FDA warns against use of Pfizer's Revatio in children
Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:42 PM PDT
(Reuters) - U.S. health regulators recommended against use of Pfizer Inc's pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) drug Revatio in children up to 17 years of age, saying it had a higher risk of death when taken in a high dose. While the drug has never been approved for treatment of PAH in children, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's warning is against off-label use of the drug. ... |
Indio hospital fined $50,000 for wrong surgery
The Desert Sun Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:06 PM PDT
The California Department of Public Health has fined John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital $50,000 after it performed the wrong surgery on a 6-year-old patient. |
NFL teams with US Army for concussion program
Stamford Advocate Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:05 PM PDT
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) â€" The NFL and U.S. Army have teamed up on a long-term program to care for and prevent concussions and head trauma, as well as other health issues. |
Final Glance: Managed Care companies
Associated Press via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:02 PM PDT
Shares of some top managed care companies were mixed at the close of trading:Aetna fell $.32 or .8 percent, to $38.80.Cigna Corp. rose $.81 or 1.8 percent, to $45.68.Coventry Health Care Inc. fell $.27 ... |
Final Glance: Health Care Equipment companies
Associated Press via Yahoo! New Zealand Finance Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:02 PM PDT
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading:Becton, Dickinson & Co. rose $.29 or .4 percent, to $75.81.Covidien fell $.09 or .2 percent, to $55.84.Patterson fell ... |
Surgeon, officials review Ohio transplant error
Denver Post Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:00 PM PDT
COLUMBUS, Ohioâ€"Health officials and a consulting surgeon are reviewing a living-donor kidney transplant program that's been temporarily suspended by a northwest Ohio hospital, where a donated kidney apparently was put with medical waste instead of going to the intended recipient in what medical experts describe as a rare accident. |
Indiana residents urged to discard recently purchased cantaloupes
The Michigan City News-Dispatch Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:00 PM PDT
INDIANAPOLIS - State and federal health officials are advising all Hoosiers to discard cantaloupes purchased from July 7 to the present, following an outbreak of salmonellosis which has sickened 14 Hoosiers and approximately 150 people nationwide. |
Houston man sentenced for role in health care fraud scheme
The Orange Leader Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:00 PM PDT
A 52-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a health care fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales on Thursday. |
Privacy Concerns Enter Exeter Hospital Investigation
New Hampshire Public Radio Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:58 PM PDT
Patient privacy has become the latest front in the Hepatitis C outbreak at Exeter Hospital. As part of their ongoing investigation, the State’s Division of Public Health is seeking access to the private health records of Exeter patients. But the Hospital says the request violates privacy laws, and is asking the courts to intervene. Exeter released a statement on Wednesday saying they are seeking ... |
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