Forceps found in RIH patient's belly
FOX Providence Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:31 AM PDT
Eyewitness News has confirmed a new surgical error at Rhode Island Hospital where a pair of forceps were discovered inside a patient's body approximately three months after the initial surgery. Â |
Hats Off (or On)to High School Fundraiser!
Nevada Journal Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:30 AM PDT
The Nevada High School Student Council and Nevada High School Key Club co-sponsored a fundraiser last week for Heavenly Hats, an organization that provides hats for chemotherapy patients. Students were allowed to purchase “hat stamps†last Thursday morning, and for $1 a stamp, they could then wear hats during the day. In the evening, dodgeball teams from the student body, staff and community ... |
Lawyers ‘take 10% of car insurance’
Express and Star Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:54 AM PDT
Motorists are handing over 10p in every £1 they pay in car insurance premiums to personal injury lawyers, a trade body said. |
PSA Tests Cut Risk Of Prostate Cancer Spreading To The Body
Medical News Today Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:32 AM PDT
In addition to saving lives, a new study indicates routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing improves quality of life by substantially reducing the risk that prostate cancer will spread to other parts of the body. "Our study shows that routine screening not only improves the patient's quality of life by stopping metastatic disease, but it also decreases the burden of care for this advanced ... |
PTC Therapeutics Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of Ataluren In Patients With Methylmalonic Acidemia
Medical News Today Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:30 AM PDT
PTC Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it is expanding the development of ataluren, an investigational new drug, with the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical trial in nonsense mutation methylmalonic acidemia (nmMMA). MMA is a rare genetic disorder caused by deficiencies of crucial metabolic enzymes. Lack of these enzymes causes toxic levels of methylmalonic acid to accumulate in body fluids ... |
Body identified as woman missing since May
Richmond Register Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:26 AM PDT
A badly decomposed body found Friday in an abandoned home on East Irvine Street has been identified as a missing Campbell County woman. The body was identified as Melissa Steffen of Butler, according to a Richmond Police Department press release. |
Community members invited to Senior Expo
The Southern Berks News Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:14 AM PDT
On Tuesday, Oct. 26, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Berks Encore will hold its Tenth Annual Senior Expo at The Body Zone Sports and Wellness Complex in Wyomissing. |
Commission to continue dialogue on hospital project
Abilene Reflector-Chronicle Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:13 AM PDT
Abilene’s governing body has agreed to table action on exploring city participation in providing a financial mechanism for Memorial Health System’s proposed expansion and renovation project. |
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