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Self Styled Vigilante Dies At U.C. Davis Medical Center
Monday, December 29, 2008 - 12:00 PM
Davis, CA -- The Ellie Nesler story reached closure over the weekend with her death at the U.C. Davis Medical Center.
According to the Sacramento Bee the 56 year old Nesler died Friday having lost her battle with breast cancer.
The story originated in Tuolumne County but it was splashed across national headlines in 1993 when she killed Daniel Driver Read the rest of this entry »

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Dec. 30, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:MMSI), a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used primarily in cardiology and radiology procedures, today announced four developments regarding products and approvals.
The Company said that it has acquired the rights for a radial artery compression device for an undisclosed amount. The device is used to maintain a given pressure Read the rest of this entry »

The kinds of relationships between doctors and industry vary. Drug companies often fund clinical research of their products at medical schools. But in the past year, star researchers at top institutions, including Emory and Harvard universities, have come under fire for failing to report or for under-reporting financial relationships with drug firms.
In some cases, these relationships are encouraged by the university, especially those that commercialize Read the rest of this entry »

12:00 AM CST on Friday, December 26, 2008
Patients are usually curious and sometimes a little wary when an older, impeccably dressed gentleman appears bedside and kindly asks in an elegant European accent how they're doing today.
A chaplain? A social worker? A new doctor with – please, God, no – bad news? Nope.
Leo Keiles, 96, (and yes, you read that right) has an uncanny ability to spread cheer. He's a kind of housewarming gift Read the rest of this entry »

INDIANA -- The Indiana County commissioners have approved a one-year contract for county jail inmate medical services after rejecting the idea of a proposed five-year deal.
The commissioners Tuesday approved the contract with Prime Care Medical Inc. for the required comprehensive medical services for inmates at the new Indiana County Jail. The jail is slated to be fully operational in early February.
The county should pay about $510,144.45 for Read the rest of this entry »

Tuesday, December 23, 2008
A man is cured of AIDS. A salmonella outbreak is hard to pinpoint, and a stem cell breakthrough that could lead to cures for some of the most confounding illnesses are just a few of the top health stories and medical breakthroughs of the past year.
or scroll down and follow the links to the stories themselves.
In chronological order, the top stories are ...
1. April – August 2008:
Nothing dumbfounded government Read the rest of this entry »

St. Jude Medical Inc. is closing out the year with acquisitions of two international medical-technology companies for a total of $533 million.
St. Jude paid $250 million for Radi Medical AB of Sweden and agreed to pay $283 million in installments plus the assumption of a small amount of debt for MediGuide Inc. of Israel. The deals were announced late Sunday and Monday.
Radi's devices include a system used to assess lesions in heart arteries and Read the rest of this entry »

“Physician, heal thyself” is a proverb from the Bible. It is often interpreted to mean that people should tend to their own frailties before trying to correct the defects of others.
Doctors frequently offer lifestyle advice to their patients. “Lose weight” and “exercise” are common admonitions. These are, of course, highly desirable. But one other important aspect of healthy living, a good night’s sleep, Read the rest of this entry »

Step aside,
, a new controversy is burning -- the Bush administration's newly approved "conscience rule" for health care workers.
Under the rule, which takes effect mid-January, anyone from the brain surgeon to the pharmacy cashier can opt out of participating in care to which they have a moral or religious objection. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt described it as a rule to protect "the right of medical providers to care for Read the rest of this entry »

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