Health News Archive - May 02, 2008
Don't resign yourself to sneezing and watery eyes. Make this the year you reclaim the outdoors-with these expert tips.
By Wharton, Christopher M Long, Michael; Schwartz, Marlene B ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Although great focus has been placed on nutritional and other consequences of changes in food-related policies within schools, few reports exist describing the impact of such changes on school revenue.
Unlike their iconic American counterpart, some Oreos sold in China are long, thin, four-layered and coated in chocolate. But the cookies have this in common: Both are now best-sellers.
Drugstore operator Walgreens has acquired I-trax, parent company of CHD Meridian Healthcare, and privately held Whole Health Management, that together operate more than 350 worksite health centers.
ImmunoVaccine Technologies, a vaccine development company, has introduced DepoVax platform, a novel depot vaccine delivery system used to increase the efficacy and strength of vaccines. The company has also filed additional patents to protect the DepoVax concept.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced it selected Cerner (NASDAQ: CERN) as one of six healthcare information technology suppliers to participate in a project that will test information technology solutions to facilitate the submission of Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) measures data gathered from electronic medical records (EMRs).
Celgene Cellular Therapeutics (CCT), a wholly owned subsidiary of Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG), today announced the clinical application of a human placenta-derived stem cells (HPDSCs) for hematopoietic reconstitution.
Any hunter will tell you that when your quarry goes into hiding, you have to flush it out to get a good shot at it. Such is the case with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Many women under age 55 aren’t seeking timely treatment for heart attack because they expect the warning signs and their reaction to follow a Hollywood script — tightening in the chest, shortness of breath, clutching the chest while dropping to one knee.
A recent study found that many doctors are reluctant to embrace cutting edge medicine unless they receive a little peer pressure from their colleagues.
