News For: Under 65 Prescription Drug CoveragePrison under control, officials in Tijuana say TIJUANA ��� A day after rioting left at least 17 dead inside the La Mesa State Penitentiary, officials said the prison was under control as a new warden took over and medical teams attended to detainees who were ailing or suffering from drug withdrawal. 6 ways to save on prescription drugs In addition to cooler days, for many of us, fall means we're handed a packet of materials and asked to ponder our medical benefits as part of open enrollment season. Ao as you review your health care budget, remember that you may be able to save big on prescription drugs. At two pharmacies just a mile apart, for example, the price of the same medication can differ dramatically. Pink Floyd member Richard Wright dies at age 65 LONDON -- Richard Wright, a founding member of Pink Floyd, died Monday. He was 65. The rock group's spokesman, Doug Wright, who's unrelated, said Wright died after a battle with cancer at his home in Britain. He said the band member's family did not want to give more details about his death. Teen left at Omaha hospital under safe haven law For the third time in about a week, an older child was left at a hospital under Nebraska���s safe haven law. A 13-year-old girl was dropped off at Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha on Saturday and is now in state custody, according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. Prescription help available Prescriptions and medical equipment are available to Brazoria County residents who were adversely affected by Hurricane Ike. Drug Combo Fights Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Cell Growth THURSDAY, Sept. 18 HealthDay News -- The anti-cancer drug trabectedin shows promise in treating women with recurrent ovarian cancer, according to a study led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine. AMA board member pushes for insurance reform WATERLOO --- A member of the American Medical Association board of trustees gave his prescription for what he says is an ailing health care system that leaves millions of American uninsured. Aid to uninsured sought HARRISBURG ��� Providing health care coverage to the uninsured as the economy weakens is just as important as helping doctors cope with medical malpractice costs, members of a health care access coalition said last week. Live Audience Supports Universal Health Coverage, USA Intelligence Squared U.S., the Oxford style debate series sponsored by The Rosenkranz Foundation, announced the results of the first debate of its Fall 2008 season on the motion, "Universal health coverage should be the federal government's responsibility. Peddling prescriptions - Medical schools, journals fight industry influence Journal of the American Medical Association editor-in-chief Dr. Catherine D. DeAngelis is seen in her office in Chicago, Ill. In a challenge unthinkable even two months ago, Dr. DeAngelis now compares the drug safety system to a dangerous building: "This building is on very shaky ground. |




