When her mother died in late October, Wendy Krakosky of Madison Heights wondered what to do with all her unused medications.
"They were just sitting there," she said, holding open a bag of orange bottles and blister packs containing the drugs her mother took to prevent organ rejection, nausea and inflammation following a 2004 lung transplant.
Krakosky was one of many who descended upon the Detroit Medical Center Surgery Center in Madison Heights Read the rest of this entry »
It's not about Reva and Ingrid anymore - it's about their son. In the journey to achieve same-sex marriage in the state of Iowa, their view of marriage has changed.
In 2005, Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit on behalf of Reva Evans and Ingrid Olson of Council Bluffs and five other Iowa same-sex couples against Polk County Recorder Registrar Timothy Brien, who refused to issue them marriage licenses because Iowa Code 595.2(1) defines marriage as between Read the rest of this entry »
Physiology. Biology. Sociology. It may sound like midterms all over again, but these are the very things that make men and women different. Although Canadians may think they know all about it, the results of the 2008 Women's College Hospital X-Effects Health Index show otherwise.
Three of four women (73 per cent) believe they are aware of women's health issues, beyond reproductive issues. However, when asked about specific diseases and how they Read the rest of this entry »
Imagine two groups of friends having a drink in the pub on a Friday night. One is a group of women, the other men. Among all the usual chat about The X Factor and the credit crunch, the subject of weight and dieting comes up. The women talk about how much weight they've lost and the diets they've tried. The men, on the other hand, slap each other's beer bellies and, with much laughter, joke about how many lagers it's taken to create them.
Okay, Read the rest of this entry »
A.M. Best Co.
Health
Net of California, Inc.
.
Concurrently, A.M. Best has downgraded the FSR to B+ (Good) from B++
(Good) and ICRs to
Health Net Health Plan of Oregon, Inc.
Health Net of Arizona,
Inc.
A.M. Best also has downgraded the ICR and debt rating to
of the
parent company,
Health Net, Inc.
(Health Net) (headquartered in
Woodland Hills, CA)
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The outlook for all the above ratings has been revised to stable from
negative, except Read the rest of this entry »
Buffalo Hospital has received full accreditation by the nonprofit Joint Commission, the Minnesota hospital’s parent Allina Hospitals & Clinics said Tuesday.
Hospitals need accreditation to receive reimbursement from the federal Medicare and Medicaid health insurance programs, said Nancy Kielhofner, a registered nurse who manages quality care at the hospital.
The Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.-based Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than Read the rest of this entry »
President-elect Barack Obama has promised to expand health insurance coverage for everybody. But fulfilling this promise will require enough doctors on the firing line - internists, family doctors, pediatricians, gerontologists and others - to treat the additional people covered. Primary care is a part of the total healthcare system, and the Obama administration must craft a national health manpower policy to provide resources and reverse primary Read the rest of this entry »
Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put out a warning in regards to nearly 30 weight loss drugs people may turn to after packing on the added holiday pounds.
The FDA has issued a warning in regards to these drugs, which mainly come from China.
The FDA stated that they consist of ingredients which are unlisted, and could have a very negative impact on your body.
The impact these drugs can have could Read the rest of this entry »
Studies of new uses for existing breast cancer drugs and of combinations of standard drugs with experimental ones will dominate the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium this week, but stock analysts say they're not expecting major business-changing news.
Analysts say they're not expecting any breakthrough presentations by major drugmakers at the conference, which runs Wednesday through Sunday, but say some studies are worth watching. Sponsored by Read the rest of this entry »
Jeong Hyo-jeen, a 30-year-old office worker in Seoul, is one of the city's many bike enthusiasts. She has commuted to work by bicycle almost every day for the last four years.
``It's fun, of course, and you can avoid being stuck in crowds in buses or subway trains and at the same time it's good exercise,'' she said.
However, using a bicycle as the primary means of getting to work is challenging as the city lacks infrastructure for bike riders. Read the rest of this entry »