Nurse Practitioner in Fombell, PA Accepting Medicare
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 Ashley Adele Boots, CRNP Nurse Practitioner - Family Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 164 Hartzell School Rd, Fombell, PA 16123 Phone: 724-494-1396 |
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New study finds association between OSA and subclinical myocardial injury
Obstructive sleep apnea is known to be associated with an increased incidence of cardiovascular disease. Now a new study indicates that OSA is associated with subclinical myocardial injury, as indicated by increased high sensitivity troponin T levels. Elevated hs-TnT levels are predictive of both coronary heart disease and heart failure in the general population.
U.S. Ambassador to Mozambique signs PEPFAR funding agreements with CBOs
On Monday in Maputo, Mozambique, U.S. Ambassador Douglas Griffiths signed funding agreements with 29 community-based organizations that will receive a total of $1.4 million through PEPFAR's small grants program "to strengthen health systems, boost professional training and implement income generating activities for people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS," the Mozambique News Agency/AllAfrica.com reports.
W. R. Grace earns GMP certification
W. R. Grace & Co.has earned Good Manufacturing Practices certification of its facility in Baltimore, Maryland. The certification encompasses Grace's Quality Management System that includes the standards, procedures and manufacturing operations used by the company in the production of pharmaceutical grade silica (commonly marketed by Grace under the SYLOID® brand name).
ClearCount Medical Solutions' SmartSponge System wins "Best of What's New" award
ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, announced today that the editors of Popular Science have named the SmartSponge® System one of the top technology innovations of 2009. As a winner off a "Best of What's New" award in the health category, the SmartSponge System stands out as the first and only system to incorporate the efficiency of counting with the safety of detection for the prevention of left-behind sponges during surgery.
CPAP treatment effective in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension
Among patients with obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension that requires 3 or more medications to control, continuous positive airway pressure treatment for 12 weeks resulted in a decrease in 24-hour average and diastolic blood pressure and an improvement in the nocturnal blood pressure pattern, compared to patients who did not receive CPAP, according to a study appearing in the December 11issue of JAMA.
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