Primary Care Clinics in Lagrange, IL Accepting Medicare
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 Family Medical Center Of Lagrange Ltd Family Medicine Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 5201 S Willow Springs Road, Suite 300, Lagrange, IL 60525 Phone: 708-482-8088 Fax: 708-482-9034 |
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Rimonabant study shows significant improvements in HbA1c and cardiometabolic risk factors in people with type 2 diabetes
The reported results of a one-year phase III study in 1045 people with type 2 diabetes treated with rimonabant, the first in a new class of therapeutic agents called selective CB1 Blockers, were that rimonabant 20 mg significantly improved HbA1c (a measure of blood sugar control), dyslipidemia (abnormal levels of fat in the blood), and systolic blood pressure with a concomitant substantial reduction in abdominal obesity in people with type 2 diabetes treated with oral anti-diabetic medications and requiring further control.
Brain-controlled prosthesis could improve quality of life in people with spinal cord injuries
When we type or perform other precise tasks, our brains and muscles usually work together effortlessly. But when a neurological disease or spinal cord injury severs the connection between the brain and limbs, once-easy motions become difficult or impossible.
FDA accepts Genentech's pertuzumab BLA and grants Priority Review
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the company's Biologics License Application for pertuzumab and granted Priority Review.
Veterans' health: Measuring the scope of mental health challenges
NPR profiles retired General Eric Shinseki, the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and his efforts to measure the scope of veterans' mental health issues. In his first nine months in this position, he "has spent hours just listening to veterans talk. Shinseki tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that he feels a strong obligation to 'give back' to the men and women he once served with." NPR reports on the task Shinseki faces: "Since 2001, more than 1 million new veterans have come into a system that is being stretched thin." One of Shinseki's missions to improve the care and resources available to these vets is to work with the Department of Defense to "create a computer-driven system that will track service personnel through their careers — including when they become veterans.
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