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After several years of tremendous success with its $4 generic prescription drug program, Wal-Mart teamed up with Caterpillar Co. last September to bring an expanded version of the discount drug program to the 70,000 Caterpillar …
Earlier today, Dr. Richard Besser announced the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is rethinking its current recommendation for closing schools when students or faculty become sick with the H1N1 influenza virus. Besser …
Dr. Richard Besser, acting director for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is urging Americans to go out and live life, even amidst the spread of swine flu. He says this is …
In the last few days, the words swine and flu have been two of the busiest buzz words on the internet. Public interest in the unfolding swine flu epidemic has sent so many people turning …
Research scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have just made public their discovery of some tiny changes in some specific genes that suggest a rather strong genetic link between these changes and the development of …
A report described as ‘startling’ reveals the prevalence of paralysis in America: 1 in 50 Americans is living with paralysis to one degree or another. The report suggests the previous way paralyzed individuals have been …
A study published in the latest issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, says the specialty of the surgeon influences the patient’s quality of life and success rate of the treatment where …
To best fight the ravages of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa, it must begin manufacturing its own supply of generic drugs, according to Michel Sidibé, a 57-year-old resident of the African nation, Mali. Sidibé has …
A report just released by the National Institute on Media and the Family suggests 10% of all American children between 8 and 18 years of age are likely addicted to their video games. The report …
Two hospitals, College Hospitals in Cerritos and Costa Mesa, California, have agreed to pay $1.6 million to settle a lawsuit alleging them of dumping homeless psychiatric patients instead of treating and discharging them properly. The …
