Family Medicine Doctors in Averill Park, NY Accepting Medicare

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Dr. Lisa M Thorn, M.D.
Family Medicine
Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments
Practice Location: 3305 Route 43, Averill Park, NY 12018
Phone: 518-674-5797    Fax: 518-674-2396

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Physiology researcher receives grant to study effects of plastics on cardiovascular system

Nikki Posnack, Ph.D., a post-doctoral pharmacology and physiology researcher at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), received a $209,926 grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to study plastics and their potential human health risks, particularly in the cardiovascular system.

Clinical trials in Asia, Africa confirm safety, effectiveness of rotavirus vaccine

Two studies published online Thursday in the Lancet show that the rotavirus vaccine is safe and effective at preventing much of the gastrointestinal illness in developing countries, where rotavirus kills more than 400,000 children under age 5 annually, Reuters reports. Based on the findings in Asia and Africa, the studies' authors "urged the governments of developing nations to make the vaccines a priority," the news service writes.

Five Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush physicians named ‘Top Doctors' in Chicago Magazine

Five Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush physicians were named among the Chicago area's "Top Doctors" in the January 2016 issue of Chicago Magazine. T

Researchers discover molecular basis of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

A team of French and German researchers report in the May 2008 print issue of The FASEB Journal that people with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy are missing a protein called c-FLIP, which the body uses to prevent the loss of muscle tissue.

New wireless Fractional Flow Reserve system to evaluate blood flow blockages in the arteries

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE: STJ) today announced the first use of the PressureWire™ Aeris technology, an interventional tool which measures Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) to evaluate the severity of blood flow blockages in the arteries. This first-to-market technology helps interventional cardiologists better determine the ideal treatment option for their patients during coronary interventions, such as stent procedures.

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Family Medicine: Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.


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