US company sends Italian statues home
Washington Examiner Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:04 AM PST
The Associated Press The Associated Press ROME Officials say two Roman statues that were smuggled from Italy and purchased at a New York gallery in 1984 are being returned home. The announcement was made Wednesday by the Italian government and Human Inc., a health insurance company based in Louisville, Kentucky, that bought the statues in good faith and had displayed them at its headquarters ... |
Task force reports child deaths decreasing
The Salisbury Post Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:01 AM PST
Data released today by N.C. Child Fatality Task Force shows that child death rates in North Carolina continue to decline and 2010 rates are at the lowest level recorded. Official figures gathered by the State Center for Health Statistics and the Chi ... |
Around the NFC West: Kevin Kolb's health
ESPN Blogs Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:59 AM PST
At some point, the Arizona Cardinals need Kevin Kolb to prove he can hold up well enough physically to stay in the lineup. It's less clear whether they need him to win their remaining games. Kolb has not been consistently better than backup John Skelton. The Cardinals' defense is playing well enough to keep the team competitive. An occasional touchdown in the return game from Patrick Peterson ... |
Despite guidelines to the contrary, practitioners recommend time off for low back pain
PhysOrg Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:57 AM PST
Guidelines for clinical management of patients with low back pain (LBP) encourage health care practitioners to advise staying active and returning to work. Despite this, most practitioners believe work factors can cause or exacerbate LBP, and a recommendation for a "short break from work" to allow healing is common. A new study in the December issue of Pain by researchers from the Department of ... |
New program putting CCACs in deficit position
Sarnia Observer Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:57 AM PST
Having patients with ongoing health issues cared for at home, should save health-care costs - but there appears to be some bugs left to work out in the plan. The Erie St.[...] |
Michael R. Bloomberg: The Mercury Moment
The Huffington Post Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:54 AM PST
Coal-fired power plants and the pollution they produce are the number one threat to our public health and the environment. This is not an issue of jobs versus the environment. It's an issue of the American people's public health versus a narrow special interest. |
WHO's New Malaria Goal: Eliminate Deaths By 2015
The Huffington Post Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:53 AM PST
LONDON -- Health officials hope to virtually eliminate malaria deaths in the next few years â€" despite having failed to meet an earlier goal of cutting the disease's incidence in half by 2010. |
Hospitals find cure for financial woes: mergers
Connecticut Post Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:51 AM PST
Dr. Patrick Broderick is the head the Emergency Department at Danbury Hospital and oversees the regionalization of emergency services for Western Connecticut Health Network. Photographed on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. |
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