurance program for children, Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS), were up 16 percent between November 2007 and November 2008. In Alexandria, caseloads increased 20 percent, and in
, they were up 16.5 percent.
Overall, caseloads in Northern Virginia Read the rest of this entry »
LAS VEGAS—Police say they are seeking a man suspected of killing a 21-year-old man and wounding another in a shooting outside of a bar and grill east of the Las Vegas airport.
Authorities said police were notified of the shooting just after midnight on Sunday.
The 21-year-old man, whom police have not identified, had no signs of life when medical responders examined him at the scene.
Another victim, a 20-year-old man, went on his own to Read the rest of this entry »
A position with duties that could possibly expand was recommended last Thursday by members of the Ardmore, Tenn., and Ala., governing bodies.
Meeting as the Joint Council, a position of Emergency Management Agency director was created with a salary of $10 an hour with hours of 7:30 a.m-4 p.m. during the week. Applicants will be sought for the position.
Ten of those on the joint council voted in favor of the proposal. Councilman Melody Duffey, Read the rest of this entry »
Berger Health System is awaiting the approval of Circleville and Pickaway County officials as it closes in on one year of discussions over converting from a publicly owned hospital to a private nonprofit.
A public meeting is set for county residents on Jan. 27, following a hearing hosted by City Council last week. The earliest city officials plan to discuss a possible ordinance allowing the conversion would be Feb. 3, said Berger President Larry Read the rest of this entry »
-(Dow Jones)- The makers of two drugs used to treat colon cancer
are seeking Food and Drug Administration approval to target the products to a
group of patients with a certain type of gene involved in growth of the disease.
Amgen Inc.
(AMGN), the maker of Vectibix, and ImClone Systems (IMCL), which
makes Erbitux, are asking the agency to place a discussion of clinical trial
data on the drugs’ labels that show they work in patients with a normal Read the rest of this entry »