Pediatrics Doctors in Alanta, GA Accepting Medicare

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Dr. Georgina Peacock, M.D.
Pediatrics - Developmental – Behavioral Pediatrics
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 1600 Clifton Road Mail Stop E-87, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, Alanta, GA 30333
Phone: 404-498-4347    Fax: 404-498-3050

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Specific bacteria in the intestines can improve response rate to cancer immunotherapy

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Sleep apnea associated with increased risk of death

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More than 40 per cent of smokers tried to quit in 2007

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Employer-sponsored family health insurance premiums increase 41% from 2003 to 2009

Premiums for employer-sponsored family health insurance increased an average of 41 percent across states from 2003 to 2009, more than three times faster than median incomes, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report. Yet, insurance is buying less. The report found that deductibles per person rose 77 percent, on average. Higher premiums plus higher out-of-pocket costs are putting working families' budgets under stress across the country.

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Pediatrics: A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.


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