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 Care One At Northampton Medicare and Medicaid Location: 548 Elm Street, Northampton, Massachusetts 01060 Ratings: Phone: (413) 586-3150 |
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Scholarship fund for interventional radiology fellows
The Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation recently received a $1 million planned-gift donation to create a future scholarship fund for interventional radiology fellows to pursue this medical profession. SIR Foundation is dedicated to advancing the clinical needs of interventional radiology by specializing in developing investigators trained in conducting pivotal basic and clinical trials research.
Viral Genetics completes acquisition of V-Clip Pharmaceuticals
Viral Genetics, Inc. has announced it has completed its acquisition of V-Clip Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("V-Clip").
When it comes to alcohol problems British doctors come second to publicans and bar staff
A British Medical Association chief says that as many as one in 15 British doctors has had a problem with alcohol or drugs.
Va. federal judge rejects Liberty University's challenge to health reform law
The Washington Post: "A federal judge in Virginia ruled Tuesday that the new health-care overhaul law is constitutional, dismissing a lawsuit filed by Liberty University in Lynchburg that had challenged the statute." The lawsuit argued that Congress does not have the authority to require employers to offer health insurance and "was also filed on behalf of two individuals who object to the law's requirements that all individuals purchase insurance by 2014 or face a fine."
University of Delaware researchers identify prime suspects in cataract formation
When cataracts encroach on the eyes, the only effective remedy is to surgically replace the eyes' lenses with synthetic substitutes. But what if scientists found a way to delay or prevent cataracts from forming in the first place? Researchers at the University of Delaware may have found such an opportunity by identifying the prime suspects in the formation of cataracts - deficiency of two genes that encode regulatory proteins.
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