Updated: November/19/2009 U.S. health chief rejects mammogram proposal, backs screenings at 40 Women should continue getting regular mammograms starting at age 40, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday in an effort to douse confusion caused by a task-force recommendation two days earlier. A government panel issued a report Monday that said most women don't need mammograms in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50.>>
Updated: November/19/2009 Mercy St. Vincent gets bonus for performance Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center has received a bonus of about $100,000 as a top quality-care performer in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Premiere health-care alliance project.>>
Updated: November/18/2009 H1n1 flu More vaccine gets to Lucas, Wood counties The Wood County Health Department has received several thousand H1N1 vaccination doses in recent days, but only a few hundred filtered into its Toledo-Lucas County counterpart yesterday.>>
Updated: November/18/2009 FDA urges warnings for Prilosec, Nexium Federal health officials said Tuesday a popular variety of heartburn medications can interfere with the blood thinner Plavix, a drug millions of Americans take to cut risks of heart attack and stroke.>>
Updated: November/17/2009 FDA says heartburn drugs can interfere with Plavix WASHINGTON — Federal health officials said Tuesday a popular variety of heartburn medications can interfere with the blood thinner Plavix, a drug taken by millions of Americans to reduce risks of heart attack and stroke.>>
Updated: November/17/2009 Breast cancer panel's mammogram guidelines rile experts An influential group's new recommendations about mammograms for younger women set off a furious debate Monday that left women without clear guidance about how best to protect their health.>>
Updated: November/17/2009 Library to host H1N1 vaccination clinics The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department is holding H1N1 vaccination clinics through Thursday at the main Toledo-Lucas County Public Library.>>
Updated: November/16/2009 Owens failed to address shortcomings in nursing The report Owens Community College filed eight months ago to maintain national accreditation for its nursing program failed to show what, if anything, the college did to bring the program up to standards in two deficient areas. The Owens administration apologized for losing accreditation from the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and promised to get it back.>>
Updated: November/15/2009 Suspect Medicare payouts total $47B The government paid more than $47 billion in questionable Medicare claims in the last fiscal year, including medical treatment showing little relation to a patient's condition, wasting taxpayer dollars at a rate nearly three times that of the previous year.>>
Updated: November/15/2009 H1N1 vaccinations offered at UT site The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department is holding a drive-through H1N1 vaccination clinic from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the University of Toledo's Health Science Campus.>>
Updated: November/13/2009 Study: Cigarette use up slightly Cigarette smoking rose slightly for the first time in almost 15 years, dashing health officials' hopes that the U.S. smoking rate had moved permanently below 20 percent.>>
Updated: November/13/2009 Library, UT planetarium to display space images The University of Toledo’s Ritter Planetarium and Toledo-Lucas County Public Library will unveil mural-sized images of the galaxy in honor of the International Year of Astronomy.>>
Updated: November/12/2009 Michigan organ donor's kin continue to help others Even before receiving a double-lung transplant, Rey Candia was trying to get answers about the organ donor giving him renewed life.>>
Updated: November/11/2009 Lucas County gets more doses of H1N1 vaccine The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department received 7,000 dosages of H1N1 vaccine Tuesday, barely more than a third of last week's supply but enough to supply all of the clinics scheduled in coming days.>>
Updated: November/05/2009 Seasonal flu vaccine is running low locally Just as the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department is getting more H1N1 vaccine dosages - and expects all high-risk residents wanting them to be inoculated by early December - a local shortage of seasonal flu shots is causing concern.>>
Updated: November/04/2009 Region planning several H1N1 vaccination clinics Sylvania City Schools is opting not to hold H1N1 vaccination clinics during the day, and Toledo Public Schools still is working out plans for a combination of times with the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department.>>
Updated: November/02/2009 Wood County Hospital restricts visitors over flu BOWLING GREEN — Wood County Hospital has followed the lead of some Toledo-area hospitals by restricting visitors to help control the spread of influenza.>>
Updated: October/30/2009 Cholesterol drugs may fight swine flu A new treatment for swine flu may already be on pharmacy shelves - cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor and Zocor.>>
Updated: October/26/2009 Low-cost ways to exercise, at work and at home Fitness chains have expanded in our area, and some memberships are fairly cheap (as low as $20 per month). But if that's out of your price range, there are still inexpensive - even free - options available. Some of your options are obvious: walking and running outside. But it's easy to make excuses when winter is approaching.>>
Updated: October/20/2009 CDC: Swine Flu 'still a young person's disease' Swine flu continues to be most dangerous to kids and younger adults and is largely bypassing the elderly, according to the latest and most solid government health information.>>
Updated: October/18/2009 Probable flu patients flocking to physicians; Toledo area clinics expect numbers to climb Dr. John McBride doesn't need a lab test to tell him a large number of patients filling the waiting room at Franklin Park Pediatrics have swine flu. He knows they do. "This really is like a bad, bad cold with fever and achiness, and the vast majority of people just need Motrin and fluids and rest," Dr. McBride said.>>
Updated: October/16/2009 Initial swine flu fear over, but bug is still worrisome It was six months ago that scientists discovered an ominous new flu virus, touching off fears of a catastrophic global outbreak that could cause people to drop dead in the streets. Doomsday, of course, never came to pass.>>
Updated: October/14/2009 50 layoffs may save $1M a year The University of Toledo Medical Center could save at least $1 million a year through the layoffs of 50 clinical employees, according to Dr. Jeffrey Gold, UT's provost and executive vice president for health affairs and dean of the medical college.>>
Updated: October/14/2009 Swine flu vaccination sessions set for health-care workers Having received their first shipments of H1N1 vaccine, health departments in Lucas and Wood counties say they’ll begin vaccinating health-care personnel this week.>>
Updated: October/12/2009 50 layoffs expected at University of Toledo Medical Center The University of Toledo Medical Center on Monday began notifying about 50 clinical employees throughout the hospital who will be affected by another round of layoffs to help reduce operating expenses in a tough economy, officials said. The exact number of layoffs will depend on bumping rights among union employees, said Tobin Klinger, a UT spokesman.>>
Updated: October/04/2009 ProMedica finds partnerships in tough economy Tough economic conditions in the health-care industry delayed this year's top leadership change at ProMedica Health System by a couple of months.>>
Updated: October/04/2009 Firms face H1N1 challenges Public health experts are warning that the upcoming flu season might wreak havoc on businesses that don't plan for widespread absenteeism.>>
Updated: October/04/2009 Everyone can help stem tide of swine flu COLUMBUS - A new strain of flu called H1N1 has gained momentum in the past month and is circulating throughout the nation.>>
Updated: October/04/2009 Sylvania firm offers kits for protection Increasing concern about swine flu has generated more interest for a Sylvania company assembling "flu protection" kits, but it hasn't yet translated into a crush of sales.>>
Updated: October/04/2009 Scientists watch for possible mutations COLUMBUS - In Greek mythology, the Chimera was a fire-breathing monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.>>
Updated: October/02/2009 Goerlich site is slated to get $1M expansion ProMedica Health System held a ceremony Thursday to announce a $1 million renovation and expansion of Goerlich Center, a residence on Flower Hospital's grounds for patients with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia.>>
Updated: September/28/2009 How to eat healthy on a limited budget Each month physicians from ProMedica and Mercy Health Partners will write columns about weight loss and fitness.>>
Updated: September/28/2009 Elastic tape made famous at ’08 Games is easing pain for Toledo area patients as well With the state tennis tournament approaching, Lana Sweeney needed relief for her foot pain. But when Ms. Sweeney’s massage therapist suggested the 40-year-old Toledo woman visit a chiropractor who uses an elastic athletic tape from Japan to treat patients, she doubted it would help. After all, Ms.>>
Updated: September/25/2009 Toledo preparing for first swine flu vaccines The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department is about a week away from getting the first vaccine dosages to protect against swine flu, also known as H1N1, but who will get them - and how many - has yet to be determined.>>
Updated: September/18/2009 Dannon settles lawsuit, to pay Activia and DanActive yogurt buyers $35M WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The Dannon Co. said Friday it will reimburse consumers for up to $100 of Activia and DanActive yogurt purchases and change its marketing and labeling to settle a class-action lawsuit.>>
Updated: September/14/2009 Swine flu shots land on agenda for Lucas County schools School leaders in Lucas County could have another duty involving students this fall: They're being asked to help with logistics to administer swine flu shots on school grounds. And while some Lucas County school districts are putting plans in place to hold vaccination clinics for the so-called swine flu, others are awaiting more directions - or have questions they want cleared up first.>>
Updated: September/12/2009 Yoga class seeks record, funds to fight cancer If you've ever wanted to give yoga a try, Katie Morgan-Lousky has a proposition for you: Come downtown Sunday and join a couple thousand people for a 30-minute class.>>
Updated: September/11/2009 New swine flu vaccine very 'effective' with just 1 dose The new swine flu vaccine appears to be highly effective for adults with just one shot, a major boost to the massive immunization campaign that officials are planning to protect against the first influenza pandemic in 41 years, researchers reported Thursday.>>
Updated: September/11/2009 Oostra to become CEO of ProMedica on Oct. 1 Randy Oostra will take over as ProMedica Health System’s chief executive officer Oct. 1, the Toledo hospital provider announced Thursday.>>
Updated: September/03/2009 U.S. slaps drug giant Pfizer with $2.3 billion fine Federal prosecutors hit Pfizer Inc. with a record $2.3 billion in fines Wednesday and called the world's largest drugmaker a repeating corporate cheat for illegal drug promotions that plied doctors with free golf, massages, and resort junkets.>>
Updated: September/03/2009 MS Society to honor 2 at Dinner of Champions Tickets are on sale for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s “Dinner of Champions,” which will honor the head of ProMedica Health System and a special-education teacher diagnosed with the autoimmune disease in 2004.>>
Updated: September/03/2009 Swine flu hits early at 3 schools Universities and public-school districts spent the summer preparing for swine flu, but the virus popped up sooner than expected.>>
Updated: September/02/2009 Pfizer to pay record $2.3 billion settlement People familiar with a record legal settlement to be announced Wednesday say that Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drugmaker, will pay $2.3 billion in connection with illegal drug promotions.>>
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