News For: Free Medical Help In MarylandFree health fair slated at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Everything from snowboarding lessons to a teddy bear, for the first 500 kids who take advantage of health screenings, will be offered at the sixth annual Community Health and Safety Fair on Saturday at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton. Warden warns board, asks for medical help The Warren County Jail may be "flirting with disaster" by not having a medical professional oversee the administration of medications to inmates. Jail Warden Gerald Britton offered that assessment during Tuesday's meeting of the Warren County Prison Board. Local dentist offers free exam to help detect oral cancer Dr. Amparo David and her staff will provide a free oral cancer screening exam at Dentistry by Dr David, 563 Main St. in Bolton Clinton Savings Bank building, on Friday, Oct. 3. County conference to promote medical careers for minority students WHITE PLAINS - Westchester County will encourage local minority students to pursue careers in medicine next month at its first ever student medical conference. The reach of RAM: Remote Area Medical volunteers deliver weekend of free health care to Unicoi County UNICOI ��� Many of Unicoi County���s uninsured were able to receive health care free of charge Saturday thanks to nearly 200 volunteers working with the Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps. Marijuana factory filled a medical need, growers told police Torrington residents arrested last week for running a marijuana factory on Weigold Road told police the marijuana they were growing and processing was for medical use, according to court records. Researching Medical Literature on the Internet - 2008 The Internet is an accepted place to turn for research, and nowhere has this become more apparent than in the fields of medicine and health care. A veritable explosion of available medical information seeks to meet the needs of both professionals and the public. Education officials support UCR medical school proposal SACRAMENTO - California's higher-education panel rallied behind UC Riverside's medical school proposal Tuesday, with officials saying the school's importance outweighs any concerns about the state's troubled finances. New Guidelines to Help Achieve Optimal Digestive Health - The burden of digestive problems on the U.S. healthcare system is substantial. According to the National Institutes of Health NIH, approximately 60 to 70 million Americans are affected each year by digestive problems at a cost that exceeds $86 billion in direct medical expenses. Painkiller May Prevent Diabetes-Related Retinal Damage Copyright �� 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24 HealthDay News -- The painkiller pentazocine may help prevent diabetes-related retinal damage that leads to vision loss, according to Medical College of Georgia researchers. |

