Nursing Homes in Buffalo, WY
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 Amie Holt Care Center Medicaid Location: 497 W Lott, Buffalo, Wyoming 82834 Ratings: Phone: (307) 684-5521 |
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Medicare brochure mailing draws GOP ire
Republicans are criticizing a taxpayer-funded brochure sent to 40.2 million Medicare beneficiaries explaining changes to the program under the new health law.
Report outlines steps for transition of PEPFAR service delivery to S. African government
The Center for Strategic & International Studies' "Smart Global Health" blog highlights a report called "Terra Nova: How to Achieve a Successful PEPFAR Transition in South Africa," writing, "The United States and South Africa are negotiating a complex, multi-year handoff that will shift financial and managerial responsibilities for HIV/AIDS to the South African government and move the United States away from direct service delivery and into technical assistance.
WHO DG Chan says media allegations of agency receiving food industry funding to fight NCDs 'wrong'
In a statement released on Monday, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said "[s]everal recent media articles are creating misinformation and confusion in the public health arena" by "erroneously suggesting that, in working to reduce non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes, WHO receives funding from the food and beverage industry," the U.N. News Centre reports.
Mylan confirms Azor patent challenge
Mylan Inc. today confirmed that its majority-owned subsidiary, Matrix Laboratories Ltd., has been sued by Daiichi Sankyo in connection with Amlodipine Besylate/Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablets, 5 mg/20 mg, 10 mg/20 mg, 5 mg/40 mg and 10 mg/40 mg, the generic version of Daiichi Sankyo's Azor Tablets.
Patient enrollment in potentially life-extending clinical trials is low
Patient enrollment in clinical trials as the first course of treatment after cancer diagnosis is low, despite the fact that enrollment may increase life expectancy, according to researchers at Penn State.
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