12:00 AM CST on Wednesday, November 26, 2008
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Sharon Alt remembers receiving a panicked phone call from her daughter three years ago.
Her then-22-year-old daughter, uninsured and in excruciating pain from an infection, was about to receive treatment in the emergency room. Ms. Alt asked to speak to the doctor.
“My first question was, ‘Does this have to be done in the emergency room or can she go into the doctor’s office Read the rest of this entry »
MARK COLVIN: Health Authorities in New South Wales are investigating complaints by 11 women about an overseas trained gynaecologist at the Lismore Base Hospital between 2001 and 2005.
One of the women made her complaint about Dr Roman Hasil back in 2003 and the local area health service has since apologised for not following up on that complaint properly.
After working in Lismore, Dr Hasil worked in New Zealand and Queensland.
The case has renewed Read the rest of this entry »
Under pressure from people who are “gray” or “blue” because of taking colloidal silver nasal drops, ingesting the product or using it topically to heal wounds, the FDA is preparing to label nano silver products (all of them, not just colloidal silver) as a “pesticide”. Not only that, but ALL nano silver products are included in this movement to reclassify silver. That is odd, considering that Warfarin is NOT banned Read the rest of this entry »
CALCUTTA, India — A glimpse of the hellish fate of civilians stuck in the epicenter of
’s war emerged this week, as the
confirmed that staff members and their families had come under heavy shelling in what the government told them was a no-fire zone, and a government health official, also behind the front line, described artillery attacks on a hospital compound.
For several weeks, fighting has intensified between government troops Read the rest of this entry »
December 14, 2008 11:52 pm
INDEPENDENT: Middleport Family Health Center has thrived under independent ownership.
Stephen Giroux, 50, reversed the business trend 25 years ago. At 25, the University at Buffalo graduate bought a drug store from pharmacy chain and turned it into a community pharmacy.
This year, the Middleport Family Health Center on Rochester Road is celebrating 25 years and Giroux has his own cluster of community pharmacies. Read the rest of this entry »
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This is the fourth in a series examining how the candidates’ health care proposals will affect ordinary people who live in the river town of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, and how the press could cover that angle. Part I is archived
, and parts II and III are archived
.
Kevin A. Smith
You might say that Kevin Smith, age 46, has struck it rich in the health insurance lottery. He, his wife, and four kids have a family policy provided by his wife’s Read the rest of this entry »
(Adds company comment, details from FDA)
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) – U.S. health regulators said
on Wednesday they were reviewing dozens of products for
potential safety problems, including some popular
antidepressants, a widely used schizophrenia therapy and a well
known weight-loss drug.
The drug list was released on the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration’s website as part of the agency’s ongoing review
of potential drug side effects and complications Read the rest of this entry »
A FITNESS cloud hangs over Melbourne Victory star Archie Thompson after the striker was not seen at training this morning.
Team officials hosed down speculation Thompson had suffered an injury, saying he was told not to train because of a stomach virus.
The setback comes as Victory prepare for Saturday night’s A-League grand final at Telstra Dome.
Midfielder Grant Brebner said he expected Thompson to be right in time for Saturday.
“Archie Read the rest of this entry »
TORONTO, ONTARIO –
Conquest Resources Limited (TSX VENTURE: CQR) reports that it has received a Summons from the Office of the Attorney General of Ontario – Ministry of Labour, Legal Services Branch under the Occupational Health and Safety Act containing charges under that legislation relating to an accident that occurred on December 24, 2007 at its joint venture exploration project at King Bay, Sturgeon Lake, Ontario whereby an independent contractor Read the rest of this entry »