| One Cat Dies and One Survives as Pets Best Insurance Processes ...
BOISE, ID -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/22/07 -- One cat dies and one survives as Pets Best Insurance pays first pet insurance claims caused by tainted pet food that has been recalled. Angela Taylor of Southern California fed tainted food from the recall list of cat food to her two cats. Some time after feeding the tainted food, she noticed that her two cats, Choco and Chunky, appeared listless, were staggering and were drinking water excessively. As the symptoms became more pronounced, she rushed both cats to an emergency veterinary hospital last week. Sadly, shortly after arrival Choco died of kidney failure. Chunky made it through initial treatments and appears likely to recover though continued visits to the veterinarian and more treatments are required. "We love our cats and we have never experienced any medical issues in their short lives.
Local youth march to drum up support for 'new civil rights movement'
SAN MARCOS ---- A year after thousands of students walked out of class to protest proposed immigration laws, 30 students left schools in San Marcos and Escondido to march Friday for what they called the "new civil rights movement."The group, composed of Latino students from Escondido, San Marcos and Mission Hills high schools, spent the entire day marching around the San Marcos area with three organizers from the Los Angeles-based coalition called By All Means Necessary, which describes itself in pamphlets as focused on affirmative action, integration and immigrant rights. Organizer Hoku Jeffrey, from Los Angeles, said the North County students contacted the organization via the social networking site MySpace.com. .
Congress seeks more money for children's health insurance
WASHINGTON -- Congress took the first step Thursday to double the budget for a program running out of money that provides health insurance for 6 million low-income kids. The Senate Budget Committee voted 12-11 to approve $50 billion over five years for the State Children's Health Insurance Program, up from $25 billion. That would allow the program to cover an additional 6 million children. .
State's property tax mess requires broad reform
If people trust the Florida Legislature to make decisions for their cities on how many police officers, street repairs or parks they can afford, then the Florida House Republican plan to eliminate local residential property tax and increase sales tax is the right formula. But take a closer look at what this plan could bring. The state -- not local governments -- divvies up sales tax. There are no guarantees that legislators will come up with a formula that fairly distributes the tax and, worse, no assurances that revenue from market-volatile sales taxes can replace more stable property taxes dollar for dollar. Nor are legislators promising they won't continue their bad habit of exempting sales taxes for special interests. Cuts in local services would be nearly inevitable. How much is the question.
TRAVEL HEALTH Probiotics: Pre-Trip Panacea?
You're finally taking that long-dreamed-of trip to Mexico, and one thing's for sure: You don't want a bout of diarrhea to force you off the beach or out of the ruins. So you pack your Pepto-Bismol and your hand sanitizer. Should you also stash a supply of helpful bacteria? Maybe. .
Health effort hopes blacks get message
Like so many other men, Glenn Nevels never worried about prostate cancer, never saw a need to be tested for it, never really even thought about it. But his attitude changed abruptly in 1998 when his father, Joseph, died of the disease. Nevels immediately began getting tested regularly. For nearly seven years, the tests kept showing no signs of cancer. Then in 2005, the results changed. He had prostate cancer. Fortunately, though, it was discovered early, he said, allowing him to be treated with surgery without radiation or chemotherapy. Now 57 years old, Nevels is a cancer survivor, but only because he was -- and still is -- screened regularly. Unfortunately, too many men -- especially African-American men -- aren't doing the same thing.
Fighting Change: Alleghany farmers feeling pressure, they say
SPARTA - On her way to her family's farm nestled on a quiet ridge, Milly Richardson drives past a luxury home development. The sight of a gated entrance and coach house makes her angry. She is headstrong about the land, her neighbors and the increasing number of farms threatened by development pressure. Last fall, voters in Alleghany County elected her to the board of commissioners because farmers say that she understands them. "They know I'll get in there and fight," Richardson said. "You know that pretty much says it all. It's just about a community, and they just don't want to be pushed out." She struggles with the balance between preservation and development. She knows the question on a lot of minds right now: what's the best use of the land? Alleghany County, like many other mountain counties, is looking to build a future on tourism and development and is forced to discuss land-use regulations.
Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and ...
CINCINNATI, April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRM) today announced the financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 31, 2007. Revenues in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006 were $3.8 million compared with the record $6.2 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2005. Operating profit for the fourth quarter was $309 thousand compared with $1.9 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2005. Net earnings for the quarter were $296 thousand or $0.03 per share, compared with $2.8 million or $0.30 per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2005. For the 2006 fiscal year ended January 31, 2007, revenues were $15.9 million compared with $16.1 million in fiscal year 2005. Operating profit for the fiscal year was $182 thousand compared with $1.7 million in fiscal year 2005.
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