News For: Medical Help For IndigentStates, medical groups oppose abortion rule Several medical associations and 13 state attorneys general voiced their opposition Wednesday to a proposed federal rule that they fear would open the door for hospitals and physicians to deny access to contraception. Painkiller May Prevent Diabetes-Related Retinal Damage 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. Medical Examiner Takes The Stand In Nixzmary Brown Trial The medical examiner took the stand today in the murder trial of Nixzmary Brown's mother, Nixzaliz Santiago. The ME described the condition of the seven-year-old girl's body after she was discovered dead in January 2006, in her family's Brooklyn home. Medical Examiner Identifies SF Man Shot At Taco Truck The San Francisco medical examiner's office has identified the victim of a fatal shooting Tuesday afternoon in the city's Potrero Hill neighborhood as 32-year-old Armando Rodriguez, of San Francisco. Jamaica Hospital paid Tony Seminerio $390G Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is purportedly the unnamed facility at the center of last week���s FBI investigation of Richmond Hill Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio, who was arrested Sept. 10 on federal charges of corruption for allegedly taking bribes. 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. Homeless man who died in Winnipeg ER had bladder infection; inquest called WINNIPEG - Manitoba's chief medical examiner called an inquest Wednesday into why a homeless man who died of a bladder infection sat unnoticed by staff for 34 hours in the emergency waiting room of a Winnipeg hospital. 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. Oakland County creates program to market medical systems PONTIAC -- Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson announced the creation of a medical branding initiative among major hospital systems, medical device manufacturers and higher education in Oakland County that could lead to billions of dollars in new investment and thousands of new jobs. Medical calendar Blood drives BLOOD DRIVES: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 17 and 18 in the blood donor room of the Mercy Medical Building, 851 E. Fifth St., Washington, Mo. Walk-ins welcome. Donors will receive a T-shirt. |


