Health / Tags / Medical

HEALTH / NEWS Wed Jun 30, 2010 @ 9:01am neoform

CNN -- The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart for the termination of a Michigan employee whose doctor verified his illness qualified for medical marijuana use... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Wed Jun 16, 2010 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- The idea of a "living will" may sound like you have control over what happens to you if you temporarily or permanently can't make medical decisions for yourself, but in practice it's not so clear cut... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Tue Feb 2, 2010 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- The medical journal The Lancet has retracted a controversial 1998 article that linked the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Tue Jan 26, 2010 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- Drs. Roberto Feliz and Hiba Georges went from working in the most modern of medical care in Boston to hospitals housed in tents in Haiti... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Thu Jan 14, 2010 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- The devastation caused by Tuesday's earthquake could decimate what fragile medical care exists and spawn a "perfect storm" in a country already struggling to fight rare tropical and infectious diseases, health experts said... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Mon Oct 12, 2009 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- Fresh from medical school, Anna Bågenholm chose to do her residency in the Norwegian city of Narvik because of its spectacular mountain slopes. An expert skier, Bågenholm had gone off the trail with two other young doctors on a warm spring afternoon when she fell. What happened that day in 1999 changed her life and has redefined what is possible in cases of accidental hypothermia... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Wed Sep 30, 2009 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- An Atlanta clinic is the latest known case of a medical institution that's offering to send illegal immigrants who can't afford treatment back to their native countries -- a practice that critics liken to patient dumping... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Tue Aug 18, 2009 @ 3:04pm neoform

CNN -- Christina Aguilar sits in a converted storage room of a Las Vegas medical center, the best hope for underinsured cancer patients to get the treatment they need... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Wed Jun 27, 2007 @ 8:19am neoform

BBC News -- A court in the Central Asian state of Kazakhstan has found 21 medical workers guilty of causing an HIV outbreak which has so far killed 10 children. At least 119 children and babies contracted the virus after receiving treatment in hospitals in Shymken.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Fri Apr 6, 2007 @ 1:47am neoform

MSNBC -- High-deductible health insurance plans favored by many employers often wind up being an unfair burden to women, a new study says, largely because women need many routine medical exams that quickly add up. The median expense for men under 45 in these pl.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Fri Mar 16, 2007 @ 8:25am neoform

SF Gate -- Overturning a century of conventional medical wisdom, Japanese researchers reported Thursday that simple chest compressions without mouth-to-mouth ventilation saves twice as many heart attack victims as traditional CPR. The results could have importan.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Fri Mar 16, 2007 @ 1:09am neoform

SF Gate -- A federal appeals court upheld the U.S. government's authority Wednesday to prosecute medical marijuana patients in California, but left open the possibility that a gravely ill patient could defend against criminal charges by showing that marijuana was he.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Wed Feb 21, 2007 @ 10:16am mrmdc

Guardian Unlimited -- The General Medical Council (GMC) will lose its authority to decide on whether doctors are fit to practice, under government plans announced today. The white paper, which also calls for doctors to undergo checks every five years to make sure they are s.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Mon Nov 13, 2006 @ 10:46am mrmdc

CNN -- The use of medical marijuana has given two Toronto professors the right to something that many students could only dream of -- access to specially ventilated rooms where they can indulge in peace... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Tue Jul 13, 2010 @ 9:02am neoform

CNN -- The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs will hold a hearing Tuesday afternoon into the safety lapses at the John Cochran VA Medical Center, Missouri... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Fri Jul 9, 2010 @ 9:21am neoform

CNN -- For years, Kathy Broussard flew her single-engine Piper Cherokee across Texas, bringing critically ill patients to Houston for life-saving medical treatments... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Thu Jul 8, 2010 @ 3:03pm neoform

CNN -- A recent study says hospital medication errors spike in July as new residents take on more responsibility. In Empowered Patient, learn four ways to stay safe during your hospital visit, no matter when you go... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Sat May 29, 2010 @ 9:03am neoform

CNN -- Actor Gary Coleman battled major medical problems including an on-set seizure, several operations, transplants and a lifelong kidney condition... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Mon May 24, 2010 @ 9:02am neoform

CNN -- The doctor who sparked the fear that the childhood MMR vaccine was linked to autism has been barred from practicing medicine after his study was discredited, Britain's General Medical Council announced Monday... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Tue May 18, 2010 @ 3:22pm neoform

CNN -- People who experience serious head injuries often require days -- if not weeks -- of medical care to get back on their feet. For most of them, the mental aftershocks will last long after they've checked out of the hospital... Read More