Pediatrics Doctors in Shippensburg, PA Accepting Medicare

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Steven Asbury Black, Pediatrics Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 127 Walnut Bottom Rd, Shippensburg, PA 17257 Phone: 717-532-0175

Dr. Scott Michael Vascik, M.D. Pediatrics Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 127 Walnut Bottom Rd, Shippensburg, PA 17257 Phone: 717-532-0175    Fax: 717-706-6705

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Overweight, obese children at increased risk of developing surgical site infectios, study shows

Overweight and obese children are at the highest risk for the most common complications from surgery, an infection at the site of the surgical procedure. This according to a new study, recently published in the medical journal, Surgical Infections.

Hormone loss may cause colon cancer, say Thomas Jefferson University researchers

Some cancers, like breast and prostate cancer, are driven by hormones such as estrogen and testosterone, but to date, there are none that are driven by the lack of a hormone. New evidence suggests that human colon cells may become cancerous when they lose the ability to produce a hormone that helps the cells maintain normal biology. If verified by further studies, it suggests that treating patients at high risk for colon cancer by replacing the hormone guanylin could prevent the development of cancer.

Health-tech startups get accelerator class to speed ideas and solutions to healthcare marketplace

Cedars-Sinai today launched its third health-tech accelerator class with 10 startups whose innovative technologies aim to transform the delivery and quality of healthcare.

State roundup: Gov't workers face benefit changes; worry over social service cuts

For many states, 2011 is the most trying budget year of a fiscal crisis now in its fourth year. Revenues generally remain lower than what they used to be; widespread joblessness is putting unprecedented strains on safety-net programs like Medicaid; and all this is happening as federal stimulus money runs out.

Study: Illnesses and injuries that restrict activity linked to worsening functional ability in older adults

A study by Yale School of Medicine researchers reveals that the illnesses and injuries that can restrict the activity of older adults or land them in the hospital are linked to worsening functional ability, especially among those who are physically frail. The report appears in JAMA's November 3 theme issue on aging.

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