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Some foreclosures are preventable
2008-07-09 17:00:00 According to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, many foreclosures can?t be prevented. In addition to lax lending standards that accompanied the housing boom which allowed people to buy homes they could not afford.
English Oaks citation says patient death preventable
2008-03-05 13:00:00 Modesto ,California by By KEN CARLSONState health authorities have assessed a $100,000 fine against English Oaks Convalescent & Rehabilitation Hospital in Modesto in the death of a 91-year-old patient who choked on food.The citation charges that English Oaks failed to find out what was wrong with the patient while he was choking, did not provide emergency care and failed to use procedures such as the Heimlich maneuver to try to save Costa.A physician's order for 'Do Not Resuscitate' does not mean a facility should not attempt a Heimlich maneuver to prevent a choking death."A state official said the company is appealing the fine.Abridged =>>
By: Elder Abuse
Osteoporosis; the Preventable Disease - Reduce your risk Today! [del.icio.u
2008-01-15 18:28:00 Tip! The Extras: Daily Values have not been established for all minerals. For example, many multivitamins will contain CoQ10, Boron, and Lycopene which all help prevent Alzheimer’s disease. 1fa3 Osteoporosis is a condition which affects up to ...
U.S. last in preventable death rate
2008-01-08 17:17:00 What does this say about the Bush Regime’s priorities: BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 8 (UPI) — The United States ranks last among 19 industrialized nations when it comes to deaths that could have been prevented. The report by The Commonwealth Fund, published in the journal Health Affairs, said 101,000 deaths per year could have been prevented by access ...
IS OBESITY PREVENTABLE?
2007-12-27 00:08:00 The pandemic of overweight and obesity is now so advanced and so widespread that few regions of the world (with the possible exception of parts of sub Saharan Africa) appear to have escaped the effects of this major public health problem. Previous chapters have highlighted the strong biological influences that contribute to the creation and maintenance of a positive energy balance in humans; current attempts to abate the rapid increase in body weight at both an individual and a community level have been less than inspiring. This has led some people to question whether it is possible to prevent continued increases in population body weight.Despite these concerns about the effectiveness of current obesity prevention approaches, there is indirect evidence from a range of sources that supports the view that prevention is not only feasible, but offers the only solution to controlling the worldwide epidemic of obesity. Bouchard (4) indicates that the heritability of obesity and body fat s...
Another Preventable Tragedy
2007-12-06 21:23:00 Another day, another massacre.Well the Anti-Gunners will now clamor again for the assault weapons ban. Yesterday, some poor depressed nut, used an AK to kill 9 shoppers.We will soon learn how the mental health system failed us again.We will learn how he bought his AK (legally)And we will learn how any number of shoppers might have been carrying that day...but were not allowed to in this mall.On that point Mr. Lott has some thoughts to offer us.http://rpc.technorati.com/rp-c/ping
Dennis Quaid's Twins Suffer Preventable Medical Error
2007-11-22 19:19:00 Dennis Quaid's newborn twins, two weeks old, are still recovering in a Los Angeles Hospital today after they were accidentally given a massive overdose of a blood-thinning drug by hospital staff on Sunday.
The Preventable Risk of Heedless Guilty Pleas
2007-10-04 20:27:00 The American legal system is designed to accommodate both substantive and procedural due process - the respect of a person?s legal rights to guarantee him of fundamental fairness, justice, and liberty. The law affords a person the right to defend himself in court; in fact, regardless of all calculated assumption or evidence, a person is deemed innocent until or unless proven guilty (in criminal cases, beyond reasonable doubt).
Some Foreclosures Preventable But Many Others Are Not
2007-09-28 15:43:00 A dream log house in West Tisbury could not be save from foreclosure ? dues had ballooned to two and a half times more than its original value. It was double the maximum resale permissible price allowed in the deed?s affordable housing covenant. The price being too steep officials of an organization, The Island Housing ...
Completely preventable, fetal alcohol syndrome is the leading cause of ment
2007-09-01 14:56:00 Completely preventable and tragic, fetal alcohol syndrome is the leading cause of mental retardation in America today. The term fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is an umbrella term describing the facial and physical deformities, the cerebral deficits and the emotional and behavioral legacy of children born to women who drank during pregnancy. A less severe syndrome know as fetal alcohol effects (FAE), affects many thousands more children each year; and because at birth the characteristic facial deformities are not always recognizable, experts estimate that the prevalence rate of FAS and FAE is actually far greater then reported. Between 4000 and 12000 children are born each year with FAS, and FAE effects tens of thousands more. The disorder plagues the development and potential of children for life, and although the facial characteristics of the disorder may become reduced in severity after puberty, the emotional, cognitive and behavioral deficits actually become more pronounced with ad...
Medicare Will Not Pay for Preventable Conditions Acquired at Hospitals
2007-08-21 13:05:00 Medicare no longer will reimburse hospitals for the treatment of preventable errors, injuries and infections that occur in the facilities under a new rule scheduled for publication this week, a move that CMS officials said could save lives and millions of dollars, the New York Times reports. Under the rule, Medicare no longer will reimburse hospitals for the treatment of certain "conditions that could reasonably have been prevented," and the facilities "cannot bill the beneficiary for any charges associated with the hospital-acquired complication" (Pear, New York Times, 8/19).The eight conditions for which Medicare no longer will reimburse hospitals for treatment include: falls; mediastinitis, an infection that can develop after heart surgery; urinary tract infections that result from improper use of catheters; pressure ulcers; and vascular infections that result from improper use of catheters. In addition, the conditions include three "never events": objects left in the body during...
By: Elder Abuse
Type 2 Diabetes Preventable and Reversible!
2007-07-29 00:00:00 A study done by the Georgia Department of Health showed that diabetes was the 7th leading cause of death in their state. The good news noted in an article by eMaxHealth was that with only moderate lifestyle and diet changes diabetes is preventable and in some cases reversible. I don’t need to tell you how ...
Prostate Cancer as Number One Preventable Health Crisis
2007-04-05 01:29:00 By Plato Rosinke Can you believe that prostate cancer is the number one cancer-killer of males in the world? Can you also believe that there is no niversally-agreed upon strategy for its’ diagnosis and management? There is a lot of talk these days about prostate cancer on the news, yet nobody can seem to figure out what is behind the whole thing. A recent article actually suggested that
Protect Your Dog From These Preventable Threats
2007-03-24 08:55:00 Owning a dog is one of the most rewarding experiences a person can have in their lifetime, but having a dog is much more than the occasional walk around the block or playing fetch in the yard. There are many other responsibilities that one must consider in order to be a good dog
By: Dog door
Taxi sex attacks preventable ? Hamilton-Smith
2007-03-01 16:44:20 NICK HENDERSON, POLTICAL REPORTER RECENT sexual attacks against two women in taxis could have been avoided if the government had implemented a number of new security measures, the Opposition said today. Opposition Transport spokesman Martin Hamilton-Smith said improved training standards, increased inspections, upgraded security equipment should have been introduced by the government. “This is a State Government regulated and licensed industry and the Treasurer receives large amounts of money for licence plates, insurance and other tax revenue from the industry,’’ he said. “Spend some of it back on helping the industry through this crisis before people lose faith in what is a very good and essential industry.’’ Transport Minister Patrick Conlon said dramatic improvements had already been made to taxi security. He said it was the taxi companies’ responsibility to ensure they employ appropriate people. “At the end of the day you can...
By: Taxi Blog
Most Diabetes is Preventable
2007-01-14 06:00:00 Will support stockings improve blood flow during exercise? ?How can I tell when to drink during a race? ?Reports: Women's libido, laxatives, chest pain in cold weather
Postpartum Depression is Widespread and Preventable
1970-01-01 00:59:00 Postpartum depression has gotten a lot of press recently, in part due to Brooke Shields?s book and Tom Cruise?s misinformed comments about it. A certain mystery seems to surround this illness. Women fear it, understandably. Just at the time when they most need their strength and sense of wellbeing, after the birth of a baby, a dark mood can move in and take over. Equally mysterious, because somehow they don?t get adequately discussed, are methods of treatment--and even methods of prevention. I will talk about these, but first, here?s what postpartum depression can look like. |
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