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Baby-food maker Gerber is being accused by the government of claiming falsely that its Good Start Gentle formula can prevent or reduce allergies in children.
An expert on Ebola told a Nevada panel of public health officials Wednesday that the virus has virtually no chance of becoming a health care crisis in the United States despite the number of headlines the pathogen is grabbing across the country.
Behind the doors of an unremarkable building in an older part of town, there is a woman who has given birth more than 1,000 times, a man who regularly fakes post-traumatic stress disorder and a storage room with stacks of babies. It’s just another day at the office for the staff of the Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas.
Public health officials in Southern Nevada have designated hospitals where emergency medical teams should take patients fitting the Ebola profile, but the region’s chief medical officer won’t say where those facilities are.
I recently came across a card with a Golden Retriever looking into the horizon that read: “I don’t judge others. I don’t hate. I don’t discriminate. I don’t care about money. I don’t hold grudges. I DO know how to love unconditionally and that’s all I want in return. I’m a fur-ever friend.” It led me to think that whoever said that “it’s a dog-eat-dog world” never owned a dog.
Providing accurate medical information to a doctor can speed diagnosis, flag a potential drug interaction and create a productive partnership.
The Community Outreach Medical Center, which provides assistance to uninsured people, is seeking to add a pediatric wing. In a nod to the ALS ice-bucket challenge, among the clinic’s fundraisers is “Toast and a $20,” in which donors offer a toast along with $20.
It’s been debated since the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010. How is the law, which requires some employers to provide health insurance or pay a fine, affecting jobs?
New Jersey, New York and Illinois have issued a mandatory quarantine for travelers who have had contact with Ebola-infected patients in West Africa.