Friday, January 23, 2009 11:04 AM EST
CASSOPOLIS – Isolated Cass County Medical Care Facility “experienced one of its most difficult years” in 2007-2008, Administrator Merri Terborgh and Dowagiac certified public accountant Rebecca L. Moore acknowledged to the Board of Commissioners Thursday night.
A Sept. 30, 2008, audit conducted by Plante Moran chronicles alarming financial swings.
Cash decreased $451,000, from $1,971,866 on Sept. 30, 2007, Read the rest of this entry »

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U.S. regulators are “very far along” in their review of
Eli Lilly & Co.’s
(
LLY) application to market an experimental anti-clotting drug, prasugrel, Chief
Executive
said Thursday.
But Lechleiter, during on a conference call with analysts Thursday, didn’t
provide any more specific projection of when the Food and Drug Administration
might make a decision.
Sept. 26
, but that the review was very far
along. Analysts believe prasugrel could Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden appears to be very healthy, with some routine aging issues, but there’s no evidence he’s had a brain scan to completely rule out another aneurysm like the one that required emergency surgery 20 years ago.
The Democratic vice presidential candidate’s medical records, released to reporters Monday, show no reason for concern about another aneurysm: He has no symptoms, has healthy blood pressure — 120 over 78 Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s health records show he appears in very good health with some of the routine issues of aging.
But there’s no evidence that he has had a brain scan to completely rule out another aneurysm like the one that required emergency lifesaving surgery 20 years ago.
Reporters were reviewing the Democratic vice presidential candidate’s medical records on Monday. They show no reason for concern about another aneurysm. He Read the rest of this entry »

“We are so happy that Obama is president today,” said Okoye. “The first African president.”
Outside in the cold, cheerful volunteers in red beanies greeted people streaming on to the grounds of the memorial.
“Fired up! Ready to go!” chanted Claudia Salomon, a health department counselor from Maryland. She stomped her feet to keep warm.
“Welcome,” she cried to people as they passed her. “Thank you for coming we’re so glad you’re here.”
“You Read the rest of this entry »

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – It is a title we'd really like to give back: Louisville is one of America's fattest cities. Men's Fitness Magazine put the Derby City at number ten on the list of heaviest cities in America. They say we watch too much TV, don't go to the gym enough and are heavy enough to increase our risk for health related problems. Health officials here in the Metro say they are already working to change that.
Last weekend, Read the rest of this entry »

Liverpool’s desire to maintain their strong beginning to the season makes the temptation to give the Spanish striker Fernando Torres his first start since the visit to Eastlands on 5 October a strong one but Rafael Benitez declared him “very, very short” of match readiness yesterday. Such is Liverpool’s belief after wins against Chelsea and Manchester United without him that the prospect of Torres being on the substitutes’ bench is not unthinkable Read the rest of this entry »

Thursday, January 29, 2009
TAMPA, Fla. —  A military skydiver is said to be in “very critical condition” after being found unconscious in a Tampa-area lake.
Tampa Fire Rescue says they received a call at 9:26 a.m. Thursday reporting the skydiver down. Two witnesses fishing in the lake say they saw the skydiver clear a power line, land in the lake, and then disappear underwater.
The witnesses tried to find the man, and their canoe flipped Read the rest of this entry »

Ancient Israel was far from “the land of milk and honey,” and instead people suffered from the lack of a balanced diet, according to a theologian.
Dr Nathan MacDonald, an Old Testament lecturer at St Andrews University, used biblical texts and archaeological evidence to study the ancient diet.
He has concluded that there were frequent famines and people’s meals often lacked vitamins and minerals.
However, he believes the Bible contains important Read the rest of this entry »