Multiple felony charges filed against man accused of lewd and lascivious acts with minors
Source: KSBY
San Luis Obispo :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 17:40:42 -0700 | health-news
Thirteen separate felony charges were filed Monday against a 40-year-old Santa Maria man arrested twice in a week on allegations of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor. The Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office filed charges of of lewd...
Police make arrest in rape case nearly one year later, thanks to DNA
Source: KSBY
Isla Vista :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 18:20:30 -0700 | health-news
News Santa Barbara Police say DNA helped track down a suspect in a rape case...He faces a charge of rape involving a victim too intoxicated to resist...Police say another man drove the two to Parra's home where the woman was...
How to Drop Those Last 5 Pounds
Source: Fitsugar
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 11:14:22 -0700 | health-news
In the beginning of a weight-loss journey, pounds melt away like ice on a hot Summer's day. But as you get closer to your goal, it's not unusual to hit a plateau. Here's how to keep those pounds dropping and...
Bringing OpenNotes to Geisinger
Source: Kevin M.D. Medical Blog
Nashua :: NH :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 11:06:34 -0700 | health-news
All primary care doctors and general pediatricians, and selected physicians within pediatric subspecialties, dermatology, endocrinology, pulmonology, nephrology, rheumatology, cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, neurosurgery, and women's healthincluding obstetrics...
New rule allows state Medicaid anti-fraud units to use federal funds for data mining
Source: FierceHealthIT
Louisville :: KY :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 11:03:53 -0700 | health-news
Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General allows states to use federal funds for data mining in their fight against Medicaid fraud. Medicaid agencies, and use of federal funds for data mining was prohibited. Medicaid agencies...
iHT2: Analytics will be the 'nervous system' of ACOs
Source: FierceHealthIT
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 11:03:51 -0700 | health-news
Share Tools A new report from the Institute of Health Technology Transformation (iHT2) resonates a familiar theme: Analytics are the key to population health management and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). The paper aims to help healthcare leaders "identify and understand...
Genomics startup NanoString files for IPO in spite of consistent losses
Source: Venture Beat
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 11:02:18 -0700 | health-news
NanoString , a genomics company with special technology for helping cancer researchers, has just filed an S-1, declaring to the SEC (and the reading world) its intention to go public. The company's technology uses small amounts of tissue to find...
Kingman man found incompetent to stand trial
Source: Arizona Daily Sun
Flagstaff :: AZ :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 10:49:18 -0700 | health-news
The Associated Press The Associated Press 31 minutes ago A Mohave County judge has ruled that a 31-year-old Kingman man is incompetent to stand trial in the killing of his father in 2008 and will be treated at a mental...
Three nursing homes in southeastern Connecticut face state fines
Source: The Day
New London :: CT :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 10:46:44 -0700 | health-news
Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation Crossings East of New London was fined $1,090 by the DPH for two incidents in which staff members acted inappropriately with patients. In one case, a nurse physically restrained a resident who was behaving aggressively and...
MolMed TK four studies accepted for presentation at ASCO 2013
Posted by: Molmed
Milan :: Italy | updated 2013-05-20 10:43:45 -0700 | health-news
MolMed S.p.A. (MLM.MI) today announced that four studies on its investigational therapeutics NGR-hTNF and TK have been accepted for presentation at the 49th ASCO Annual Meeting, that will take place in Chicago (IL, USA) from May 31st to June 4th,...
Commonly used catheters double blood clot risk in ICU and cancer patients
Source: NewKerala
Thiruvananthapuram :: India | updated 2013-05-20 10:36:59 -0700 | health-news
This was found in a new University of Michigan Health System study including an Indian origin scientist...CVCs are placed into a large vein in the neck, chest or groin and risk damage to nerves or arteries. We've gravitated towards using...
Joint replacement surgery might be avoidable in future
Source: NewKerala
Thiruvananthapuram :: India | updated 2013-05-20 10:36:51 -0700 | health-news
In a proof-of-concept experiment, they found that blocking the action of a critical bone regulation protein in mice halts progression of the disease. The prevailing theory on the development of OA focuses on joint cartilage, suggesting that unstable mechanical pressure...
Kava plant may treat anxiety
Source: Fox News
Sydney :: Australia | updated 2013-05-20 10:33:44 -0700 | health-news
Published May 20, 2013 LiveScience An extract from the kava plant can treat people with chronic anxiety, an study from Australia finds. Patients with generalized anxiety disorder who took kava extract tablets for six weeks showed a significant reduction in...
2 raccoons with rabies found in NH town
Source: The Boston Globe
Hanover :: NH :: USA | updated 2013-05-20 10:23:16 -0700 | health-news
N.H. (AP) New Hampshire authorities say they've confirmed two cases of rabies in raccoons in the town of Hanover. Hanover Police said they responded to complaints of strange-acting'' raccoons in town last week. In both instances, the raccoons had come...
Global Health: 4 Germs Cause Most of Infants' Severe Diarrhea
Source: The New York Times
Dhāka :: Bangladesh | updated 2013-05-20 10:20:32 -0700 | health-news
May 20, 2013 Just four germs are responsible for most of the severe and fatal diarrhea among the world's infants, according to a large new study. Diarrhea is a major killer of children, with an estimated 800,000 deaths each year;...
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