Surgery Doctors in North Vernon, IN Accepting Medicare

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Larry E Brooks, MD Surgery Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 351 North Greensburg Street, North Vernon, IN 47265 Phone: 812-346-7753

Krantinath V Raikhelkar, MD Surgery Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 325 Henry St, North Vernon, IN 47265 Phone: 812-352-4300

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Substance use disorder can complicate postoperative valvular heart disease, shows study

Patients who suffer from infective endocarditis (IE) and struggle with substance use disorder (SUD) have a 240% increased risk of dying within 6 months to 5 years after valve surgery compared to other IE patients, according to a study published online today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

Clinical study results of Novolimus and Myolimum eluting coronary stent systems released

Elixir Medical Corporation, a developer of products that combine state-of-the-art medical devices with advanced pharmaceuticals, announced today positive results from three multicenter first-in-man studies of Novolimus and Myolimus eluting coronary stent systems with durable and bioabsorbable polymers. Findings were presented at the 21st Annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT 2009) scientific symposium.

Family history of HG increases risk of extreme morning sickness during pregnancy

Approximately 60,000 pregnant women are hospitalized each year due to hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), an extreme form of nausea and vomiting that endangers their lives and often forces them to reluctantly terminate their pregnancies.

Smoking one cigarette can increase artery stiffness by 25% in young adults

Even one cigarette has serious adverse effects on young adults, according to research presented by Dr. Stella Daskalopoulou at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.

Pharmacy drug information confusing or lacking, study says

NPR: The Food and Drug Administration is about to make changes to drug information — often filled with technical medical jargon — to help consumers understand the risks and benefits of the drugs they take. "University of Florida professor Carole Kimberlin worked with colleagues to sample leaflets from some 400 pharmacies across the country recently at the request of the FDA. They found wide differences. 'Some of them were as little as 30 words, while others were over 2,500 words,' she says.

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