Insect experts bring bedbugs to suburban Chicago hotel for summit on bloodsucking pests

Bedbug experts bring samples to Chicago-area hotel

ROSEMONT, Ill. – A suburban Chicago hotel says it’s doing business with the enemy this week as it hosts the 2010 North American Bed Bug Summit.
The bloodsucking pests are running rampant in New York City, where they’ve have been discovered in a theater, office buildings, stores, housing projects and … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Insect experts bring bedbugs to suburban Chicago hotel for summit on bloodsucking pests.

Mylan receives FDA approval for generic version of organ transplant drug Prograf

Mylan receives FDA OK for generic Prograf version

CANONSBURG, Pa. – The drugmaker Mylan Inc. said Tuesday it received Food and Drug Administration approval for a generic version of the Astellas Pharma drug Prograf, which is used to prevent rejection of transplanted organs.
Mylan received approval for 0.5-, 1- and 5-milligram versions of the drug, which has …. Source article  : Mylan receives FDA approval for generic version of organ transplant drug Prograf.

Denver Broncos say there weren’t any signs that WR Kenny McKinley was suicidal

Broncos say no signs McKinley was suicidal

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – The Arapahoe County Coroner’s office says Denver Broncos wide receiver Kenny McKinley died of a gunshot wound to the head.
Coroner Michael Dobersen says a “preliminary investigation suggests the wound to be self-inflicted.”
Broncos coach Josh McDaniels said in a tearful news conference earlier that nobody in the …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

SC prison system braces for federal lawsuit on policy of housing HIV inmates separately

SC prisons brace for lawsuit over inmates with HIV

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina prison officials say they have no plans to stop segregating HIV-positive inmates despite the threat of a lawsuit by the U.S. Justice Department.
The state faces a Wednesday deadline to change the practice, which prison officials say is best for inmates and prison … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : SC prison system braces for federal lawsuit on policy of housing HIV inmates separately.

How the health care poll was conducted

How the health care poll was conducted
The Associated Press 2010 Health Care Reform Survey, by Stanford University with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, was conducted Aug. 31-Sept. 7, based on 1,251 adults.

The national survey was conducted online by Knowledge Networks of Menlo Park, Calif., under the direction and supervision of AP’s polling unit.
Knowledge Networks initially … Read more »».

Punjab seeks centre’s help for cancer-affected belt

CHANDIGARH – Concerned about the rising cases of cancer in the state’s Malwa belt, the Punjab government has urged the union government to allocate special funds from the National Rural Health Mission to control the disease, it was announced here Tuesday.

Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said he along with Chief Minister Parkash Singh …. Original article  : Punjab seeks centre’s help for cancer-affected belt.

Infant deaths down in Rajasthan

JAIPUR – A five-year-long project on reproductive and child health in Rajasthan has yielded encouraging results, bringing down infant deaths in the state to 55 from 74 in 2006, the project officials said Tuesday.

The project, which ended in June this year, was implemented in 180 villages of seven districts in Rajasthan with the financial assistance … Read more >>>.

Medical marijuana advocates say Calif. pot legalization initiative fails to protect patients

Medical pot advocates oppose Calif. legalization

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A coalition of medical marijuana advocates is coming out against a California ballot initiative that would legalize the drug for recreational use and tax sales.
The California Cannabis Association said Tuesday that Proposition 19 would inadvertently harm patients by allowing local governments to prohibit the sale and purchase … Read more >>>.

Treatment helps woman deliver twins at 51

NEW DELHI – A woman who remained childless for 23 years after marriage has delivered twins through an assisted reproductive method at the age of 51, her doctor said Tuesday.

The woman, Anita Mathur, was treated by a team of doctors in a private clinic in the capital through the In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) technique. She …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

One Indian in 50 households dementia patient

NEW DELHI – One person in every 50 households in India suffers from Alzheimer’s disease or other related forms of dementia, according to a report by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) released Tuesday.

“India has nearly 3.7 million people suffering with the degenerative illness and the number is expected to double by the year 2030,” said K.Jacob …. Source article  : One Indian in 50 households dementia patient.