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A Florida company acquiring Sparks Regional Medical Center at Fort Smith says the takeover will be effective Tuesday.

Emergency room staff at Williston's hospital say they're no longer giving out medical advice over the telephone.

Tabs on beverage cans -- the kind that stay attached once a can is opened -- still pose a danger to children, who can swallow the tabs and damage their digestive tract, according to a new study.

Colorado biotech firm Allos Therapeutics Inc. said Monday that a patent has been issued for the use of its key product, the cancer drug Folotyn, to treat T-cell lymphoma.

The local man who was behind the wheel in a fatal car crash in Bourne this summer was arraigned from his Boston hospital bed last week on motor vehicle homicide charges, according to court records.

A Matteson man was killed in a Saturday night accident on Interstate 57 near south suburban Calumet Park.

Caption: David Hasselhoff The 2009 MTV European Music Awards at the O2 World Arena - Arrivals Berlin, Germany .... DAVID HASSELHOFF is under an involuntary psychiatric hold at a Los Angeles hospital after suffering a seizure on Friday , according to a U.S. report.

Add the H1N1 virus - also known as the "swine flu" - to long check-in lines, bad weather, flight delays and the rest of the concerns that typically greet holiday travelers at this time of year.

Some herbal supplements may boost the levels of lead in the blood of women, new research shows.

The Cedar Rapids Police Station and Mercy Medical Center are on generators after power went down for at least 318 downtown Alliant Energy customers Friday morning.

Police have arrested a teenager on charges he shot and killed another teen in a dispute over a stolen bicycle on Veterans Day.

Nov 26 - Former steel town looks at new industries for a brighter future. Sharon Reich reports.

The Winston-Salem Police Department released details Tuesday of the investigation into the shooting death of Sgt.

Today at 5:05 pm, Louisiana State Police Troop L investigated a two vehicle fatality crash on LA 1077 south of U.S. 190 in St.

The Evangelical Hospital Chaplain Ministry Inc. has announced the Rev. Randy VanDeLoo of Stanley will be the new chaplain for the ministry at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield.

Driver's mother-in-law dies at the scene of the single vehicle accident. CAPTION CAPTION BY SHELLEY ROSSETTER Local TV cameraman films a fatal accident in the 4100 block of Highway 98 east, Fort Meade.

Every week, patients at Miami Children's Hospital get a visit from a foot-tall therapist who doesn't make them exercise or ask them how they feel.

Two EMTs helped a 30-year-old Roxbury woman deliver her baby on Thanksgiving Day.

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Just a few miles from the Dutchess County Airport, a single-engine plane smashed through trees, leaving 100 feet of wreckage and debris.

The Waukesha County Jail inmate who was shot Nov. 6 after he attacked a sheriff's deputy at Waukesha Memorial Hospital now is apparently awake and alert after having been unconscious since he was shot, his attorney said in court Tuesday.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Caring for a tiny new being can be daunting at first, but new parents should concentrate immediately after birth on creating a strong bond between parent and child.

A southwestern Michigan woman who went into her burning mobile home to try to rescue her 4-year-old son has died from severe burns.

Every Tuesday, patients at Miami Children's Hospital get a visit from a foot-tall therapist who doesn't make them exercise or ask them how they feel.

Dr. David Boston from the Southwest Washington Medical Center gives advice to help people avoid caloric catastrophe this holiday season.

A 52-year-old man who was shot last mouth has died and a woman accused of shooting him will likely face a stiffer charge.

IASIS Healthcare LLC , the parent company of Southwest General Hospital in San Antonio, posted net loss for the fiscal fourth quarter as the company continues to work to adjust to the poor economy and improve patient admission.

If you love the five-week holiday smorgasbord from Thanksgiving to New Year's, but are already stressing about the added pounds you'll have to sweat off come Jan.

A bus crash on I-95 in Greenwich is seen here from a state Department of Transportation traffic camera.

A 16-year-old Ledyard, Conn. High School student has died three days after he collapsed while playing in a junior varsity football game.

Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer has been hospitalized due to recurring symptoms from groin surgery in September.

QLT Inc. has agreed to pay US$20 million to settle a legal dispute with Massachusetts General Hospital.

Older people who report pain are also more likely to get injured in a fall, according to a new study.

One brother was jailed, another was hospitalized and a dead-end street was shut down last night after police responded to a shooting and found what they initially believed to be an improvised explosive device.

Studies show that heart attacks spike during the holiday season, so the doctors at Southwest Washington Medical Center have tips for creating stress-free holidays.

Falls are a leading cause of death among older Americans, and new research confirms that chronic pain contributes to those accidents.

" Bending to financial pressures, Resurrection Health Care is selling two of its eight hospitals to an out-of-state health care chain, the Chicago-based Catholic health system said Tuesday.

Erik V. Nicoletti, the 20-year-old University of Tampa student struck by a hit-and-run driver early Saturday morning, has died, a spokesman with Tampa General Hospital confirmed Monday afternoon.

Three University of Tampa students were involved in a car accident this morning, one is in critical condition at Tampa General Hospital.

East Tennessee Children's Hospital said it would continue caring for 9-month-old Gabriel Palmer from Sweetwater.

WAPPINGER - A Bedford Hills man is dead and a Pleasantville man hospitalized in critical condition after a single-engine Piper Cherokee aircraft went down Sunday in the woods of Dutchess County.

The study estimates that up to 35 percent of ADHD cases in children between the ages of 8 and 15 could be reduced by eliminating both of these environmental exposures.

A second hospital in Los Angeles County has come forward saying its patients received overdoses of radiation from CT scans.

Two random attacks on Lufkin women in the past week are highlighting the importance of parking lot safety.

IRVINE Family members for an Irvine teacher seriously injured during a traffic accident earlier this week are accepting donations through the Irvine Presbyterian Church, as Kate Leavey faces a potentially lengthy hospital stay and rehabilitation.

The Waukesha County Jail inmate who was shot and wounded Nov. 6 after he attacked a sheriff's deputy at Waukesha Memorial Hospital has been in a medically induced coma at the hospital, according to court documents filed by his attorney.

Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover they are sitting as many as two hours a day in front of a TV, according to a study published Monday.

Main Category: Swine Flu Also Included In: Nursing / Midwifery Article Date: 20 Nov 2009 - 2:00 PST printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Washington State Nurses Association , representing more than 1,600 registered nurses at Sacred Heart Medical Center, is holding a press conference to highlight serious concerns about the safety of ...

The holiday season means you'll be faced with a seemingly endless buffet of food temptation.

Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Also Included In: Immune System / Vaccines Article Date: 20 Nov 2009 A pediatric immunologist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has received a prestigious annual award from the American Philosophical Society, an organization founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin.

Hunters are heading into the woods for the deer gun season in just a little more than a day but after a close call last year one hunter almost didn't get the chance to get back into the woods.

A 31-year-old Dallas man was shot while his apartment was being robbed early this morning, police said.

Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy at a party on Long Island.

A Polk County couple, Casey and James Dotzler of Bondurant, are the proud parents of quadruplets, the first born at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines since 1999.

A woman who worked as a patient services coordinator for Johns Hopkins Medicine has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing patient information.

Nicole Richie has checked out of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after battling pneumonia and is at home resting, says her boyfriend Joel Madden .

Obese patients are no more likely to have post-operative complications than those of average weight when undergoing robotic surgery to remove uterine fibroids, according to a study at Henry Ford Hospital.

The economy has claimed another Twin Cities non-profit organization: the National Institute on Family and the Media.

Due to a sustained decrease in H1N1 flu activity in our community over the last three weeks, PeaceHealth Oregon Region is lifting the temporary visitor restrictions put in place on Oct.

The wealthy Thomson family remains number one on the latest Canadian Business magazine list of the 100 richest Canadians.

A large New Jersey hospital has tightened ethics rules after its role in a scandal, a report on NorthJersey.com said.

Kids with asthma are at much higher risk of developing severe illness from H1N1 flu than they are with seasonal flu, a new Canadian study has found.

A recent study determined there is a significant risk of seizure for individuals who currently smoke cigarettes.

Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis will flip the switch Friday to begin the holiday season at Graceland.

Children today have more heart disease risk factors than their parents did, which increases the odds they'll have heart disease as adults, according to new research from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Rare anatomical drawings that once belonged to Benjamin Franklin are on display in a new exhibit at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia.

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Heart function significantly improved in children and young adults with single-ventricle congenital heart disease who have had the Fontan operation following treatment with sildenafil, a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension, say researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

A Brownsville woman's ex-husband is accused of breaking into her workplace and shooting her.

A man charged with injecting heroin into his hospitalized friend's IV will make his first court appearance next month, police said.

Nicole Richie has been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital and is being treated for pneumonia.

In clinical trials for cancer, it is standard for clinicians rather than patients to report adverse symptom side effects from treatments, such as nausea and fatigue.

Adults who use pet therapy while recovering from total joint-replacement surgery require 50 percent less pain medication than those who do not.

Some big changes regarding substance abuse programs at the area's largest hospital.

Best Buy is donating a Geek Squad to Children's Hospital in Minneapolis, where its tech support experts will help patients and parents with everything from computer bugs to Web pages to uncharged cell phones.

A patient at Day Kimball Hospital has died from complications caused by the H1N1 flu.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Local health officials say Fort Wayne hospitals can ease restrictions on child visitors as the area's flu cases are declining.

Connecticut health officials say a patient who died at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam has been confirmed as the state's 17th swine flu fatality since April.

The young woman found in a pool of blood in Whitman county has been upgraded to satisfactory condition.

The Nassau County Department of Health has partnered with the North Shore-LIJ Health System and Nassau University Medical Center to create H1N1 Vaccination Point of Dispensing Clinics for the Swine Flu vaccine.

While previous studies have indicated a a oeprobablea connection between smoking and ALS, a new study published in the Nov.

Seven hundred billion dollars. That's a ballpark estimate of how much money is wasted in the U.S. medical system every single year, according to a new Thomson Reuters report.

A Level 3 sex offender accused of trying to rape a woman inside Massachusetts General Hospital was found competent to stand trial today after a 20-day evaluation at a state psychiatric facility.

SANDUSKY -- Firelands Regional Medical Center will be have a free walk-in H1N1 vaccination clinic from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Mylander Conference Center at Firelands Main Campus, in Sandusky.

In the largest, most comprehensive genetic analysis of childhood-onset inflammatory bowel disease , an international research team has identified five new gene regions, including one involved in a biological pathway that helps drive the painful inflammation of the digestive tract that characterizes the disease.

Police say several people have been been shot, one fatally in southern Georgia. Valdosta police Capt.

In the waiting room, the patient's family members circled a Blackberry. About every 15 minutes, Dr.

New Hampshire hospitals are imposing new restrictions on younger visitors' access to their patients due to the risk of exposing them to the H1N1 flu.

A escalator carrying guests at Caesars Palace malfunctioned this afternoon, causing 12 people to be hospitalized, a Harrah's official confirmed.

The night Yael Levy turned a circle of menacing sharks into a ring of harmless dolphins, she knew she had achieved mastery over a life-long foe: her nightmares.

Hamden authorities say a construction worker has died after getting struck by a forklift at Quinnipiac University.

An Oregon woman had filed for divorce just a week before her estranged husband opened fire at the suburban Portland office park where she worked, fatally shooting her and injuring two of her co-workers before killing himself.

A 1-year-old child was taken to Connecticut Children's Medical Center for observation after he was thrown from a car that crashed on Route 44 this afternoon.

The police are investigating an incident that ended with a young man being pulled from the Merrimack River on Wednesday night and taken to Concord Hospital.

Dr. Steven Garner, Emergency Medicine Specialist with New York Methodist Hospital, says the increase in the number of children dying from swine flu does not mean the virus is more severe.

Third District Court Judge Mark Calhoon sentenced an Athens man to the maximum of 20 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for an Intoxication Manslaughter charge arising from a June, 2008 wreck that killed 33-year-old Billy Eric Thompson of Gun Barrel City.

A contestant who was hospitalized after competing briefly on the game show "Wipeout" died two weeks later of a stroke apparently caused by a rare condition, his father said.

A Marine reservist is accused of attacking a priest he accused of being a terrorist.

Indiana State Police say a Kosciusko County sheriff's officer has died in a collision between his cruiser and a truck.

The consumption of wild mushrooms has left three people in intensive care at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, a spokesman for the hospital said Thursday.

Connecticut public health officials have placed St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center on probation for one year, citing various state violations.

Three members of a California family are in intensive care after eating mushrooms they picked in the wild.

Scientists have devised an innovative way to disarm a key protein considered to be "undruggable," meaning that all previous efforts to develop a drug against it have failed.

A 'conciliator' from the U.S. Department of Justice met Monday with local officials and high school students in an effort to restore harmony in the wake of a melee last month involving police, parents and high school students.

A Town of Newburgh cop was seriously injured when his police car collided with two Newburgh school district buses filled with 33 students Thursday afternoon.

Malfunctioning circadian clock genes may be responsible for bipolar disorder in children.

A former cardiologist at Lahey Clinic claims in a lawsuit against the hospital that he was fired for resisting pressure from two other top doctors to use a particular brand of stent, even though they may not have been best for some patients.

Dr. William Ganz, a pioneering cardiologist and one of the inventors of a specialized catheter, has died.

The Prince of Wales and his wife Camilla touched down in Montreal, where they received a formal welcome.

Authorities responded to a near drowning that left an infant in critical condition Wednesday morning.

Oregon's largest private lab is no longer testing blood samples sent in by a Eugene clinic that performs abortions.

Officers arrested two people in connection with a Saturday night shooting that killed a Houma man.

A police officer was shot multiple times overnight in Hartford's North End. The officer was taken to St.

A medical helicopter made an emergency landing in eastern Adams County Sunday night.

Researchers have transplanted genetically modified hematopoietic stem cells into mice so that their developing red blood cells produce a critical lysosomal enzyme a 'preventing or reducing organ and central nervous system damage from the often-fatal genetic disorder Hurler's syndrome.

Scientists and industry leaders from around the world will gather in Boston Nov.

The European Commission on Tuesday opened a probe of Thomson Reuters, alleging the company is making it difficult for clients to use other data feeds.

In an advance that could one day enable surgeons to reconstruct and restore function to damaged or diseased penile tissue in humans, researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine have used tissue engineering techniques to completely replace penile erectile tissue in animals.

For parents of children with cancer, the hopeful news is that pediatric survival rates have steadily improved for decades.

University Medical Center officials say their new entrance will open next week with upgrades and more parking to make access easier for patients and visitors.

The Los Angeles hospital where patients were exposed to X-ray radiation overdoses during CT scans says its investigation found the affected patients could be at higher risk for cataracts.

A psychiatrist stabbed by one of her patients at her Boston office last month has returned home.

Share + Nov 9, 2009 1:26 pm US/Eastern Boston Mayor Tom Menino is recovering from unexpected knee surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

A man is in critical condition in the burn center at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center after a house fire in Winston-Salem. A nursing supervisor identified the victim as Paul Urban.

The Public Relations Society of America will bestow the distinguished title of Fellow on Diane Gage Lofgren, senior vice president of Brand Strategy, Communications and PR for Kaiser Permanente, tonight at a ceremony at PRSA's 2009 International Conference in San Diego.

This is a press release from the Marion County Sheriff's Department in Salem, Ore.

On the same day rescue crews responded to an Elgin home on reports of an infant boy that was not breathing, someone contacted the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services' abuse hotline about the child's well-being, officials said Thursday.

A woman has died Wednesday night after a fire at her home in west suburban River Grove, according to the Cook County Medical Examinera s Office.

A teenager was injured in a shooting at the corner of Barbour and Judson streets Wednesday night.

Known by the sundry names of rickshaw, bike taxi and pedicab, the three-wheeled passenger bike service is coming to Marietta this spring.

Matt Melton knew he was getting to come home from Arkansas Children's Hospital Wednesday afternoon.

A 49-year-old man was found floating in Newport Harbor this morning and was pronounced dead soon after at a local hospital, authorities said.

The lingerie chain, owned by Limited Brands Inc., will begin promoting its "Miraculous Bra" this week; it sells for $48 in solid colors and $52 in leopard print.

Melody Trimble will be the new CEO of Sparks Regional Medical Center and its more than 2,000 employees beginning Dec.

The Fort Wayne Cardiology building will be the new home of Manchester College's School of Pharmacy in 2012.

A new mother of twins from Springfield Township died Thursday from possible complications of H1N1, the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department said on Friday.Health department spokesman Larry Vasko told FOX Toledo News that 24-year-old Mandy Kimbler died Thursday at Toledo Hospital.

Jazmin Gobert tipped her head back, mouth gaping, feet braced on the floor, her yellow socks peaking out from beneath the cuffs of her pant legs as the dental hygienist visiting her elementary school plunged in.

An obstetrician gynecologist is at the center of a legal and media firestorm after suing his former mistress, claiming she defamed him on the Internet.

A Waukesha Sheriff's Deputy shot an inmate at Waukesha Memorial Hospital after the inmate began a scuffle.

Treating a common brain tumor with multiple sessions of radiation appears to result in less brain swelling than treating the tumor once with a high dose of radiation, say researchers from the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Hospital.

The Board of Trustees at Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith have signed a definitive agreement to sell the hospital to a Florida company.

Main Category: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health ; GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Article Date: 05 Nov 2009 - 0:00 PST A surgeon at Children's National Medical Center and his colleagues from New York University have found laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding to improve the health of morbidly ...

Petal Police said Christopher Mason, 38, died after being stabbed at his residence by a roommate.

HCA Inc. reported third-quarter net income of $196 million, more than doubled the $86 million that it earned a year earlier as more patients were treated and the hospital chain controlled expenses.

Nov. 3 -- Trevor Fetter, chief executive officer of Tenet Healthcare Corp., talks with Bloomberg's Lori Rothman and Mark Crumpton about Tenet's third-quarter earnings reported today.

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center found that yoga may be more effective than standard treatment for reducing chronic low back pain in minority populations.

A La Crosse man was electrocuted Monday after an accident at an oilfield in Ellis County.

Angeline Stowe and her husband, John, residents of Lancaster County, said they know the importance of having a renowned hospital and trauma center in their backyard.

U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Yuma sector say they have rescued six illegal immigrants in a remote desert area.

Two men from Land O' Lakes are in the hospital recovering from snake bites. The men don't live anywhere near each other, but their stories are quite similar.

Nov 4 - Shanghai residents excited about the prospect of Disneyland in their city.

Inhaled nitric oxide , a therapy used in the treatment of premature newborns with respiratory failure that had shown promising results in short-term studies, does not significantly improve long-term outcomes, according to a national study led by critical care researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Children's Hospital of ...

Positron emission tomography imaging of non-small cell lung cancer prior to receiving radiation therapy should not be the basis for determining areas that may benefit from higher doses of radiation, according to research presented by investigators at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital at the 51st ASTRO Annual Meeting .

Award-winning court and crime reporter Laurel J. Sweet has been featured in the ABC miniseries "Boston 24/7" and the 9-11 documentary motion picture "Looking For My Brother." T he "grateful" husband of a Massachusetts General Hospital doctor nearly stabbed to death last week on the job reports she "continues to improve every day." Though still ...

Hospital operator Tenet Healthcare Corp. posted a $3 million net loss for the third quarter attributed primarily to a $16 million loss from early retirement of debt.

A diet high in salt or artificially sweetened drinks increases the risk of kidney function decline, two studies show.

Oct 31 - Serbian police detain 100 people in a major crackdown on drug traffickers launched simultaneously across the Balkan country.

A nasal spray dose of the H1N1/swine flu vaccine is administered to Brandon Marti, 13, at Montefiore Medical Center October 6, 2009 in the Bronx borough of New York City.

Hundreds of people who may have been exposed to hepatitis C through dirty syringes may not have been tested for the disease yet.

Cape Cod Hospital is denying broadcast reports that a patient who died three weeks after being subdued by security guards was put in a chokehold.

A California nurses' union won't strike, saying swine flu protections have been written into new contracts with the state's largest hospital system.

A "Level 3" sex offender was arrested at Massachusetts General Hospital Sunday and charged with trespassing and other offenses Monday.

Intoxicated 21-year-old takes ambulance in Kansas Police said the man stole the ambulance from the St.

The results contradict a previous study in 2008 that suggested a link between pancreatic cancer and previous hepatitis B infection.

NEW YORK: Stocks logged their best day in three months as investors rushed into the market on word the economy grew faster than expected during the summer.

Individuals who consume a diet high in sodium or artificially sweetened drinks are more likely to experience a decline in kidney function, according to two papers being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's annual meeting in San Diego, California.

Donald E. McAvoy, 79 of Veterans Boulevard, Chester, died on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh following a brief illness.

Transcendental meditation reduces stress and improves the emotional and mental well-being of breast cancer patients, new study findings suggest.

Doctors have issued a warning over treadmills following a spate of incidents in which toddlers have had their limbs wedged into the machines.

A drug designed to fight anemia appears to double the risk of stroke in patients with diabetes and kidney disease without substantially improving their quality of life, a new study finds.

The Health Place at Boulder Point was buzzing with activity this past Saturday morning as members of the public attended the Plymouth Community Wellness Fair held on the campus of Mid State Health just off the Tenney Mountain Highway.