General Practice Doctors in Raton, NM Accepting Medicare

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Dr. Mark Elliott Walden, M.D
General Practice
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 190 Hospital Drive, Raton, NM 87740
Phone: 575-445-5563    Fax: 575-445-5566

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Amendment to allow drug importation fails in Senate

A bipartisan plan to allow Americans to buy cheaper prescription drugs from suppliers in other countries, such as Canada, failed Tuesday in the Senate. The Wall Street Journal reports the two top supporters of the plan, Sens. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and John McCain, R-Ariz., said shopping overseas via the Internet and mail-order companies could save consumers up to $80 billion over a decade if their amendment were added to the health overhaul legislation.

Type 2 diabetics' urine acidity increases risk for kidney stones

People with type 2 diabetes have highly acidic urine, a metabolic feature that explains their greater risk for developing uric-acid kidney stones, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.

Advocates call for increased U.S. investment in global health

A report released Thursday (.pdf) by a group of global health advocates outlines ways the U.S. can work toward increasing access to health care throughout the world, Inter Press Service reports. They call "for doubling U.S. aid to global health projects from the current level of nearly eight billion dollars a year to 16 billion by 2011," followed by "annual increase[s] leading to a six-year total investment of 95 billion dollars."

Civitas Senior Living plans to open new La Fontaine Memory Care community in December 2015

La Fontaine will be opening December 2015. This development will be the fourteenth property in the company's expanding portfolio.

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Internal Medicine
Family Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Surgery
Emergency Medicine
General Practice
Hematology & Oncology


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