Archive for April, 2008



Regal Cinema Moving to Medley Centre (R News)

Wednesday 30 April 2008 @ 4:59 pm
It may be the biggest news at Medley Centre since it changed hands. Regal Cinemas plans to open a new Cineplex at the mall in Irondequoit. Regal will operate a 16-theatre complex on the mall's first floor and mezzanine.



People often share prescription medicine: survey (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday 30 April 2008 @ 3:07 pm
In one-on-one interviews with 700 Americans, roughly 23 percent reported loaning their prescription medications to someone else, and 27 percent reported borrowing prescription medications.



iGuard.org Alters the Face of E-Health: New Web Service Draws 10,000 New Patients Weekly (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Wednesday 30 April 2008 @ 12:00 pm

Today, iGuard.org, a free, patient-driven online healthcare community, announced the launch of an innovative new tool that brings patient empowerment to a new level. With almost half of all Americans taking prescription drugs, and eight out of ten surfing the web for their healthcare information, iGuard.org now lets users see real time reports of side effects experienced by iGuard.org members …




Relief For Cancer Patients Suffering From Opioid-Induced Bowel Disorders (Medical News Today)

Wednesday 30 April 2008 @ 8:08 am

Methylnaltrexone, a drug developed to relieve one of the major side effects of pain therapy for cancer patients, received marketing approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration on April 24, 2008, for use in the treatment of opioid-induced bowel disorders in patients receiving palliative care for advanced illness such as cancer.




Relief For Cancer Patients Suffering From Opioid-Induced Bowel Disorders (Medical News Today)

Wednesday 30 April 2008 @ 8:08 am
Methylnaltrexone, a drug developed to relieve one of the major side effects of pain therapy for cancer patients, received marketing approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration on April 24, 2008, for use in the treatment of opioid-induced bowel disorders in patients receiving palliative care for advanced illness such as cancer.



iGuard.org Alters the Face of E-Health: New Web Service Draws 10,000 New Patients Weekly (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Wednesday 30 April 2008 @ 7:00 am

Today, iGuard.org, a free, patient-driven online healthcare community, announced the launch of an innovative new tool that brings patient empowerment to a new level. With almost half of all Americans taking prescription drugs, and eight out of ten surfing the web for their healthcare information, iGuard.org now lets users see real time reports of side effects experienced by iGuard.org members …




Drug court offers second chance (The Shelby County Reporter)

Wednesday 30 April 2008 @ 2:17 am

Michelle Bice had been trying to wipe the slate clean for so long you could almost see the chalk dust flying from her hands. Judge J. Michael Joiner released Michelle and 28 others from drug possession charges at the April 18 graduation of Shelby County’s Drug Court program.




Drug court offers second chance (The Shelby County Reporter)

Tuesday 29 April 2008 @ 4:45 pm

Michelle Bice had been trying to wipe the slate clean for so long you could almost see the chalk dust flying from her hands. Judge J. Michael Joiner released Michelle and 28 others from drug possession charges at the April 18 graduation of Shelby County’s Drug Court program.




A bacterium, not stress or spicy food, can cause peptic ulcers (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

Tuesday 29 April 2008 @ 2:38 pm

Contrary to popular medical opinion as recent as the 1980s, stress and spicy food have nothing to do with the formation of peptic ulcers.




HEALTH: Sidelining sickle cell (Lancaster Online)

Tuesday 29 April 2008 @ 11:18 am

Mikeisha Gant would rather be lifting her voice in song, not struggling to lift her head from her pillow, oxygen tubes jutting fro




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