Biomarkers for Mood May Alter Psychiatric Treatments
Friday, 29. February 2008
Title: Biomarkers for Mood May Alter Psychiatric Treatments
Category: Health News
Created: 2/29/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/29/2008
Health Tip: Depression in Children
Friday, 29. February 2008
Title: Health Tip: Depression in Children
Category: Health News
Created: 2/29/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/29/2008
Staff appreciation breakfast a key transmission event in SARS 2: report
Friday, 29. February 2008
TORONTO – It is a bitter irony: A staff appreciation breakfast staged to thank health-care workers for their valiant efforts during Toronto’s SARS outbreak helped spread the disease in a devastating second wave of illness in May and June of 2003, an investigation into what was called SARS 2
Sextuplets seized from parents were not in danger, lawyer tells B.C. court
Friday, 29. February 2008
VANCOUVER – Medical opinion, the government’s duty to protect children, parental rights and freedom of religion are clashing in a B.C. courtroom over the seizure of four premature babies from a group of sextuplets.
Las Vegas clinic accused of reusing syringes faces lawsuit
Friday, 29. February 2008
LAS VEGAS – A former patient sued a Nevada surgical centre believed to have spread hepatitis C by reusing syringes and vials of medication, saying Thursday he fears for his health.
IWK hospital opens lab extension to Centre for Pediatric Pain Research
Friday, 29. February 2008
HALIFAX – The IWK Children’s Health Centre has opened a new extension to its Centre for Pediatric Pain Research.
The Halifax lab is being described as a state-of-the-art clinical research facility dedicated to the study of pain in children.
2 weeks after man seriously sickened, Vegas police find ricin in hotel room
Friday, 29. February 2008
LAS VEGAS – Authorities on Friday confirmed that the deadly toxin ricin was found in a motel room most recently occupied by a man who has been in critical condition with breathing problems at a hospital for more than two weeks.
GAO Confirms That Medicare Advantage Yields Savings for Seniors
Thursday, 28. February 2008
Medicare Advantage plans continue to provide high-value health care coverage to millions of seniors according to estimates and projections released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office .
New National Poll: Majority of American Voters Oppose Bush Administration’s Proposed Cuts to Medicare
Thursday, 28. February 2008
61% Less Likely to Re-Elect Their U.S. Representative if they Support Administration’s Medicare Cuts
Democratic Governors Call On Congress To Block Bush Administration Rules That Would Make It Harder For States To Expand SCHIP
Thursday, 28. February 2008
Three Democratic governors on Tuesday called on Congress to block a Bush administration directive that has made it difficult for states to expand their SCHIP programs, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports (Freking, AP/Houston Chronicle, 2/26).