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When a trip to urgent care brings a visit from CPS
New ratings released for health plans, providers
My last B.com blog post: Thanks for everything!
Ombudsman: Budget cuts hurt long-term care
Kern's longstanding battle with the mosquito
Read the complaint filed against Dr. Freesemann, others
Tips to avoid hospital, school infections
BPD: Drug cache found in Dr. Freesemann's home, motor home
The budget dust settles: How did health programs fare?
Prominent doctor arrested in drug investigation
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Here's some sites I find useful and interesting:
World Health Organization
National Institutes of Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Healthfinder
Medicare
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Kaiser Family Foundation
Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
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Clinica Sierra Vista
Network of Care — Kern County — Mental Health
Stateline.org — Health Care
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Some fun blogs I like, some health and some random:
Weighed Down
Bake Town, CA
Kevin Staker's blog on Medi-Cal Planning and Nursing Home Care in California
The Chicago Tribune's Julie's Health Club
The Detroit News' Health and Fitness blog
The Detroit News' Breast Monologues
The Orlando Sentinel's Healthy Living blog
Schwitzer health news blog
Over my med body!
The Wall Street Journal's health blog
The Health Care Blog
Living with Legends: Hotel Chelsea Blog
The Rural Blog

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The state medical board has come down on several local doctors in the last year: Nadjmabadi, Jellinek, Cosgrove, Fritch, Mosser, Loos. Now a physician assistant is being added to the list. The state medical board is seeking to revoke or suspend John Harvey Cates' medical license after he accidentally punctured a patient's lung with a needle. His supervising physician, Dr. Raymond Herbert Helston, has been placed on six years of probation in lieu of having his license revoked for...
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Topics: health, doctors, physicians, medical board, physician assistant, discipline, malpractice
posted by ThePulse on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at 11:34 AM
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During my lunch break Thursday, I popped over to a new farmer's market downtown. It's sponsored by Clinica Sierra Vista and is at the northeast corner of Truxtun Avenue and Chester Avenue in the courtyard between the Bank of America and Fresno Pacific buildings. The blackberries I got were huge! The biggest I've seen! And very delicious. I bought three baskets of them. The market was relatively small with a handful of tables, but it offered a selection of vegetables and some fruit....
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Topics: health, farming, farmer's market, eating, food, vegetables, Produce
posted by ThePulse on Friday, June 22, 2007 at 06:19 PM
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I wish I could have put this up earlier, but a new mom blogged her home birth yesterday. The blog is called "Momcast: Subvert the Dominant Motherhood." I don't think she is local, but it's an interesting and detailed read. (Warning: This is not for the easily squeamish.) 10:41am: Shower feel good! The contractions are still manageable but starting to get a little bit intense. I'm going to call the midwife now. Here's hoping she's on board! To not only give birth at home...
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Topics: health, birth, labor, babies, blogs, blogging
posted by ThePulse on Thursday, June 21, 2007 at 10:44 AM
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I'm putting together a DIY (do-it-yourself) guide to health for The Californian's Eye Street section. Along with writing about home testing and first aid basics, I was hoping to include some old wives' tales that are true. For example, here are some of mine that I'm going to ask doctors about: Chew some peppermint gum or eat a couple Lifesaver mints to calm an upset stomach or nausea. Drinking Sprite will also calm a tummy ache. Eat a spoonful of sugar to...
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Topics: health, old wives' tales, home methods
posted by ThePulse on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at 09:35 PM
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We may live in the agricultural center of the state, but that doesn't mean everyone is being fed. Kern County ranked No. 13 out of 41 counties and county groups for low-income individuals who have trouble getting quality food and who often can't afford meals, according to the study done by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. (Read "Report: 'Food insecurity' affects thousands in Kern" in today's Californian.) Statewide, about 2.5 million low-income Californians...
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Topics: food, health, hunger, Kern County, bakersfield, nutrition
posted by ThePulse on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 11:50 AM
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