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Kaine Seeks to Bolster Mental Health Funding
Vendredi 14 Décembre 2007 - 22:00 - 11 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) announced a plan yesterday to pump $42 million into Virginia's troubled mental heath system, a proposal that advocates and state officials said is the beginning of an intense discussion about how aggressively the state should adopt reform. |
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Scaled Down
Vendredi 14 Décembre 2007 - 22:00 - 11 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) It's virtually impossible to look at Mike Huckabee without thinking: 100 pounds. This average-size man working the crowd and chugging bottled water in the back of an SUV lost more than 100 pounds. In an era of "The Biggest Loser," "Celebrity Fit Club" and "Return to Fat Camp," this accomplishment is... |
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Malpractice Rebate for Md. Set at $84 Million
Jeudi 13 Décembre 2007 - 22:00 - 11 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) Maryland's largest insurer of doctors will return to the state $84 million it has collected through a taxpayer-financed subsidy program to help pay malpractice premiums, Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) and state regulators announced yesterday. |
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Kaine to Overhaul Mental Health System
Jeudi 13 Décembre 2007 - 22:00 - 11 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) is expected to propose spending more than $40 million today to begin overhauling the state's mental health system, which has come under intense scrutiny since 32 people were killed this year at Virginia Tech by a gunman with a history of psychiatric problems, according to... |
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News: 3-D Mammography Adds New Dimension to Breast Cancer Screening
Jeudi 13 Décembre 2007 - 08:45 - 11 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Cancer - Scientific American A team of researchers is studying the use of stereographic imaging technology and three-dimensional (3-D) displays to detect potential breast malignancies missed by traditional mammographies, opening the door to earlier detection and treatment as well as reducing the number of false-positive results and follow-up tests. |
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Frequent U.S. Visits By TB Patient Noted
Mercredi 12 Décembre 2007 - 22:00 - 11 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) The Department of Homeland Security's chief medical officer yesterday acknowledged errors in the federal government's failure to stop a Mexican businessman infected with multiple-drug-resistant tuberculosis from entering the United States 21 times over seven weeks in April and May. |
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Face-Transplant Patient 'Satisfied'
Mercredi 12 Décembre 2007 - 22:00 - 11 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) A French woman who two years ago became the first person to receive a face transplant has recovered with remarkably good aesthetic results and has gradually regained normal skin sensation and control of her facial muscles, doctors reported yesterday in the first detailed account of her progress. |
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Kaine Proposes Millions For Health
Mercredi 12 Décembre 2007 - 22:00 - 11 mois, 1 semaine depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) RICHMOND, Dec. 12 -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine proposed an expansion Wednesday of Virginia's effort to subsidize health care for the uninsured, targeting some women and small-business employees. |
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Schools Lag Amid Gains On D.C. HIV Report Card
Mardi 11 Décembre 2007 - 22:00 - 11 mois, 2 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) Delays in approving comprehensive HIV-AIDS education in District public schools are putting students at risk and impeding the city's promising efforts to combat the epidemic, according to a report to be released today. |
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Resistant Staph Struck Rapidly
Mardi 11 Décembre 2007 - 22:00 - 11 mois, 2 semaines depuis - Presse généraliste - The Washington Post (health) The 30th of November unfolded as a typical Friday for Merry King. She spent the day teaching special-needs children at Herbert Hoover Middle School in affluent Potomac, then went home and planned for a weekend trip to New York to visit her daughter and see Manhattan decked out in holiday splendor. |
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