… an “era of good feelings” (Monroe was re-elected unopposed). The second not so much. Obama, who called health insurance reform the “defining struggle of this generation,” was semi-right, in two senses. Because Obamacare …
Month: January 2017
Cat rescue operations to continue on Monday
Although volunteers rescued 37 cats and a dog from a hoarding situation in a single-dwelling home in Sussex County during the last week of December, Darlene O’Connell, president of Byram Animal Rescue Kindness Squad , said her team of volunteers is ready to head back into the house to rescue even more. After rescuing the first wave of cats and a dog, a Lhasa/Apso/poodle-mix, from the home — O’Connell has declined to release the town of residence or homeowners’ name — O’Connell called for a week break to allow time to give the cats medical treatment and find local shelters to take them in since BARKS has only 15 cages.
Beloved goats facing homelessness –
But the insult, hurled by a group of teenagers, does nothing to dampen her affection for the pet herd of 20 goats and one guard llama she and her son, Chase Utter, have been raising for the past 14 years.
Molecular pharmacologist granted funding to unravel mechanisms of neuronal communication
The molecular pharmacologist and biochemist Volker Haucke has been granted funding in the Koselleck programme of the DFG for highly innovative research into the mechanisms of neuronal communication Our ability to memorize our first kiss or the last day at school as most other functions of the brain relies on communication between nerve cells at special contacts called synapses, where chemical signals are conveyed from one nerve cells to the next. Volker Haucke from the Leibniz-Institut fur Molekulare Pharmakologie has now been granted funding within the highly competitive Reinhart-Koselleck programme of the DFG to unravel the mechanisms of quality control that allow nerve cells and the synapses formed between them to function properly.
New beginning for commissioners
… Corporation of the Northern Panhandle. Individually, Barnabei will serve on the 911 Advisory Council, Hancock County Health Board, the Healthways Board, the Greater Weirton Area Senior Center and the Workforce Investment Board. Davis will also serve …
Woman with brain cancer and stepfather call quits on cigarettes
… said he tried to cut down, but that did not work and he found himself smoking more and more each day. “It was my health. I had to stop. Secondly, it was the money and it is not as socially acceptable now. “And it is a bloody mess in your house. It …
Dumped dogs looking for loving home
Pip and Peg made headlines after they were abandoned in Basildon in poor health, with Peg having part of her rear leg missing and Pip with swelling to her head. They were taken in by RSPCA Essex South and Southend branch were they have been cared for and are now ready to find their perfect owners together.
Campaign launched to help tackle medicine waste
Medicines Waste campaign is a South West Essex initiative designed to raise awareness of the costly issue of unused prescription medicine and highlight the overuse of antibiotics. Healthcare commissioners NHS Basildon and Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS Thurrock CCG have joined forces to reduce the costs of wasted medicines which is estimated to be A 2.5 million a year locallya money that could be better spent on improving services such as 100 extra community nurses.
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Mulugeta Atomissa-Negaro, Wesene Wegaso and their son David in their…
… unimaginable,” Freeman-Campbell said. Wegaso, originally from Ethiopia, has been living and working in Brandon as a health-care aide with Prairie Mountain Health since 2008. Wegaso receives Employment Insurance, and while cancer treatment is covered …
Photo: Attendees kick back as Relax in Comfort offers tri
Attendees kick back as Relax in Comfort offers trials of their new chairs with Panasonic technology massage chairs during the opening day of CES 2017 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017.
UPDATE 1-S.Korea egg import subsidies criticized as insufficient, late
SEOUL, Jan 6 South Korean egg importers on Friday criticised the government’s plans to subsidise the cost of fresh egg imports to alleviate a shortage caused by the country’s worst-ever bird flu outbreak as insufficient and too late to meet upcoming holiday demand. South Korea will spend 900 million won to support shipment costs for eggs imported by air and ship through the end of February, the agriculture ministry said in a statement on Friday.
Chains like Chipotle and Starbucks are adopting a gourmet…
… chains because it makes it easy to prepare food off-site, which cuts down on work for employees and helps avoid health risks associated with uncooked meat. Chipotle began pre-cooking pork and steak before it arrived at restaurants using sous vide …
Group to Have Pittsfield Dog Park…
Animal Control Commissioner Earl Persip III has been sitting on a dog park committee and said the group should wrap up its work after another meeting or two. “We are suggesting a few different places in order of what we felt, we all looked at the city-owned property and there are pluses and minuses for each one, so we will give them an order of three solid ideas,” Persip told the Animal Control Commission on Wednesday.
Duck cull in France’s foie gras region to contain bird flu
French authorities started slaughtering ducks in the main foie gras-producing region on Thursday to try to contain a dangerous form of bird flu. Operations to destroy the birds got under way in three departments of southwestern France, where an outbreak of the H5N8 virus has not stabilised.
Researchers create bone-implant interaction mouse model to assess tissue response to biomaterials
To understand the molecular mechanisms involved in the interaction of bone with orthopedic implants comprised of novel biomaterials, researchers have made a mouse model in which they can assess early tissue responses to surfaces such as bioactive glass. The ease of genetically modifying this mouse model makes it especially valuable in designing novel biomaterials for use in regenerative medicine, as describe in an article published in Tissue Engineering, Part C Methods, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers .
N.Y. estimates $3.7 billion loss from Obamacare repeal
N.Y. estimates $3.7 billion loss from Obamacare repeal About 2.7 million New Yorkers would lose health insurance, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2hYHdp3 Donald Trump speaks to the crowd at Trump National Golf Club in Briarcliff, following the primaries in six states June 7, 2016.
New research describes how bacteria resists ‘last-resort’ antibiotic
… importance of understanding colistin resistance can hardly be overstated: it is rapidly emerging threat to public health. “Our results illuminate the structural and (for the first time) mechanistic basis of transferable colistin resistance conferred …
A mundane hospital hack
… wrong people. I don’t want to diminish how hackers can target healthcare operations, as there is a market for private health information. But for long-term care providers, this case offers teachable moments. One, reminding employees to log out of …
OECD Opens Investigation into WWF
This Baka girl was tortured by a WWF-funded anti-poaching squad in Cameroon in 2016. She was 10 years old at the time.
Houston Restaurants: The worst violations from July – December…
… the chute, under, and all corners of the ice-machine. Do not use the equipment until quarantine has been lifted by health officer. Chuy’s 2706 Westheimer Houston, TX 77098 Week of (Nov. 15 – Nov. 21, 2016) Demerits: 45 Inspection Highlights: …
Sanofi, Regeneron cholesterol drug barred by judge
… and belong to a new, powerful class of cholesterol fighters known as PCSK9s. Their sales have proven disappointing as health insurers have resisted paying the high prices, though analysts expect the drugs will eventually be big sellers. RBC Capital …
Glucose Metabolism and Acarbose in Aging
Do you want to live a longer life in good health? Simple practices can make some difference, such as exercise or calorie restriction. But over the long haul all that really matters is progress in medicine: building new classes of therapy to repair and reverse the known root causes of aging.
Cowboysa Randy Gregory gets 1-year ban for substance abuse
Dallas defensive end Randy Gregory was suspended for at least a year Thursday for another violation of the NFL’s substance-abuse policy. It’s the third time this season Gregory has been suspended.
Brain-injury deaths in high school football players rising
Massachusetts tax collections ticked up in December, helping the state stay on track halfway through the 2017 fiscal year. Rev There are so many ways to dispose of your Christmas tree, but some of those ways aren’t beneficial to the environment.
UBC to retire jersey of Kelowna goalie
Members of the University of British Columbia women’s hockey team pose with goaltender Laura Taylor’s jersey and photo at Thunderbird Arena in Vancouver on Thursday, Jan.5, 2017. On Friday, UBC will honour former women’s hockey goalie Taylor by retiring her jersey.
One simple phone call cold give a lift to a million lonely Britons: …
… that represents councils, said: ‘We have long been calling for loneliness to be recognised as a major public health concern and we support Age UK in calling on MPs to put this important issue on the Government’s agenda. ‘Research shows loneliness …
Families feeling financial strain of diabetes
Finger pricks are no longer the painful part for Christie Lawrence – it’s affording the rising cost of her diabetes. “That is something that keeps me up at night.
Ryan: GOP to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood in Obamacare repeal
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday Republicans would strip federal dollars for Planned Parenthood as part of the GOP effort to repeal the health care law, prompting an outcry from the century-old organization and Democrats promising to fight the move. Ryan spoke a day after a special House panel issued a report criticizing the organization, which provides birth control, abortions and various women’s health services, for its practices regarding providing tissue from aborted fetuses to researchers.
Idaho woman marks fourth flu-related death of the season
The first flu-related death in Eastern Idaho Public Health’s boundaries was reported around Christmas, taking the state’s total death toll due to the illness to four as of Thursday. The woman, who was over the age of 70, lived in the area covered by Idaho Health District 7, which includes Bonneville, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison and Teton counties.
The biggest challenge for libraries in an era of fake news
Imagine, for a moment, the technology of 2017 had existed on Jan. 11, 1964 – the day Luther Terry, surgeon general of the United States, released “Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States .”
One study could unlock the mysteries of teen brain development
Hong Gi Kim of South Korea competes during the Brain-Computer Interface Race at the Cybathlon Championships in Kloten, Switzerland October 8, 2016. A changing and complex social environment full of new challenges and opportunities help sculpt a young person’s identity, health, and well-being.
Reported flu cases going down this flu season in Beaumont
For Michael Relford, it’s all about being safe, not sorry, when it comes to his health. He prepared for this flu season and got the vaccine last month.
More supportive policies in schools to keep children safe
As the state Legislature returns to work, lawmakers will be tasked with considering how to improve schools throughout Texas. One area of focus will be policies that make schools safer, a focus especially relevant for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youths.
Network opens doors
TEAM APPROACH: Yvonne Richards, centre, felt well supported by Community Nursing manager Erica Anderson and breast care nurse Sally Timmins. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE The Northeast Health Wangaratta registered nurse recently finished treatment for breast cancer and is now going through the process of reconstruction.
Nebraska beer stores scrutinized for sales near reservation
A county commission in northwest Nebraska will decide as early as next week whether to recommend that the state shut down four beer stores blamed for widespread alcoholism on a South Dakota Indian reservation.
Biosimilars in Europe: 2016 Year in Review and What’s Ahead
Europe’s biosimilar market continues to develop, with biosimilars in new classes approved and pending in applications before the European Medicines Agency . 22 biosimilars are approved in eight different product classes and 16 biosimilar applications, including applications in four new product classes, are pending as of December 1, 2016.
Cowboys rookie Jaylon Smitha s comeback is based on a Goda s timinga
The Dallas Cowboys officially ended any dreams of playing rookie linebacker Jaylon Smith this season when they placed him on season-ending injured reserve last month. But that doesn’t keep Smith from feeling like he could have helped a Cowboys playoff run.
Some in House Freedom Caucus may push same-day vote to repeal and replace Obamacare
… Meadows, R-N.C., and chairman of the House Freedom Caucus. Waiting too long after repeal to offer up a replacement health care policy, as some leaders in Congress have suggested, would be kicking the can down the road, Meadows says. “It doesn’t have …
Why CVS Health Stock Dropped 18.2% in 2016
… S&P Global Market Intelligence . That vastly underperformed the company’s biggest rival, Walgreens Boots Alliance CVS Health’s year was going just fine up until August. The company produced a string of earnings reports that showed double-digit …