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Civilian-free hospital zone for wounded soldiers Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 4:12PMA special military zone is to be set up in a new hospital for wounded Service personnel to keep them apart from civilian patients after complaints, including from General Sir Richard Dannatt, the head of the Army, about treating wounded personnel alongside civilians at a hospital in Selly Oak, Birmingham.
Mid-air illness diverts flight Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 4:06PMA Qatar Airways flight made a priority landing in Calcutta on Friday morning after a passenger fell ill mid-air.
Staff amnesty to emphasise importance of handling data Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 4:04PMHealth bosses ordered a data amnesty yesterday after an employee lost the personal information of 137 patients. NHS Lothian launched the campaign to ensure all 28,000 staff understand the rules on storing sensitive data - and own up if they have lost files.
Clinic plan is revised, will need new approval Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 4:04PMKINGSTON - The plan to build a clinic behind Kingston Hospital where abortions will be available has been reworked, but not significantly, according to the city planner.
Assaulted CPI leader dies Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 3:55PMGuwahati/Morigaon, July 4: CPI leader Manoj Deka, who was allegedly assaulted by police on Tuesday, died of brain haemorrhage at GNRC Hospitals at 8.43am.
Caught in a jam? Heli-hop to your destination Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 3:55PMBangalore, July 4: The southern city has got what many in the metros have desired: a pair of wings to beat the traffic.
Mass. surgeon operated on wrong side of patient Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 3:51PMBOSTON -- A Boston hospital has admitted that one of its experienced surgeons operated on the wrong side of a patient this week.
Hospital vision for Brooks will come true Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 12:14AMAfter 3 years, project is getting off drawing board.
Study: Newborns need more pain relief Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 12:09AMA U.S. researcher said doctors need to do more to ease the pain of newborns treated in intensive care units.A study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, said newborns face an average of 16 painful or stressful procedures each day, USA Today reported Wednesday. Most of the time the procedures, such as needle sticks or bandage removals, are done without painkillers.The ...
Killingly accident claims 1 life; 6 hurt Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 12:08AM An elderly Rhode Island woman was killed and six other people were injured when two cars collided head-on Wednesday afternoon on Route 101.
Self-portrait Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 12:03AMBeing in the car selling business has not stopped Pat Warren from doing what she loves best: painting.
GISD moves ahead on 13 cent tax increase Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 12:03AMGREENVILLE — There was a general consensus among GISD trustees that a tax rate increase of 13 cents would be necessary for the Greenville Independent School District to deal with rising costs when the board of trustees met earlier this week.
Witnesses say 20 people killed in Somalia clashes Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 4:41AMWitnesses say at least 20 people were killed and more than a dozen wounded during 24 hours of clashes in south and central Somalia.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 4:41AMA Rs 75-crore regional institute of paramedical sciences is expected to come up in Bangalore, Secretary in the Medical Education department M K Shankaralinge Gowda said.
President Bush signs war supplemental spending bill that blocks six new Medicaid rules Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 4:31AMPresident Bush on Monday signed into law a supplemental war appropriations bill (HR 2642) with a provision that will delay for one year six new Medicaid regulations proposed by his administration, CongressDaily reports (Sanchez, CongressDaily, 6/30).
Rock smashes day-camp bus windshield Two kids hurt Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 4:30AMTwo children from Apachi Day Camp were injured Tuesday afternoon when a rock smashed through the windshield of their school bus on Midlothian and North Hickory roads near Mundelein.
Medicaid talks eye tax cuts, increases Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 4:29AMJACKSON – Reducing the Mississippi income tax and raising the cigarette tax have been proposed as part of the solution to resolving a $90 million Medicaid deficit, according to one legislator.
Darzi NHS review: Sick and elderly to get right to die at home Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 2:05PMElderly people and the terminally ill will get the right to choose to die at home instead of in hospital under new NHS reforms.
Computer recycling plan proves popular Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 2:03PMThe first truckload of discarded computers, televisions and other electronic goods was hauled away from the Caldwell County Recycling Center this week.
Broomfield fight leads to shooting Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 2:02PMAn argument in Broomfield Saturday night ended with a 31-year-old man shooting a 28-year-old man before turning the gun on himself, according to police.
Three dead in Burien apt. fire Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 1:57PMThree people are confirmed dead in a large fire that destroyed two apartment buildings in Burien on Saturday night.
Three dead in Burien apt. fire Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 1:50PMThree people are confirmed dead in a large fire that destroyed two apartment buildings in Burien on Saturday night. 50 people displaced
Passing and Failing the Leadership Test Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 1:47PMLeaders come in all shapes and sizes, from every age and socio-economic group and from all walks of life. They achieve the distinction not by title or position but by their actions. Others are just pretenders.
BHP starts genetics study Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 1:41PMAs the fight against HIV and AIDS intensifies, the Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership (BHP) and the Laboratory of Genomic Diversity are undertaking a clinical research project called the "Host Genetics Study".
Stitching for a good cause Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 1:40PMQuilters who shop at the local fabric and quilt Happiness is Quilting in downtown McKinney - from left, Linda Wood, Hage Platt, Laura Kay Houser, Marie Samuels — display some pillowcases they made for children who have cancer through the ConKerr Cancer organization’s A Case for Smiles campaign.
Money available for solid waste reduction projects Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 9:26AMArea counties can receive financial help for programs that cut waste and promote recycling, thanks to the latest Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Solid Waste Management Fund grants.
Merrill pleads guilty to 2 counts of manslaughter Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 9:24AMA Wappapello man has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with the traffic crash that killed a Bonne Terre couple.
EU plans to ease rules for cross-border patients Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 9:20AM(BRUSSELS ) - Europeans will be able to get medical treatment elsewhere in the EU without prior authorisation, and get refunded, under draft rules which the European Commission will put forward this week.
How a group of doctors helped save the ECMC-Kaleida consolidation plan Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 9:04AMShame on us.
Deadly day on county roads Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 9:01AMOne man died and his passenger was in serious condition following a single-vehicle crash early yesterday morning in Arnold. Kevin Shawn Hadley, 43, of Arnold, was driving northbound on Boulters Way around 12:30 a.m. when he lost control of his 2005 BMW Z4 on a left-hand curve.
YEMEN: Activists warn against protracting war in the north Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 8:56AM Source: IRIN A number of activists and members of the Yemeni Parliament have called on the government and Shia rebels to stop fighting in the northern governorate of Saada as the humanitarian situation in the area has worsened.
E-Mail That Investors Might Like to Read Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 12:36AM E-mails attached to the Massachusetts complaint against UBS accusing it of defrauding investors support accusations in stunning black and white.
News Asia-Pacific Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 12:36AMHundreds of of South Koreans protesting against the resumption of US beef imports have been injured in clashes with riot police. Police fired water cannon and used batons in an attempt to disperse the protesters, some of which were carrying steel pipes and throwing stones, in the capital Seoul.
Man, 29, found shot to death in Franklin Field apartment Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 12:32AMBoston police are investigating the death of a 29-year-old man who was shot and killed at an apartment complex in Dorchester early yesterday.
For Kennedy, another threshold Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 12:31AMWhen he was 19, Thomas P. Kennedy, a first-year seminarian in New York state, fell while washing windows and broke his neck. He lost the use of his arms and legs, and for the next three years was in and out of hospitals.
More than 100 injured in SKorea beef protests Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 12:30AMSouth Korean police clashed violently with protesters opposing US beef imports in Seoul on Sunday, leaving more than 100 people injured, officials and witnesses said.
Saint Agnes tension festers Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 12:29AMA possible reason for the conflict emerges from the reports: "People had different beliefs on how the medical units should be run and a heated argument ensued," Stewart told an officer.
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Finding medical promise in kitchen Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 12:27AMIn 1993, an eager biochemist at the University of Texas struggled to put the brakes on a protein he had discovered a few years earlier, a protein that can trigger cancers and inflammatory diseases.
More than 100 injured in South Korea beef protests Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 12:25AMSEOUL: South Korean police clashed violently with protesters opposing US beef imports here on Sunday, leaving more than 100 people injured, officials and witnesses said.
Two chemical spills send 22 to hospital Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 5:35AMMONTGOMERY – Twenty-two people were hospitalized after two chemical spills that eventually closed a part of Route 31 on Thursday in Montgomery.
Three vehicle crash Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 5:33AMMultiple victims were transported to area hospitals after a three vehicle wreck at the intersection of Dryden Road and Brighton Boulevard in Zanesville on Friday.
Medicaid budget still in limbo Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 5:25AMJACKSON (AP) — It now appears unlikely that Mississippi lawmakers will be able to increase the cigarette tax this special session to fill a $90 million hole in the Medicaid budget.
EmaarMGF brings Indiascapes to Dubai Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 5:24AMEmaarMGF Land Ltd., a joint venture between Emaar Properties PJSC and MGF Developments, begins a three-day showcase in Dubai from June 30 to display lifestyle residences across its integrated master-planned communities in India.
Barbour focuses on Medicaid Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 5:20AMBILOXI -- When Gov. Haley Barbour addressed the Mississippi Press Association Friday he had only one subject on his mind -- Medicaid.
Gas prices take bite out of deliveries Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 5:20AMInstead of flowers for her mother’s grave, Mary Beth Stevens of Batavia bought $60 worth of gas cards for the charity that used to deliver meals to her homebound mother.
Prepping for surgery Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 5:20AM A distinct new-car smell, freshly painted walls and newly carpeted floors mixed with the buzz of drills and the sight of bright red hardhats.
County asks how immigrants affect services Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 5:17AMBEAUFORT — The County Department of Social Services recently compiled data revealing that while the department does serve undocumented immigrants, they make up a small number of the agency’s caseloads and don’t cost the Emergency Medicaid system more than $151,000 a year.
Two killed, nine others injured in KZN crash Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 5:11AMTwo people have been killed and nine others injured in a collision between a truck and a bakkie at Camperdown near Pietermaritzburg. The accident took place on the road linking the R56, R603 and R103 near the South Coast interchange.
National hospital study praises Blake and Sarasota Memorial Tuesday, June 24, 2008 @ 11:56PMWhen it comes to value, Blake Medical Center and Sarasota Memorial Hospital are tops in the two-county area, according to a national study released Tuesday.