| New surgery centre to alleviate wait times
The Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region is getting a stand-alone day-surgery centre to help address the anticipated 30-per cent increase in demand for day surgery procedures over the next 10 years. On Thursday Health Minister Len Taylor announced the province will be spending $14 million of its one-time federal "wait-time guarantee'' funds to build and equip the centre. Last month, federal health minister Tony Clement announced Saskatchewan would receive $25 million in one-time funding in exchange for implementing a wait-time guarantee for cardiac bypass surgery by or before 2010. .
Tulare shopping center is filling up
Prosperity Plaza shopping center, anchored by Lowe's home improvement store and Longs Drugs, will feature restaurants, clothing stores, medical offices, a bank office, beauty shops, a coffeehouse, a communications store and an auto shop. The center is located at Prosperity Avenue and Hillman Street. .
WORLDVIEW: Living a Resurrection life
RICHMOND, Va. (BP)--After the long, dark night of winter, Easters approach brings thoughts of new life, new hope, new beginnings.
Buck Holloway, 83, is waiting for a new beginning, too.
The morning light of spring washes across the bed and the nearby easy chair where he spends most of his time at home these days. Airplane models of all sizes perch, as if ready for takeoff, on his shelves. Hanging from the ceiling right above his bed is a spiffy P-40 fighter that looks just like the one Buck trained in during World War II.
Kitty, Bucks wife of 60 years, cares for him with help from other family members. When he feels up to it, he enjoys visits from some of the legions of folks he and Kitty have blessed over the years.
Buck labors to breathe, but he still grins, still cracks jokes, still teases visitors.
Sirion Therapeutics Completes $45 Million Series B Financing
TAMPA, Fla., April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirion Therapeutics, Inc., an ophthalmic-focused biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it has raised $45 million in a Series B private equity financing led by Aisling Capital. In addition to Aisling, the financing included new investors Investor Growth Capital, Atlas Venture, Advent International and Bear Sterns Healthcare Value Partners. Previous Series A investor NovaQuest also participated in the Series B round. Andrew Schiff, MD, Managing Director of Aisling Capital commented, "Sirion's experienced management team has put together an impressive portfolio of products. We are pleased with the company's progress to date. It is extraordinary to have achieved so much in such a short period of time and we appreciate the opportunity to support them at a crucial time in the company's development." Curt LaBelle, MD, Vice President of Investor Growth Capital, Inc.
Optometry Backs New Bill Before Congress to Make Children's Vision ...
WASHINGTON, April 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congress will have the opportunity to consider legislation supported by the nation's frontline providers of eye and vision care aimed at making it a national priority to combat undiagnosed and untreated vision problems in school-aged children. "The Vision Care for Kids Act of 2007," S. 1175, supported by the American Optometric Association (AOA), was introduced Monday by U.S. Sens. Christopher "Kit" Bond (R-Mo.) and Christopher Dodd (D-CT), leaders in Congress on education and health issues. "Good vision is critical to learning. This important legislation .
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