Most workers say their companies do not provide them with medical coverage Dubai Workers are paying for medical treatment out of their own pockets because the clinics they are insured with are…
Walkers endure heat to beat cancer
LORAIN – Saturday’s sweltering 90-plus temperatures couldn’t keep them away from the city’s sixth annual Relay for Life. “We had a very good turnout despite the weather,” Lorain’s Relay for Life chairwoman…
The longer you sit, the earlier you die
Unlike most bad news, this one is best heard standing up: people who sit more than 6 hours a day are more likely to die earlier. That’s even for people who exercise…
HIV Researchers Now Using the ‘C’ Word
VIENNA — For years, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) researchers have shied away from the whole notion of a cure, largely because evidence showed the virus can persist even under intensive treatment. But…
GE Centricity Enterprise Now Supports New EMR Guidelines
GE’s Centricity Enterprise 6.9 helps health care providers meet new meaningful use guidelines for electronic health records. It also offers an integrated workflow for inpatient and outpatient use. Following the U.S. Department…
West Nile threat increases
Allen County isn’t the lone community reporting signs of West Nile activity this summer. Hamilton, Marion and Montgomery counties all have had mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus, the Indiana State…
problems at Johnson & Johnson plant in Pennsylvania
Federal officials who inspected a Johnson & Johnson manufacturing plant that makes Mylanta, Pepcid and other popular heartburn medicines unearthed quality control problems, chaotic recordkeeping and complaints by consumers that medicines were…
AIDS Experts Call for End to War on Drugs
Some of the world’s top AIDS experts issued a radical manifesto this week at the 18th International AIDS Conference: they declared the War on Drugs a 50-year-old failure and called for it…
Maryland plan for getting health IT goals on fast track
Gov. Martin O’Malley outlined a new vision for positioning Maryland as a national leader for health IT, during a roundtable forum of industry leaders and experts, which convened on Tuesday to discuss…
Global funding for AIDS Fall Flat
Global funding for AIDS efforts fell flat during last year’s economic meltdown, ending a six-year streak of annual donation increases, according to new analysis released this week. Overall, financial support for international…
Natural birth OK after C-section
Attempting a vaginal birth after a C-section is safe for most women, including women who have had two cesarean deliveries and women carrying twins, according to new guidelines issued Wednesday. The guidelines,…
men now can get HPV vaccine
A vaccine used to prevent a sexually transmitted disease that can cause cancer in women is now available for men. Human papillomavirus causes most cases of genital warts in men and women…
Early AIDS Treatment Saves Lives
A new study of HIV-infected people in Haiti indicates that starting treatment early could save many patients who might otherwise die of AIDS. And starting anti-AIDS medicines earlier might also save money….
Roche’s Avastin Fails to Convince
ZURICH—Roche Holding AG came under pressure Wednesday after a U.S. regulatory panel said the Swiss pharma giant’s cancer drug Avastin failed to show hoped-for benefits in treating breast cancer, potentially erasing hundreds…
Household cleaning products linked to breast cancer
A new study in the July 20, 2010 issue of Environmental Health suggests that exposure to household cleaning products and air fresheners may increase risk of breast cancer. The study led by…