KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Medical device maker Stryker Corp. said Tuesday it will voluntarily recall certain hip surgery products, a week after it received a warning from regulators.
The company is recalling Trident PSL and Hemispherical Acetabular Cups that were made in its Cork, Ireland plant. Stryker, whose orthopedics division is based in Mahwah, N.J., said there [...]
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration on Tuesday threatened to veto Senate legislation designed to improve health care on American Indian reservations, objecting to expanded labor provisions in the bill.
The legislation would boost screening and mental health programs at the Indian Health Service, increase tribal access to Medicare and Medicaid and prompt new construction and modernization [...]
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration’s health agenda this year will consist largely of fending off Democratic lawmakers until a new president and Congress take charge.
In a preview of what is ahead, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt says the administration will work to limit the government’s role in the delivery of health care. That [...]
Forgetting where you left your keys isn’t necessarily a sign of Alzheimer’s, a fatal and progressive brain disease.
Forgetting what to do with your keys is.
The medical community still isn’t certain how much mild forgetfulness indicates a high risk of developing Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia, but what is certain is that more Americans [...]
She taught for 30 years as a teacher in tough Philadelphia neighborhoods, working with at-risk teenagers. She would have continued going to her job every day if it weren’t for a virus that makes staying in bed more likely than commuting into the city.
Susan Berdow said chronic fatigue syndrome not only forced her to retire [...]
