LAS VEGAS—As 59-year-old Richard Krikalo lumbers through the office of a junkyard he helps manage, he bumps into a desk and clips a wastebasket with his right leg.
Krikalo is almost blind in his right eye and has trouble with depth perception and peripheral vision.
"I go to the buffet and bump into people carrying food," he growls, shaking his head, his static right eye unable to follow his blinking left one. "It's embarrassing. The only Read the rest of this entry »
Swarms of people are at polling places in Atlanta, Wait times as long as eight to 10 hours. Long lines reported in Virginia. Up to four hour wait-times down in Florida, and both Florida and North Carolina extended their hours to try to accommodate the crowds. And this is just for early voting. Sort of makes you want to say, wow... do I really need this headache come Tuesday? Yes. Yes, you do.
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— Treatment that combines a certain type of psychotherapy with an antidepressant medication is most likely to help children with anxiety disorders, but each of the treatments alone is also effective, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
"Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental disorders affecting children and adolescents. Read the rest of this entry »
TriWest Healthcare Alliance partners with the Department of Defense
to do "Whatever It Takes" to support the health care needs of 2.7
million members of America's military family. A Phoenix-based
corporation, TriWest is URAC accredited, without deficiencies, in
Networks, Utilization Management, Disease Management, and Case
Management. TriWest provides access to cost-effective, high-quality
health care Read the rest of this entry »
A Leawood psychiatrist allegedly prescribed amphetamines, tranquilizers and other drugs to nearly 20 patients without properly examining them — sometimes prescribing to patients living as far away as Georgia.
Douglas Geenens also allegedly stayed overnight in a patient’s home and made disparaging remarks about a local psychiatrist and psychologist in an open letter to the public.
These are among the accusations in a 23-count disciplinary Read the rest of this entry »
MedAire (MedAire.com), an International SOS company, provides a
life-saving, integrated solution of remote medical expertise, education,
and equipment for travelers in the aviation and maritime industries.
Since 1986, the company has prepared its clients with knowledge,
confidence, and the right resources and advice to handle remote medical
situations. Using 22 years of medical incident data, MedAire Read the rest of this entry »
McKesson Corporation, currently ranked 18th on the FORTUNE 500, is a
healthcare services and healthcare
information technology company dedicated to helping its customers
deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining
processes, and improving the quality and safety of patient care.
McKesson is the longest-operating company in healthcare today, marking
its 175th anniversary this year. Read the rest of this entry »
Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson has a new movie and a recently released debut solo album, but it's a family tragedy that has thrust the 27-year-old actress and singer back into the public eye. Hudson's mother and brother were found shot to death Friday in their Chicago home. The body of the singer's missing 7-year-old nephew, Julian King, was found in an SUV on Monday morning.
. Despite spending more on health care than any other industrialized nation, in 2000 the United States ranked 37th in the World Health Organization's evaluation of health care systems around the globe. Reforming domestic health care has been a big issue in the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign, yet a growing number of Americans and insurance providers are turning to
.
Approximately 750,000 Americans traveled overseas for medical treatment in 2007, Read the rest of this entry »
Calif. prison case to test state sovereignty
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Schwarzenegger administration and a federal court receiver are heading toward a showdown in an escalating fight over inmate health care, a case that raises significant constitutional issues about states' rights.
U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson said at a hearing Monday that he will proceed with a contempt-of-court hearing against the administration for not providing Read the rest of this entry »