The family of bone-strengthening drugs called bisphosphonates — best known by the brand names Fosamax, Actonel and Boniva — pose a small risk of causing esophageal cancer, a Food and Drug Administration official reported Thursday in a letter to the New England Journal of Medicine.
Diane K. Wysowski of the FDA’s division of drug risk assessment said the agency has received 23 reports of the cancer developing in patients taking Fosamax, manufactured Read the rest of this entry »
Logical Images, Inc., the expert source for visual diagnostic decision support technology and consumer skin health information, today announced that Siloam Family Health Center has deployed VisualDx at its Nashville, TN, clinic to improve the quality of care for more than 8,000 uninsured patients, a majority of whom are refugees and immigrants. Using the VisualDx diagnostic decision support system, the clinic’s physicians, residents, and medical Read the rest of this entry »
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—With California struggling to pay its bills and facing another deficit, the receiver in charge of the state’s inmate medical care will argue Monday for the right to take $8 billion from the state treasury.
The federal court hearing in San Francisco is one of two legal challenges weighing heavily on the California corrections department. In the other, a panel of three federal judges must decide whether to cap the state’s Read the rest of this entry »
By JEFF DONN, MARTHA MENDOZA and JUSTIN PRITCHARD –
U.S. hospitals and long-term care facilities annually flush millions of pounds of unused pharmaceuticals down the drain, pumping contaminants into America’s drinking water, according to an ongoing Associated Press investigation.
These discarded medications are expired, spoiled, over-prescribed or unneeded. Some are simply unused because patients refuse to take them, can’t tolerate them Read the rest of this entry »
The rising statistics for those who suffer from obesity are rather astounding. And in a world where society, and the increased longevity of our lifespan, dictates that we must maintain a healthy weight, newer products like Phenocal diet pills are coming to fore that offer scientifically and clinically-proven, all-natural thermogenic compounds that have no known side effects, and which promote natural, healthy and safe weight-loss.
Manalapan, NJ Read the rest of this entry »
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The iPod is clearly the ultimate exercise accessory. Not only does it play music, but it also plays podcasts, videos and audio books. So if Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” won’t get your heart rate up while jogging, certainly most any audio book by master of horror Stephen King will.
A study from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, Read the rest of this entry »
Dispatch times are down and Springfield firefighters are making fewer emergency medical service calls 90 days after the department adopted new response protocols.
A review of the changes, implemented Aug. 18, shows the average time it takes for firefighters to be dispatched to life-threatening calls was 1 minute and 24 seconds a drop of 58 seconds compared to the same period in 2007, the department said in a news release.
The number of medical Read the rest of this entry »
Nov 07, 2008
– Men confess their love for their ladies! Watch a marriage proposal on a bus and another right on stage. Tears rain down as the brides-to-be are handed stunning engagement rings from Whiteflash. Later, Matt Bean of Men’s Health gives tips on how to pull off the perfect proposal without breaking the bank. Learn how to purchase a diamond and the latest trends in stones. Plus, expert advice on what makes a successful marriage. Read the rest of this entry »
for fraudulent Medicare claims were permitted to reopen, the
reports. Levinson wrote, “Our findings suggest that a more critical review of the types of evidence submitted by suppliers is warranted to ensure that fraudulent suppliers are not reinstated” (Weaver,
, 10/30).
Last year, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida R. Alexander Acosta and the
established the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in Miami, consisting of federal agents Read the rest of this entry »
By SHERRI M. OKAMOTO,
Staff Writer
The California Supreme
Court ruled yesterday that a “Good Samaritan” law granting immunity from
liability for civil damages only applies to persons who provide emergency
medical care at the scene of a medical emergency.
The state high court
concluded that Lisa Torti was not entitled to summary judgment in a suit by
Alexandra Van Horn, who claims she was injured when Torti Read the rest of this entry »