News For: american Medical HealthHealth Highlights: Sept. 21, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: AMA head raps lack of health insurance Dr. Nancy Nielsen, the Buffalo physician and University at Buffalo Medical School senior associate dean who became the president of the American Medical Association in June, told UB medical students and alumni Friday that it was ���unconscionable��� that 47 million Americans do not have health insurance. Cahava Spring Development Announces Dr. Ramsey's Center for Natural Healing as Community Health & Wellness Medical ... Pyramid Developers, developer of Cahava Springs, is very pleased to announce Dr. Theresa Ramsey and her Center for Natural Healing as the Health and Wellness Medical Director for the community. Health groups urge families to see need for vaccinations CHICAGO -- A new coalition of 22 major medical groups says that public confidence in vaccine safety must be restored to avoid risks for deadly disease outbreaks. Yesterday's message comes from the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and 20 more of the nation's most influential health groups. Medical equipment donated to Nikaweratiya Base Hospital The Seva Vanitha Unit of the Foreign Ministry presented medical equipment to the new Intensive Care Unit ICU of the Nikaweratiya Base Hospital following a request from the Ministry of Health. Where Are Latinos Getting Medical Info? Want to know where Latinos are getting the majority of their medical information? According the Pew Hispanic Center, 83 percent of Latinos get their health information from some branch of the media, with television being the dominant source. Ike creating public health disaster HOUSTON, Sept. 19 UPI -- Medical officials in Texas treating patients for Hurricane Ike-related maladies or other ailments say the storm also created a near health disaster. Community Health Network plans Noblesville campus NOBLESVILLE �� Community Health Network will be the first tenant of a $20 million medical office campus at 146th Street and Cumberland Road. The 111/2- acre Hamilton Healthcare Campus will consist of two buildings offering primary care services, physician specialists, urgent care, occupational health care, imaging services and a pharmacy, according to a news release from developer Jackson ... Nutrition-wise blog An important article in the Sept. 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association discusses the health effects of the chemical Bisphenol A. What is this compound and what are its effects? What might happen as a result of this study? Ross University Responds To U.S. Primary Care Crisis - Two-Thirds Of Medical Graduates Choose Primary Care Specialty Overwhelming numbers of Ross University School of Medicine graduates are responding to a deepening healthcare crisis by choosing to go into primary care. Without the crucial contributions of Caribbean institutions like Ross University, the fragile U.S. healthcare system would collapse. A survey by the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that only two percent of U.S. |




