Archive for November, 2009

Drug Treatment Center - Successful partnership between CSL Behring and Accovion leads to - PR Inside

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Successful partnership between CSL Behring and Accovion leads to - PR Inside
approval from the US Food and Drug new treatment option for HAE, being the first C1-INH to be licensed in the USA for treatment of acute attacks of HAE. Approval was based on the results of the I.M.P.A.C.T. (International Multi-center

Support groups - Post-Tribune
2471 Lake County National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 7 to 8:30 p.m. second and fourth Friday each month, Southlake Center for Mental Health, 8555 Taft St., Merrillville, support and education for patients and families, 836-5837 La Leche

Under the Radar Healthcare Stocks: Protox, Pressure BioSciences - Seekingalpha.com
Below are three under the radar stocks from the healthcare sector that I have been following for the past 3-6 months which have upcoming catalysts in the form of expected strategic deals, clinical trial results, and other corporate developments

Study finds chemicals widespread in Minn. waters - Marketplace.publicradio.org
St. Paul, Minn. — Minnesota scientists say it appears endocrine-disrupting chemicals and pharmaceuticals are found in even the most pristine lakes in the state. Researchers say they’re not sure why the chemical compounds are so widespread, but they

Researchers identify proteins in lung cancer cells that may provide - PhysOrg
PhD, who is the co-director of the Center of Advanced Genomic Technology and a professor in the department of biomedical engineering at BU. “Drugs that a drug that would target this collection of proteins would be effective treatment for

‘V’: The way of the gun - Los Angeles Times Blogs
The pieces are coming together. But, yes, you’re going to have to wait until March to find out just what will happen next to our favorite reptilian aliens and the human resistance movement, now that the ABC sci-fi series goes into hiatus following

Course teaches healthy habits - Burlington Free Press
For University of Vermont senior Sabrina DeRose, the hardest part isn’t getting in the exercise or keeping track of the calories. It’s going to a restaurant. “This is probably my biggest challenge,” she said one recent Friday, after a

More Americans taking drugs for mental illness - Vancouver Sun
insurance coverage and greater familiarity with the drugs among primary care mental health diagnosis. The researchers culled data from several large public surveys of health in the United States, including from the National Center for Health

Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. Announces That Dr. Allen Davidoff Will - PR-USA.net
2009 Neural Restoration Workshop Series: Sandia National Laboratories and the Center commercialization of drug-based therapies to treat central nervous system diseases. SCT is a leader in the development of therapies that utilize drugs to

Successful partnership between CSL Behring and Accovion leads to - PR Inside
approval from the US Food and Drug new treatment option for HAE, being the first C1-INH to be licensed in the USA for treatment of acute attacks of HAE. Approval was based on the results of the I.M.P.A.C.T. (International Multi-center

Support groups - Post-Tribune
2471 Lake County National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 7 to 8:30 p.m. second and fourth Friday each month, Southlake Center for Mental Health, 8555 Taft St., Merrillville, support and education for patients and families, 836-5837 La Leche

Under the Radar Healthcare Stocks: Protox, Pressure BioSciences - Seekingalpha.com
Below are three under the radar stocks from the healthcare sector that I have been following for the past 3-6 months which have upcoming catalysts in the form of expected strategic deals, clinical trial results, and other corporate developments

Study finds chemicals widespread in Minn. waters - Marketplace.publicradio.org
St. Paul, Minn. — Minnesota scientists say it appears endocrine-disrupting chemicals and pharmaceuticals are found in even the most pristine lakes in the state. Researchers say they’re not sure why the chemical compounds are so widespread, but they

Researchers identify proteins in lung cancer cells that may provide - PhysOrg
PhD, who is the co-director of the Center of Advanced Genomic Technology and a professor in the department of biomedical engineering at BU. “Drugs that a drug that would target this collection of proteins would be effective treatment for

‘V’: The way of the gun - Los Angeles Times Blogs
The pieces are coming together. But, yes, you’re going to have to wait until March to find out just what will happen next to our favorite reptilian aliens and the human resistance movement, now that the ABC sci-fi series goes into hiatus following

Course teaches healthy habits - Burlington Free Press
For University of Vermont senior Sabrina DeRose, the hardest part isn’t getting in the exercise or keeping track of the calories. It’s going to a restaurant. “This is probably my biggest challenge,” she said one recent Friday, after a

More Americans taking drugs for mental illness - Vancouver Sun
insurance coverage and greater familiarity with the drugs among primary care mental health diagnosis. The researchers culled data from several large public surveys of health in the United States, including from the National Center for Health

Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. Announces That Dr. Allen Davidoff Will - PR-USA.net
2009 Neural Restoration Workshop Series: Sandia National Laboratories and the Center commercialization of drug-based therapies to treat central nervous system diseases. SCT is a leader in the development of therapies that utilize drugs to

Drug Treatment Center - Cancer survivor opposes new guidelines - Courier-Journal

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Cancer survivor opposes new guidelines - Courier-Journal
completed treatment in January 2008. “The more in tune you are with your body, the better.” Dr. Lane Roland, co-director of breast imaging and intervention at the University of Louisville’s James Graham Brown Cancer Center The drug

Just ‘believe’: Experts say Placebo power behind many natural cures - Journal Times
Rob Carr This Oct. 24, 2008, file photo shows Reiki specialist Bonnie Tarantino treating a patient at the University of Maryland Medical Center, in Baltimore. The patient was too sedated to remember his treatment with Reiki energy therapy, but his

‘V’: The way of the gun - Los Angeles Times Blogs
The pieces are coming together. But, yes, you’re going to have to wait until March to find out just what will happen next to our favorite reptilian aliens and the human resistance movement, now that the ABC sci-fi series goes into hiatus following

Health crisis led to discovery of another - Times Union
Jimmy Mesko’s life started and ended with a medical crisis, making the 29 years between even more precious. Mesko was hospitalized three weeks ago with swine flu only to learn that he had leukemia, unrelated to the flu. Seventeen days later, he died

My Horizons - American Reporter
THE NETHERLANDS, Aug. 23, 2009 — I am currently assigned to a small NATO base in the Tri-Border Area of Europe, where Belgium, The Netherland and Germany meet. It is tiny compared to other installations I’ve worked at. The airfield is home to AWACS

Latest News - RealClearPolitics
Sales of new homes are expected to post a modest increase in October, reinforcing data this week that showed the real estate market is regaining its footing after a dramati President Barack Obama honored India’s prime minister with a toast in

Death threat, ER punch contribute to sentence - Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
A 25-year-old Alma Center man originally charged with six felonies and six misdemeanors for threatening to kill a former girlfriend, threatening a State Patrol officer and punching an emergency room doctor on Christmas recently pleaded guilty and was

Market Mover - American Reporter
puts me in a brownstone in the upscale Park Slope section of Brooklyn to recuperate from prostate cancer surgery earlier this week at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New state is certified to perform weight loss surgery, a

Cancer survivor opposes new guidelines - Courier-Journal
completed treatment in January 2008. “The more in tune you are with your body, the better.” Dr. Lane Roland, co-director of breast imaging and intervention at the University of Louisville’s James Graham Brown Cancer Center The drug

Just ‘believe’: Experts say Placebo power behind many natural cures - Journal Times
Rob Carr This Oct. 24, 2008, file photo shows Reiki specialist Bonnie Tarantino treating a patient at the University of Maryland Medical Center, in Baltimore. The patient was too sedated to remember his treatment with Reiki energy therapy, but his

‘V’: The way of the gun - Los Angeles Times Blogs
The pieces are coming together. But, yes, you’re going to have to wait until March to find out just what will happen next to our favorite reptilian aliens and the human resistance movement, now that the ABC sci-fi series goes into hiatus following

Health crisis led to discovery of another - Times Union
Jimmy Mesko’s life started and ended with a medical crisis, making the 29 years between even more precious. Mesko was hospitalized three weeks ago with swine flu only to learn that he had leukemia, unrelated to the flu. Seventeen days later, he died

My Horizons - American Reporter
THE NETHERLANDS, Aug. 23, 2009 — I am currently assigned to a small NATO base in the Tri-Border Area of Europe, where Belgium, The Netherland and Germany meet. It is tiny compared to other installations I’ve worked at. The airfield is home to AWACS

Latest News - RealClearPolitics
Sales of new homes are expected to post a modest increase in October, reinforcing data this week that showed the real estate market is regaining its footing after a dramati President Barack Obama honored India’s prime minister with a toast in

Death threat, ER punch contribute to sentence - Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
A 25-year-old Alma Center man originally charged with six felonies and six misdemeanors for threatening to kill a former girlfriend, threatening a State Patrol officer and punching an emergency room doctor on Christmas recently pleaded guilty and was

Market Mover - American Reporter
puts me in a brownstone in the upscale Park Slope section of Brooklyn to recuperate from prostate cancer surgery earlier this week at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New state is certified to perform weight loss surgery, a

Drug Treatment Center - ‘Scarless’ Thyroid Surgery Uses 3-D, High-Def Robotic Equipment - Science Daily

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

‘Scarless’ Thyroid Surgery Uses 3-D, High-Def Robotic Equipment - Science Daily
The technique, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this summer, uses the latest Da Vinci® three-dimensional, high-definition robotic equipment to make a two-inch incision below the armpit that allows doctors to maneuver a

Proteins in Lung Cancer Cells That May Provide Potential Drug Targets - Science Daily
ScienceDaily (Nov. 24, 2009) — Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the Boston University Biomedical Engineering Department have identified a number of proteins whose activation allows them to distinguish between cancer

JohnsonDiversey recapitalizes; fund to take 46% stake - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Funds managed by Clayton Dubilier & Rice are investing $477 million for that stake in the Sturtevant maker of commercial and industrial cleaning products. The change will result in JohnsonDiversey changing its name to Diversey Inc. in early 2010. The

Steven R. Goldstein, M.D., Joins Bionovo’s Menerba Medical Advisory - Biloxi Sun Herald
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Bionovo, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNVI) announced today the appointment of Steven R. Goldstein, M.D., to the company’s Medical Advisory Board. Dr. Goldstein is a world leader on uterine safety. He has

Local Musician lays down guitar to help Soldiers - Salon
Writing this article has moved me so much, I had to share with you and as many others as I can. I hope it touches you as it has me. After hearing sobering accounts of soldiers suffering from severe war burns, local songwriter-performer Gary Logan

Crack Pipes Found After Fire That Hurt Ex-Knicks Player - New York Times
Fire marshals are investigating whether crack pipes discarded in a Bronx row house played a part in sparking a fire on Sunday that critically injured Dean Meminger, a former player for the New York Knicks . Investigators discovered several crack

‘Scarless’ Thyroid Surgery Uses 3-D, High-Def Robotic Equipment - Science Daily
The technique, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this summer, uses the latest Da Vinci® three-dimensional, high-definition robotic equipment to make a two-inch incision below the armpit that allows doctors to maneuver a

Proteins in Lung Cancer Cells That May Provide Potential Drug Targets - Science Daily
ScienceDaily (Nov. 24, 2009) — Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the Boston University Biomedical Engineering Department have identified a number of proteins whose activation allows them to distinguish between cancer

JohnsonDiversey recapitalizes; fund to take 46% stake - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Funds managed by Clayton Dubilier & Rice are investing $477 million for that stake in the Sturtevant maker of commercial and industrial cleaning products. The change will result in JohnsonDiversey changing its name to Diversey Inc. in early 2010. The

Steven R. Goldstein, M.D., Joins Bionovo’s Menerba Medical Advisory - Biloxi Sun Herald
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Bionovo, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNVI) announced today the appointment of Steven R. Goldstein, M.D., to the company’s Medical Advisory Board. Dr. Goldstein is a world leader on uterine safety. He has

Local Musician lays down guitar to help Soldiers - Salon
Writing this article has moved me so much, I had to share with you and as many others as I can. I hope it touches you as it has me. After hearing sobering accounts of soldiers suffering from severe war burns, local songwriter-performer Gary Logan

Crack Pipes Found After Fire That Hurt Ex-Knicks Player - New York Times
Fire marshals are investigating whether crack pipes discarded in a Bronx row house played a part in sparking a fire on Sunday that critically injured Dean Meminger, a former player for the New York Knicks . Investigators discovered several crack

Drug Treatment Center - County starts waiting list for drug, alcohol screenings - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

County starts waiting list for drug, alcohol screenings - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee County started putting anyone screened for outpatient drug or alcohol treatment on a waiting list Tuesday, the result of a potential shortfall in federal aid. “It’s a crisis because addiction is a disease and these people can’t get help

Raptor Pharmaceutical Completes DR Cysteamine Phase 2b Clinical Trial - Biloxi Sun Herald
NOVATO, Calif., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. (”Raptor” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: RPTP), today announced results from a Phase 2b clinical trial of its proprietary delayed-release cysteamine bitartrate (”DR Cysteamine

Thankful for living life - Corsicana Daily Sun
Leecia is on a drug to slow the effects of the MS, which is a shot she administers weekly Michael Grant at the Sammon Center, who had seen her in 2006 when a “shadow” was seen on a mammogram then. The biopsy she had in 2006 was fine. “

County starts waiting list for drug, alcohol screenings - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee County started putting anyone screened for outpatient drug or alcohol treatment on a waiting list Tuesday, the result of a potential shortfall in federal aid. “It’s a crisis because addiction is a disease and these people can’t get help

Raptor Pharmaceutical Completes DR Cysteamine Phase 2b Clinical Trial - Biloxi Sun Herald
NOVATO, Calif., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. (”Raptor” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: RPTP), today announced results from a Phase 2b clinical trial of its proprietary delayed-release cysteamine bitartrate (”DR Cysteamine

Thankful for living life - Corsicana Daily Sun
Leecia is on a drug to slow the effects of the MS, which is a shot she administers weekly Michael Grant at the Sammon Center, who had seen her in 2006 when a “shadow” was seen on a mammogram then. The biopsy she had in 2006 was fine. “

Drug Treatment Center - Harry Reid’s steady hand - Las Vegas Sun

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Harry Reid’s steady hand - Las Vegas Sun
In the Democratic-run Senate, there are enough votes to pass meaningful health care reform legislation largely along the lines offered by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada — if it were simply about the legislation’s merits. There are

Single Payer Advocates To Help With Sanders’ S703 Amendment and HCR - Democratic Underground.com
“As a movement, it’s important for us to continue to educate people that this is not enough, it’s not sufficient, it’s not addressing the problem that we have, it’s not going to be universal or financially sustainable,” said Dr. Margaret

Autism treatment: Science hijacked to support alternative therapies - NorthJersey.com
Part 2 of a 2-part series. CHICAGO — Dr. Carlos Pardo was trying to head off trouble. The Johns Hopkins neurologist and his colleagues had autopsied the brains of people with autism who died in accidents and found evidence of neuroinflammation. This

Harry Reid’s steady hand - Las Vegas Sun
In the Democratic-run Senate, there are enough votes to pass meaningful health care reform legislation largely along the lines offered by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada — if it were simply about the legislation’s merits. There are

Single Payer Advocates To Help With Sanders’ S703 Amendment and HCR - Democratic Underground.com
“As a movement, it’s important for us to continue to educate people that this is not enough, it’s not sufficient, it’s not addressing the problem that we have, it’s not going to be universal or financially sustainable,” said Dr. Margaret

Autism treatment: Science hijacked to support alternative therapies - NorthJersey.com
Part 2 of a 2-part series. CHICAGO — Dr. Carlos Pardo was trying to head off trouble. The Johns Hopkins neurologist and his colleagues had autopsied the brains of people with autism who died in accidents and found evidence of neuroinflammation. This

Drug Treatment Center - New form of treatment available for people with psoriasis - Channel News Asia

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

New form of treatment available for people with psoriasis - Channel News Asia

New form of treatment available for people with psoriasis
Channel News Asia
The drug has been approved by the Health Sciences Authority. Singapore is the first country to approve this treatment outside of the United States,

and more »

Thief steals Kan. nonprofit center’s presents for children of adults in treatment - fox4kc.com


The Wichita Eagle
Thief steals Kan. nonprofit center's presents for children of adults in treatment
fox4kc.com
(AP) — A nonprofit drug and alcohol treatment center in Wichita is in a bind after a thief made off with Christmas presents for children of its adult
Grinch Steals Presents From Rehab CenterKAKE
Kansas grinch steals children's gifts from adult rehab centerMcClatchy Washington Bureau

all 19 news articles »

New form of treatment available for people with psoriasis - Channel News Asia

New form of treatment available for people with psoriasis
Channel News Asia
The drug has been approved by the Health Sciences Authority. Singapore is the first country to approve this treatment outside of the United States,

and more »

Thief steals Kan. nonprofit center’s presents for children of adults in treatment - fox4kc.com


The Wichita Eagle
Thief steals Kan. nonprofit center's presents for children of adults in treatment
fox4kc.com
(AP) — A nonprofit drug and alcohol treatment center in Wichita is in a bind after a thief made off with Christmas presents for children of its adult
Grinch Steals Presents From Rehab CenterKAKE
Kansas grinch steals children's gifts from adult rehab centerMcClatchy Washington Bureau

all 19 news articles »

Drug Treatment Center - Troubled kids kept waiting - Duluth News Tribune (registration)

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

Troubled kids kept waiting - Duluth News Tribune (registration)

Troubled kids kept waiting
Duluth News Tribune (registration)
The only inpatient treatment center in the area that offers the intense therapy called for in those situations is SMDC Medical Center's Behavioral Health

and more »

Pender commissioners approve grant for drug treatment center in Burgaw - StarNewsOnline.com

Pender commissioners approve grant for drug treatment center in Burgaw
StarNewsOnline.com
The $1 million project encompasses a 3803-square-foot residential building and a 2478-square-foot treatment center. It's a permitted use under the

and more »

Luxury Drug Treatment & Alcohol Recovery Center Spirit Lodge Announces … - PR-CANADA.net (press release)

Luxury Drug Treatment & Alcohol Recovery Center Spirit Lodge Announces
PR-CANADA.net (press release)
Spirit Lodge is a luxury drug and alcohol treatment center offering hope to adults focused on recovery from alcoholism and drug abuse.

Agencies combine mental health, rehab and substance abuse services - Mansfield News Journal

Agencies combine mental health, rehab and substance abuse services
Mansfield News Journal
Both organizations hope they will be able to maximize alcohol- and drug-treatment programs by working together. The Center and the Rehab Center conducted a

and more »

Darwen rehab centre location ‘like putting alcoholic in pub’ - Lancashire Telegraph

Darwen rehab centre location 'like putting alcoholic in pub'
Lancashire Telegraph
Liberal Democrat Roy Davies spoke out over plans to convert a dental surgery in Sudell Road into a residential care centre for women with drug and alcohol

and more »

Starweek Magazine Hope in a home called Tahanan - Philippine Star

Starweek Magazine Hope in a home called Tahanan
Philippine Star
“We believe that the family is a great help in the rehabilitation program of a drug dependent. Why? Because after 6 months in the rehab center,

Advocates say merger of Norman treatment center could create gaps for people … - KFSM

Advocates say merger of Norman treatment center could create gaps for people
KFSM
(AP) — Mental health professionals say hundreds of people will go untreated if the state-run Norman Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center is closed.
Ex-patient says Norman center saved his lifeNewsOK.com
Mental health plan decried in NormanNewsOK.com

all 6 news articles »

Mental health agency buffeted by cuts - Tulsa World

Mental health agency buffeted by cuts
Tulsa World
Cuts will require closing a men's treatment center in Tahlequah — the loss of 20 beds. At Griffin Memorial Hospital's children's recovery center in Norman,
Local mental health agencies look for ways to do more with lessLancaster Eagle Gazette

all 2 news articles »

Troubled kids kept waiting - Duluth News Tribune (registration)

Troubled kids kept waiting
Duluth News Tribune (registration)
The only inpatient treatment center in the area that offers the intense therapy called for in those situations is SMDC Medical Center's Behavioral Health

and more »

Pender commissioners approve grant for drug treatment center in Burgaw - StarNewsOnline.com

Pender commissioners approve grant for drug treatment center in Burgaw
StarNewsOnline.com
The $1 million project encompasses a 3803-square-foot residential building and a 2478-square-foot treatment center. It's a permitted use under the

and more »

Luxury Drug Treatment & Alcohol Recovery Center Spirit Lodge Announces … - PR-CANADA.net (press release)

Luxury Drug Treatment & Alcohol Recovery Center Spirit Lodge Announces
PR-CANADA.net (press release)
Spirit Lodge is a luxury drug and alcohol treatment center offering hope to adults focused on recovery from alcoholism and drug abuse.

Agencies combine mental health, rehab and substance abuse services - Mansfield News Journal

Agencies combine mental health, rehab and substance abuse services
Mansfield News Journal
Both organizations hope they will be able to maximize alcohol- and drug-treatment programs by working together. The Center and the Rehab Center conducted a

and more »

Darwen rehab centre location ‘like putting alcoholic in pub’ - Lancashire Telegraph

Darwen rehab centre location 'like putting alcoholic in pub'
Lancashire Telegraph
Liberal Democrat Roy Davies spoke out over plans to convert a dental surgery in Sudell Road into a residential care centre for women with drug and alcohol

and more »

Starweek Magazine Hope in a home called Tahanan - Philippine Star

Starweek Magazine Hope in a home called Tahanan
Philippine Star
“We believe that the family is a great help in the rehabilitation program of a drug dependent. Why? Because after 6 months in the rehab center,

Advocates say merger of Norman treatment center could create gaps for people … - KFSM

Advocates say merger of Norman treatment center could create gaps for people
KFSM
(AP) — Mental health professionals say hundreds of people will go untreated if the state-run Norman Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center is closed.
Ex-patient says Norman center saved his lifeNewsOK.com
Mental health plan decried in NormanNewsOK.com

all 6 news articles »

Mental health agency buffeted by cuts - Tulsa World

Mental health agency buffeted by cuts
Tulsa World
Cuts will require closing a men's treatment center in Tahlequah — the loss of 20 beds. At Griffin Memorial Hospital's children's recovery center in Norman,
Local mental health agencies look for ways to do more with lessLancaster Eagle Gazette

all 2 news articles »

Drug Treatment Center - Medical Marijuana: No Longer Just for Adults - Dispatch

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

Medical Marijuana: No Longer Just for Adults - Dispatch
At the Peace in Medicine Healing Center in Sebastopol, the wares on display include dried marijuana — featuring brands like Kryptonite, Voodoo Daddy and Train Wreck — and medicinal cookies arrayed below a sign saying, “Keep Out of Reach of Your

One doctor has been given one last chance by the board - Tulsa World
statement for someone who this year was named medical director for Catalyst, an Oklahoma substance abuse center Suboxone and another drug used to treat opiate addiction in his patients. He also asked to prescribe Schedule 3 drugs in his

The Maybe-Baby Dilemma - Boston Globe
Christine Pearlstein of Hudson was busy with three children under 4 when the letter arrived. Her fertility clinic needed to know what she and her husband wanted to do with their four frozen embryos, created during an in vitro fertilization treatment

Coroner reopens case in death of Fort Mill Town Councilman’s daughter - Fort Mill Times
Everyone agrees Melissa Huntley Motz was shot and killed in the passenger seat of her husband’s blue Thunderbird eight years ago. But police, prosecutors and the woman’s family still cannot agree on who pulled the trigger in the parking lot of the

Building a Better Understanding of Health Care Reform - Richmond Times-Dispatch
On Tuesday night, the newspaper held its 27th Public Square. The topic was health care reform. Unlike our September Public Square on health care, which featured presentations by Reps. Bobby Scott and Eric Cantor, this session was devoted entirely to

Mental health agency buffeted by cuts - Tulsa World
There will be a net loss of about 36 adult substance abuse beds as well as the loss of all 40 children’s mental health beds in the state when the Norman Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center, a 60-resident substance abuse facility, and the Children’s

Local flu fighters mixing it up - MLive.com
To alleviate shortages of a popular flu medicine, the federal government has pushed compounding pharmacies to formulate the drug locally, giving patients quicker access to the medicine. Oseltamivir phosphate, sold as Tamiflu, is taken orally in

From the Lab, a New Weapon Against Cholesterol - Star News Online
Andre Nel, chief of the division of nanomedicine and director of the Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology at the University The particles have centers of gold or other materials, Dr. Mulder said, depending on the type of

Medical Marijuana: No Longer Just for Adults - Dispatch
At the Peace in Medicine Healing Center in Sebastopol, the wares on display include dried marijuana — featuring brands like Kryptonite, Voodoo Daddy and Train Wreck — and medicinal cookies arrayed below a sign saying, “Keep Out of Reach of Your

One doctor has been given one last chance by the board - Tulsa World
statement for someone who this year was named medical director for Catalyst, an Oklahoma substance abuse center Suboxone and another drug used to treat opiate addiction in his patients. He also asked to prescribe Schedule 3 drugs in his

The Maybe-Baby Dilemma - Boston Globe
Christine Pearlstein of Hudson was busy with three children under 4 when the letter arrived. Her fertility clinic needed to know what she and her husband wanted to do with their four frozen embryos, created during an in vitro fertilization treatment

Coroner reopens case in death of Fort Mill Town Councilman’s daughter - Fort Mill Times
Everyone agrees Melissa Huntley Motz was shot and killed in the passenger seat of her husband’s blue Thunderbird eight years ago. But police, prosecutors and the woman’s family still cannot agree on who pulled the trigger in the parking lot of the

Building a Better Understanding of Health Care Reform - Richmond Times-Dispatch
On Tuesday night, the newspaper held its 27th Public Square. The topic was health care reform. Unlike our September Public Square on health care, which featured presentations by Reps. Bobby Scott and Eric Cantor, this session was devoted entirely to

Mental health agency buffeted by cuts - Tulsa World
There will be a net loss of about 36 adult substance abuse beds as well as the loss of all 40 children’s mental health beds in the state when the Norman Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center, a 60-resident substance abuse facility, and the Children’s

Local flu fighters mixing it up - MLive.com
To alleviate shortages of a popular flu medicine, the federal government has pushed compounding pharmacies to formulate the drug locally, giving patients quicker access to the medicine. Oseltamivir phosphate, sold as Tamiflu, is taken orally in

From the Lab, a New Weapon Against Cholesterol - Star News Online
Andre Nel, chief of the division of nanomedicine and director of the Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology at the University The particles have centers of gold or other materials, Dr. Mulder said, depending on the type of

Drug Treatment Center - Medical Marijuana: No Longer Just for Adults - New York Times

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Medical Marijuana: No Longer Just for Adults - New York Times
At the Peace in Medicine Healing Center in Sebastopol, the wares on display include dried marijuana — featuring brands like Kryptonite, Voodoo Daddy and Train Wreck — and medicinal cookies arrayed below a sign saying, “Keep Out of Reach of Your

New anti-cancer foods added to patients’ plates - Windsor Star
WASHINGTON - Would-be cancer survivors had their diet expanded by three menu items this week, with new studies extolling the disease-fighting properties of grapefruit juice, walnuts and wine. The research hailing the apparent cancer-fighting powers

Inside the Courtroom: Day Three - The Daily Dunklin Democrat
Heather Ellis (center) stands with family, and her attorney, Scott Rosenblum (far right), in front of various local and national media outlets following her plea of guilt to peace disturbance and resisting arrest. After over two hours of deliberation

Women say they were raped as children in state psychiatric hospital - KREM
SEATTLE - Secrets, nearly 10 years old, are coming out tonight surrounding the only state-run psychiatric hospital for children in Washington. Two adult women are now going public to say they were raped as young, mentally ill girls in that hospital

River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) Reduced By Nearly One-Third In At - Stockhouse
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the PAHO (the American regional office of the World Health Organization), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Merck & Co., Inc. contributes greatly to the program’s achievements by donating

Medical Marijuana: No Longer Just for Adults - New York Times
At the Peace in Medicine Healing Center in Sebastopol, the wares on display include dried marijuana — featuring brands like Kryptonite, Voodoo Daddy and Train Wreck — and medicinal cookies arrayed below a sign saying, “Keep Out of Reach of Your

New anti-cancer foods added to patients’ plates - Windsor Star
WASHINGTON - Would-be cancer survivors had their diet expanded by three menu items this week, with new studies extolling the disease-fighting properties of grapefruit juice, walnuts and wine. The research hailing the apparent cancer-fighting powers

Inside the Courtroom: Day Three - The Daily Dunklin Democrat
Heather Ellis (center) stands with family, and her attorney, Scott Rosenblum (far right), in front of various local and national media outlets following her plea of guilt to peace disturbance and resisting arrest. After over two hours of deliberation

Women say they were raped as children in state psychiatric hospital - KREM
SEATTLE - Secrets, nearly 10 years old, are coming out tonight surrounding the only state-run psychiatric hospital for children in Washington. Two adult women are now going public to say they were raped as young, mentally ill girls in that hospital

River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) Reduced By Nearly One-Third In At - Stockhouse
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the PAHO (the American regional office of the World Health Organization), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Merck & Co., Inc. contributes greatly to the program’s achievements by donating

Drug Treatment Center - 3 Democratic moderates to decide fate of health bill - for now - in - Newser

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

3 Democratic moderates to decide fate of health bill - for now - in - Newser
Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana. Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., center, accompanied

3 Democratic moderates to decide fate of health bill - for now - in - Newser
Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana. Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., center, accompanied