The number of child-athletes taken to emergency rooms (emergency departments) with concussion in the USA more than tripled, from 7,000 cases in 1997 to nearly 22,000 in 2007, according to an article published in the medical journal Pediatrics. The authors believe this is due to a greater...
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited Grand Isle Beach and New Orleans, Louisiana as part the Department's ongoing efforts to to address the public health and mental health aspects of the Gulf oil spill. She was joined by HHS officials Dr. James Galloway, health liaison...
A local dealer offered to do the first three factory scheduled maintenance (3,700 miles, 7500 miles, 11,250 miles) on the 2010 Ex35 I bought last week to make up for poor sales service (I did not buy the car from them). They're about 15 minutes farther away than the closest Infiniti dealership...
Many visits by dying cancer patients to the emergency department can be avoided with effective palliative care, states an article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). In Ontario, about 40% of cancer patients visit the emergency department in the last 2 weeks of life. A study was...
U.S. Representative John B. Larson (D-CT) visited the Glastonbury office of Connecticut Surgical Group, a group surgical practice with 14 locations in the greater Hartford area, on Friday, February 26. Urologist Arthur Tarantino, MD, led Rep. Larson on a tour of the facility and explained to the...
walking routes? Please don't state the obvious and say the Peak District National Park please. I'm thinking of moving to Glossop, more specifically Whitfield, and I'm wondering if there are any good dog walking routes? I've looked at Google Earth and there doesn't seem to be anywhere to go...
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and MVP of Super Bowl Bowl 44 made the proverbial homage to Orlando, FL and Disney World Monday. They even threw the Saints a parade. After the game of course Brees said “I’m going to Disney World.” That tradition began in 1987 when Super Bowl MVP Phil...
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) greets Vice President Joe Biden as they attend a college basketball game, Georgetown University vs Duke University, at the Verizon Center in Washington on January 30, 2010. UPI/Alexis C. GlennBy Stephen Sterling“I went to the Republican House caucus just yesterday...
For years many health experts believed that increasing insurance co-payments for routine doctor visits helped control costs. Patients faced with the higher price tag, they theorized, would simply cut back unnecessary visits, saving themselves and insurers money. Brown University researchers now...
I had my dog for about to years, and shes never been to the vet. I would like to take her to go get spaded and checked up for heart worm, does anyone have a pricing for that initial visit?
...eye. The intraocular press? When Mrs. Martinez visits her ophthalmologist, she complains of
pain in her right eye. The intraocular pressure of that eye is
found to be abnormally elevated. What is the name of Mrs.
Martinez's probable condition? What causes it? What might be the
outcome...
I just want to know how many visits it took until you got a diagnosis of what was wrong (ex: bipolar, adhd, anxiety disorder) with you from your psychologist??
Just curious. :) Much appreciated, best answer 10 pts no doubt.