More Duragesic Pain Patches Recalled
newsinferno.com — Once again, Johnson & Johnson is recalling some Duragesic Pain Patches because of a defect that could cause patients to overdose on fentanyl......More… (Health)
Sonoma responds to Obama health care call
sonomasun.thmm.com — On the eve of the last night of 2008, and 22 days before Barack Obama assumes office, some 64 people crowded into the social hall at Sonoma’s Trinity Episcopal Church to respond to the President-elect’s invitation to communities, extended by the ........More… (Health)
Smoking no longer allowed at Utah bars
heraldextra.com — Brock Vergakis - AP SALT LAKE CITY -- Smoking in Utah's bars has been outlawed as of midnight last night, as thousands of revelers celebrated the new year with their last drags on a cigarette or their first breaths of smoke-free air in a private club......More… (Health)
Cover Florida Health Insurance Available
wctv.tv — Governor Crist's "Cover Florida" Health Plan is now available to residents of the Sunshine State. For around 150 dollars a month an individual can get basic preventative and catastrophic coverage......More… (Health)
Overweight? Add Protein to Subtract Pounds
medfinds.com — By Suzanne Dixon, MPH, MS, RD Healthnotes Newswire (December 31, 2008)—Diet books touting the benefit of everything from high protein to low fat can perplex even those who are dedicated to shedding excess pounds......More… (Health)
State panel to examine payments to Partners
boston.com — By Jeffrey Krasner and Liz Kowalczyk Governor Deval Patrick will convene a panel of top state officials Monday to look into whether a recently disclosed, eight-year-old agreement between Partners HealthCare System Inc. and Blue Cross Blue Shield of ........More… (Health)
Town prepares for annual Relay for Life
communityadvocate.com — Shrewsbury - Shrewsbury residents and cancer survivors Dean Alexandrou and Jacob Boudreau, 11, were speakers at the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life of Shrewsbury Kick-Off Celebration at Oak Middle School......More… (Health)
To Quit Nicotine Get Support
www2.tbo.com — By GEOFF FOX HUDSON - It wasn't just a New Year's resolution. Dave Melden seriously wanted to quit smoking. The former New Port Richey fire chief already had a pulmonary deficiency in his lungs caused by a 1980 chemical fire......More… (Health)