DATELINE: Washington Millions of Internet users in the U.S. have searched online at one time or another to see what could be making them sick. There is no guarantee that people can find an answer or a reliable source on the Web. But for many, the Internet could be a life saver. Stacey Vaselaney, 40, was enjoying a [...]
DATELINE: Washington Scientists may have discovered the cause of those age-related memory lapses we often call “senior moments.” Results from a new study suggest that such lapses are linked, in part, to increases in blood sugar levels as we age. Columbia University researchers (also click here) compared high-resolution brain images of humans and animals. They focused on [...]
- Air Force Sends Surgeons to Train in Iraq By Sue Campbell Special to American Forces Press Service LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Dec. 31, 2008 – Optimally managing the unique head and neck injury patterns seen in Iraq and Afghanistan has led to a successful initiative at Wilford Hall Medical Center here. Hospital officials have developed a program [...]
Los Angeles It was an ideal. A mantra. One of those romantic assertions that grabs hold the heart and muses in the soul the question: What if? “Scars are not forever” was conceived for one Marine in the months of rehabilitation that followed an IED blast in Iraq, which left him badly burned and [...]
MONTREAL – Labopharm Inc. (TSX:DDS) says its flagship drug Ryzolt, a once-daily formulation of the painkiller tramadol, has been approved for sale in the world’s biggest market for pharmaceuticals. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval, announced by Labopharm on Wednesday, caused the Montreal-area company’s stock to soar 45 per cent. The shares eventually closed up 63 [...]
GATINEAU, Que. – Rick Abbott of Quesnel, B.C. came to Ottawa to win four vehicles and a million dollars. He’ll go home with some new wheels, but fell just short of taking home the big cash prize. The 56-year old electrician had 24 seconds to shoot 20 pucks from the far blue-line into an empty net Wednesday [...]
Dec. 31Many health stories had local connections in 2008. From doctor of the year to anniversaries and mysterious illness, the calendar was packed. January Mayo Clinic oncologist Dr. Judith Salmon Kaur is named 2007 Physician of the Year by the Association of American Indian Physicians. Researchers believe a mystery illness first discovered weeks earlier at Austin’s Quality Pork [...]
Dec. 31WINONA Electronic health systems are still in their infancy, are evolving with technology and are far from their full potential. Winona Health is a leader in online health systems, and for six consecutive years, its Winona Community Hospital has been listed among the 100 most wired hospitals in the country. Its patients can go [...]
Dec. 31Dr. Donald Gleason, of Edina, a retired professor of the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, led research at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis and devised the grading system that doctors around the world use today to determine the proper treatment of prostate cancer. Gleason, whose system and research underpins continuous research into [...]
Dec. 31According to the Centers for Disease Control, the last 20 years has seen a dramatic increase in obesity in America. Not that we need to delve too much into national statistics on the issue. Most of us can look in the mirror and arrive at the same conclusion without spending hard earned tax dollars [...]
