Emergency Medicine Doctors in Craigsville, WV Accepting Medicare

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Dr. Joseph Franklin Dawson, DO
Emergency Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 46 Red Oak Dr, Craigsville, WV 26205
Phone: 304-742-5999    Fax: 304-742-5998

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Research analysts assess ob-gyn physicians' use of multiple guidelines for breast cancer screening

For breast cancer screening, there are more clinical practice guidelines available to physicians than for any other medical procedure. A new study in the Journal for Healthcare Quality reports that when different clinical guidelines exist, physicians choose recommendations from multiple, sometimes conflicting, sources.

Marijuana use does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of developing oral cancer

Contrary to previous research findings that have suggested a link, marijuana use does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of developing oral cancer, according to a large, population-based study led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

XOMA reaches enrollment goal of 325 patients for Phase 2b clinical trial of XOMA 052

XOMA Ltd., a leader in the discovery and development of therapeutic antibodies, announced that it has reached the enrollment goal of 325 patients for its Phase 2b dose-ranging clinical trial of XOMA 052, and that it expects patient enrollment to close in July 2010, with top-line results available in the first quarter of 2011. XOMA 052 is a therapeutic antibody candidate that inhibits the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) which drives the inflammatory cause of Type 2 diabetes.

Johns Hopkins scholars to discuss bioethics issues with Hollywood filmmakers

Scholars from the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics will meet with Hollywood producers, writers and directors this week to discuss timely bioethics issues and answer questions, in hopes that the dialogue will lead to the incorporation of accurate depictions of bioethics in film and television, and greater public understanding of the issues in general.

Nicotine might prime the brain to enhance behavioral effects of cocaine

A landmark study in mice identifies a biological mechanism that could help explain how tobacco products could act as gateway drugs, increasing a person's future likelihood of abusing cocaine and perhaps other drugs as well, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The study is the first to show that nicotine might prime the brain to enhance the behavioral effects of cocaine.

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Popular Specializations in Craigsville, WV:

Family Medicine
Emergency Medicine


Emergency Medicine: An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.


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