Mom, caregiver face charges for starved 3-year-old
Rocky Mountain News - Hall, of Denver, told police on Monday she first noticed her daughter’s weight loss two weeks ago but didn’t take her to a doctor because she thought the child was going through a growth spurt, the affidavit said. However, after the child was

Noon Webcast will show weight loss surgery in Hampton
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot - Today at noon, Sentara will show a weight loss surgery during a live Webcast. The surgery will be performed at Sentara Careplex Hospital in Hampton, according to the health system’s site. The LAP-BAND surgery is described as a minimally invasive

Young Adult Smoking Behavior And On-Screen Smoking In Movies Linked
Medical News Today - Ages 18 to 25 are critical years, when one-third of smokers start and others who began smoking as adolescents either stop smoking or become regular smokers,” he said. The research team found a “dose-response relationship” between exposure to smoking

Governor’s Support for Coordinated Care Model to Control Costs and
Forbes - Don Crane, CEO of the California Association of Physician Groups, today released the following statement in reaction to Governor Schwarzenegger’s health care reform legislation: “Today’s proposal is a health care plan that guarantees access for all

He ain’t heavy, he’s my buddy
Globe and Mail - go to a museum, gaze upon beautiful art, read history and the classics, listen to music that isn’t full of nasty invective and a mindless beat, consider philosophy and science, commune with nature these activities will promote weight loss, self

Have they got a deal for you!
Philadelphia Inquirer - The city and suburbs are filled with campuses where budding technicians and health practitioners are yearning for opportunities and experience. Here’s a sampling of where you can start. Marked-down medicine. Savvy patients have known for years about

Smoke ban hailed a success
Manchester Evening News - MORE than 10,000 people have tried to quit cigarettes in Greater Manchester since the smoking ban was introduced three months ago. This is five times the number of quitters who would usually contact the region’s stop-smoking services. And 22 50 on

2007 World series race begins
Detroit News - Vladimir Guerrero is healthy enough to play, but Gary Matthews Jr. isn’t, so the Angels defense will be diminished. The Red Sox aren’t an offensive machine, by any means, and Manny Ramirez has been hurt since late August, so there are issues on both

Nastech Pharmaceutical Company Announces Initiation of Phase 2
Forbes - The study will enroll approximately 500 obese patients for a six-month, randomized, placebo-controlled dose ranging study with weight loss as the primary endpoint. The Phase 2 study design will evaluate three different doses of Nastech’s PYY3-36 Nasal