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  • Zion hero to resume 'normal teenage life' Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:53PMLaurels accepted and bills paid, he hopes spotlight fades A Zion teen who helped save a boy from drowning in a Wisconsin lake says he's looking forward to getting out of the spotlight and back to his life now that the medical bills he incurred from his heroics have apparently all been waived or paid.
  • Clinical trials aim to find help for West Nile victims Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:52PMNewell Phillips knows all too well about the effects of the West Nile virus. Diagnosed four years ago, he spent eight months on life support and was paralyzed from neck to toe.
  • Calif. lawmakers pass bill allowing medical parole Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:52PMSACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Severely ill or incapacitated inmates in California could be eligible for parole under a bill heading to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's desk.
  • Hospitals advertising short ER wait times Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:50PMOREM -- Remember how pizza places used to guarantee "30 minutes or it's free?"
  • Calif. lawmakers pass bill allowing medical parole Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:50PMAssociated Press - August 31, 2010 6:44 PM ET SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Severely ill or incapacitated inmates in California could be eligible for parole under a bill heading to Gov.
  • Free clinic at Convention Center offers medical services Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:46PMThe Morial Convention Center has been doubling as a doctor's clinic for two days.  More than 1,000 people are expected to get free medical care from volunteers in town from around the country. They are here to help people who don't have insurance.  The first hour The National Association of Free Clinics was open, 250 people came in for health care. Hall J at the Conventions Center was filled ...
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Units Critical to Infant Survival Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:45PMMarch of Dimes Supports Congressional Briefing on Infant Mortality WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Very low birthweight and very preterm infants are more likely to die if they are not born at hospitals with neonatal intensive care units specially equipped to care for seriously ill newborns, in contrast to similar babies born at those specialized facilities. "We encourage ...
  • Zimmer Holdings to Present at Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Unplugged Conference Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:44PMWARSAW, Ind., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZMH; SIX: ZMH), a global leader in musculoskeletal care, announced that it will be participating in the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Unplugged Conference in New York, New York on September 13, 2010 at 8:35 a.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast of the presentation can be accessed via Zimmer's Investor Relations website ...
  • In the Future of Healthcare, High Tech Meets High Touch Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:44PMEAU CLAIRE, Wis., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, people tend to live in two worlds - a digital and a physical universe - but in the near future, these two universes will merge. This concept was one of many explored last week at Sacred Heart Hospital's "Inventing the Future" summit. Healthcare, industry and academic leaders discussed the role of technology and innovation in the future of ...
  • Traumatic Brain Injury is the Focus of TBSI Annual Neuroscience Symposium Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:44PMBRYAN, Texas, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Brazos Valley residents, neuroscience researchers, and interested clinicians will each have opportunities to hear from nationally recognized clinicians and researchers on the topic of Traumatic Brain Injury during the Texas Brain and Spine Institute's Fourth Annual Neuroscience Symposium on September 10, 2010. This year's symposium will consist of ...
  • Midday Glance: Health Care Equipment companies Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:46PM(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of some top health care equipment companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Becton Dickinson fell $.48 or .7 percent, to $68.78. Covidien fell $.56 or 1.5 percent, to $35.85.
  • Sea Dogs to Celebrate $4 Million Milestone for Strike Out Cancer in Kids Program Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:42PMPortland, Maine- The Portland Sea Dogs' Strike Out Cancer in Kids program has hit another milestone reaching the four million dollar amount raised.
  • VA streamlines help for PTSD Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:38PMAs the number of veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress skyrockets, the Department of Veterans Affairs is simplifying claims to provide help as quickly as possible, Secretary Eric Shinseki said Tuesday morning.
  • Midday Glance: Health Care Equipment companies Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:37PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top health care equipment companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Becton Dickinson fell $.48 or .7 percent, to $68.78. Covidien fell $.56 or 1.5 percent, to $35.85. Patterson fell $.03 or .1 percent, to $25.33. PerkinElmer rose $.01 or percent, to $21.05. Thermo Fisher fell $.39 or .9 percent, to $41.97. Varian Medical rose $.27 or .5 percent, to $53.55. Waters fell $.31 ...
  • Fire destroys mobile home Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:36PMA mobile home in Hubert is a total loss after a Tuesday morning fire, volunteer fire department officials say. Firefighters from Bear Creek, Swansboro, Hubert, Piney Green and Western Carteret VFDs responded to the 9:11 a.m. call regarding a...
  • Center is one of a kind in western Kansas Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:35PMCity on a Hill currently at capacity.
  • Nation's Emergency Physicians to Public: Have Plan, Just in Case Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:35PMPrepare Now Before Disaster Strikes
  • Some states suing feds also claim health subsidies Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:34PMSome states suing to toss out President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law are also lining up to claim a share of its subsidies for the medical costs of retired employees.
  • Disgusting Conditions At Egg Farms Linked To Salmonella Outbreak Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:32PMInspections of Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms revealed horrendous hygiene conditions, with huge chicken manure heaps, live rodents, and wild birds within the hen houses of two farms. Conditions have been described as disgusting, stomach churning, repulsive, and shocking. The inspections were called after a nationwide recall of 500 million eggs suspected of being contaminated with ...
  • Blood Thinner Controversy - Does Plavix Really Work? Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:32PMOn August 29 at the European Cardiovascular Society Congress meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, Dr. Guillaume Paré presented new research conducted by McMaster University that in fact contradicts earlier reports that Plavix (clopidogrel) does not work in people with a certain genetic make-up. Paré is the lead researcher and assistant professor of pathology and molecular medicine at the Michael G ...
  • Sutter Delta gets high grades for ER care Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:47AMANTIOCH -- Jeff Houston could tell that something was wrong with his father. Darryl Houston was visiting last month from Colorado, and they were about to go watch Jeff's son play a youth baseball game.
  • Devastating Pakistan floods finally heading to sea Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:43AMFloodwaters that have devastated Pakistan for five weeks headed to the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after swallowing two final towns, but the challenges of delivering emergency aid to 8 million people remained.
  • Curanderismo class confuses medicine and religion Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:42AMEditor, So a student wants to take a so-called “alternative medicine” course (known as “Traditional Medicine Without Borders: Curanderismo in the Southwest and Mexico”) through UNM, so he or she can learn how to keep the “evil eye” away from his or her child? Driving away evil is more rightly considered a religious, spiritual concern, not a medical concern.
  • Wounded warrior walks new path Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:41AMCallahan resident Tom Ron Hawthorne has spent the past four years rebuilding his life after coming out of a 27-day coma. The Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran was injured when the truck he was riding in was T-boned by a 5,000-pound military vehicle June 21, 2006.
  • Burke remembered for revitalization, preservation Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:40AMMALVERN — Samuel Burke Jr., a former borough councilman credited for revitalizing the borough's business district and saving the Paoli Battlefield from the hands of developers, died on Aug. 16 at age 90.
  • Strikers to vote on new offer Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:37AMAs Cosatu puts a sympathy strike on hold, public sector workers vote on an increased wage offer made by the government.
  • Wife of former Yonkers Mayor Terence Zaleski named in restraining order Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:35AMEASTCHESTER — The mother-in-law of former Yonkers Mayor Terence Zaleski recently obtained an order of protection against his wife, Lynn, after accusing Lynn Zaleski of using force against her.
  • Surgery center holds open house Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:33AMSparta On Thursday, Aug. 12 Specialty Surgical Center in Sparta held an open house that gave the attendees personalized tours, BP screenings, a hand washing clinic, demonstrations, children’s activities and refreshments.
  • Week In Review: 08/29/2010 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:27AMMANCELONA— Jason Dean Calo was a bona fide leader who quarterbacked his football team to victory against area rivals. Calo hung up his helmet and cleats when he graduated from Mancelona High School in 2005, but never relinquished that leadership role.
  • Rachel Coalition gets grant to expand services for children Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:25AMFollowing completion of a pilot counseling group in spring 2010 for children whose lives have been impacted by domestic violence, the Rachel Coalition, a division of Jewish Family Service of MetroWest, has received new funding to expand the Kids’ Corner program.
  • Nikkei climbs 1.76% on central banks monetary easing moves (3) Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:24AMThe yen declined earlier today to 85.91 per dollar, the weakest since Aug. 19, before rising to 85.42 following the BOJ's policy announcement. Exporters cheer a weaker yen as profits aren' t eroded when repatriated.
  • Congressman Frelinghuysen Visits Saint Barnabas Medical Center Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:22AMRep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-11, visited to Saint Barnabas Medical Center on Monday, July 19 and met with key members of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center and Saint Barnabas Medical Center senior leadership who thanked him for his support on several hospital issues.
  • Continuing education calendar Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:21AMContinuing education calendar
  • MedCath to sell interest in Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota to Avera McKennan Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:19AMMedCath Corporation announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its subsidiary which is the indirect owner of a one-third ownership interest and management rights in Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota to Avera McKennan. The transaction is expected to close in 45 to 90 days, subject to certain closing conditions.
  • Medicare: Never to late to quit! Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:58AMWASHINGTON -- Medicare is catching up to most private insurers by providing counseling for any beneficiary who's trying to quit smoking. More than 4 million seniors are hooked on cigarettes.
  • Humanitarian Needs in Flood-Stricken Pakistan Rise Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:52AMAid agencies warn persistent movement of floodwaters to provinces in south is increasing number of people affected by disaster
  • Doctor births free medical clinic Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:51AMLOVELAND - St. Matthew's Medical Clinic began as one man's desire to provide medical care to those who can't afford it.
  • Depression stalks trapped miners Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:42AMMorale is starting to sag among a handful of the 33 miners trapped deep underground in Chile for months to come, as engineers prepare to start drilling an escape shaft.
  • Medicare Expands Coverage To Help Smokers Quit Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:36AMThey've lived with the health warnings about smoking for much of their lives and doubtless seen the ill effects on friends, relatives and even themselves, yet about 4.5 million older people in the U.S. keep on lighting up.
  • Back-to-school bash provided academic supplies, medical care Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:35AMBack-to-School Bash hosted by the Family Health Center and Kalamazoo Deacons Conference provided children with school supplies and medical care, such as screenings.
  • How to ... use dread disease assurance Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:35AMDread disease cover is a relatively new aspect of assurance cover. In the seventh part of our "How to" series on life assurance, we look at this often overlooked but important aspect of risk cover.
  • Michigan launching high-risk health insurance pool Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 8:29AMLANSING, Mich. (AP) -- A Michigan program is ready to start signing up people with pre-existing medical conditions for a subsidized insurance plan.
  • Lack of care blamed for patient's death Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:08AMA psychiatric patient died on Wednesday due to a lack of medical care, bringing the death total in the Eastern Cape to five, the provincial health department said.
  • New mom smiles through her tears Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:07AMWhen Thuli Mahlangu started feeling cramps, she had no idea she was in labour. She was only 36 weeks along. Her due date wasn't until October. When the pains continued through Wednesday night, her boyfriend Thomas Lehlohonolo, 39, began to worry.
  • Spencer veterans view memorial honoring them Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:06AMThe American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars members who took part in the memorable Thursday, Aug. 19, trip to Washington, D.C., are easily be spotted. Many of them proudly display and use their...
  • New USD classes at Crazy Horse graduate first students Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:04AMMostly strangers, the would-be college students began the first Summer University Program at Crazy Horse Memorial in June with simple hopes of earning course credits and paychecks from seasonal jobs.
  • Family Fun Day to raise awareness for disorder Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:04AMVicki Taylor has made it her mission to educate others about fumarase deficiency, a rare genetic metabolic disorder.
  • U-M researchers explore prevention measures, treatments for C. difficile infection Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:04AMClostridium difficile, a wily, familiar bacterium, causes a growing number of serious infections in U.S. hospitals and nursing homes. With a $7.5 million, five-year award from the National Institutes of Health, University of Michigan researchers plan to discover what factors in the microbe and in patients make C. difficile a formidable, costly problem.
  • Enrollment now open for state's pre-existing condition insurance plan Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:01AMEnrollment for the Illinois Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (IPXP) is now open. The federally-funded plan will provide coverage for thousands of Illinois residents who have been denied health coverage due to preexisting conditions. Residents can apply online at Insurance.Illinois.gov/IPXP and by phone at (877) 210-9167. Coverage through the plan will begin Sept. 1.
  • New name, new look Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:01AMDANVILLE -- PHI Air Medical, the helicopter provider at Hendricks Regional Health, recently announced an updated agreement with St. Vincent Health that creates a new critical care transport brand...