Feds arrest hospital CEO in homeless health case - San Francisco Gate del.icio.us A hospital CEO was arrested Wednesday as federal agents raided three medical centers as part of an investigation of a scheme to recruit homeless people and bill government programs for millions of dollars in unnecessary health services ...
State investigates after breach of guv's records - Chicago Tribune LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Community Health said Thursday it was investigating after Sparrow Hospital disciplined an unspecified number of employees for looking at Gov. Jennifer Granholm's medical records. The 49-year-old Democratic ...
Frost insiders invest in Opko Health - Miami Herald The Frost Group, a private investment group controlled by physician-entrepreneur Phillip Frost, has agreed to make a $15 million investment in Opko Health, a Miami company developing drugs for the eyes. ''This financing transaction provides the ...
PROFNET EXPERT ALERTS: Health & Living - Forbes 1. BEHAVIOR: PEACE OF MIND DURING TROUBLED ECONOMIC TIMES. DR. ROBERT PUFF, internationally renowned clinical psychologist and author of "Anger Work: How To Express Your Anger and Still Be Kind" and the podcast "Living a Peaceful Life": "In today's ...
Midday Glance: Health Care Equipment companies - CNBC Baxter rose $1.04 or 1.5 percent, to $70.92. Becton Dickinson rose $2.01 or 2.4 percent, to $87.36. Covidien rose $1.27 or 2.5 percent, to $53.05. Millipore rose $1.54 or 2.2 percent, to $71.31. Patterson rose $.45 or 1.4 percent, to $32.42 ...
Health program for kids promoted - Gainesville Sun During the month of August, the Alachua County Health Department is promoting Florida KidCare, the state health insurance program for uninsured children under age 19. Displays have been set up for residents to complete applications with available ...
Gift Cards Key To New AIDS Prevention Strategy - CBS News Desperate for a way to stop the escalating spread of HIV among young gay men, public health officials are looking to novel strategies, such as enlisting local gay opinion leaders to urge their peers to practice safe sex. Promising signs from such a ...
WHO says polio cases in Nigeria up 240 pct this year - International Herald Tribune LAGOS : The number of new polio infections in Nigeria has soared by more than 240 percent this year as a large number of children in the north have not been fully immunised, a World Health Organisation official said on Friday. In the first seven ...
Health Dept.: Stay away from Little Pond - Belmont Citizen-Herald High levels of microcystis algae were detected at Little Pond during water sampling performed by volunteers from the Mystic River Watershed Association. This particular type of algae can be toxic if ingested in high doses and can cause skin ...
135 inmates get ill at Outagamie County Jail - Chicago Tribune APPLETON, Wis. - Outagamie County health officials are trying to find out what made 135 inmates at the county jail sick with stomach cramps and diarrhea. Sheriff's Capt. Mike Jobe says the inmates began getting sick about 2 a.m. Friday but none have ...
