Nurse Practitioner in Avondale, LA Accepting Medicare
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 Oto-obong Collins, Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 3932 Highway 90 W, Avondale, LA 70094 Phone: 504-436-2223 |
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Depomed licensee submits DM-1796 NDA for management of PHN
Depomed, Inc. today announced that its licensee has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) for DM-1796 to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the management of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), or pain after shingles. DM-1796 is an investigational, extended release, once-daily tablet formulation of gabapentin designed to reduce dosing frequency and have a low incidence of side effects.
One stent may be as good as two
Cardiologists increasingly use non-invasive methods to treat patients with diseased arteries that previously required open-heart surgery.
Zenyaku Kogyo receives license to Theraclone Sciences' influenza monoclonal antibody program
Theraclone Sciences, Inc., announced that Zenyaku Kogyo Co. Ltd., has exercised its option for an exclusive license in the Japan territory to Theraclone's influenza monoclonal antibody program. The collaboration utilizes Theraclone's I-STAR™ technology to discover broadly protective monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of pandemic influenza and severe seasonal influenza.
Cannabis for allergic contact dermatitis
Administering a substance found in the cannabis plant can help the body's natural protective system alleviate an allergic skin disease (allergic contact dermatitis), an international group of researchers from Germany, Israel, Italy, Switzerland and the U.S. has found.
Mandatory disclosure makes hospitals work harder to prevent infections
Dr. Betsy McCaughey, Founder/ Chairman of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (RID) said that "the 2009 New York State Department of Health Hospital Acquired Infections Report (released 9/1/2010) shows that mandatory disclosure saves lives by making hospitals work harder to prevent infections. Statewide rates decreased for nearly every type of infection measured. None increased."
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