Primary Care Clinics in Ceres, AL Accepting Medicare

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Golden Valley Health Centers
Clinic/Center - Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 2760 3rd St, Ceres, AL 95307
Phone: 209-556-5011    

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FDA nod for hepatitis C drug

Merck & Co have finally won the Food and Drugs Administration – FDA'S approval on Friday to sell a new drug considered a major advance against the liver-destroying hepatitis C virus. The drug brand named, Victrelis is expected to help transform treatment of the potentially fatal disease with higher cure rates and shorter courses of therapy for some patients. Merck shares rose 0.6 percent in after-hours trading to $37.33, up from their $37.08 close on the New York Stock Exchange. Approval of Victrelis was widely expected after a FDA advisory panel recommended the drug in an 18-0 vote in April.

Don't cut direct line to Welsh doctors says BMA

First Minister Rhodri Morgan has been warned he will cut through his only 'direct line' to Welsh doctors if presses ahead with controversial plans to strip medical committees of their statutory advisory functions.

School nurses reach 98% of students in U.S. public schools to diagnose primary immunodeficiency

School nurses reach 98 percent of the 50,000,000 students in U.S. public schools, grades k-12, and are uniquely positioned to facilitate the early diagnosis of serious medical conditions such as primary immunodeficiency (PI).

Rockefeller neuroscientist applies basic science to health care reform

A self-described "molecular sociologist" is extending his basic research to the national policy debate on health care reform. Bruce McEwen, head of the Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, led a panel of scientific experts last month at the Institute of Medicine's Summit on Integrative Medicine and the Health of the Public. The Institute is the most prominent independent medical advisory board in the country and will release a report from the conference in November, as Congress is likely to be considering major health care legislation.

Electronic prescribing may lead to improved patient safety, efficient prescription process

As New York State shifts away from paper prescriptions, an Albany Medical Center physician leader says electronic prescribing, or "e-prescribing," will lead to improved patient safety and a more efficient prescription process.

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