Fighting the cancer a mammogram can't catch (CNN.com)
It was a long night, and Susan Niebur was feeling low. Normally, this working mom in Silver Spring, Maryland, can keep a shocking number of balls in the air and still smile. She's a physicist who works part-time as a consultant to NASA; an at-home mom to Matt, 1, and Andrew, 3; an animal-rescue volunteer; and a daily blogger. But Niebur, 35, is also a full-time cancer patient, and one night last ......more...One Company With an Eye on U.S. Customers (Washington Post)
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND -- Being a cautious man, Eugene Horn of Willamina, Ore., did his research when it became apparent that he needed both knees replaced. ...more... Gas prices ground nurses (The News & Observer)
Soaring gas prices are driving some of North Carolina's visiting nurses off the road. The trend could increase health care costs....more... Edmonds Community College had record number of foreign students in 2007-08 (Everett Herald)
EDMONDS -- Student tutors translate science homework into Vietnamese and Chinese for new arrivals. Classes on English as a second language are in high demand....more... Gas prices ground nurses (The News & Observer)
Home health care is threatened....more... Health Highlights: July 7, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:...more... Fuel costs hinder services to needy (Bowling Green Daily News)
How do you chose between gas and food? That was one question asked this morning by a motorist filling up her Chevy Trailblazer at Kroger on Campbell Lane....more... County officials begin budget talks (Athens Review)
Henderson County Commissioners began a series of budget sessions Monday with one big advantage over last year ? the 2009 budget will not include the cost of housing jail inmates outside the county....more... South Florida hospitals join trend of becoming stroke centers (Sun-Sentinel)
State law spurs race for 'stroke center' status As stroke care advances, hospitals are lining up to create centers to treat these "brain attacks" with as much urgency as they treat trauma patients. ...more... |