General Practice Doctors in Hatiloo, PR Accepting Medicare
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 Dr. Annette Acevedo Hernandez, M.D. General Practice Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: Carretera 130 Km 0.9 Bo Pueblo, Hatiloo, PR 00659 Phone: 787-650-3181 |
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House hearing to address concerns over Medicare durable medical equipment competitive bidding program
The House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee on Tuesday plans to hold a hearing on a Medicare competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment, CQ HealthBeat reports (Carey, CQ HealthBeat, 5/5).
Simple protein test useful in predicting survival chances for patients with head-and-neck cancer
Scientists from The University of Manchester - part of the Manchester Cancer Research Centre - used a simple protein test that could prove more useful in predicting survival chances for patients with head-and-neck cancer compared to existing methods.
Study finds ACE inhibitors linked to increased risk of recurrence in women who have had breast cancer
ACE inhibitors, commonly used to control high blood pressure and heart failure in women, may be associated with an increased risk of recurrence in women who have had breast cancer, according to a study by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
NovoSeven RT in 8 mg vial for hemophilia A or B with inhibitors receives FDA approval
Novo Nordisk announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved NovoSeven® RT (Coagulation Factor VIIa [Recombinant] Room Temperature Stable) in an 8 mg vial size, making the hemophilia A or B with inhibitors treatment available in 1, 2, 5 and 8 mg vials. The 8 mg vial allows a rapid initiation and administration of this medication for those patients who need a larger dose. In addition, FDA has also approved the extension of shelf life for all vial sizes from 24 months to 36 months at room temperature (at or below 77 degrees Fahrenheit).
Appropriate tests, treatments needed for pediatric TB
In this post on the PLoS "Speaking of Medicine" blog, Grania Brigden, the tuberculosis adviser to the Medecins Sans Frontieres Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines, writes that while "[t]his year's Global Tuberculosis Control report shows the beginning of a decline in the global tuberculosis epidemic, ... there is a stark lack of data for children," continuing, "Without a clear estimate of the magnitude of the problem it is hard to motivate governments, researchers and donors."
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