Dr. Thomas Kevin Braswell, MD Ophthalmology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 990 Avent Dr, Grenada, MS 38901 Phone: 662-226-2030 Fax: 662-227-1236 |
News Archive
Kaiser Health News staff writer Jordan Rau reports: "More than 2,000 hospitals -; including some nationally recognized ones -; will be penalized by the government starting in October because many of their patients are readmitted soon after discharge, new records show".
The Western diet creates an acidic environment in the body that removes calcium from bones and may contribute to the development of osteoporosis. Healthy adults who consume the standard US diet sustain a chronic, low-grade state of acidosis that worsens with age as kidney function declines, limiting urinary acid excretion. Reto Krapf, MD (University of Basel, in Bruderholz/Basel, Switzerland) and colleagues designed a study to see if daily alkali as potassium citrate supplement tablets might neutralize these effects.
A new anti-blood clotting drug – Xarelto (rivaroxaban) has shown clinical success. It may help people with "acute coronary syndrome" lower their risk of death, subsequent heart attack or stroke, a new study finds. Acute coronary syndrome is term that includes people with angina or prior history of heart attack.
IDEV Technologies, Inc. today announced the completion of enrollment in the SUPERB Trial, an FDA-approved IDE trial evaluating the use of IDEV's SUPERA stent system for treatment of peripheral artery disease in the superficial femoral artery.
› Verified 8 days ago