While Pennsylvania no longer will reimburse hospitals for medical costs related to some preventable errors, it appears the new rule will initially apply to one-third of the more than 40,000 Bucks County residents receiving medical-assistance benefits.
As part of Gov. Ed Rendell’s �Prescription of Pennsylvania� health reform package, the new policy is designed to improve patient [...]
TRENTON, N.J. - The first anti-inflammatory pain patch, meant to relieve acute sprains and strains with less side effects than anti-inflammatory pills, has been launched in the U.S. market by Alpharma Inc.
Called the Flector patch, it contains 180 milligrams of diclofenac, one of the world’s most widely used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. As a pill, diclofenac [...]
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 [...]
TRENTON, N.J. - Heart patients can hardly miss the barrage of “food and family” TV ads claiming the drug Vytorin lowers cholesterol from two sources, what you eat and what your body produces due to your genes.
So many patients were stunned when Vytorin’s makers, Merck %26amp; Co. and Schering-Plough Corp., on Monday finally released results [...]
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 [...]
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court refused Monday to review a ruling that terminally ill patients have no constitutional right to be treated with experimental drugs , even if that means the patient will likely die before the medicine is approved.
A federal appeals court, siding with the Food and Drug Administration, last year said the government [...]
�When people are laughing, they�re generally not killing each other,� said comedian Alan Alda.
And although it is sometimes difficult to look on the bright side, laughter truly is the best medicine, and research proves it.
Emotions trigger the release of neurotransmitters in the brain. These chemicals enter the bloodstream and plug into receptor sites on immune [...]
Editor’s note: In the years between his diagnosis and his death, Joe Dawson, his family and his caregivers allowed Calkins Media photographer Rick Kintzel to document his final journey. Kintzel witnessed a grandparent die with dignity and comfort because of hospice nurses and their care and it inspired him to tell this story. Reporter Marion [...]
Oladeji Babalola worked toward a career in finance, but he’ll soon be donning scrubs instead of power suits.
After graduating from The College of New Jersey with a bachelor’s degree in finance, the 24-year-old Williamstown resident got a job in his intended field. After spending a year working in the fast-paced finance industry, however, he wanted [...]
