Provides the latest RSS feeds for Public Health News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Herald Globe.com http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/cat/fb382975d494227f/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 21:25:13 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:25:13 -0400 30 Extreme heat can affect medicines and these can become life threatening for those using them, doctors said Thursday. "Quality of medicines can deteriorate during summers because of high temperatures. As most medicines are designed to be stored at normal room temperatures, no drug should be exposed to temperatures higher than 86 degrees fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius)," the Delhi Medical ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214718201/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 12:40:01 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214718201/scat/fb382975d494227f Thanks to the quick work of Moore, Okla., nurses, Shayla Taylor was able to safely deliver her son Braeden Immanuel - who is now nicknamed 'Twister.' NBC's Ron Mott ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214728303/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 20:57:06 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214728303/scat/fb382975d494227f today, two doctors from the University of Michigan described how they saved an infant with a life-threatening respiratory disorder using a custom-designed 3D-printed device. Printed with bio-absorbable plastic, the device is holding the child's airway open and allowing him to breathe normally. The child, Kaiba Gionfriddo, suffered from tracheobrochomalacia--a collapse of the airway to one of ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214728298/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 20:41:22 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214728298/scat/fb382975d494227f In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby who used to stop breathing nearly every day. It’s the latest advance from the booming field of regenerative medicine, making body parts in the lab. In the case of Kaiba Gionfriddo, doctors didn’t have a moment to spare. Because of a birth defect, the Ohio ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214727233/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 19:46:45 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214727233/scat/fb382975d494227f Medicare recipients attend at a news conference celebrating the 46th anniversary of Medicare in Washington on July 27, 2011. A study found private insurers cherry-pick healthier beneficiaries who cost less to care for, guaranteeing large profits -- although private plans must accept all seniors who choose to enroll, they cherry-pick by selectively recruiting the healthiest seniors through ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214727240/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 19:24:40 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214727240/scat/fb382975d494227f Dr. Russell Kridel, president of Harris County Medical Society, said the new physician group will provide doctors with tools to provide better and more efficient care. The Texas Medical Association has teamed up with some of the states largest medical societies to create the Physician Services Organization for Patient Care. The organization aims to deliver tools to help physicians perform better ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214725963/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 17:19:38 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214725963/scat/fb382975d494227f SAN JOSE (KCBS) - A large group of registered nurses walked off the job Thursday morning at two hospitals in San Jose. Instead of changing IVs and administering medication, nurses at Good Samaritan Hospital and Regional Medical Center were walking the picket line in a dispute over wages, benefits, pension and staffing levels. The union represents 1,400 members of the California Nurses ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214724498/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 17:02:41 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214724498/scat/fb382975d494227f When it comes to testicular cancer, commercial real estate broker Mike Wyatt has been there, done that, got the T-shirt. Wyatt, an executive vice president in the Dallas office of Cushman and Wakefield of Texas, was diagnosed in 1994, at age 31. When you hear the C word, it strikes terror all the way through to your bone marrow, Wyatt said. Eighteen years ago, the world was a different place. ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214724485/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 16:58:00 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214724485/scat/fb382975d494227f The Oregon Idea is urging support for legislation that would help bring more doctors to Oregon's rural areas. A nonprofit that counts some of the state's biggest power brokers as board members is throwing its weight behind a proposal for more rural doctors. On Thursday the Oregon Idea sent an email that encouraged support for Senate Bill 2, a proposal to waive $4.9 million in tuition and ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214724493/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 16:31:44 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214724493/scat/fb382975d494227f Rochelle Twining, executive director of Community Action Organization of Delaware, says most people the nonprofit serves are working. Rochelle Twining, executive director of nonprofit Community Action Organization of Delaware, Madison and Union Counties says she wasnt aware the Brookings Institution this week released a study on the rapid rise in suburban poverty. But she doesnt need a book to ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214724499/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 16:26:44 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214724499/scat/fb382975d494227f Western Health Advantage is one of 13 plans to land a spot in the individual marketplace for the state's health benefit exchange. Western Health Advantage CEO Garry Maisel says rates for plans came in under projections because of intense competition. "WHA and other California plans wanted to be part of Covered California and part of history," Maisel said. Sacramento-based Western ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214723019/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:42 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214723019/scat/fb382975d494227f Vidacare CEO Mark Mellin says his company is headed on a growth trajectory. Vidacare Corp. has come a long way in a relatively short period of time. While a host of other startups in the bioscience space have come and gone since 2001, this San Antonio company has positioned itself as a the preeminent player in the intraosseous arena. Vidacare is expanding domestically and internationally sales of ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214723034/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 15:35:00 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214723034/scat/fb382975d494227f A snapshot of plans that will be offered on California's state health care exchange, Covered California, to qualified individuals in Santa Clara County. Ahead of the official launch of California's state health care exchange on Jan. 1, 2014, the agency charged with implementing new system on Thursday debuted benefit plans that will be available to qualified individuals. Though some ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214723018/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 15:33:45 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214723018/scat/fb382975d494227f View Photo AFP/Fayez Nureldine - A foreign medical staff enters the emergency section at a hospital in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on May 13, 2013. Saudi Arabia lamented Thursday that foreign drug companies had ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214721785/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 14:44:09 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214721785/scat/fb382975d494227f Sutter Health applied to offer coverage in the health benefit exchange via its new health maintenance organization plan, but recently withdrew its application. A big local name didnt make the list of health plans participating in Covered Californias new insurance marketplace next year: Sutter Health. Sutter did apply to offer coverage in the health benefit exchange via its new health maintenance ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214721467/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 14:02:21 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214721467/scat/fb382975d494227f John Danis Despite facing a slow year in the construction industry, Danis Building Construction Company has already hit some highs this year with some national recognition. The Miami Township-based company was recognized by Modern Healthcare magazine as the 14th best health care construction management firms in the U.S. It also has received six awards from the Associated Builders and Contractors ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214721251/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 14:01:41 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214721251/scat/fb382975d494227f Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas has been named to the position of chief scientific officer at Biogen after serving in the role for about a year. Weston, Mass.-based Biogen Idec (Nasdaq:BIIB) has named Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas, a professor at Harvard Medical School, as its permanent chief scientific officer, a position in which hes served on an interim basis for about a year. Artavanis-Tsakonas was ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214721483/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 13:58:39 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214721483/scat/fb382975d494227f Individuals in the Sacramento area who shop for insurance coverage next year at Covered California will have four insurers to pick from: Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California, Kaiser Permanente and Western Health Advantage, and the rates came in lower than expected. Individuals in the Sacramento area who shop for insurance coverage next year at Covered California the new state health ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214719878/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 13:13:18 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214719878/scat/fb382975d494227f Executive Director of KMET the training is to enhance the capacity of health providers to offer quality abortion related services within the confines of the law in Kenya. Monica said health providers need to understand provision of Comprehensive Abortion Care services such as the use ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214719879/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 13:11:48 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214719879/scat/fb382975d494227f We celebrate local health care heroes. There are many physicians among our honorees. But there are also administrators and educators, researchers and public health advocates, entrepreneurs and a ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214719852/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 12:53:40 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214719852/scat/fb382975d494227f Max Planck Florida researcher Jason Christie The Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience in Jupiter announced that one of its researchers received a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes for Health. The five-year grant will help Dr. Jason Christie study the electrical signaling connections between neurons in the brain. He plans to use laser-based techniques to study this so he can ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214719877/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 12:49:46 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214719877/scat/fb382975d494227f Covered California's Peter Lee. Kaiser Permanente, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California, Health Net and nine smaller, regional health plans will participate in Covered California next year, the health benefit exchanged authorized by the Affordable Care Act. The smaller participants include the Bay Area's Alameda Alliance for Health, San Francisco-based Chinese Community Health ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214719851/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 12:40:26 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214719851/scat/fb382975d494227f Alkermes CEO Richard Pops Just weeks after biopharmaceutical company Alkermes plc (Nasdaq: ALKS) released positive preliminary results of a Phase 2 clinical study of its drug to treat major depressive disorder, the Waltham, Mass. and Dublin-based company released even stronger fourth quarter results for its fiscal year ended March 31. The company, which says it will change its fiscal year-end ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214719876/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 12:35:22 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214719876/scat/fb382975d494227f ABUJA -- Aid organization Doctors Without Borders says it has suspended emergency health care in Borno State, Nigeria, - the heart of an insurgency now under assault by government troops. The decision comes after five gunmen hijacked an aid vehicle on Saturday. A couple of weeks ago, Doctors without Borders moved into Baga, a town where thousands of homes were burnt to the ground and hundreds ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214718268/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 12:35:01 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214718268/scat/fb382975d494227f He said his court had ';a duty to warn would-be offenders that fraud against employers had to stop and would not be tolerated';. - ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214718295/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 12:23:42 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214718295/scat/fb382975d494227f The World Health Organisation (WHO) voiced deep concern on Thursday over the SARS-like virus that has killed 22 people in less than a year, saying it might potentially spread more widely between ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214717911/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 12:18:57 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214717911/scat/fb382975d494227f WORCESTER, Mass. -- UMass Memorial Medical Center and the union representing 1,100 nurses at its University Campus reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract late Wednesday night, averting a strike that had been scheduled to start Thursday.The sides were stuck on staffing levels, with nurses demanding more of them be on duty at a time, which they said ensures patient safety and ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214718296/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 12:01:23 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214718296/scat/fb382975d494227f Venture capital deals for the life sciences industry were down for the first quarter of 2013. Venture capitalists nationwide invested $1.4 billion in 167 life sciences deals during the first quarter of 2013, a decrease in both volume and dollar value from the same time last year, according to a recently released report from London-based Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP and Arlington, Va.-based ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214718115/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 11:56:09 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214718115/scat/fb382975d494227f Maryland General Hospital will close its maternity unit. Maryland General Hospital is shutting down its obstetrics and gynecology services on June 30 because the department is no longer financially viable. A decline in the number of deliveries at Maryland General paired with high overhead costs for obstetrics departments led the University of Maryland Medical System, which owns Maryland General, ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214718288/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 11:41:00 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214718288/scat/fb382975d494227f Merck's cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil. A new agreement between the GAVI Alliance, Merck and GlaxoSmithKline (which makes a similar vaccine, Cervarix) will provide vaccines in Africa at a fraction of their normal commercial cost -- with the goal of vaccinating 30 million women by 2020. Most pharmaceutical companies spend huge money on research and development, with new drugs requiring years ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214718276/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 11:33:49 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214718276/scat/fb382975d494227f Despite changes coming to health care reform and a still uncertain economy, Independence Blue Cross had a good year in 2012. Net income was 191.5 million on 10.5 million in revenue, said President and CEO Dan Hilferty, during a conference call. At end of 2012, Independence Blue Cross served 7 million people in 19 states. The 215,000 new members with medical coverage represented an increase of ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214717654/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 10:57:04 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214717654/scat/fb382975d494227f Forerun founders include, from left, Dr. Larry Nathanson, informatics director in the emergency room at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Dr. Jason Tracy, an emergency room supervisor; and Mark Chalek, technology ventures officer at the hospital. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has been working with engineers at Forerun Inc. to find a way to make the flow of patient charts more ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214716707/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 10:44:13 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214716707/scat/fb382975d494227f Tanveer Patel's company Concert Care has acquired an Indian company called Novel Infosolutions. A small and still relatively new Birmingham firm created to help more modest-sized medical practices improve operations will significantly grow its team and services this year with the acquisition of another firm from Chennai, India. Entrepreneur Tanveer Patel, the CEO of Concert Care, told me ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214716706/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 10:29:02 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214716706/scat/fb382975d494227f Havana, May 23 (Prensa Latina) The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, sent congratulations today to the workers of the national community program of comprehensive rehabilitation of patients, started a decade ago. Since 2003, these services were expanded throughout the island, with 400 wards where about 69 million patients have so far benefited, with high levels of ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214715157/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 10:02:02 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214715157/scat/fb382975d494227f QB3 associate director Douglas Crawford, in the under-construction QB3@953: Helping life sciences startups through the 'valley of death.' A unique real estate partnership including the University of Californias QB3 institute will expand San Franciscos amount of biotech incubator space by 50 percent, providing enough room for 20 to 30 young companies. QB3 and Dewey Land Co. Inc. expect to ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214716546/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:22 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214716546/scat/fb382975d494227f STATES show "scant regard for human health" by letting polluting projects with potentially deadly consequences to go ahead, doctors say. A report from Doctors for the Environment Australia points to the Port Augusta power station, the deferred Olympic Dam expansion and the Port Pirie lead smelter as examples of industrial developments approved without adequate checks. Environment Minister ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214715159/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214715159/scat/fb382975d494227f Wall Street liked Kindred Healthcare Inc.s (NYSE: KND) investor day. Early Wednesday, Business First reported that the company had elected new directors. The Associated Press later reported that the Louisville-based companys shares jumped to an annual high at the close of yesterdays stock market, gaining $1.13, or 9.1 percent, to $13.60. An analyst tells AP that Kindred expects solid cash flow in ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214713667/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 08:25:08 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214713667/scat/fb382975d494227f Louisville-based Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) will open a mail order pharmacy call center and support operation in Irving, Texas that is expected to to create more than 620 new jobs over the next three years. Business First, citing a story in The Dallas Business Journal, reports that RightSource, Humanas pharmacy-management company, will operate the facility that is expected to open in ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214713827/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 08:25:03 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214713827/scat/fb382975d494227f DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has announced another death from the SARS-like novel coronavirus (nCoV) in its central al-Qassim region, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214713817/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:17 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214713817/scat/fb382975d494227f The Massachusetts congressional delegation reportedly held an emergency meeting Wednesday to try to save a patient, whose prognosis isn't good a $250 million annual subsidy to Massachusetts hospitals, paid out of other states' pockets. The "Bay State Boondoggle," as critics have labeled it, flows into Massachusetts hospital coffers due to a Medicare rule enacted under ObamaCare ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214713808/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 08:14:13 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214713808/scat/fb382975d494227f The Mayo Clinic didn't get all that it asked for during the legislative session, but the state committed $327 million to help build the health-care giant's "Destination Medical Center." There's still little known about what a Destination Medical Center is, though. Minnesota Public Radio reports on the celebration thrown in Rochester at the Mayo Clinic for legislative backers ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214713713/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 08:09:49 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214713713/scat/fb382975d494227f WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- UMass Memorial Medical Center and the union representing 1,100 nurses have reached a tentative contract agreement that staves off a scheduled strike. The deal reached Wednesday with nurses at the hospital’s University Campus means nurses will not strike on Thursday, as had been ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214712498/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 07:27:21 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214712498/scat/fb382975d494227f Federal health officials have met and exceeded their goal for 50 percent of doctors offices and 80 percent of eligible hospitals to have electronic health records by the end of 2013. More than half of all doctors and other eligible providers have received Medicare or Medicaid incentive payments for adopting or meaningfully using electronic health records, federal health officials announced ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214713807/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 07:15:05 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214713807/scat/fb382975d494227f Dr Mona El Farra is a physician now working as a public health advocate in Gaza. Her particular focus is on women and children. 6pm. RMIT, Building 80, Swanston St, Level 2, Room 7. Sponsored by the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network & Australians for Palestine. For more info ph Michael Shaik 0431 573 ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214708280/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 02:53:17 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214708280/scat/fb382975d494227f On May 17, over 3,100 nurses and technicians in the California Nurse's Association (CNA) began a strike scheduled to last seven days at five out of eleven Northern California Sutter Health hospitals. Some 1,400 nurses at two Hospital Corporation of America-affiliated San Jose hospitals will join the strike May 23 and 24. A sixth hospital in San Leandro called off the strike after Alameda ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214706277/scat/fb382975d494227f Thu, 23 May 2013 00:48:51 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214706277/scat/fb382975d494227f Monthly premiums vary wildly for individual and small-group health plans that are proposed to be sold in Colorado in 2014 -- the first full year of implementation of the federal health care reform bill -- according to officials at the Colorado Division of Insurance and a Denver Business Journal review of insurance filings released Wednesday. For example, a typical 40-year-old non-smoking ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214705225/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 22:37:34 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214705225/scat/fb382975d494227f The BRICS countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- pledged in a joint communiqu on the sidelines of the 66th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, to strengthen intra-BRICS cooperation in promoting health of their peoples.According to the communiqu released to Xinhua Wednesday, the BRICS decided to continue cooperation in the sphere of health through the Technical ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214704248/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 22:17:05 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214704248/scat/fb382975d494227f More than half of doctors' officers and 80% of hospitals that provide Medicare or Medicaid will have electronic health records by the end of the ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214701953/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 19:50:05 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214701953/scat/fb382975d494227f The Hawaii Department of Health has given the green light to Sunrise Capitol Inc., doing business as Kauai Clams, to become the first Hawaii company in 26 years to farm and sell shellfish. The company, whose operation is in Kekaha on Kauai, is currently growing clams, and it plans to introduce locally-grown oysters in the near future. Gov. Abercrombie asked the department to help bring a thriving ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214701952/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 19:47:34 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214701952/scat/fb382975d494227f In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day. It's the latest advance from the booming field of regenerative medicine, making body parts in the lab. In the case of Kaiba (KEYE'-buh) Gionfriddo, doctors didn't have a moment to spare. Because of a ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214701956/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 19:40:02 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214701956/scat/fb382975d494227f Kaiser Permanente Hawaii officials said talks to buy 10 acres of land from the Moanalua Golf Club adjacent to its Moanalua Medical Center for $4 million are in the very preliminary stages. The opportunity [to buy the land] presented itself this year, Kaiser spokeswoman Laura Lott said Wednesday. At this time we dont have any specific plans for the land. There are a lot of things that have to be ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214701845/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 19:27:32 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214701845/scat/fb382975d494227f IN a medical first, US doctors have used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day. It's the latest advance in the booming field of regenerative medicine - making body parts in the lab. In the case of Kaiba Gionfriddo, doctors didn't have a moment to spare. Because of a birth defect, the ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214701955/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 19:23:40 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214701955/scat/fb382975d494227f This is not the place if you are dieting, looking for romantic intimacy or elitist dining. It is, however, a place for inexpensive ribs. Foodies in New York City crave Per Se, Nobu and Daniel where dinner for two can set you back $250 to $300. But for working-class and middle-class New Yorkers, one popular and growing chain of restaurants is more affordable: Dallas BBQ. Dallas BBQ recently opened ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214701790/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 19:14:05 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214701790/scat/fb382975d494227f WASHINGTON - The president and chief executive officer of a medical equipment company invoked the Fifth Amendment at Senate hearing Wednesday, declining to answer questions about aggressive marketing tactics used to sell scooters, sleep apnea machines and other home medical supplies to Medicare recipients who may not need or want them. Jon Letko of U.S. Healthcare Supply LLC, based in Milford, ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214700572/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 18:51:59 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214700572/scat/fb382975d494227f English: Logo of Ranbaxy. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) One week after Ranbaxy Laboratories agreed to pay $500 million to resolve civil and criminal charges stemming from a long-running manufacturing scandal that involved substandard products and providing fraudulent data to the FDA (back ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214700361/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 18:48:19 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214700361/scat/fb382975d494227f Dr. Margaret Chan, of director-general of the World Health Organization told the World Health Assembly currently meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, "10 years ago, this assembly met under a cloud of anxiety -- SARS was spreading explosively along the routes of international air travel, placing any city with an international airport at risk of imported cases. "Less than four months after ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214700579/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 18:21:30 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214700579/scat/fb382975d494227f Rancho Cordova city officials think a new assisted housing project for disabled homeless veterans near Mather Airport could be months away from breaking ground, after the city council approved a pair of needed entitlements for the Mather Veterans Village this week. Reed Flory, housing services administrator for the city of Rancho Cordova, said a 3.69-acre parcel for the project will house both ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214700484/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:17 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214700484/scat/fb382975d494227f David Gallitano The board of directors of WellCare Health Plans Inc. elected David Gallitano as chairman. Gallitano, a WellCare director since 2009, succeeds Charles Berg, who stepped down from the board at the end of todays annual shareholders meeting. Gallitano has been president of Tucker Advisors Inc., a private investment firm, since 2002. Gallitanos operational experience and financial ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214700586/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 17:44:54 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214700586/scat/fb382975d494227f FRANKFORT, Ky. - The planned expansion of Kentucky's Medicaid program coupled with a push to help the uninsured obtain health coverage could exacerbate the state's shortage of physicians, according to a report released Wednesday.Deloitte Consulting, a technology firm that's helping to set up the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange, unveiled the report showing Kentucky's 10,475 ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214699204/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 17:42:26 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214699204/scat/fb382975d494227f Michael Kamdar has been named president of Cellana Inc., a Hawaii-based developer of algae-based bioproducts for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, fuel and animal feed industries, the company said Wednesday. Kamdar will be primarily responsible for commercialization, business development, research and development and operations. His track record of success in building, funding and leading ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214700585/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 17:35:28 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214700585/scat/fb382975d494227f Here is the intervention by the Holy See delegation to the 66th World Health Assembly. The meeting is under way in Geneva, Switzerland. The address by Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, the representative of the Holy See, was given ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214698959/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 17:21:35 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214698959/scat/fb382975d494227f Britain's chief medical officer says physicians must stop prescribing antibiotics for routine coughs and colds. Sally Davies said in remarks prepared for delivery told the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, this week that without urgent action British healthcare will return to 19th-century levels, with common operations proving potentially lethal as germs become resistant to ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214699216/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 17:12:05 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214699216/scat/fb382975d494227f UC Davis researchers have received a $3 million grant to conduct the first long-range study of mental and psychological decline that accompanies an age-related neurological disorder associated with Fragile X Syndrome. By bringing back participants over time, researchers can watch the progression of the syndrome and track gradual changes in patient brains. UC Davis researchers have received a ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214699226/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 17:11:27 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214699226/scat/fb382975d494227f Mark Cloutier has been named CEO of the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter. San Francisco Foundations Mark Cloutier has been named CEO of the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter. Cloutier will leave his position as program director for public policy, community health and civic engagement at the San Francisco Foundation, where he served for two years. Before that, he was a principal at Sellers ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214699225/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 16:16:56 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214699225/scat/fb382975d494227f Mission Bay seems like such a simple move for the VA Medical Center and its productive research operations. But let's face it: This is a government agency in a city where it's tough to do much of anything construction-wise. Nothing is easy. As the VA in the coming weeks gets a closer look at a Bay Area Council Economics Institute study on where the medical center could move and how it ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214697801/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 16:14:14 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214697801/scat/fb382975d494227f Saint Luke's Health System and Samuel U. Rodger's Health Center announced Wednesday that they are in negotiations about the future of Cabot Westside Medical and Dental Center. The center is a nonprofit member of Saint Luke's Health System and, like Samuel U. Rodger's, provides primary medical and dental services for patients who are uninsured or underinsured. According to a ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214697800/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 16:04:47 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214697800/scat/fb382975d494227f Greg Divis, president and CEO of KV Pharmaceutical Bridgeton-based KV Pharmaceutical reported a net loss of $3.5 million for the month ended April 30, on revenue of $8.3 million, according to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company files monthly operating reports to comply with its ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. Despite the loss, KVs single-most ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214697799/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 15:48:09 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214697799/scat/fb382975d494227f Parkland Hospital is built to take a beating, its construction team says. The new Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas is being built to withstand wind speeds of 350 mph -- stronger than those in the EF5 tornado that ravaged Moore, Okla., and surrounding areas earlier this week. The hospital building was designed three and a half years ago, shortly after Hurricane Katrina, and is being ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214697790/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 15:47:31 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214697790/scat/fb382975d494227f South Lake Hospital is partnering with Southern Growth Partners LLC to build a 30-bed skilled nursing unit at the Clermont campus. Here at Orlando Business Journal, weve been following the deal at South Lake Hospital to build a $12.3 million skilled nursing unit on the campus. The two-phased plan will start with 30 beds and, eventually, expand up to 60 beds. Today, South Lake Hospital and ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214697780/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 15:47:31 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214697780/scat/fb382975d494227f NewCourtland is closing its nursing school in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. The nonprofit organization opened the school in 2010, which has graduated 40 students, in large part to supply licensed practical nursing homes to its group of nursing homes, but as NewCourtland has sold off the majority of its nursing homes to focus on other services to seniors the need for its own nursing ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214697798/scat/fb382975d494227f Wed, 22 May 2013 15:40:44 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/214697798/scat/fb382975d494227f