Dentists in Ossian, IN Accepting Medicare
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 Dr. Clark Andrew Downey, D.D.S Dentist Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 10045 N State Road 1, Ossian, IN 46777 Phone: 260-622-4138 |
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Rare DNA variations may be responsible for differences in susceptibility to common disorders
One-letter switches in the DNA code occur much more frequently in human genomes than anticipated, but are often only found in one or a few individuals. The abundance of rare variations across the human genome is consistent with the population explosion of the past few thousand years, medical geneticists and evolutionary biologists report in the May 17 advanced online edition of Science.
CMS aids Medicare counseling programs
In the latest healthcare reforms there was a mandatory freeze in payments of $130 billion over the next decade. This was criticized by President Obama as a corporate giveaway. Initially Medicare had proposed a preliminary increase of 1.28% in February. Since this was vetoed due to the new health care law that mandates the rates remain unchanged, an announcement under the Medicare Advantage program from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) was made yesterday. Under this program it was expected that it would be 14% of the total earning in 2011 at Minnetonka, Minnesota-based UnitedHealth and 42 percent for Louisville, Kentucky-based Humana, Dave Shove.
People with high-risk tumors containing BRAF or NRAS gene mutations have lower survival rates
Researchers from the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center analyzed hundreds of melanoma samples to find out if two genetic mutations more commonly found in melanoma tumors were associated with lower survival rates in patients.
ACC issues guidance to encourage heart attack, stroke patients to seek medical help
Through its CardioSmart patient initiative, the American College of Cardiology has issued guidance to encourage patients experiencing a heart attack or stroke to call 911.
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