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Wis. counties let residents drop off old drugs
Efforts to collect old prescription medicines for safe disposal continue in Wisconsin. The state has given 12 county and municipal governments $95,000 in grants to hold events where people can drop off unwanted or expired medicines for safe disposal.... -
Independent review of medevac protocols
The Baltimore Sun's editorial "A smart review" (Oct. 8) threw up a red flag concerning the planned reassessment of protocols for medevac flights. In June 2004, the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems invited the National Highway...Tags: Medical Specialization, Emergency Planning, Medical Services, Dick Johnson, Regulatory Policy and Organizations
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What the vaccine does
In the nearly 40 years since the nation declared war on cancer, great advances have been made in breast cancer screening, early detection and treatment. The death rate for breast cancers has fallen. More is discovered all the time about the genetics and...Tags: Cancer, Preventative Medicine, Genetics, Pharmaceuticals, Western Medicines
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Healing touch
In life, every man reaches the point when the body simply refuses to do the mind's bidding. Maybe this happens in the form of a stiff knee, a sore back or a gimpy elbow, and maybe it is a gradual change, not dramatic, but it is inevitable for each of us....Tags: D.A. Weibring, Scott Simpson, Nick Price, Larry Mize, Doug Miller
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The trial of their lives
For the past two days, Annie Siple has patiently crisscrossed the Johns Hopkins medical campus for test after test, being scanned by big machines, pricked with small needles, fastened to electrodes, injected with dye. Soon she will find out who is...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines, Arable Farming, Diseases, Death and Dying
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Program sheds softer light on emergency room
Special to The Baltimore SunKim Cass knows better than most how traumatic a trip to the emergency room can be for a child. For about 12 years, Cass, a pediatrician, has seen a lot of children more upset about their visit to the emergency room than their illness. "With the bright...Tags: Pediatrics, Medical Staff, Medical Specialization, Animals, Emergency Planning
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Biographical information on Steve Sauerberg
NAME -- Steve Sauerberg AGE -- 55 HOME -- Willowbrook FAMILY -- Wife Nancy; two children. EDUCATION -- Bachelor of science in chemistry, MacMurray College; medical degree, Rush University School of Medicine. EXPERIENCE -- Never previously ran...Tags: Willowbrook, Medical Staff, Rush University
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Signature Pharmacy sues prosecutors in '07 case
Sentinel Staff WriterAn Orlando pharmacy once accused of providing performance-enhancing drugs to athletes all over the country is turning the tables on the New York prosecutor who pointed the finger. Signature Pharmacy Inc. and its executives filed a lawsuit in Orange...Tags: Corporate Officers, Litigation, Prosecution, Lawyers, Orange County (Florida)
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Stronger financial reporting urged in NJ
Associated Press WriterNew Jersey lawmakers are being urged to more diligently police their own conduct by requiring more detailed disclosure of their financial interests. A bipartisan group of legislators in the Senate and Assembly wants to require lawmakers to list their...Tags: Public Officials, Fraud, Corporate Crime, Jon Corzine, Political Systems
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Questions remain about lead at Island Trees school
jennifer.smith@newsday.com; Staff writer EdRecent upheaval over recurring lead contamination at Island Trees High School in Levittown has some parents and school board members anxious about health risks from the school's shuttered rifle range. But the dangers remain unclear. As with chips of...Tags: Regional Authority, Preventative Medicine, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Defense, Storage
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Halloween tips to protect kids teeth and eyes
beth.whitehouse@newsday.comThis will be my daughter's first Halloween with braces. Is there any easy way to remember what goodies she can and can't eat? How about SCHC? Sticky, chewy, hard, crunchy, according to the Web site braces.org. Kids with braces need to avoid nuts,...Tags: Parent and Child, Family, Public Holidays, Halloween, Religious Festivals
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The financial crisis and health care
The financial markets are gyrating. The world economy is teetering. The U.S. government is making a $700 billion or more bailout to avert a worldwide disaster. No surprise, health care has become a side show. Or has it? Not only does this upheaval...Tags: American International Group, Barack Obama, Fannie Mae, Medical Services, Economic Policy
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