Optometrists in Ladysmith, WI Accepting Medicare

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Erik A Ostenso, O D Optometrist Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 119 Miner Ave W, Ladysmith, WI 54848 Phone: 715-532-3006    Fax: 715-532-9656

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Surgeons develop 'monoblock' flaps to reconstruct severe facial defects

Patients with massive burns causing complete loss of the facial skin pose a difficult challenge for reconstructive surgeons. Now a group of surgeons in China have developed an innovative technique for creating a one-piece skin flap large enough to perform full-face resurfacing, reports The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

Scientists report a major step forward in the development of an effective therapy against Nipah virus

A collaborative research team from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), Australian Animal Health Laboratory and National Cancer Institute, a component of the National Institutes of Health, reports a major step forward in the development of an effective therapy against two deadly viruses, Nipah virus and the related Hendra virus.

Medical groups adopt stricter ethics code against conflicts of interest

The Associated Press: A new ethics code adopted by leading medical groups on Wednesday is supposed to keep the drug and medical device industry from having too much financial influence over medical practitioners. "It's the most sweeping move ever taken by the Council of Medical Specialty Societies to curb conflict of interest — a growing concern as private industry bankrolls a greater share of medical research.

St. Jude Medical's Ellipse ICD receives CE Mark Approval

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced CE Mark Approval of the Ellipse implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Designed with feedback from more than 200 physicians from around the world, the Ellipse ICD provides the benefits of advanced features and power in the industry's smallest high-energy ICD.

Shah nomination advances to full Senate for consideration

"The nomination of [President Barack] Obama's pick to head USAID, Dr. Rajiv Shah, moved to the full Senate for consideration after receiving a unanimous voice vote from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee" Tuesday, Politico's Laura Rozen reports on her blog (12/8).

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