News For: Medicade In California'Cancer' is lost in translation In the Navajo Nation, cancer is "Lood doo na'ziihii," which literally means "the sore [or wound] that does not heal." ������ That translation - and others that do not accurately capture modern medical terms - has contributed to problems the Navajo face in battling the disease, says Personal beliefs weigh in on fate of assisted-suicide measure in state If I-1000 passes, it will deeply divide medical professionals in Washington, said Dr. Randall Curtis, a professor of medicine at the university's medical school. People in Business Dr. Stanley Bradley has been named as the full-time hospice medical director of the Washington Regional Hospice. Bradley will be making home visits to hospice patients in Washington, Benton and Madison counties and will be available for hospital consultations. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock and completed his residency at the Arkansas Health ... Health care charges cloaked in confusion It began with a dizzy spell. Before long, though, what really had my head spinning was the inscrutable way that health-care providers and insurers put a dollar value on medical services -- and how that leaves patients unable to determine a fair price for any treatment. Villagers turn out in force to plant Field of Hope VILLAGERS in Wooler turned out in force to plant the Marie Curie Cancer Care Field of Hope. 17/09/2008 13:40:00 Hospitals functioning, ready to help patients in need Patients in Houston Northwest Medical Center and Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital are in good hands, according to officials from both hospitals. In the wake of Hurricane Ike, many area residents and businesses were left without power and electriciy, not to mention the scarcity of gas and food. |

