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Washington Adventist, Shady Grove Adventist, Suburban, Montgomery General, Holy Cross and Frederick Memorial are the latest in Maryland to enact a stricter ban. They join major companies such as Bethesda defense and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin Corp. and other hospitals including Greater Baltimore Medical Center. Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, where it is responsible for about 438,000 deaths annually, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some 38,000 die because of secondhand smoke exposure, the agency says. Cigarette smoking costs more than $167 billion in lost employee productivity and medical expenses, according to the center. Health care costs related to secondhand smoke run about $10 billion annually.
International Communication Award Recognises And Rewards Journalism Thatextends Public Awareness And Understanding Of ...
The independent judging panel of the Eloquium Award has named three journalists as winners of the 2007 competition for excellence in reporting on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) the fastest growing cause of death in the world's most advanced economies. Currently, 600 million people live with COPD which is projected to become the world's third-leading cause of death by 2020.1,2
The Boehringer Ingelheim Communication Award - Eloquium - attracted submissions from 13 countries, including Brazil, Chile, China, Ecuador, England, Japan, Lebanon, Sweden and Venezuela. Entries were judged by an independent panel of global COPD experts and leading journalists.*
The three winning entries of the Eloquium Award are:
1st: Annu Likkanen, Veteranen, Two cigarettes were Ulla-Britt's Undoing (Sweden)
2nd: Gilson Monteiro, Rádio Eldorado, Unknown enemy (Brazil)
3rd: María de los Ángeles González Izurieta, Vea, Tobacco is consuming you (Chile)
"It is important that patients seek early diagnosis and treatment for COPD and key to this is improving education and awareness about the disease," commented Professor Klaus Rabe, Chair of the Judging panel and Chairman of Pulmonology, Department of Pulmonology at Academisch Ziekenhuis Leiden, The Netherlands.
Lawsuit Filed Alleges Dental Hygienists Performed Doctor’s Procedures
OCOEE, Fla. -- An employee at an Orange County dentist's office is making serious allegations about patient treatment in a lawsuit. Maria Martinez is an employee at West Orange Dental in Ocoee. She claims the dentist, Dr. David Stokes, knowingly allowed dental hygienists to do work that only doctors are supposed to do. The work listed in the lawsuit includes drillings, root canals, and tooth extractions. A former employee at the same office, who didn't want to be identified, said they feared losing their jobs if they didn't perform the procedures. "I did them because I was told to do them, because as an employee in order to keep my job, I have to do what I'm told," said the dental assistant. The employee who filed suit claims she was demoted after complaining about the practice.
State of Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Services Selects U.S. Care Management for ...
The State of Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Services has selected U.S. Care Management (formally Specialty Disease Management) to provide obstetrical and infant health management services to assist in improving birth outcomes and reducing costs associated with complicated pregnancies, pre-term births and high-risk infants among Medicaid participants in Crittenden, Phillips and St. Francis Counties, Arkansas. The pilot program, called BirthWait®, began in June 2007 and will continue for two years. .
Nutrition: Fighting cholesterol through diet
It's possible. Studies show that you can lower your cholesterol through diet. It often takes a little bit of a lifestyle change, but chances are, with a little hard work, you'll feel better. Diet therapy should really be the first line of treatment with elevated cholesterol, and if medication is involved, diet should also be included. A change in diet, if on cholesterol lowering medications or not, will help decrease the overall risk of heart disease. A low-cholesterol diet is classified as a daily intake of less than 300 mg of cholesterol, less than 7 percent calories from saturated fat, and less than 30 percent of calories from fat, and an increase of complex carbohydrates in place of the refined, processed carbohydrates. Sound familiar? It's a standard healthy diet. But the reduction in cholesterol and total fat as well as refined carbohydrates will benefit health in a variety of ways.
Giant Eagle Expands Popular Generic Prescription Program and Now Offers '400 for $4'
Continuing to deliver upon its commitment to improving the health and wellness of its customers, supermarket retailer Giant Eagle, Inc. today announced that effective this Thursday, November 8, 2007, the company will expand its popular $4 generic prescription medication program drugs to a total of more than 400. .
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