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DEA raids 2 CVS pharmacies in drug abuse probe (Reuters)
Reuters - The Drug Enforcement Administration said on Monday it raided two CVS pharmacies over the weekend as part of an effort to curb the abuse of prescription painkillers and other potentially addictive substances.
Health Tip: How to Protect Seniors From Injury (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Creating a home safety checklist can help seniors prevent injuries and let them prepare if they happen to fall or hurt themselves.
Soy Supplements May Not Shield Against Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Soy supplements do not protect women against breast cancer, a new study suggests.
Study Looks at Possible HIV Drugs-Birth Defect Link (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women with HIV can prevent passing the AIDS-causing virus to their babies by taking antiretroviral drugs, but there remains a possibility that some of these medications might cause birth defects, such as cleft lip and palate, according to a new study.
Ovarian cancer screening popular despite guidelines (Reuters)
Reuters - Despite expert guidelines and scientific evidence to the contrary, a third of U.S. primary care physicians believe ovarian cancer screening is effective and many would offer it to patients, according to a new survey.
Study: Family Intervention, Parent Education Reduce Childhood Obesity (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - A study published in the February issue of Pediatrics shows family intervention aimed at improving parenting skills reduced behavior problems in kids and obesity and associated health problems. One-third of Americans, including children ages 2 to 17, are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics. Here are details about parent-child interventions.
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6 parenting customs from around the world
Author Mei-Ling Hopgood moved to Argentina and discovered that parents there let their children stay up impossibly late by American standards. Could that really be good for children, she wondered. Hopgood began studying how parenting differs – and is the same – from country to country. Here, from her book, "How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm," are 6 parenting customs that may seem unusual to ...
Government backs 'shared parenting' legislation after separation
Ministers dismiss advice of independent report on access to children that warned of fallout from similar law in Australia
Learning activities, positive messages at Parenting Fair
The Parenting Fair didn’t go away with the retirement of Sturgis Youth and Family  director Jane Dickey.
Lone parenting brings lessons learned, memorable moments
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a trip my wife was about to take, leaving me as a solo parent for a few days. I talked...
Parenting expert takes brain-centric approach
A psychologist known for his expertise on how brain science can inform better parenting will visit Columbia this week as part of an effort to highlight important discoveries about children’s brain development.
A Sometimes Murky Line Between Reasonable Parenting and Neglect
Amid arrests and outrage over bad parenting, the matter of how long and under what circumstances it is acceptable to leave a child unattended goes unanswered.
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Groups prepare to care for aging baby boomers
The items in the geriatric sensitivity toolbox are basic: bulky gloves, dark, obstructed glasses and a pillbox full of M&Ms.
AGING AMERICA: Specialists push family input, more screening to detect early signs of dementia
WASHINGTON - Alexis McKenzie's mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife's sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a drive to the store.
Health care industry sees employment gains
WASHINGTON - The aging of America may be good for the labor market.A growing number of older people and rising health care spending are driving demand for workers from nursing aides to surgeons. While the economy lost 7.5 million positions during the r...
Employment gains as health care eclipses factories
Posted Feb. 05, 2012, at 7:36 p.m. WASHINGTON — The aging of America may be good for the labor market. A growing number of older people and rising health-care spending are driving demand for workers from nursing aides to surgeons.
U.S. Aging Spurs Jobs
WASHINGTON - The aging of America may be good for the labor market. A growing number of older p ...
Aging America creates demand for health professionals, strategies to meet it emerge
News outlets report on efforts to meet the nation's demand for health professionals -- whether in rural areas or in primary care specialties.
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Stop teaching 'nonsense' alternative medicine courses, Australian doctors say
Some of Australia's most prominent doctors and scientists have banded together to urge universities to stop teaching "nonsense" alternative medicine courses such as aromatherapy and homoeopathy.
San Jose Alternative Medicine Center, Eternal Health Acupuncture Wellness Center Celebrates the Chinese New Year, The ...
The public is invited to celebrate the Chinese New Year, The year of the dragon, with Eternal Health Acupuncture Wellness Center on February 11.San Jose, CA (PRWEB) January 13, 2012 Dr. Quli Zhou, L.A.C., M.S. invites the community to join them at Eternal Health Acupuncture Wellness Center, a San Jose alternative medicine center, in celebrating the Chinese New Year, The year of the dragon on ...
Doctor sceptical about boy's alternative cancer care
A Picton doctor has questioned the use of alternative medicine to treat a 9-year-old Nelson boy who has a rare form of cancer.
Australian Universities Defend Alternative-Medicine Teaching
A group campaigning against alternative medicine has told Australian universities that they are risking their reputations by teaching subjects like chiropractic, homeopathy, iridology and reflexology.
Scientists urge unis to axe alternative medicine courses
MORE than 400 doctors, medical researchers and scientists have formed a powerful lobby group to pressure universities to close down alternative medicine degrees.
Alternative Therapies for Arthritis
Along with painkillers, surgery and other medical treatments, integrative medicine specialists say there are a number of effective non-conventionall options for symptom relief that can help arthritis sufferers live full and productive lives.
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Rush-Copley Medical Center Selects Medicity to Drive Health Information Exchange With Local Physicians
AURORA, IL-- - Rush-Copley Medical Center , a 210-bed hospital in the metro Chicago area, announced today that it selected Medicity health information exchange technology to facilitate affiliated physicians' ...
Genomic Health Announces Formation of New Genetics Subsidiary
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Genomic Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GHDX - News) today announced plans to establish a wholly owned subsidiary with the goal of improving the quality of diagnosis, ...
Physicians Interactive Awarded First-Ever Patent for Medication eSampling
MARLBOROUGH, MA-- - Physicians Interactive , the leading provider of online and mobile clinical resources and solutions for medical professionals, today announced at the ePharma Summit in New York City ...
NAAMA Decries Killing of Physicians and Health Workers in Syria
BIRMINGHAM, Mich. -- As an organization of Arab American physicians and health professionals dedicated to healing and to the preservation of life, the National Arab American Medical Association (NAAMA) ...
Sutter Health Salutes Physicians Named as Top Doctors in Marin and San Francisco
Almost 250 physicians at California Pacific Medical Center, Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation, and Novato Community Hospital - all part of the Sutter Health network - have been named on the prestigious list of [415] Top Doctors 2012 by Marin Magazine.
Health Diagnostic Laboratory seeing explosive growth
Thousands of blood samples from physicians' offices across the country come to the HDL labs in the Virginia BioTechnology Research Park.
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Bill to change name of Mental Health Dept.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A proposal to change the name of the state Department of Mental Health has passed the Senate. The measure sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris of Collierville was approved 31-0 on Monday evening. The legislation adds "Substance Abuse Services" to the department's name. The companion bill is being scheduled for a vote on the House floor. ©2012 Associated Press ...
Louisiana health secretary pledges to help New Orleans maintain mental health services amid cuts
He also blamed LSU administrators for bed closures and impending layoffs in the statewide hospital system
Media Advisory - Employers Connect to Discuss Workplace Mental Health
Media Advisory - Employers Connect to Discuss Workplace Mental Health
DHH says LSU mental health cuts lack 'thoughtful planning'
New Orleans -- The head of the state's Department of Health and Hospitals has strong words for plans by the LSU Health Care Services Division to make substantial cuts to its mental health resources in New Orleans. DHH Secretary Bruce Greenstein told Mayor Mitch Landrieu in a letter released to news media Monday that LSU HCSD is falsely blaming mid-year budget deficits for the cuts. "Unlike many ...
County mental health system has many traveling for care
Mending Iowa's mental health system: Reorganizing services would boost efficiency, backers say. Live chat at 11 a.m.: Suicide, teens & mental health More: Autistic man struggles in Iowa's system
LSU system planning on severe mental health cuts
  Mayor Mitch Landrieu makes a plea to state leaders for the sake of the city's mental health services.   The LSU hospital system braces for nearly $30 million in cuts from the state, and now, more than 39 mental health beds are on the line.    Mayor Mitch Landrieu wrote a letter to Gov. Bobby Jindal and LSU system president John Lombardi expressing serious concerns with plans proposed by the ...
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Illinois officials offer tips for kids' dental health
CHICAGO — State health officials are offering tips for children's dental care.
MiniChip(TM) in February for Pet Dental Health Month
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO-- - Pethealth Inc. - With veterinary clinics and animal welfare practitioners across the country promoting Pet Dental Health month this February, Pethealth Inc. , the second largest provider ...
Free Dental Health Screenings
Lynchburg, VA - Some area dentists took time out of their busy schedules to give free dental screenings Saturday. It's part of the Dental Health Fair at E.C. Glass High School. It used to be an annual event, but this is the first time they've had it in 15 years.
National Pet Dental Health Month
February is National Pet Dental Health Month, and Kris Pippen of the Tomahawk Animal Hospital stopped by the FOX 4...
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CHICAGO (AP) -- State health officials are offering tips for children's dental care. February is National Children's Dental Health Month. It started decades ago with the mission of helping parents, caregivers and children make good oral health a part of their lifestyles.
Dental Program Program Overview
The East Meets West Dental Program addresses the serious adverse health effects of dental disease by improving the oral hygiene of disadvantaged children in central Vietnam.
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New Fellowship Pairs University of Michigan Researchers With State Policy Makers to Better Connect Research and Policy
Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation selects 5 health services researchers, 5 policy makers for inaugural program class
Dr. Michael Keil is Appointed as Program Director of Ophthalmology Residency Program at Metro Health Hospital in Grand ...
After a long affiliation with Metro Health Hospital, Dr. Michael Keil has been named Residency Director over the hospital’s well respected Ophthalmology Program. Dr. Keil is excited to work with Metro Health Hospital in this capacity.Grand Rapids, MI (PRWEB) January 20, 2012 Dr. Michael Keil of Keil Lasik Vision Center has achieved a long, successful career in ophthalmology and laser eye surgery ...
New Fellowship Pairs UM Researchers With State Policy Makers
The fellowship, thought to be the first of its kind in the nation, will bring together five researchers from the University of Michigan and five Lansing policy makers to work on joint projects and learn from each other. The fellowship will include interactive seminars as well as hands-on experience.
Ruth D. Williams, MD, Begins Term as President of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
SAN FRANCISCO, CA-- - Ruth D. Williams, MD , a nationally-recognized medical leader, began her term as the 115th president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology earlier this month. Dr. Williams also ...
Ophthalmology group offers free glaucoma screening and eye exams
St. Louis ophthalmologists and doctors across the country are offering free eye examinations and treatment for people who qualify.
Nuffield's £250,000 aesthetics unit
THE Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital is spending over £250,000 on a new aesthetics suite, due for completion in April.
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