Saturday, July 08, 2006

Medicine - Board to assess 3 dean nominees (The State News)




Calvin Schwabe -- veterinary medicine professor (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dr. Calvin W. Schwabe, a retired UC Davis professor of veterinary medicine who pioneered the use of human disease tracking techniques in the study of animal illnesses, died June 24 at his home in Haverford, Pa., from complications of post-polio syndrome. He...
Source: feeds.sfgate.com

'24','Grey's Anatomy' Among Emmy Nominees (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Stalwart suspense drama "24" and "Grey's Anatomy," the hit hospital drama that focuses as much on its interns' love lives as medicine, were among the top nominees announced Thursday for the Emmy Awards.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Dogs treat hospice patients with tender loving care (Orlando Sentinel)
A little attention from man's best friend can be the best medicine. Bill Roy has understood Chi Chi's qualifications all along.
Source: feeds.orlandosentinel.com

Down docs (Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune)
Peace Country Health will be facing a severe doctor crunch this summer because several key positions in surgery, family medicine, internal medicine, and emergency services will become vacant in August.
Source: www.dailyheraldtribune.com

Medicine - Georgia Surgeon Champ L. Baker Jr., MD Installed As President Of American Orthopaedic Society For Sports Medicine (Medical News Today)




ACUPUNCTURE AND CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE (Philadelphia City Paper)
Clear out your medicine cabinet for more useful things like deoderant, condoms and toothpaste and try an alternative way to get rid of aches and pains. Every Mon, Thu, Fri & Sat, Wellpoint Oriental Medicine, 255 S. 17th St., 215-275-9705.
Source: www.citypaper.net

Dr. Parker Joins Private Practice at Memorial Hospital (The Chattanoogan)
Christine Parker, M.D., a specialist in internal medicine, has joined Lynn McGee, M.D. and Liezelle Jurgens, M.D. in private practice at Memorial Medical Building East on Glenwood Drive. These physicians are affiliates of Memorial Health Partners and provide care for adults over 18.
Source: www.chattanoogan.com

Medicine - Hopkins again tops hospital rankings




A Drug's Promise (or Not) of Youth
LA Times - It is growth hormone, along with testosterone and estrogen, to which the field of modern anti-aging medicine owes its existence. Chein, an early adopter of GH, believes in its magic so strongly that he has staked his living, and possibly his freedom
Source: www.latimes.com

A Good Coach Stresses Safety First
WSFA - Douglas McKeag, chairman of the Indiana University School of Medicine's Department of Family Medicine, and director of the university's Center for Sports Medicine. "That philosophy is one of the paramount things people should find out." In the United
Source: www.wsfa.com

U.S. sends antiviral medicine to Asia
Associated Press - WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States dipped into its stockpile of Tamiflu and sent an undisclosed amount of the antiviral medicine to a secure location in Asia, where it could be used to help contain a potential global flu pandemic, according to a
Source: hosted.ap.org

Great Ape Dies
WOI-TV - It was to be the first surgery of its kind on a bonobo, and one of the first on a great ape. P-Suke's body was taken to Iowa State's College of Veterinary Medicine for an autopsy. P-Suke was father to four of the seven bonobos remaining at the Great
Source: www.woi-tv.com

The Johns Hopkins Hospital Tops U.S. News & World Report “Honor Roll
WebWire - Miller, M.D., dean and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Ronald R. Peterson, president of The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System. “We say it each year and we mean it: This recognition is a tribute to them and to the community physicians
Source: www.webwire.com

High-Dose Vaccine May Help Elderly Beat Seasonal Flu
WCAX - Keitel, an associate professor of medicine at the Influenza Research Center of the Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston. "Most of the people who die from complications of influenza are over the age of 65." The researchers speculated that by giving
Source: www.wcax.com

O'Quinn to donate $25M to Menninger Clinic
MSN MoneyCentral - Specifically, the donation will help establish a campus uniting mental health care, research and education as envisioned by The Menninger Clinic, Baylor College of Medicine and The Methodist Hospital when the world-class institutions affiliated in
Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com

Maine adopts meat purchasing policy
AG Weekly - WASHINGTON, D.C. - Maine’s Agriculture Committee took historic action to make Maine the first state to adopt a meat purchasing policy to address the antibiotic resistance crisis in human medicine. The purchasing policy favors meat products produced
Source: www.agweekly.com

Friday, July 07, 2006

Medicine - Minister Nottage wants more doctors to practice medicine in Family ...




In IQ Domestic Medicine upped sales by 42% to $39.7 million.
Analytical Information Agency, Russia - Jul 6, 2006In the IQ of 2006, the Domestic Medicine Pharmaceutical Holding (Otechestvennyye Lekarstva) upped its sales by 42% yoy - to $39.7 million, as the Company ...
Source: www.akm.ru

Medicine church dispenses is taken by choice
Barbados Advocate, Barbados - 19 hours agoIt is true that the Church has yielded some of its influence because of the ease with which it acquiesces and condones, but the medicine it dispenses has ...
Source: www.barbadosadvocate.com

DEREGULATION: ANCD-CONAD, APPROVE SALE OF MEDICINE BILL
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, Italy - Jul 1, 2006(AGI) - Rome, Jul 1 - "We warmly welcome the measure approved by the government allowing the sale of pharmaceutical products in commercial shops. ...
Source: www.agi.it

Unbound Medicine Launches Collaborative Publishing Platform
Yahoo! News (press release) - Jul 6, 2006CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Unbound Medicine, a leader in knowledge management solutions and mobile information resources for healthcare ...
Source: biz.yahoo.com

What role for complementary medicine in treating cancer
Spiked, UK - Jul 5, 2006... practitioners caused a storm of controversy with a letter criticising the National Health Service�s support for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). ...
Source: www.spiked-online.com

Pomegranate juice confirmed as miracle medicine for prostate ...
Newstarget.com, Taiwan - Jul 3, 2006(NewsTarget) A UCLA study of pomegranate juice suggests it can have a beneficial effect on prostate cancer in humans. The study, funded ...
Source: www.newstarget.com

Barnes-Jewish, Children's Hospital ranked among elite medical ...
St. Louis Business Journal, MO - 1 hour ago... July 17 issue. Barnes-Jewish and its physician partners at Washington University School of Medicine are the only St. Louis area ...
Source: stlouis.bizjournals.com

Thai bird flu medicine nearly ready: state drug makers
Nation Multimedia, Thailand - Jul 5, 2006The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) is in the final stages of developing a medicine to treat bird flu. The GPO has ...
Source: nationmultimedia.com

Medicine - Prevention best medicine for Qld nasties




New medicine insert rules effective Friday
PhysOrg.com, VA - Jun 29, 2006US pharmaceutical companies this Friday will begin using clearer, more understandable package inserts for some of their newer prescription drugs. ...
Source: www.physorg.com

Medicine MRPs to include tax
Indian Muslims, California - Jul 2, 2006New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The parliamentary consultative committee Sunday said medicines sold in shops would indicate maximum retail prices (MRP) inclusive of ...
Source: www.indianmuslims.info

New law asks state to study use of alternative medicine
Minnesota Public Radio, MN - Jul 5, 2006... A new law requires the commissioner of human services to study whether alternative or complementary medicine can improve the quality of health care and ...
Source: minnesota.publicradio.org

Forest Service places fire restrictions in dry Medicine Bow
Billings Gazette,  USA - Jun 29, 2006LARAMIE -- The US Forest Service has banned campfires and stove fires in the Medicine Bow National Forest in Albany County, except in grates and grills ...
Source: www.billingsgazette.net

Health/Medicine : 100,000 Indians to get free anti-AIDS drugs by ...
Telugu Portal, India - Jun 30, 2006New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The government-run National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) Friday said it would distribute free anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs to ...
Source: www.teluguportal.net

Inside Medicine: The Obesity Surgeon
BBC News, UK - Jul 3, 2006... emotionally. I am not quite sure. I am not quite sure how I ended up doing medicine, or how I ended up in this speciality. I suppose ...
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

New medicine insert rules effective Friday
DailyIndia.com, NY - Jun 29, 2006WILKES-BARRE, Pa., June 28 (UPI) -- US pharmaceutical companies this Friday will begin using clearer, more understandable package inserts for some of their ...
Source: www.dailyindia.com

Nigeria: Ekiti Hands-Over Estate to College of Medicine
AllAfrica.com, Washington - Jul 1, 2006... built last year by the Ekiti State government was, on Thursday, handed over to the University of Ado-Ekiti (UNAD) for the take-off of its college of medicine. ...
Source: allafrica.com

Opposition seizes on preventative medicine funding study
ABC Online, Australia - Jul 2, 2006The Federal Opposition has called for more funding for preventative medicine after a New Zealand study showed one-third of hospital admissions are avoidable. ...
Source: www.abc.net.au

Medicine - Get ready to take your medicine




Inside Medicine: The Obesity Surgeon
BBC News, UK - Jul 3, 2006... emotionally. I am not quite sure. I am not quite sure how I ended up doing medicine, or how I ended up in this speciality. I suppose ...
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Unbound Medicine Launches Collaborative Publishing Platform
Yahoo! News (press release) - 10 hours agoCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Unbound Medicine, a leader in knowledge management solutions and mobile information resources for healthcare ...
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Financial medicine for ERs kicks in
OCRegister, CA - Jun 28, 2006... Dr. Ramon Johnson, co-director of pediatric emergency medicine at Mission, said the uninsured sometimes have no choice but to seek primary-care treatment at ...
Source: www.ocregister.com

Opposition seizes on preventative medicine funding study
ABC Online, Australia - Jul 2, 2006The Federal Opposition has called for more funding for preventative medicine after a New Zealand study showed one-third of hospital admissions are avoidable. ...
Source: www.abc.net.au

Taking You Medicine Can Halve Risk of Death
Life Style Extra, UK - Jun 29, 2006PATIENTS who stick rigidly to their drug therapy halve their risk of death compared with those who fail to take their medicine, a new study shows. ...
Source: www.lse.co.uk

Pfizer brands will expand J&J rule of medicine chest
The Courier News, IL - Jul 1, 2006... "With all these brands, J&J touches people at almost every point in their life" and nearly owns the medicine cabinet, said Susan Palombo, an expert on health ...
Source: www.suburbanchicagonews.com

Study prompts call for more preventative medicine funding
ABC Online, Australia - Jul 2, 2006Australian doctors have seized on a study showing one-third of hospital admissions are avoidable, arguing it underscores the need for preventative medicine. ...
Source: www.abc.net.au

Cork Cancer Medicine Saves Lives
Vhi.ie, Ireland - 11 hours agoA medicine made in Cork saves 9 out of 10 lives of people with a serious form of leukemia, new research has revealed. Chronic Myeloid ...
Source: www.vhi.ie

Johnson & Johnson: Big Medicine Chest
International News Service, Australia - Jun 28, 2006... Johnson said Monday it has agreed to pay $16.6 billion for Pfizer Inc.'s consumer products unit in a bid for additional shelf space in medicine cabinets around ...
Source: feed.insnews.org

Thursday, July 06, 2006

Medicine - University awarded pathology role 




Study: Low levels of Pfiesteria not harmful to humans 
BALTIMORE Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine are countering some early beliefs about the algae Pfiesteria (fiss-TEER'-ee-ah).
Source: www.wric.com

Books help medicine go down 
Alexandra Petsko sees reading as a way of doing things her body won't allow her to do.
Source: www.mcall.com

Phyllis Nelson to be paroled 
Phyllis Nelson will be out of prison in as little as one month as a state board approved her parole at a hearing this afternoon. She is serving a sentence for killing her husband, University of Iowa College of Medicine Associate Dean Richard Nelson, in 2001.
Source: www.press-citizen.com

The new pork: It's now the other 'lite' meat 
Americans searching for low-fat, high-protein foods now have another choice. A new U.S. Department of Agriculture analysis finds that pork tenderloin is actually a tiny bit leaner than a skinless chicken breast, long the lean-meat standard-bearer.
Source: www.usatoday.com

Georgia Surgeon Champ L. Baker Jr., MD Installed As President Of American Orthopaedic Society For Sports Medicine 
Champ L. Baker Jr., MD wasinstalled as the 35th president of the American Orthopaedic Society forSports Medicine (AOSSM) in a ceremony today at the Society's 2006 AnnualMeeting held in Hershey, Pa. (June 29 - July 2). A native of Alexandria, La., Dr. Baker has specialized in orthopaedicsports medicine at the world-renown Hughston Clinic in Columbus, Ga., since1982. Dr. [click link for full
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com

Medicine - Air Pollution Harms Healthy Kids' Lung Function 




AstraZeneca, Abbott to Develop Cholesterol Treatment (Update5) 
July 5 (Bloomberg) -- AstraZeneca Plc and Abbott Laboratories are the latest drugmakers combining pills to gain a bigger share of the $22 billion-a-year market for cholesterol treatments.
Source: www.bloomberg.com

College of Medicine appoints associate deans 
The University of Iowas Carver College of Medicine has named two new associate deans.
Source: www.press-citizen.com

Marines gain control of Iraq hospital 
Hundreds of U.S. Marines stormed through dimly lit hallways of the largest hospital in western Iraq on Wednesday, taking control of a facility allegedly used by insurgents and encountering a regional health infrastructure in serious decay.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Medicine - Farm & Ranch Guide (Farm And Ranch Guide)




Wildlife Center gets warning, probation (Town Online)
New England Wildlife Center (NEWC) Director Dr. Gregory Mertz must serve a two-year probationary period for allowing an unlicensed veterinary technician to practice medicine on animals and housing creatures in unsanitary conditions at the wildlife center’s former headquarters in Hingham.
Source: www.townonline.com

Project Hunts Alternative Disease Cures (RedNova)
By Wu Chong China will invest 100 million yuan (US$12.5 million) in a bid to find traditional medicine remedies for diseases such as cancer and AIDS, the Ministry of Science and Technology announced yesterday.
Source: www.redorbit.com

New law asks state to study use of alternative medicine (Minnesota Public Radio)
Treatments like acupuncture, massage and herbal medicines have made huge inroads with American consumers in recent years, even though many of these therapies aren't covered by health insurance plans. But that could be changing, at least among Minnesota's publicly-funded insurance programs.
Source: minnesota.publicradio.org

China launches international project on herbal medicine (SciDev.net)
[BEIJING] China, the world's main producer of traditional and herbal medicines, has launched an international project to modernise the sector.
Source: www.scidev.net

Activist takes seal hunt fight to the streets (Cochrane Times)
Cochrane Times — Over the years, wildlife preservationist Anthony Marr has taken up prestigious causes such as the use of endangered animals in Chinese medicine and the hunting of endangered whales in Japan.
Source: www.cochranetimes.com

Big medicine chest (NorthJersey.com)
Johnson & Johnson said Monday it has agreed to pay $16.6 billion for Pfizer Inc.'s consumer products unit in a bid for additional shelf space in medicine cabinets around the world.
Source: www.northjersey.com

Raw herbal remedies may be toxic (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
With an estimated 19 percent of Americans using herbal medicines and other dietary supplements, jars of capsules and tablets crowd grocery and drugstore shelves. But in some areas, particularly in ethnic communities, many people buy their medicinal herbs in raw plant form.
Source: www.fortwayne.com

Christina Marie Bove' receives doctorate in veterinary medicine (Massapequa Post)
Christina Marie Bove', a Old Harbour Green, Massapequa, resident and a 1997 graduate from Massapequa High School, has attained her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
Source: www.massapequapost.com

Medicine - MAILBAG: Letter about raises, meals was on target




U.S. sends antiviral medicine to Asia
Centre Daily - WASHINGTON - The United States dipped into its stockpile of Tamiflu and sent an undisclosed amount of the antiviral medicine to a secure location in Asia, where it could be used to help contain a potential global flu pandemic, according to a new ...
Source: www.centredaily.com

Alternative Medicine (Gulf News)
The trendy cousin of traditional medicine keeps your mind buzzing and body glowing. Medical practitioners believe good choices can make a huge difference in the way we age, no matter how late in life they are made.
Source: www.gulf-news.com

Health care workers volunteer to get care to uninsured
WKYT 27 - This is what most of us got into medicine for _ helping someone who otherwise couldn't be helped," said Dr. Andy Moore, the program's founder. "This is just pure joy." The program has about 300 volunteers and has provided 200 procedures on patients ...
Source: www.wkyt.com

Traditional, alternative medicine at crossroads (Contra Costa Times)
As interest in alternative medicine continues to grow, nontraditional approaches are increasingly intersecting with standard medicine. But as the case of 9-month-old Riley Rogers shows, sometimes that intersection becomes the scene of a collision.
Source: www.contracostatimes.com

Medicine - Oregon Battles Meth With New Cold-Medicine Law




Cost Rx: Defensive medicine a `hoax,` ATLA
Monsters and Critics.com, UK - Jun 30, 2006... tort lawsuits, doctors will have less apprehension about 'losing everything' in a lawsuit and be less likely to practice defensive medicine, where possibly ...
Source: news.monstersandcritics.com

Beneficial Treatment for Cardiac Arrest Recovery Patients ...
DG News - 18 hours ago... recovery when their bodies are cooled to 33�C (91.4�F) upon hospital arrival, according to research in the July issue of Critical Care Medicine, the journal ...
Source: www.docguide.com

The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine - New CCNM Clinic ...
Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 4 hours ago... offering complementary and alternative treatment for chronic pain and sports-related injuries has opened at The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM ...
Source: www.newswire.ca

Foreclosure bitter medicine after being shot in the ARM
Modesto Bee, CA - Jul 2, 2006NEW YORK � In 2003, Anita Britten refinanced her two-story brick cottage in Lithonia, Ga., using a hybrid adjustable rate mortgage, or ARM. ...
Source: www.modbee.com

Nigeria: Ekiti Hands-Over Estate to College of Medicine
AllAfrica.com, Washington - Jul 1, 2006... built last year by the Ekiti State government was, on Thursday, handed over to the University of Ado-Ekiti (UNAD) for the take-off of its college of medicine. ...
Source: allafrica.com

Prescribing more Maori in medicine
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 13 hours ago... "I wanted to be a florist, and at one point a volcanologist," she says. "But I chose a career in medicine because it's a way for me to help people.". ...
Source: www.stuff.co.nz

Medicine - Pronger traded to Anaheim 




KIM'S GOOD HEALTH: Decaf coffee can lower diabetes risk 
Drinking decaffeinated coffee can lower your chances of getting diabetes, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers at the University of Minnesota analyzed data from 28,812 women enrolled in the Iowa Women's Health Study, which ran from 1986 to 1997. The women were free of diabetes and heart disease when the study began.
Source: www.freep.com

Early drinking linked to risk for alcohol dependence 
Individuals who are younger when they begin drinking alcohol may face a higher risk of alcohol dependence throughout life, at a younger age and consisting of multiple episodes, according to results of a national survey published in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Source: www.eurekalert.org

College of Medicine appoints associate deans 
The University of Iowas Carver College of Medicine has named two new associate deans.
Source: www.press-citizen.com

U.S. sends antiviral medicine to Asia 
The United States dipped into its stockpile of Tamiflu and sent an undisclosed amount of the antiviral medicine to a secure location in Asia, where it could be used to help contain a potential global flu pandemic, according to a new report from Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt.
Source: www.usatoday.com

Maine starts to collect debt owed by feds for Part D drugs 
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- The federal government has begun repaying the state for medicine purchased for senior citizens and disabled people who could not get help during the transition to the new Medicare drug program.
Source: www.seacoastonline.com

Journal Of Nuclear Medicine Publishes NCI-sponsored Guidelines For Using FDG PET 
Publication of consensus recommendations for the use of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging--with the radiotracer fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)--in National Cancer Institute trials will go a long way in helping physicians and scientists determine ways to manage cancer and promote drug development in the future. [click link for full article]
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com

Canary Journal: "Reality, that nasty lil' monster" 
In postmodern times it seems everyone and just about everything is on the move. Advances in communications, transportation, science, medicine and virtually every field of endeavor have combined to shrink the world immeasurably.
Source: www.sierratimes.com

Taking medicine prescribed by doctor helps even if medicine is useless 
The placebo effect is the phenomenon that a patient's symptoms can be alleviated by an otherwise ineffective treatment, since the individual expects or believes that it will work.
Source: english.pravda.ru

Rainbow Gathering includes eclectic souls 
BIG RED PARK - In case you're wondering, here at the 35th Annual National Rainbow Gathering in the Routt/Medicine Bow National Forest, the Rainbow Family of Living Light keeps its members well-fed, safe and conscious of how they approach the thousands of acres of U.S. National Forest they are temporarily inhabiting.
Source: www.summitdaily.com

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Medicine - PHOTO CREDIT: Times photo by Jason Wachter, jwachter@stcloudtime




Canyon visitors return as road closure lifted
Boston Online - Researchers at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, in Baltimore, said they based the findings on a test of 44 children ages 6 to 15 months whose parents had reported that they woke up in their cribs two or more times a night. In tests conducted in
Source: www.boston.com

Joint Doctoral Program Between Karolinska Institutet And The
Medical News Today - The program will be overseen by a joint steering committee, starting in the fall of 2006, and the program will lead to doctoral degree from both Karolinska Institutet and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Helsinki. The program takes
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com

Medicine - Clemens lends name, attitude to sports clinic




Karma: +54/-123
Daily Herald - Wait, you and Medicine man forgot that you are in favor of saving people from the evil communists. Why did the ultra conservative base that fights to deport all mexicans, rant so loud when the Bush admin sent Elian Gonzales back to an evil empire?
Source: www.heraldextra.com

IUPUI facing building boom
Indianapolis Star - A 405,216-square-foot expansion of the IU Cancer Center through a partnership between the School of Medicine and Clarian Health Partners. The center is expected to provide state-of-the-art treatment facilities and other resources for cancer patients.
Source: www.indystar.com

Weight gain blamed for women's heartburn
kgw.com - Shedding the pounds cut the risk by about 40 percent, according to the report in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine. "I see this as one more good reason to try to lose weight if you've put on a few pounds," said the
Source: www.kgw.com

Talking can Pay Health Dividends
Black Press USA - which will allow in turn the physician to give that woman more comprehensive care,” said Lari Warren-Jeanpiere, a research associate for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at the Wayne State University School of Medicine. She
Source: www.blackpressusa.com

The ticker
Observer-Dispatch - Four of the new incoming physicians will train in general surgery; 13 will train in internal medicine, and two in pharmacy. Nine will complete a transitional year, a clinical year in multiple disciplines, which helps physicians select their specialty
Source: www.uticaod.com

Medicine - Health/Medicine : 100,000 Indians to get free anti-AIDS drugs by ...




Blood ritual for gods, not medicine
Los Angeles Times, CA - 21 hours agoRe: "Esoterica Medica" [June 26]: The caption under the lintel from Yaxchilan gives one the erroneous impression that what is depicted is a medical bloodletting ...
Source: www.latimes.com

Student Loans Push New Docs Away From General Medicine
BankNet 360, NY - Jun 26, 2006High student loan debt is steering new doctors toward the more lucrative and specialized fields and away from careers in general medicine, according to the ...
Source: www.banknet360.com

Oregon Health & Science Univ School of Medicine Awarded $1.3 ...
MedfordNews.com, OR - Jun 26, 2006PORTLAND, Oregon - Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine is one of nine medical schools in the nation to receive $1.3 million from the National ...
Source: www.medfordnews.com

DEREGULATION: ANCD-CONAD, APPROVE SALE OF MEDICINE BILL
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, Italy - Jul 1, 2006(AGI) - Rome, Jul 1 - "We warmly welcome the measure approved by the government allowing the sale of pharmaceutical products in commercial shops. ...
Source: www.agi.it

Knowledge is the most vital medicine
Jamaica Observer, Jamaica - Jul 1, 2006While putting last week's column together it occurred to me that the scourges which afflict mankind these days - whether natural, as in SARS or AIDS, or caused ...
Source: www.jamaicaobserver.com

Majority of GP Surgeries Offering Controversial Alternative ...
International News Service, Australia - 11 hours ago... Examples included two patients who were concurrently prescribed the drug warfarin and the herbal medicine cranberry, although mixing the two is thought to ...
Source: feed.insnews.org

Peggy & Terry McDannold: Vacations are good medicine
Cincinnati Post, OH - Jun 30, 2006... Sometimes the medicine tastes bad, smells bad or patients just don't like swallowing pills. ... Both practice internal medicine in Northern Kentucky. ...
Source: news.cincypost.com

'Parents Giving Their Kids Too Much Medicine'
Life Style Extra, UK - Jun 29, 2006Many parents could be giving their children too much medicine to try to bring down fever, warns a new study. A review of scientific ...
Source: www.lse.co.uk

Traditional, alternative medicine at crossroads
Contra Costa Times, CA - Jun 30, 2006BY Julie Davidow. As interest in alternative medicine continues to grow, nontraditional approaches are increasingly intersecting with standard medicine. ...
Source: www.contracostatimes.com

Medicine - BREATHE, sip and wear your medicine.




Cho named CMC's head of radiation medicine
Ithaca Journal, NY - Jun 26, 2006David Cho MD, has been appointed as the onsite medical director of radiation medicine at Cayuga Medical Center. He will also serve ...
Source: www.theithacajournal.com

Where medicine and charity meet
Ventura County Reporter, CA - Jun 30, 2006... Over the years, Oxnard Rotary and the Landon foundation have continued to donate funding for medical supplies, equipment and medicine for Starr�s trips to ...
Source: www.vcreporter.com

Medicine MRPs to include tax
India eNews.com, India - Jul 2, 2006New Delhi - The parliamentary consultative committee Sunday said medicines sold in shops would indicate maximum retail prices (MRP) inclusive of taxes from Oct ...
Source: indiaenews.com

The Compleated Autobiography, Doctor Franklin's Medicine
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,  United States - 22 minutes ago... "Doctor Franklin's Medicine" focuses on a narrower slice of Franklin - his dabbling in medicine and his lifelong interest in health matters. ...
Source: www.stltoday.com

Dr. Herrera can practice medicine again
Cherokee County Herald, AL - Jun 26, 2006Dr. Pat Herrera, a Leesburg physician, can practice medicine again. ... �I just want to practice medicine in Leesburg, Ala.,� he said earlier this year. ...
Source: news.mywebpal.com

Minister Nottage wants more doctors to practice medicine in Family ...
The Freeport News, Bahamas - Jun 30, 2006... came during the induction and awards ceremony for the graduating class of 2006 of the University of the West Indies School for Clinical, Medicine and Research ...
Source: freeport.nassauguardian.net

Monday, July 03, 2006

Medicine - Colicky Babies Boost Postpartum Depression Risk in Moms




Medicine MRPs to include tax
PlanetGuru - New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The parliamentary consultative committee Sunday said medicines sold in shops would indicate maximum retail prices (MRP) inclusive of taxes from Oct 2. The decision was taken in a meeting of the committee, which is attached to
Source: planetguru.com

Your Workplace Can Leave You Feeling Ill
Fox 19 - Sicherer, an associate professor of pediatrics at the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City. "This is an age of experimentation, an age where someone might be likely to take risks. It's also an age where
Source: www.fox19.com

Uneasy Alliance: Traditional, alternative medicine
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 1) 'Natural' remedies are not 'non-traditional'. Allopathic medicine (what we think of as mainstream in this country) has been in practice for less than a century. 'Natural' remedies (a term currently used cover a large range of medical philosophies
Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com

WNEM And MidMichigan Health's Ask The Doctor
WNEM - He graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine and completed his family practice residency at MidMichigan Medical Center - Midland. He was the Gold medal winner in the 2004 Midland Daily News Reader's Choice contest for Midland's
Source: www.wnem.com

Health Tip: Symptoms of Urinary Tract Infection
Fox 19 - National Library of Medicine says. They're also bought on by kidney stones, an enlarged prostate, lack of fluids, or insertion of a catheter during a medical procedure. The most common symptoms of urinary tract infection include a constant feeling of
Source: www.fox19.com

POH Medical Center Cruising for Health Event
KVBC - Our community education and world medicine program reaches beyond to deliver the best in health care services and state-of-the-art technology and equipment. For more information on the Cruising for Health event visit www.pohmedical.org. About POH
Source: www.kvbc.com

Brain Metastases
KFOR - Druker, a professor of medicine at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. Gleevec blocks the activity of a gene that plays a significant role in the disease, thereby reversing the malignancy process. The 1,106 participants in this trial
Source: www.kfor.com

Esteemed members possess expertise across various scientific
WCAX - Drucker is an Endocrinologist and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto. Dr. Drucker is a foremost expert on the subject of enteric hormones with a principal
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