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Local News MEDICAL MILESTONE - Gulf Daily News

2012-02-06
Gulf Daily NewsLocal News MEDICAL MILESTONEGulf Daily NewsHis Majesty King Hamad expressed his delight at inaugurating the BDF-run medical facility in Muharraq to serve citizens. "The opening of this landmark medical and academic establishment coincides with national festivities celebrating the 44th BDF ...Parliament Speaker Hails New Medical MilestoneBahrain News Agencyall 35 news articles »

Medical Firm Settles Foreign Bribery Case - Wall Street Journal

2012-02-06
Financial TimesMedical Firm Settles Foreign Bribery CaseWall Street JournalBy NATHALIE TADENA Medical-device company Smith & Nephew PLC and its US unit will pay more than $22 million to settle charges that a former distributor bribed public doctors in Greece for more than a decade, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ...Summary Box: UK medical device maker Smith & Nephew paying $22.2M to settle US ...Washington PostMedical Device Company Smith & Nephew Resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ...7thSpace Interactive (press release)Medical Device Maker Agrees To $16.8M Penalty In Bribery CaseThe BLT: Blog of Legal Times (blog)ConsumerReports.org (blog) -MarketWatch (press release)all 130 news articles »

New Medical Marijuana Alliance Formed to Protect Patients' Rights - Sacramento Bee

2012-02-06
Reason Online (blog)New Medical Marijuana Alliance Formed to Protect Patients' RightsSacramento Bee6, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- A new Michigan-based medical marijuana coalition —The National Patients Rights Association (NPRA) — has been formed by some of the nation's leading medical marijuana advocates to protect patient rights.Medical Marijuana Inc. Reports Jump in RevenueSan Diego Reader (blog)Can Regulation Save California's Medical Pot Industry?Reason Online (blog)Reimbursing Medical Marijuana Growers In Oregon Is A Hot TopicTHE Weed Blog (blog)Oakland Pressall 23 news articles »

UFC 143 Medical Suspensions Equal a Long List - Yahoo! Sports

2012-02-06
FightLine.comUFC 143 Medical Suspensions Equal a Long ListYahoo! SportsCondit medical suspensions were released on Monday. UFC 143 took place Saturday night, Feb. 4, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Carlos Condit captured the interim UFC welterweight championship with a five-round unanimous decision victory ...UFC 143 medical suspensions: 15 suspensions, including seven of up to six monthsMMAjunkie.comUFC 143 medical suspensions and injuries for 'Diaz vs Condit' in Las VegasMMAmania.comUFC 143 Medical Suspensions: Carlos Condit Among 15 Fighters SuspendedMMAFrenzy.comFightLine.com -5thRound.comall 1,311 news articles »

Medical tourism hits visa wall - Calcutta Telegraph

2012-02-06
Medical tourism hits visa wallCalcutta TelegraphIndia's large potential in medical tourism is being blunted by a thicket of restrictive rules for such visitors and lack of awareness campaigns overseas, according to a study that warns of losing out to smaller countries like Thailand that have easier ...and more »

Medical Marijuana Dispensary Owner Pleads Guilty To Misdemeanor Charge - Patch.com

2012-02-06
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Owner Pleads Guilty To Misdemeanor ChargePatch.comStacy Hochanadel is accused of violating the state's medical marijuana law at its former Palm Desert location because it was turning a profit. By City News Service A Palm Springs medical marijuana dispensary owner pleaded guilty today to a misdemeanor ...and more »

New Medical Marijuana Alliance Formed to Protect Patients' Rights

2012-02-06
DETROIT, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Michigan-based medical marijuana coalition —The National Patients Rights Association  (NPRA) — has been formed by some of the nation's leading medical marijuana ...

Top 3 Reasons Medical School Applications Are Rejected

2012-02-06
Most people would rather do just about anything else than go through the involved process of filling out an AMCAS (American Medical College Application Service) application. However, this is an important standardized form--as are the AAOMCAS for doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.) applicants and the TMDSAS for applicants to Texas schools--so to improve your chances of preparing a competitive ...

Big medical bills may add up to qualified tax breaks

2012-02-06
Taxpayers swamped by big medical bills in 2011 can get some relief when they file income tax forms this spring thanks to an overlooked deduction that is hard to reach in a typical year.

MindChild Medical, Inc. Announces Filing of a 510(k) Pre-Marketing Notification Application with the US Food and Drug ...

2012-02-06
MindChild Medical, Inc. today announced that it has successfully completed filing of a Pre-Marketing Notification Application ) with the US Food and Drug Administration for its MERIDIAN non-invasive fetal heart monitor.

Medical tourism hits visa wall

2012-02-06
"The government should streamline the entire system. The hospitals should be graded and a government-endorsed list should be available across the world so patients can avoid fly-by-night establishments," said Neelam Moha, director of Medanta Institute of Liver Transplantation in Gurgaon.

Greenberg Traurig Grows National Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice Led by Atlanta ...

2012-02-06
ATLANTA, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenberg Traurig's Atlanta-based national Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice Group continues to grow with the addition of Ginger Heyman ...

Medical Examiner Says Powell Boys Suffered Smoke Inhalation And 'Chop Injuries' To Head, Neck: Medical examiner says Powell boys suff...

2012-02-06
Medical Examiner Says Powell Boys Suffered Smoke Inhalation And 'Chop Injuries' To Head, Neck: Medical examiner says Powell boys suff...

Everything You Need to Know to Obtain Cheap Medical Insurance: Times being what they are, we could all use some ... http://t.co/HjTVSb1J

2012-02-06
Everything You Need to Know to Obtain Cheap Medical Insurance: Times being what they are, we could all use some ... http://t.co/HjTVSb1J

West Penn Allegheny Health System is looking for: Medical Assistant... http://t.co/bfIYdJEy #job

2012-02-06
West Penn Allegheny Health System is looking for: Medical Assistant... http://t.co/bfIYdJEy #job

After the deluge, hope reigns : Doctors at Nillumbik Medical Centre have been forced to work out of a medical ce... http://t.co/REfHbyG1

2012-02-06
After the deluge, hope reigns : Doctors at Nillumbik Medical Centre have been forced to work out of a medical ce... http://t.co/REfHbyG1

Welp, I have to try some other meds first, but if they don't help I can get my medical marijuana card. #TYBG

2012-02-06
Welp, I have to try some other meds first, but if they don't help I can get my medical marijuana card. #TYBG

RT @tweets4peace: 3ala rase kel Baba 3amr especially the thuwar from media to medical team to FSA to photographers to feeding families. #homs ♥

2012-02-06
RT @tweets4peace: 3ala rase kel Baba 3amr especially the thuwar from media to medical team to FSA to photographers to feeding families. #homs ♥
After years of studying, experts think they've figured out what was ailing Harry Potter all those years -- a  nummular headache.

Docs diagnose Harry Potter's headaches

2012-02-06
After years of studying, experts think they've figured out what was ailing Harry Potter all those years -- a  nummular headache.

Is it Alzheimer's, or mild cognitive impairment?

2012-02-06
Almost everyone currently diagnosed with a mild form of Alzheimer's disease would be downgraded to not having the condition, if new proposed criteria for the diagnosis of cognitive problems were applied, a new study shows.

Study: Child abuse bigger threat than SIDS

2012-02-06
In the first national estimate of serious injuries due to child abuse, Yale University researchers say 4,600 U.S. children were hospitalized with broken bones, traumatic brain injury and other serious damage caused by abuse. Babies younger than one were the most common victims.

Facebook takes a toll on your mental health

2012-02-06
By Stephanie PappasLiveScience Facebook's initial public offering of stock is likely to make a lot of developers and designers of the site very wealthy.

Sex-ed less effective in red states, study says

2012-02-06
By Christopher WanjekLiveScience Sex education is failing to reduce adolescent birthrates in conservative states, according to a new study. Perhaps paradoxically, states with a majority conservative population and higher degree of religiosity tend to have higher teen birthrates.

Spanking linked to more aggression in kids

2012-02-06
A review of 20 years of research finds that physically disciplining a child has long-term, harmful effects on their development.

Engines idling in New York despite law

2012-02-06
Passing laws is one thing; enforcing them is another. Enter New York City's idling rule, meant to improve the city's air quality by prohibiting drivers from running their engines when they're not moving.

Psychologists highlight pitfalls of online dating

2012-02-06
Thanks to the proliferation of online dating, would-be couples are now almost as likely to meet via email or a virtual "wink" as they are through friends and family.

What to expect at well-child visits

2012-02-06
Well-child visits have changed since you were a kid. Find out what pediatricians will be checking for.

N.Y. town still baffled by mysterious tics

2012-02-04
In the New York town of LeRoy, more than a dozen people have suddenly developed uncontrollable twitching and verbal tics.

Meeting reflects medical mystery's divisiveness

2012-02-04
A community meeting Saturday at a school where over a dozen children have developed tic-like symptoms quickly became contentious, further dividing an already-polarized community.

Exclusive: Doctors cheating in dermatology exams

2012-02-06
Doctors studying to become dermatologists have, for years, shared exam questions by memorizing and writing them down after the test to become board certified, CNN has confirmed.