Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Health News: [health]


Disciplined Connecticut doctors reap drug company benefits
New Haven Register Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:58 PM PDT
In 2010, as state health officials were investigating allegations that Dr. Gerson Sternstein of Berlin was overmedicating patients, three pharmaceutical companies were showering thousands of dollars on the psychiatrist for meals and speaking engagements. Some of the payments continued even after his license was suspended in August 2010.

Patricia Mosher, 80, lived in New Milford
The Greater New Milford Spectrum Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:57 PM PDT
Patricia A. Mosher, 80, of New Milford died April 24, 2012, at Candlewood Valley Health Center in New Milford. She was the wife of the late Edward R. Mosher.

Area seniors become queens for a day
Maumelle Monitor Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:56 PM PDT
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And for the 30-plus contestants in the Queens’ Pageant sponsored by Arkansas Home Health Care Association District 1 on Thursday, there were hundreds of people who came out to behold them in their pretty dresses, hairdos and jewelry.

State renews warning on lake’s fish
The Register-Guard Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:54 PM PDT
State health officials are urging anglers â€" really seriously this time â€" to heed warnings against eating much fish caught in the “widely popular” but polluted Cottage Grove Lake. Children younger than 6 and pregnant or breast-feeding women shouldn’t eat any, according to the state Environmental Health Assessment Program’s new …

Saudi businessmen visit Europe's major health care IT fair
MENAFN Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:53 PM PDT
(MENAFN - Arab News) A group of 20 Saudi businessmen attended Europe's largest and most important event for health care IT "conhIT" from April 24-25. The delegation of German Industry and ...

Retired bishop tags RH bill as foreign intervention
CBCP News Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:52 PM PDT
MANILA, April 26, 2012â€"Retired Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz tagged the Reproductive Health (RH) bill as a form of foreign intervention in reaction to reports of foreign agencies’ push for the proposed legislative measure. read more

MONTGOMERY: Teachers do the learning at Wellness Fair
The Princeton Packet Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:51 PM PDT
MONTGOMERY â€" Teachers and staff indulged in massages, worked out on mini trampolines and got a little taste of Crete by learning about the health perks of the Mediterranean diet. They even sampled gluten free cheesecake and washed it down with Vitamin Water and fruit and veggie smoothies.

SC urged to ban cultivation of genetically modified eggplants
WN Philippines Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:48 PM PDT
MANILA â€" Public officials and environmental group Greenpeace asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to stop the field testing of genetically modified eggplant, a variety they said can cause damage to human health and natural vegetation. Specifically, the petitioners which also include Puerto Princesa City Mayor Edward Hagedorn and Bayan Muna party-list Representative Teodoro Casiño...

Bitten Merritt Island cat owner starts rabies treatment
The Bay Bulletin Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:47 PM PDT
Baby, it turns out, had rabies, health officials said. / For FLORIDA TODAY Brevard County Health Department issued a rabies alert Wednesday to pet owners on Merritt Island after a house cat that attacked and bit its owner was found to have the deadly disease.

Council supports Glen Ridge-Montclair hospital transfer
The Montclair Times Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:46 PM PDT
In 2007, then-struggling Mountainside Hospital got new ownership with Merit Health Systems. Now, five years and a financial comeback later, the Glen Ridge hospital is getting ready to change hands again.




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