New report details health effects of Sept. 11 attacks

September 10, 2008
September 9, 2008
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September 4, 2008
September 3, 2008
September 7, 2008 - September 13, 2008
August 31, 2008 - September 6, 2008
August 24, 2008 - August 30, 2008
August 17, 2008 - August 23, 2008
August 10, 2008 - August 16, 2008
August 3, 2008 - August 9, 2008
July 27, 2008 - August 2, 2008
July 20, 2008 - July 26, 2008
July Read the rest of this entry »

BioReference Laboratories, Inc to Speak at the Oppenheimer 19Th

BRLI is the third largest full service laboratory in the United States
and the largest independent laboratory in the Northeastern market,
primarily a clinical testing lab servicing physician offices with
concentrations in the focused markets of esoteric testing, molecular
diagnostic, anatomical pathology and correctional health care. GenPath
is BRLI's national oncology laboratory.
Superior Science and Read the rest of this entry »

Denny Hamlin taken to hospital after hard wreck

Associated Press
10.05.08,
5:31 PM ET
TALLADEGA, Ala. -
Denny Hamlin was taken to a Birmingham hospital Sunday after a tire failure led to a hard crash at Talladega Superspeedway.
NASCAR said Hamlin was alert and awake, but was transported for futher observation. Hamlin was complaining of a headache and was favoring his right foot after his slow exit from his crumpled car.
"The tire went down and it was quite a shot," Joe Gibbs Racing Read the rest of this entry »

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Medicare Drug Benefit

President Mary Grealy and former Sens. John Breaux (D-La.) and Trent Lott (R-Miss.) announced Wednesday the
national campaign to raise awareness of the Medicare Part D open enrollment period,
reports. Grealy said the campaign will consist of television advertisements, media and grass roots persuasion. According to a Medicare Today survey about seniors' opinions of the 2003 Medicare law, 90% of current beneficiaries are satisfied with the program, Read the rest of this entry »

Celgene, FDA: Doctors Should Look For Alternatives To Blood Clot Drug

Celgene, FDA: Doctors Should Look For Alternatives To Blood Clot Drug
Posted on: Thursday, 1 January 2009, 15:42 CST
The FDA posted a letter to its Web site on Wednesday from Celgene Corp. warning users of blood-clot busting drug Innohep that new findings suggest the drug may lead to death in the elderly.
The letter urges doctors to suggest alternative drugs for patients with a blood clot condition known as deep vein thrombosis due to newly-reported Read the rest of this entry »

Hong Kong awaits test results to find cause of avian flu outbreak

HONG KONG, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- A health official of Hong Kong said here Saturday laboratories in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland will study carefully test results for the samples taken from a chicken farm where a recent avian flu outbreak occurred.
Dr. Leung Ting-hung, Acting Controller of the Center for Health Protection in Hong Kong, said on a radio program here Saturday that health authorities will check whether there is any virus mutation Read the rest of this entry »

Nixon, Hulshof debate turns fall campaign into referendum on Gov

   Missouri’s major candidates for governor will ask voters this fall to choose between two rather dismal views of life in Missouri at two points early in the 21st Century.
, the state’s four-term attorney general, the state needs a radical change in policy after four years of Republican Gov.
.
, these past few years have hurt our families. Jobs being shipped overseas. Health care unaffordable, if you’re fortunate enough to get it.
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PACAF officials centralize fitness testing

by Tech. Sgt. Tom Czerwinski
HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFNS)
--Airmen across the Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility soon will see a change in their fitness testing procedures as command officials move to centralize the testing under base health and wellness centers by March of 2009.
After receiving feedback from across the command, Gen. Howie Chandler, Pacific Air Forces commander, directed the changes for two primary reasons: Read the rest of this entry »

Homeless Trio Attempt To Sell Drugs To Undercover Officers

Published: November 22, 2008
on Friday,
said.
Manuel Galvez, 20, Carlos Castello, 24, and Alejandro Montes, 38, all were held without bail at the Orient Road Jail today. Each is charged with
conspiracy to traffic in cocaine.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested the men about 5 p.m. Friday after they arrived in the parking lot of a
in Brandon for a drug transaction, arrest
state.
According to the affidavits, the three had Read the rest of this entry »

Ethiopia: Population Growth Still High in Rural Setups - Ministry

State minister of health said family planning program in the rural setups of the country is still poor.
"When we see population growth (of the country), though it is somehow acceptable in the urban setups, in the rural setups it is very poor," said Dr. Kebede Worku, State Minister of the Federal Ministry of Health.
In rural setups, in average, mothers give birth to six children in their life time, said the State Minister adding that the country Read the rest of this entry »