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State legislators are expected to reconsider a proposal to tax hospital gross revenues that could help improve the health care providers’ reimbursement for treating the poor and slow the growth of health care costs for the insured.
A spokeswoman for the state’s Department of Health Services said a proposal for a hospital tax is being drafted and could be finalized soon.
Such an assessment on hospitals’ gross revenues could attract “several hundred Read the rest of this entry »
Think you know the facts about growing older? Think again.
Myth: Dementia is an inevitable part of aging.
“Dementia should be seen as a modifiable health condition and, if it occurs, should be followed as a medical condition, not a normal part of aging,” said Patricia Harris, MD, a geriatrician and associate professor at Georgetown University Medical Center. In other words, if you or your loved one becomes forgetful, it could be related to medication, Read the rest of this entry »
The Internet can be a valuable medical tool, helping many patients learn about symptoms and treatments.
According to one survey, 80 percent of Internet users in the United States have searched the web for medical or health information.
The problem is, much of the medical information on the Internet is dangerously incomplete or flat out wrong.
— the official site for The National Cancer Institute.
— operated by the American Academy of Family Read the rest of this entry »
LONDON, England (CNN)
— A nurse in Jordan who was diagnosed for breast cancer last year is dying because she didn’t seek treatment. The family of a woman in Tanzania didn’t know she was ill until her tumor started eating through her skin.
These are just a few of the stories that highlight the challenges faced in raising awareness of breast cancer, a disease that once largely affected the West, but is now on the rise around the world.
But Read the rest of this entry »
CORNELIUS, N.C.
In the waning days of the Bush administration, the Food and Drug Administration finalized new guidelines to make it easier for drug manufacturers to promote “off-label” prescription drug uses, which can be deadly for patients.
The move came despite criticism from Bush’s own Department of Veterans Affairs, which said the change “favors business interests over public safety” and could lead to a “decline in drug safety.” It also was Read the rest of this entry »
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If youre suffering from depression you need to find safe and effective ways to overcome it. Find out how you can start feeling your best today.
Nothing makes moving more tiresome than sifting through clutter. Here are some tips for getting rid of your stuff and eliminating the hassle. Read the rest of this entry »
June 3, 2009
EXTON, Pa.
,
Feb. 3
ViroPharma Incorporated (Nasdaq: VPHM) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted priority review for Cinryze C1 Inhibitor (human) as a treatment for acute attacks of Hereditary Angioedema (HAE). The supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA), submitted to the FDA on
December 1, 2008
, was based on a re-analysis and resubmission of data from a pivotal Phase 3 acute Read the rest of this entry »
Cuts in inpatient detoxification reimbursements of $96.9 million statewide would also hurt
in East Meadow and Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport, he said.
Daniel Sisto, president of the Healthcare Association of New York State, which represents hospitals and nursing homes statewide, said the proposed cuts would be especially painful since hospitals had already had two cutbacks of a total of $1 billion this year. “You can’t just keep coming Read the rest of this entry »
Crews are still trying to determine the cause of a bus rollover in northern Arizona as the first victim leaves a Valley hospital.
On Friday, the driver of a tour bus headed back to Las Vegas from the sky walk at the Grand Canyon lost control on Interstate 93 at mile marker 28. Arizona police said the bus veered to the right and crossed the median, rolling at least once.
“It was very loud, like a bomb,” witness Shelia Larsen said. “Then after that, Read the rest of this entry »