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For the week of Aug. 6, 2010 Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:30PMEllis “Danny” L. Holbrook, 89, born on March 27, 1921 in Okeene, Okla., passed away on July 26, 2010. He was a resident of Banning for 13 years and formerly of El Monte for 30 years. He was an engineer for 45 years.
Newton Hamilton man donates organ to brother experiencing kidney failure Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:28PMNEWTON HAMILTON - One might never guess that a gift between brothers could be life-saving. Charles Mitchell, of Elizabethtown, recently underwent a kidney transplant after suffering from kidney failure. The surviving donor is his brothe.
National Drug Control Policy announces $22 million grant in DFC program Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:27PMGil Kerlikowske, Director of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), today announced $22 million in new Drug Free Communities Support Program (DFC) grants to 169 communities and 16 new DFC Mentoring grants across the country.
Consortium is strapped for cash Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:26PMThe Healthcare Consortium, a nonprofit organization that provides health services to area residents, may have to close or seriously downsize its operations thanks to outstanding late payments on state contracts.
LAWRENCE: Detox center plan draws neighborhood opposition Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:25PMLAWRENCE -- A proposed detoxification center on Federal City Road has pitted neighbors against the property owner, amid fears of crime and the spector of drug- and alcohol-addicted clients roaming the Federal Hill and the Traditions at Federal Point neighborhoods.
Health Law Myths: Outside The Realm Of Reality Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:22PMAre you really going to have to have a computer chip implanted in your head as part of the new health law? Will the law allow President Obama to create his own private army? While there are outrageous rumors circulating about the health law, some claims are grounded in truth. read more
Hays sees signs of life in the jobs market Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:14PMRecruitment firm Hays yesterday said it saw growing signs of life in the jobs market despite more gloom over prospects in the UK public sector. (02/09/2010 21:35:07)
Scheutzow joins Kohrman Jackson & Krantz Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:13PMSusan O. Scheutzow has joined Kohrman Jackson & Krantz PLL as a partner and chair of the law firm’s new Healthcare practice group. Scheutzow is the former vice president and chief legal counsel at Southwest General and will continue to represent Southwest General on matters.
More expats coming on local packages Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:02PMSINGAPORE - The economy may be recovering fast from the recession, but companies here are still cautious about their bottom lines. And as a result, new expatriates are no longer offered the sort of packages their peers once enjoyed.
Market continues to make gains Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:02PMNZX and Pyne Gould Corporation paced gains on the NZX 50 Index after more upbeat data from the US and news that the stock exchange operator made a Forbes Magazine list of top-performing companies.
After the Flood Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 6:01PMAs floodwaters slowly recede and the Indus River empties into the Arabian Sea, the full impact of what Pakistan's foreign minister on Wednesday described as the worst humanitarian crisis in the country's history is becoming clearer.
Day in the Life: Chiropractic care growing in popularity, acceptance Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:52PMMONMOUTH —On Thursday, I lay down on the chiropractic table in the back room of Monmouth Chiropractic. Chiropractor Alan Phillips adjusted my back. "Have you ever been in an accident or experienced back pain," he asked. "No," I said. He used an electrical massager to loosen my shoulders and back. He followed my spinal column searching for irregularities. He popped my shoulder and rotated my back.
Nunes and Huntley tackle the issues Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:44PMLynn Nunes and Shirley Huntley are focusing on similar issues. FILE PHOTOS Lynn Nunes and state Sen. Shirley Huntley (D-Jamaica) may differ on gay marriage, with Nunes in favor and Huntley against, but when it comes to other important issues affecting the community like jobs, healthcare, education, seniors and veterans, their views are quite similar.
American bicycle manufacturer Trek to sponsor team led by Tour de France runner-up Schleck Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:44PMWATERLOO, Wis. - American bicycle manufacturer Trek will sponsor the new pro cycling team led by two-time Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck.
Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation on Behalf of Shareholders of Allergan, Inc. Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:44PMBENSALEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that it is investigating potential claims against Allergan, Inc. (“Allergan” or the “Company”) (NYSE:AGN) concerning possible breaches of fiduciary duty or other violations of law by the Company’s board of directors. Allergan is a multi-specialty healthcare company, engaged in the discovery, development, and ...
Australia-wide shortage of type-O blood, says Red Cross Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:41PMThe Australian Red Cross (ARC) Blood Service says there is a national shortage of type-O blood.
Purdue professors win grant to reduce heart disease Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:40PMA Purdue University professor has received a $1.5 millionfederal grant to use technology for reducing heart disease in theblack population.
USDA awards loan for Pomeroy health center Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:38PMPOMEROY — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a $1,323,000 loan to Family Healthcare, Inc. for the construction of a new healthcare center to be built outside Pomeroy. The funds represe...
What's News for Sept. 2, 2010 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:34PMGet your non-profit organization’s fundraisers and other events in the Daily Progress’s What’s News calendar free of charge by e-mailing event information to living@jacksonvilleprogress.com. The newspaper reserves the right to edit any submission for space and content.
Former Danbury Hospital CFO indicted on fraud charges Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:33PMDANBURY -- A federal grand jury in Hartford on Wednesday indicted William Roe , 56, the former treasurer and chief financial officer of Danbury Hospital . He was charged with one count of wire fraud and two counts of interstate transportation of stolen money.
Monetary easing won't help jobs: Fed officials Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:31PMPlosser says Fed should act only if deflation threat turns. 2 Sep 2010 12:23 PM
OMG The Internet is Eating MY BRAIN! (Part 2) Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:21PMAs I was saying: There is concern that consumption of Internet media is affecting our concentration,
Republican lawmakers urge Schwarzenegger to appeal judge's ruling on Calif gay marriage ban Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:20PMSACRAMENTO, Calif. - A group of Republican lawmakers is urging California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to appeal a federal ruling that struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban.
Colorado woman held hostage by escaped prisoner talks about experience Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:20PMDENVER - Liz Reynolds says life is getting back to normal a week after an escaped prisoner held her hostage in her home on Colorado's eastern plains.
Bacterial Charity Work Thwarts Medical Treatments Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:16PMResearch reveals bacterial altruism makes populations stronger than individualsDrug resistant bacteria are a problem in many environments, especially healthcare institutions. While the ways in which these cells become resistant are understood at the cellular level, until now, the bacteria's survival strategies at the population level remained unclear.A new study by James Collins and colleagues ...
Humboldt County Court Proceedings Postponed One Additional Day Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:14PMFOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. (NYSE: SKH) announced today that further court proceedings in the case entitled VINNIE LAVENDER, by and through her Conservator, WANDA BAKER; WALTER SIMON; JACQUELYN VILCHINSKY vs. SKILLED HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC., et al (and 22 individually-named California nursing facilities receiving administrative services from ...
Care Investment Trust Inc. Announces Three for Two Stock Split Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:14PMNEW YORK, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Care Investment Trust Inc. (NYSE: CRE) ("Care" or the "Company"), a real estate investment and finance company that invests in healthcare-related real estate and commercial mortgage debt, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock split in the ratio of three-for-two to be effected in the form of a common stock dividend. Each ...
Study Recommends Disclosure of Medical Mistakes That Affect Multiple Patients Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:14PMROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Health care organizations should disclose medical mistakes that affect multiple patients even if patients were not harmed by the event, according to an AHRQ-funded research paper published in the September 2 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Medical mistakes that affect multiple patients, known as large-scale adverse events (LSAEs ...
EDIMS Licenses Comprehensive Drug Information From First DataBank Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:10AMSOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & LIVINGSTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EDIMS Licenses Comprehensive Drug Information from First DataBank to integrate with EDIMS emergency department EHR
Akorbi Founders Deliver Address at Metroplex Interpreter & Translator Association General Meeting Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:07AMEntrepreneurs Claudia and Azam Mirza Share Thoughts and Insight on Translation Services Industry
Pacific Quest Wilderness Therapy Program Announces New Website Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:07AMHILO, HI--(Marketwire - August 31, 2010) - - Pacific Quest, a unique, internationally recognized wilderness therapy program for struggling teens and young adults, located on the Big Island of Hawaii, is pleased to announce the launch of their new website http://www.pacificquest.org .
S3 Moves Up on Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:07AMWill Launch Two Innovative Products by the End of the Year
Death toll expected to rise as flooding subsides in some parts of Pakistan Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:04AMPakistani government officials say the death toll from the country's flooding stands at more than 1,600 and it could rise significantly as flood waters recede and more bodies are identified, CNN reports (8/28). "There is no official estimate of the number of missing because mass displacements have made accounting for them almost impossible," according to Reuters (Haider, 8/29).
PMB’s 125,000-SF Clinic To Cost $53M Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:03AMMISSION HILLS, CA-The non-profit Facey Medical Foundation, which manages the Facey Medical Group—a 140-physician, multi-specialty medical group—has selected San Diego-based Pacific Medical Buildings to develop the new three-story Facey Medical Group Clinic here, as GlobeSt.com previously reported . GlobeSt.com now learns that the total project cost including the land is $53 million, according to ...
EDIMS Licenses Comprehensive Drug Information From First DataBank Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:03AMSOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & LIVINGSTON, N.J.----First DataBank, a leading provider of drug databases that help drive patient safety, and EDIMS, a leading provider of interoperable emergency department information management systems, today announced they have licensed First DataBank’s National Drug Data File Plus™ database to offer hospitals greater choice in trusted third-party drug database ...
London mid-morning: US worries spread to Footsie Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:01AMLONDON (SHARECAST) - Footsie is firmly in the red following last night’s slide on Wall Street amid fears the global economy may be faltering.
State wants healthcare contributions paid retroactively five years back Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:44PMThe individuals who made, in the past five years, incomes from professional activities, without a work contract, will have to pay, retroactively, healthcare contributions for the past five years.
S.C. police say would-be restaurant burglar gets stuck for nearly 7 hours in grease vent Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:41PMNORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. - A would-be burglar who tried to break into a South Carolina restaurant found himself in a tight and a greasy situation. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported a man tried to break into a North Charleston restaurant by climbing down a grease vent.
Rock guitarist Slash of Guns N' Roses fame files for divorce from wife of nearly 9 years Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:40PMLOS ANGELES - Slash is preparing to go solo in his love life. Court records show the guitarist filed for divorce Monday from his wife of nearly nine years.
St. Anthony's Presents Alternative to Amputations Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:37PMWELLSPRING CARDIOVASCULAR and ST. ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL announce a novel partnership in a move to dramatically reduce the number of amputations in the Houston area. Â
Former Danbury Hospital CFO to go to federal court Sept. 7 on wire fraud and other charges Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:36PMJohn Murphy, M.D., president and CEO of Danbury Hospital. Photo: File Photo / The News-Times File Photo Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT. Photo: File Photo / The News-Times File Photo
News City crews refurbish Wade Park equipment Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:33PMOrganizers agree to Christmas parade at night Bring out the lights. Paris will have a nighttime Christmas parade this year for the first time in recent history.
Editorial: WTVM Mayoral Debate Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 3:27PMColumbus is on the verge of big changes in the next few years. It's about to be the new hub for whitewater rafting.
News A community strengthened Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:03AMWhitewright man sentenced BONHAM — William Albert Schatte, 76, of Whitewright on Friday received four 99-year sentences... ‘If You Really Knew Me’ features Paris High Paris High School will take front and center Tuesday night with the airing of another “If You Really Knew Me” series on MTV...
Area births Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:01AMCEDAR LAKE Courtney Milburn, boy, born Aug. 2 at St. Mary Medical Center CHESTERTON Yale and Michelle Chisko, girl, born Aug. 5 at St. Mary Medical Center Robert and Danielle Larson, boy, born Aug. 6 at St. Mary Medical Center CROWN POINT Christopher Rios and Gabriela Garcia, boy, born July 28 at St. Mary Medical Center Bryan and Noelle Dres, boy, born July 29 at St. Mary Medical Center George ...
Senior briefs Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:01AMBatavia RSVP The Batavia Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Inc. is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization comprised entirely of volunteers who provide a variety of services to the seniors community. The RSVP program supplies transportation for medical appointments and other needs, delivery of mid-day meals through the Golden Diners program, financial medical assistance for low-income seniors ...
Hospital-acquired Infections = Longer Stay Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:53AMU.S. patients who acquired infections while hospitalized had to stay an average of 19 days longer than those who didn't get an infection, officials say.
Brainsway signs distribution deal in Brazil Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:41AMThe distributor will also pay Brainsway for each treatment using the Deep TMS device.
Obama commemorating Katrina anniversary, reflecting on New Orleans rebuilding Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:41AMVINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. - President Barack Obama is traveling to New Orleans to tell residents he remains committed to rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina on the fifth anniversary of the devastating storm.
Fire at Wyckoff Heights Hospital Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:28AMAn electrical fire Monday afternoon was sparked at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn. According to a Fire Department spokesman, the all-hands blaze was contained to a utility closet on the seventh floor of the 350-bed Bushwick facility.