East Valley Tribune - Health

House narrowly passes health care bill

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:54:32 -0700

WASHINGTON — In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.

Cigna clinics get H1N1 vaccines

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:51:01 -0700

Cigna Medical Group CareToday clinics on Thursday received H1N1 vaccines. The East Valley location, at 2483 S. Market St., Suite 103, in Gilbert, is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends. No appointments are necessary. Both the injection and nasal inhalant forms of the vaccine are available on a first-come, first-served basis to those most vulnerable: children 6 months to 18 years old, people who care for children younger than 6 months, pregnant women, health care and emergency personnel and people between 25 and 64 with chronic health disorders or compromised immune systems.

Obama welcomes AARP backing of health care bill

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:07:18 -0700

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama scored two major endorsements for his health overhaul push Thursday and trumpeted the news as House Democratic leaders pushed toward a vote Saturday on far-reaching legislation remaking the U.S. health care system.

School districts roll out H1N1 vaccine

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:15:17 -0700

The first school-based H1N1 vaccine clinics rolled out this week in Maricopa County.

Premature births worsen infant death rate

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:15:32 -0700

ATLANTA -- Premature births, often due to poor care of low-income pregnant women, are the main reason the U.S. infant mortality rate is higher than in most European countries, a government report said Tuesday.

Cardon Children's opens 7-story tower

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:30:57 -0700

A parade of young patients, local dignitaries, cheerleaders and sports mascots commemorated the opening of Cardon Children’s new seven-story patient tower on Monday.

Higley teacher dies from H1N1 flu

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:46:35 -0700

Gail Stapleton, 51, an English teacher at Higley and Williams Field high schools, died Friday of respiratory complications from asthma and the H1N1 flu.

Contaminated beef may be linked to 2 deaths

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:51:34 -0700

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A federal health official says two deaths and 26 other illnesses may be linked to ground beef recalled by a New York meat company because it might have been contaminated with E. coli bacteria.

Lupus not slowing Gilbert ASU freshman

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:50:13 -0700

When she was making the leap from junior high to high school, Haleigh Martinez found she could barely climb the stairs in her Gilbert home. “My hips and my joints were just killing me, I felt like I was 80 years old,” Martinez said.

Appeals court reinstates Zicam lawsuit

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:11:00 -0700

A federal appeals court on Wednesday reinstated a shareholder lawsuit against Scottsdale-based Matrixx Initiatives over what company officials knew about potential dangers from its popular Zicam cold remedy.

Valley woman brings herb store to Mesa

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:07:43 -0700

Mike Gould suffered a stroke two years ago and he had no health insurance.

Fighting cancer briefs

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:26:19 -0700

Kickoff at Relay for Life of Chandler

Fact Check: Health insurer profits not so fat

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:22:08 -0700

WASHINGTON — Quick quiz: What do these enterprises have in common? Farm and construction machinery, Tupperware, the railroads, Hershey sweets, Yum food brands and Yahoo?

Ambulances charging more for obese patients

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:09:52 -0700

TOPEKA, Kan. — The memory still bothers Ken Keller: A panicked ambulance crew had a critically ill patient, but the man weighed more than 1,000 pounds and could not fit inside the vehicle. And the stretcher wasn't sturdy enough to hold him.

CDC concedes vaccine production behind schedule

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:53:12 -0700

WASHINGTON — A top-ranking official of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says production of a vaccine for swine flu virus is behind schedule and people should take precautionary steps to prevent its spread.

Cuts could eliminate mental health program

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:51:47 -0700

State health officials said Monday they would have to eliminate the entire program to help those in mental health crisis if their funding is cut any further.

Hospitals restricting visitors to stop swine flu

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:22:23 -0700

WASHINGTON — Visiting a loved one in the hospital? Better check on new flu limits first. Hospitals around the country are turning away visiting children and tightening restrictions on adults, too, in hopes of limiting spread of swine flu in the hallways — although there's little science the limits work.

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Hospital starts open heart surgery program

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:05:09 -0700

Northwest Mesa’s only full-service hospital recently celebrated its first anniversary with the launch of an open heart surgery program and its first two coronary artery bypass graft surgeries.

Brain injuries plague returning veterans

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:17:40 -0700

When the dust cleared, after an improvised explosive device ripped through a military patrol vehicle on a road in Iraq, one East Valley soldier’s only thought was to save his fallen comrade, even as he slipped in and out of consciousness.

Study links virus to chronic fatigue syndrome

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:32:01 -0700

WASHINGTON — A virus recently linked to prostate cancer is a new suspect in chronic fatigue syndrome. Scientists tested blood from 101 patients and found two-thirds carried it.