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Overdose medication coming to N. Ky.
A northern Kentucky medical team expects to receive a pharmaceutical in the coming weeks that can be prescribed to treat opiate overdoses. Dr. Jeremy Engel told The Kentucky Enquirer (http://bit.ly/17mJXmf) that his team at St. Elizabeth Physicians of Bellevue will prescribe naloxone to "individuals at high risk." He said they ...
Second West Nile case reported for 2013
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting the second human case of West Nile virus for 2013. The case was reported in Forrest County. In April of this year, one case was reported in Madison County. The MSDH only reports laboratory-confirmed cases to the public. In 2012, Mississippi had ...
Residents: Action needed on NM mine due to cancer
Federal officials need to either move the waste from an abandoned uranium mill near Milan or relocate the owners of about 75 nearby homes, western New Mexico residents told a top U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official on Tuesday. The Albuquerque Journal reports (http://bit.ly/14hXzJK ) that residents told Ron Curry, EPA's ...
News Summary: Study: Savings in better use of meds
BIG SAVINGS: If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse and other flaws in care that cause complications and longer, more-expensive treatments, researchers conclude. THE STUDY: The new findings by ...
Doping inquiry into Schwazer widens
Italian investigators have expanded their doping investigation into former Olympic race walk champion Alex Schwazer, looking into an alleged cover-up involving coaches and doctors. Prosecutors in Schwazer's hometown of Bolzano on Wednesday named five people who have been placed under investigation in the case. They are Schwazer's former coach Michele ...
Police: Pa. man threatened mom over 'poison' pork
A western Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges he threatened his mother with a 10-inch kitchen knife because he believed she was trying to "poison" him with pork in violation of his Muslim beliefs. Twenty-five-year-old Joshua Coffey, of St. Marys, faces a July 2 preliminary hearing on charges of ...
Health groups oppose bill barring gun inquiries
Health organizations say a Wisconsin bill that would prohibit doctors from asking patients whether they own guns would interfere with the doctor-patient relationship. A Wisconsin State Journal report (http://bit.ly/17WxLIo ) says the bill was proposed last week by Republican Rep. Michael Schraa. He says the decision to own a firearm ...
Pirelli, Mercedes to answer 'Tire-gate' charges
Mercedes and Pirelli on Thursday must answer charges that they breached Formula One rules by testing tires together. The governing body of motorsport, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), convened the hearing of its international tribunal. The disciplinary body meets in Paris on Thursday morning and has summoned Mercedes and Pirelli ...
Study: Wiser medication use could cut health costs
If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse and other flaws in care that cause complications and longer, more-expensive treatments, researchers conclude. The new findings by the IMS Institute for ...
Denver Zoo gives cancer treatment to lion
An elderly lion at the Denver Zoo is getting special medical care for cancer. The treatment is based on therapy typically used for domestic cats suffering from lymphoma. According to the Denver Post (http://tinyurl.com/kdgfmtd ), zookeepers noticed in March that the lion named Rian had grown lethargic. Tests found a ...
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