Clinical Nurse Specialist in Augusta, KS Accepting Medicare

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Edna Karleen Smith, ARNP Clinical Nurse Specialist - Adult Health Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 1306 State St, Augusta, KS 67010 Phone: 316-775-9191    Fax: 316-775-0348

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Study assesses therapeutic benefits of new oral immunotherapy for children allergic to wheat

The study carried out by researchers from the Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Genomics along with the Allergy Department of the Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús of Madrid have shown that, most of the children that received this new oral immunotherapy treatment were able to eat 100 grams of wheat bread without side effects. This result has overcome the risk of accidental ingestion by patients with this allergy. This research could be the basis for large clinical trials with more patients with the aim of assessing the therapeutic benefit of this new approach.

Angel MedFlight helps liver transplant patient claim insurance for life flight transportation

Last year, Sally (a patient suffering from end stage liver failure) was in need of life flight transportation to be evaluated for a liver transplant. Her doctors told her she needed to receive the evaluation in order to get on the transplant list. Travel by ground ambulance or commercial flight were not an option due to her condition. Her health insurance company told her they would not cover the air ambulance medical transport. But last week, after four appeals and countless hours of work by Angel MedFlight's patient advocates, that decision was reversed.

Patient's health interests are the most important factor to consider in ethical decision making

The majority of pharmacists across the profession who were involved in a UK study reported the patient's health interests as the most important factor to consider in ethical decision making. They also indicated that regulation seems to play a very important part in moral decision making.

Natural compound from green tomatoes protects against muscle atrophy

Using a screening method that previously identified a compound in apple peel as a muscle-boosting agent, a team of University of Iowa scientists has now discovered that tomatidine, a compound from green tomatoes, is even more potent for building muscle and protecting against muscle atrophy.

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