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Aurora finds savings in health quality project (BizJournals)
Aurora Health Care’s participation in a federal quality improvement project helped the Milwaukee-based hospital system save $3.5 million in treating certain medical conditions.
Ramsay Health Profit Falls 7% on U.K. Expansion Costs (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) — Ramsay Health Care Ltd., Australia’s biggest private hospital operator, reported a 7 percent drop in first-half profit on costs from last year’s 193 million pound ($380 million) acquisition of hospitals and clinics in the U.K.
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Patient attacks doctor in Kasara (The Times of India)
A doctor attached to a primary health centre was assaulted by a patient and had to be admitted to the civil hospital in Thane.
Doctor On Trial Jumps Off Valley View Bridge (WeatherNet5.com)
A local doctor accused of illegally selling prescription painkillers to his patients kills himself by jumping off a bridge, police say.
A Doctor’s Life in Baghdad (Time Magazine)
A doctor who has returned to the country bemoans the lack of help from aid organizations in his war-torn country
Maryland doctor pleads guilty to $1.75M in health care fraud (The Washington Examiner)
A Maryland doctor pleaded guilty to health care fraud, admitting in court that he submitted $1.75 million in false Medicaid and other insurance claims.
Doctor asks judge to dismiss fraud charges (KATC 3 Lafayette)
Associated Press - February 23, 2008 4:54 PM ET LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - An attorney for the cardiologist facing 93 counts of health care fraud says the charges against Doctor Mehmood M.
Doctor Accused of Exchanging Prescriptions for Sex Bonds out of Jail (First Coast News)
Benjamin Malalang appears in court on February 22, 2008. JACKSONVILLE, FL — A local doctor accused of exchanging prescriptions for painkillers for sex is free tonight, after bonding out of the Duval County Jail.
Suspended Md. Doctor Acquitted Of Sex Charges (NBC4 Washington, D.C.)
A doctor has been acquitted of charges that he molested a patient during an appointment at his Salisbury office.
Doctor accused in murder plot surrenders Miss. license (The Clarion-Ledger)
A Batesville doctor charged in a murder-for-hire plot has surrendered his Mississippi medical license.
UTMB presents Doctor s Dilemma’ (Galveston County Daily News)
GALVESTON Dr. C. Joan Richardson, chief of medical staff at the University of Texas Medical Branch, will join seven other UTMB faculty members and six medical and graduate students in a dramatic reading of George Bernard Shaw s The Doctor s Dilemma on Nov. 20.
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UTMB presents Doctor s Dilemma’ (Galveston County Daily News)
GALVESTON Dr. C. Joan Richardson, chief of medical staff at the University of Texas Medical Branch, will join seven other UTMB faculty members and six medical and graduate students in a dramatic reading of George Bernard Shaw s The Doctor s Dilemma on Nov. 20.
Doctor recalls 2-year-old’s ‘grave’ injuries (Colorado Springs Gazette)
To sustain the type of brain injuries 2-year-old Aliz Vick had, a child would have to fall several stories or be swung by the ankles like a baseball bat into something hard, a Memorial Hospital doctor testified today.
Doctor arrested for trading prescriptions for sex (WTSP - Tampa Bay’s 10 News)
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested a local doctor accused of exchanging prescriptions for sex.
Jacksonville doctor accused of giving drug prescriptions for sex (Miami Herald)
A 70-year-old Jacksonville doctor has been charged with exchanging painkiller prescriptions for sex with at least five women.
Prescription-happy doctor in hot water (Newstalk ZB via Yahoo!Xtra News)
An Auckland doctor who acquired a large amount of pseudoephedrine tablets through false prescriptions has had his registration cancelled.
ER doctor testifies he noted no abuse of Nixzmary (Newsday)
Doctors who treated Nixzmary Brown for a small gash above her right eye roughly six weeks before the 7-year-old girl died noted no signs of abuse when she was brought into a Brooklyn emergency room by her stepfather, one doctor who treated her testified yesterday.
PC beats doctor in scan tests (BBC News)
A computer does better than a doctor at diagnosing degenerative brain diseases, research has found.
Doctor Says Exam of Girl Revealed Single Injury (New York Times)
An emergency room doctor who treated 7-year-old Nixzmary Brown for a cut on her forehead in November 2005, six weeks before she died, testified on Thursday at the murder trial of Nixzmary s stepfather that no other injuries or signs of abuse were found at the time on the girl s body.
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Community Health Sells Ireland Hospital (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Hospital operator Community Health Systems Inc. said Friday the company sold one of its hospitals in Dublin, Ireland to an Irish private company for an undisclosed amount.
UAW proposal paves the way for union-run health care trust (Detroit News)
The United Auto Workers union announced today that is has filed a settlement proposal in U.S. District Court related to health care claims against General Motors Corp.
Health Highlights: Feb. 22, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
England’s children are getting fatter: health department (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Nearly one in four children aged four to five and almost a third of all 10- to 11-year-olds in England are obese or overweight, according to a study by Britain’s Department of Health.
Community Health Rises on Mixed Outlook (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Shares of hospital operator Community Health Systems Inc. rose Friday after the company said it sold one of its hospitals in Ireland and reported 2008 earnings guidance in line with estimates but a disappointing sales outlook.
Cardinal Health Spent $1.6M on Lobbying (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Medical products company Cardinal Health spent nearly $1.6 million lobbying the federal government last year on laws affecting drug regulation and Medicare.
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Resident Jumpstarts Own Nutrition Bars (gazettes.com)
When Linda Ikeda couldn t find a nutrition bar with enough flavor and nutrition, she gathered ingredients and started baking her own. The Lakewood resident tweaked, tested and tasted for a year until she created what she called the perfect healthy, 2-ounce snack to energize and stave off hunger.
Nutrition details will be up front (North Platte Telegraph)
Many ConAgra Foods products this spring will feature bold nutrition graphics based on the federal government s widely recognized MyPyramid design, the company said Wednesday. Brands such as Healthy Choice frozen dinners, Chef Boyardee canned pasta and Orville Redenbacher s popcorn will feature ata-glance product information based on nutritional guidelines for a balanced diet provided by the …
Poverty Drains Nutrition From Family Diet (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
THURSDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) — Members of poor households in which it is consistently hard to afford enough high-quality food end up eating nutritionally risky diets, Canadian researchers reveal.
SDSU offers cow nutrition training sessions (Tri-State Neighbor)
BROOKINGS, S.D. - Livestock experts will present two training sessions addressing cow nutrition at calving and herd health Feb. 22 and March 14. The Feb. 22 event will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. at the 4-H building, 604 Second St. N.E., Wessington Springs, S.D. The session is free of charge.
Australia Charity Receives Grant From The Herbalife Family Foundation For Nutrition Program To Benefit Children With … (Medical News Today)
The Infants’ Home Child & Family Services in Ashfield, Australia received a grant from the Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) to help it provide a specialized nutrition program for the children in its care who have special dietary needs.
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