Zoo: Alabama elephant deaths not related to breeding; critics disagree (Mobile Press-Register)

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A Montgomery Zoo veterinarian says the final necropsy reports show the deaths of a 23-year-old African elephant and her 1-month-old calf were not related to breeding elephants in zoos, a conclusion that critics dispute.

Pets and Fireworks (KFYR-TV Bismarck)

Most of us enjoy Fourth of July fireworks, but they can be scary. Pets don`t always understand the bright lights and the loud booms we`ve come to love.

My Pharmiweb.com (PharmiWeb)

H. Lundbeck A/S (Lundbeck) today announced positive headline results from a dose finding clinical trial with the compound Lu AA24530 for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD).

Hearing about Barrett's esophagus is enough to give you indigestion (The Gleaner)

Chances are, you've felt it: Usually after a meal, or sometimes it wakes you up in the middle of the night -- acid reflux disease, the kind of chronic burning in your chest or throat that often takes a Pepto-Bismol to get rid of. But did you know there is a type of acid reflux disease that some may not be aware they have? Or that those who have this condition often are less sensitive to the ...

CRH Medical introduces non surgical hemorroid removal to Gastroenterology Fellowship program (redOrbit)

VANCOUVER, June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - CRH Medical Corporation (CRM:TSX-V) announced today that the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile Alabama has completed a training program involving its Teaching Faculty and Gastroenterology Fellows on the non surgical removal of hemorrhoids using the CRH O'Regan Banding Technology.

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Named to the National "Honor Roll" by U.S. News & World Report Magazine (dBusinessNews.com)

LOS ANGELES -- Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is one of only 10 children's hospitals in the nation -- and the only pediatric medical center on the West Coast -- ranked in all 10 pediatric specialties and named to the national "Honor Roll" of children's hospitals in the United States in the current U.S. News & World Report rankings, available online at www.usnews.com/childrenshospitals . The ...

Nutrition for Pregnant Women (HealthandAge)

Here are the Swiss Association for Nutrition's recommendations for correct nutrition for pregnant mothers. If followed, they will fully protect the health of the mother and provide optimal growth and development of her unborn baby.