Health
Bill adds to court-ordered mental health treatment
The Nevada Assembly has approved allowing courts to order mentally ill defendants who have regular run-ins with the law to complete tailored outpatient treatment plans. Assembly members approved AB287 on Friday, 34-7. It now heads to the Senate. Republican Assemblyman Lynn Stewart of Henderson says the proposal is a collaborative ...
Nurse on Royals' entertainment crew revives girl
A pediatric nurse said Friday she was in the right place at the right time to revive a 14-year-old girl who collapsed while dancing in the upper deck during a Kansas City Royals game. Sam Sapenaro, 26, was working her second job as a member of Kauffman Stadium's K-Crew on ...
FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy
Health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday the problems involve seven patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy in Newbern, Tenn. ...
WA lawmakers' official portraits touched up
State Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, had some gripes about his official legislative portrait after it was shot in 2011. In a note digitally embedded in Benton's photo — now posted on the Legislature's website — a legislative staffer conveyed how Benton "would like to slightly 'fix' a few things about ...
18 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport
Eighteen people were taken to the hospital Friday, at least two in serious condition, after they were hurt in a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport, officials said. At about 10 a.m. College Park police received calls about the crash on the road that ...
Pharmaceutical co. ISTA pleads in NY federal case
ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. pleaded guilty on Friday in a federal case involving its eye drug Xibrom, admitting it promoted the drug for unapproved uses and agreeing to pay $33.5 million in fines and fees. ISTA, which was acquired by Rochester-based Bausch & Lomb Inc. last year, also pleaded guilty to ...
Mass. proposes fees for medical marijuana program
Medical marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts would be required to pay a yearly registration fee of $50,000 and most patients would pay $50 annually to the state to remain in the program under a fee structure proposed Friday by state health officials. A law approved by voters last November allows patients ...
W.Va. girl who refused vaccines marches with class
A Randolph County girl who was banned from attending school after refusing to get state-mandated vaccinations will take part in her graduation ceremony. Olivia Hudok is valedictorian in a class of three at the Pickens School, and she tells The Inter-Mountain (http://bit.ly/13QMq4l) she will be there on Saturday. Interim Superintendent ...
TAKEOVER IS EXPECTED FOR EYE-CARE COMPANY
c.2013 New York Times News Service A flurry of mergers in the health care sector appears poised to continue, as Bausch & Lomb is said to be ready to sell itself to Valeant Pharmaceuticals of Canada for about $9 billion. A deal could be announced as soon as Tuesday, people ...
TAKEOVER IS EXPECTED FOR EYE-CARE COMPANY
c.2013 New York Times News Service A flurry of mergers in the health care sector appears poised to continue, as Bausch & Lomb is said to be ready to sell itself to Valeant Pharmaceuticals of Canada for about $9 billion. A deal could be announced as soon as Tuesday, people ...
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