Private Health Plan Coverage in New York for Star™ Ankle Reaches 99% as Emblem Revises Coverage for 2.9 Million Members
Small Bone Innovations, Inc. announced today that the 2.9 million members of EmblemHealth’s Health Insurance Plan of New York and Group Health Incorporated plans in the New York tri-state region will gain access to the company’s STAR™ total ankle replacement system. Read more on Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
pSivida Announces Phase I/II Clinical Study Evaluating Bioerodible, Sustained Release Latanoprost Device in Ocular …
Drug delivery company pSivida Corp. today announced the commencement of a Phase I/II clinical trial studying a new bioerodible drug delivery implant for the treatment of glaucoma and ocular hypertension. Read more on Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
Gateway Foundation Highlights Mental Health Month With ‘What’s a Parent To Do?’ Parent Toolkit
Offers Parents Real Answers To Teenager Drug Use Read more on PR Newswire via Yahoo! News
Be positive on Woodbury potential
In response to Valerie Antonio’s May 1 letter (“Nice plan, but is Woodbury ready?”), I have to say I believe the plan to rehab the City of Woodbury is both desirable and realistic. The plan may require a bit of tweaking; it may need serious assistance from the local citizens to bring it to fruition. Read more on Gloucester County Times
Paul Sigmund’s family releases statement following Trenton chief of staff’s arrest on heroin charges
“This is a difficult period for the Sigmund family, and Paul’s father asked for people’s support and prayers and for privacy to deal with this family matter.” Read more on The Times of Trenton
This is a brief tour of the facilities of Lakeview Health Systems in Jacksonville, Florida. Lakeview Health Systems is a first-class addiction treatment center providing individualized and comprehensive medical care to individuals suffering from alcohol or drug addiction. a state-of-the-art medical detox program gets patients started on the road to recovery comfortably and safely. Then, a team of doctors and therapists works closely to ensure that each patient gets the personalized care that they deserve. Physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual needs are addressed with the goal of long-lasting recovery. Lakeview Health Systems also provides family members and loved ones with programs to help them recover from the effects of a loved one’s addiction. 24-hour staff assures that a patient is never alone on the journey to sobriety. f you have any questions about our program, or if you need help or advice about a drug or alcohol problem, you can call our free Addiction Helpline, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, at 1-866-510-9131. To download a free intervention guide go to lakeviewhealth.com/intervention-guide
Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches is one of the country’s few true Dual Diagnosis Treatment Centers. Located in the beautiful Florida Palm Beaches providing successful drug and alcohol rehab treatment for over 15 years! Video Rating: 5 / 5
FDA Proposes Large Graphic Health Warnings On Cigarettes
The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday unveiled proposals for new, larger graphic health warnings to appear on cigarette packs and advertisements, which once finalized will represent the biggest change in more than 25 years; the actions are part of a broader government campaign to help smokers quit and stop children taking up smoking… Read more on Medical News Today
Aeras receives grant to develop new vaccines for TB
The Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation is pleased to announce that the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs has renewed its funding to Aeras with a pledge of an additional 11.7 million over four years (2011-2014) to further its efforts to develop new vaccines to help combat the global epidemic of tuberculosis. Read more on News-Medical-Net
St. Joseph’s students sickened living La Vida Loko: Drank beverage equal to many beers, lots of coffee
Saint Joseph’s University confirms that a handful of students were hospitalized after drinking Four Loko, a fruit-flavored, caffeinated malt-liquor beverage. Read more on Philly.com
Reducing The Health Risks Of Obesity Without Serious Side Effects
The drug rimonabant was developed as a treatment for obesity and its myriad of serious health consequences (for example, type 2 diabetes). Despite having its desired effects on weight, which it decreased, and on levels of glucose and fats in the blood, rimonabant was never approved for use in the US because of serious neurological side effects including depression and anxiety. Now, a team of … Read more on redOrbit
US FDA approves Tribenzor, a new three-in-one combo product for high blood pressure treatment
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Tribenzor (olmesartan medoxomil, amlodipine, hydrochlorothiazide), a new three-in-one combination product taken once-daily for the treatment of hypertension in patients who are not adequately controlled on any two of the following antihypertensive drug classes: angiotensin receptor blockers, calcium channel … Read more on PharmaBiz
Predicting drug responsiveness in cancer patients
Drugs that target the protein mTOR are used to treat several forms of cancer, but not all patients respond to the treatment. Now, a team of researchers has identified a way to help predict which patients will respond to such drugs. Read more on Science Daily
Medicare Cut in Dialysis Fees May Slash Amgen Sales of Anemia Drug Epogen
Use of Amgen Inc.’s Epogen, the world’s top-selling anemia drug, is likely to fall under rules imposed on kidney dialysis centers by Medicare , the U.S. health program for the elderly and disabled. Read more on Bloomberg
Is liquor more potent than beer? Is binge drinking the same thing as alcoholism? Here, we’ll sort the alcohol myths from the alcohol facts. More Videos: College.Healthguru.com
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