Hospitals in Anderson, SC - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Anmed Health
Acute Care Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 800 N Fant St, Anderson, South Carolina 29621
Ratings: Phone: (864) 512-2830

Patrick B Harris Psychiatric Hospital
Psychiatric Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 130 Highway 252, Anderson, South Carolina 29622
Ratings:NA Phone: (803) 231-2600

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Updated report analyzing approval rates at FDA published

Sagient Research Systems, a leading publisher of independent research for the financial services, institutional investment and corporate intelligence communities, recently published an updated report analyzing approval rates at the U.S Food and Drug Administration. According to its research service, BioMedTracker, the rate of drugs that were approved by the FDA in 2008 and 2009 has remained close to the historical low seen in 2007.

Study: Blue light proves to have powerful bacteria-killing ability

Blue light has proven to have powerful bacteria-killing ability in the laboratory. The potent antibacterial effects of irradiation using light in the blue spectra have now also been demonstrated in human and animal tissues. A series of groundbreaking articles that provide compelling evidence of this effect are published in Photomedicine and Laser Surgery, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

Experimental drug better for repeat kidney cancer patients than FDA-approved equivalent

Kidney cancer patients who had already tried two or three different treatments had improved chances of preventing cancer progression with an experimental drug called tivozanib compared to an alternative approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to a City of Hope-led study.

Encapsulated Indian medicinal herb can reduce blood glucose levels in diabetic mice

Extracts of the herb Withania coagulans, or Paneer dodi, are used in traditional Indian medicine. Although some healers claim that W. coagulans can help treat diabetes, the bitter-tasting plant hasn't been studied extensively by scientists.

Fleming ramps up production of ThyroShield to meet increased domestic and international demand

Fleming Pharmaceuticals, maker of ThyroShield– the only FDA approved liquid potassium iodide product indicated for thyroid protection in radiation emergencies – announced today that it has implemented the changes necessary to ramp up production to meet increased domestic and international demand.

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