Day: February 3, 2017

Notices

… Hospital Auxiliary-Greene will sponsor a jewelry sale from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday in Guesman Room at Washington Health System-Greene, Waynesburg. The event will feature gold, silver, watches and fragrances. Payment by payroll deduction, cash or …

new DC school to close due to bedbugs, pests

… building, including rugs, cots, blankets and pillows, would be replaced. The school would then be inspected by the health department. The letter stated that school officials planned to tell parents by 3 p.m. Sunday where school will be held during …

Radiation with or without Antiandrogen Therapy in Recurrent Prostate Cancer

To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document. With a median follow-up of 13 years, a randomized comparison of radiotherapy with or without antiandrogen therapy in patients with a rising PSA level after prostatectomy showed that 2 years of antiandrogen therapy resulted in a significantly higher overall survival rate.

Queenslanders call for more smoking bans

More than half of all Queenslanders support banning people born after 2001 from buying or smoking tobacco, according to a Cancer Council Queensland survey. The Everyday Health Survey on Tobacco, released on World Cancer Day on Saturday, showed 58 per cent of Queenslanders in favour of making it illegal for young people born after 2001 to smoke.

Universal screening for diabetes, hypertension and cancer

THE Union Health Ministry has decided to implement universal screening for diabetes, hypertension and three types of cancer for everyone over 30 years in 100 districts where the original UPA plan for a similar screening exercise failed to take off. The project is known to have been pushed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who last year had set a deadline for the Ministry to come up with a screening framework for cancer.

Doctor sues Sharp Grossmont alleging retaliation for safety complaints

An East County anesthesiologist has sued Sharp Grossmont Hospital, alleging managers retaliated against him and eventually forced him to resign after he complained about problems that he says ranged from understaffing to video cameras in operating rooms. Dr. Patrick Sullivan, who worked in the La Mesa hospital’s Women’s Health Center from 1994 to 2016, recently filed a lawsuit in San Diego Superior Court that accuses Sharp of ignoring his concerns about patient safety.

DOH reports 57 Zika cases as of Feb. 2

By Philippine News Agency The Department of Health said Friday a total of 57 Zika cases have been reported in the country from January last year until last February 2. A vial of the NIAID Zika Virus Investigational DNA Vaccine, taken at the NIAID Vaccine Research Center’s Pilot Plant in Frederick, Maryland. It said 38 of the cases were female and 19 were male.

Mastodon Unveil New Track ‘Show Yourself’

We’ve just received the next taste of Mastodon ‘s Emperor of Sand album! The new track “Show Yourself” has just hit and it sounds way different than “Sultan’s Curse.” With Emperor of Sand , Mastodon have come back to create their first outright concept album since 2009’s Crack the Skye .

Invisible Orthodontics Market Analysis, Growth, Shares, Size, Trends, …

Invisible Orthodontics Market report analyses the market potential for each geographical region based on the growth rate, macroeconomic parameters, consumer buying patterns, and market demand and supply scenarios. Invisible braces are generally custom manufacturing as different dental structure of the patient, so the doctor would let patients biting teeth when they to see doctor.

Women could take big hit if ACA is tossed

From a return to higher premiums based on gender, to gaps in coverage for birth control and breast pumps, experts say women could end up paying more for less if the Obama-era health care law is repealed. The 2010 law ended a common industry practice of charging women more than men for policies purchased directly from an insurer.

Here’s what we can do to fight cancer

… – as a collective or as individuals – can do their part to reduce the global burden of cancer. According to World Health Organisation Report (2014), from 2000 to 2012, a total of 353,000 cancer deaths occurred in Uganda. This translates in 74 cancer …

Scam attempts on seniors

Beware of any official looking mailer that is purporting to be from Medicare or Social Security..IT DOESN’T! it’s a prepaid pink postcard to SD Reply Center. PO Box 2528, Rockwall TX 75087-9891. If you receive one of these, throw it away! It’s an attempt ton steal your identity!

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National Wear Red Day is celebrated on February 3. American Heart Association encourages other to spend the day raising awareness of heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases that take the lives of more than 800,000 Americans each year. All Knoxville and surrounding residents are encouraged to join WATE 6 On Your Side news anchors and Knoxville companies in wearing red to generate awareness to these diseases in women.

Knee Pain? Try Laser Therapy

By Pastor Bill Laky – One reader wrote, “I just lost my wife of 62 years and 134 days, and I’m devastated. I prayed and prayed for my wife, an Let’s face it, your knees aren’t as resilient as they used to be, limiting the time you can play with your kids or grandkids.

Health department reports first flu-related deaths in NM

The New Mexico Department of Health says that two men in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties, along with a woman in Grant County, have died during the flu season, which typically starts around October and can go all the way through May. The department says the deaths are a somber reminder that the flue can be serious, especially among at-risk people such as the elderly, pregnant women, young children and people with chronic medical conditions like asthma and diabetes.

With no allies, Republicans step away from precipice of repeal

As they struggle to figure out how to deliver on the most important promise they made to their constituents over the last eight years – repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act – Republicans face two sets of problems, both of which are far thornier than they imagined. The first are the policy problems, which arise from the fact that health care reform is incredibly complex .

Lawyers: Man shot former NFL running back in self-defense

The man accused of fatally shooting former NFL player Joe McKnight acted in self-defense because McKnight was threatening him and trying to climb into his car, his lawyers say. Ronald Gasser, 55, of Terrytown, had initially been arrested on a manslaughter charge but was indicted Wednesday on a charge of second-degree murder, which carries a mandatory life sentence if he’s convicted.