Water system tests clean - The Salinas Californian
The Money Times Water system tests clean The Salinas Californian - May 28, 2008 By DAWN WITHERS The Salinas Californian May 28, 2008 A second round of tests on a Las Lomas water system came back negative for mercury in 90 percent of the samples analyzed, a California Water Service Co.
Austin fireman who stopped for burger on way to call fired - Houston Chronicle
News 8 Austin Austin fireman who stopped for burger on way to call fired Houston Chronicle - May 28, 2008 AP AUSTIN - A firefighter who stopped to pick up a hamburger before rushing to help a woman in respiratory distress has been fired. Fireman fired after buying food, ignoring emergency KXAN-TV Food run costs Austin firefighter his job United Press International News 8 Austin - Austin American-Statesman - KVUE - 590 KLBJ News Radio all 36 news articles .
Ibuprofen No Better at Reducing Alzheimer's Risk - Washington Post
TopNews Ibuprofen No Better at Reducing Alzheimer's Risk Washington Post - 23 hours ago By Amanda Gardner WEDNESDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) -- The painkillers called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) appear to reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, but no one medication in the class works better than the others, .
Even Cardiac Patients Unsure of Heart Attack Symptoms, Risks - MedHeadlines
ChattahBox Even Cardiac Patients Unsure of Heart Attack Symptoms, Risks MedHeadlines - 19 hours ago By MedHeadlines May 28th, 2008 Category: Heart Disease, Medical Research, Prevention Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing, polled thousands of patients with a history of heart attack or surgery to prevent .
Health Care for Kids Varies Widely Across US - MedHeadlines
eFluxMedia Health Care for Kids Varies Widely Across US MedHeadlines - 19 hours ago By MedHeadlines May 28th, 2008 Category: Children's Health, Lifestyle, Medicare, Prevention When an American child needs medical attention, the quality of care expected varies widely from one state to the next, with a four-fold measure of quality .
Hint of Hope as Child Obesity Rate Hits Plateau - New York Times
TopNews Hint of Hope as Child Obesity Rate Hits Plateau New York Times - 16 hours ago By TARA PARKER-POPE Childhood obesity, rising for more than two decades, appears to have hit a plateau, a potentially significant milestone in the battle against excessive weight gain among children.
Preterm births -- most via C-section -- on the rise in US - Los Angeles Times
TheMedGuru Preterm births -- most via C-section -- on the rise in US Los Angeles Times - 13 hours ago The number of premature deliveries grew by more than a third between 1996 and 2004, researchers find. Cesarean sections -- some of them elective -- accounted for the vast majority of the increase.
Pfizer Starts Media Ad Blitz to Address Smoking Drug Concerns - Bloomberg
The Money Times Pfizer Starts Media Ad Blitz to Address Smoking Drug Concerns Bloomberg - 15 hours ago By Shannon Pettypiece May 28 (Bloomberg) -- Pfizer Inc., the world's biggest drugmaker, said it will run newspaper ads and send letters to doctors to quell concerns about its quit-smoking drug Chantix, linked to suicides, seizures, .
State Supreme Court may give gays a medical victory - Los Angeles Times
Bay Area Reporter State Supreme Court may give gays a medical victory Los Angeles Times - 13 hours ago Justices appear to be leaning toward forbidding doctors from denying treatment based on their religious views. By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO -- Two weeks after deciding same-sex couples are entitled to marry, .
DOH ticks off ways to avoid Lyme disease - Schenectady Gazette
News 10 Now DOH ticks off ways to avoid Lyme disease Schenectady Gazette - 13 hours ago By Joe Maher (Contact) State Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, looks at tick specimens through a microscope with P. Bryon Backenson, assistant director of Arthropod-Borne Disease Program, at HVCC in the Amstuz Building in Troy, during a Tick Tour .