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FDA tackles illegal hydrocodone products
FDA tackles illegal hydrocodone products

Products for children 6 and under that have not been approved are the primary targets to include cough suppressants...FDA approved products are not affected...BD  The action does not affect other hydrocodone formulations, which have FDA approval. Hydrocodone is one of the strongest medications avai…

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30Sep2007


Lab-on-a-chip Lab-on-a-chip" breakthrough for on-site diagnostics

  October 1, 2007 A Californian based company has produced the worlds first disposable photonic lab-on-a-chip solution for next-generation water and food analysis, chemical and biological agent detection, and point-of-care diagnostics. The PhotonicLab Platform from Bioident Technology Inc. enables …

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30Sep2007


Court rules Medicare plans can be sued for nonpayment ...
Court rules Medicare plans can be sued for nonpayment ...

As this article states from the court decision, payers can be sued for non payment, even if the funds were administered by an HMO/IPA...Pacificare case is still being settled as well when an IPA went bankrupt and couldn't pay the claims...Pacificare was still held accountable when sued by several ph…

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30Sep2007


Medical Society Turns the Tables and Asks Doctors to Rate Health Insurers
Medical Society Turns the Tables and Asks Doctors to Rate Health Insurers

Survey Says........this one we have not seen...physicians ranking the insurance carriers...consumers have had the opportunity, but not the practices that work with the red tape and administrative heavy paperwork required...and we have seen just about every type of ranking of physicians out there...M…

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29Sep2007


Single-payer healthcare the best idea : Opinion
Single-payer healthcare the best idea : Opinion

You can't go wrong listening to a nurse...they live and breathe health care on the front line every day...BD  I was one of the nurses in Sacramento last week for the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee convention and was present for the rallies at the Capitol buildin…

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29Sep2007


Blue launches wellness consulting
Blue launches wellness consulting

We have read the various posts about United, well enter the Blue plans...I think people would have a much better response to such programs if wellness were the ultimate goal rather than just saving money...no wonder it's hard to trust anyone these days...if our fellow citizens had our best interest …

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29Sep2007


Hospital, insurer at odds -- as of Monday patients will need to file their own claims with Blue Cross in Lake County, IL
Hospital, insurer at odds -- as of Monday patients will need to file their own claims with Blue Cross in Lake County, IL

Blue Cross claims the hospital is not living up to it's end of the contract..now in the courts...so what else is new here...in the meantime patients suffer..BD A he said-she said between two health-care heavyweights -- one the state's largest insurer, the other Lake County's largest hospital -- may …

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29Sep2007


Hospitals Due to Close Are Given Money - New York
Hospitals Due to Close Are Given Money - New York

State of New York to help hospitals with closing expenses and paying off debts and additional money for those who will be picking up the slack from the closures and reduction of services..BD The 23 hospitals and seven nursing homes in New York State that are to close or be merged under an effort to …

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29Sep2007


Bush says Congress is Bush says Congress is "Irresponsible" relative to the Child Health Plan

Hmmmm...do we call this "blame shifting"? Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush said a plan by Congress to expand a children's health insurance program is ``irresponsible'' and chided lawmakers for failing to pass spending laws to fund government. ``Congressional leaders have put forward…

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29Sep2007


Medicare Mess Hits UnitedHealth -price increase for Part D coverage on the way
Medicare Mess Hits UnitedHealth -price increase for Part D coverage on the way

According to the article, the growth years are over...as the price goes up for Part D coverage, participants will be looking to other carriers to continue...with Medicare suggesting the same for participants...perhaps with the price increase this is another way to discourage less profitable particip…

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29Sep2007


FDA approves Realize Adjustable gastric Band for Morbid Obesity
FDA approves Realize Adjustable gastric Band for Morbid Obesity

Web page appears to be work in progress for further information...one more solution for overcoming obesity...BD  CINCINNATI, OH – September 28, 2007 – Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved for marketing the REALIZE™ Adjustable Gastric Band, …

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29Sep2007


Medicare Hotline Needs Help
Medicare Hotline Needs Help

Outsourcing was perhaps not the best answer...BD WASHINGTON (AP) Customer satisfaction with a toll-free help line for Medicare beneficiaries appears to be dropping based on interviews conducted earlier this year by the inspector general for the Department of Health and Human Services. The 1-800-Med…

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28Sep2007


Premiums for Medicare drug plans jumping 8.7%
Premiums for Medicare drug plans jumping 8.7%

Many seniors and the disabled enrolled in the Medicare drug program are likely to pay more next year, with the average premium for all stand-alone drug plans rising 8.7% to $40 a month, according to data released late Thursday by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. "Plans that are popul…

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28Sep2007


Gap job applicants' data stolen
Gap job applicants' data stolen

Usually we only have one of these every week...this week there are two.  I guess encryption is still mystifying many...BD  SAN FRANCISCO - A thief stole a laptop computer containing unencrypted personal information of 800,000 people who applied for jobs at Gap Inc., the clothing retailer announced…

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28Sep2007


Woman left in CT scanner for hours
Woman left in CT scanner for hours

The tech did call her and apologize...wasn't the first time a doctor said this had occurred..BD TUCSON, Ariz. - A cancer patient says she was left alone in a CT scanner for hours after a technician apparently forget about her, and she finally crawled out of the device, only to find herself locked i…

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28Sep2007


MagicJack, Simpler VoIP than Skype?
MagicJack, Simpler VoIP than Skype?

New product on the market, usb device that plugs in to your pc, connect your analog phone line and it's $19.95 per year...just went live on the web site for purchase...watch the reviews on the site for additional information.  Interesting new product with a review from CNBC..BD Who says the TED con…

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28Sep2007


Seeing Eye Cane...in the future
Seeing Eye Cane...in the future

It has not gone into production yet, but the estimated price is around $200.00...BD  Are seeing eye dogs about to be replaced by the inventive new design of a student from Germany? If the Internation Design Excellence Awards are any indication of the aid-gadget future, this might prove to be true, …

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28Sep2007


Hair reveals all!
Hair reveals all!

So much for splitting hairs...good article and very informative...BD  Historically, hair has had a magical and almost cultic importance in human history and was, for instance, believed to be a source of power. Now hair is also the source of answers to a number of questions. The new DNA-method will …

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28Sep2007


Well spoken - Craig Barrett.... Intel Corporation
Well spoken - Craig Barrett.... Intel Corporation

Very good observations from the top of one of today's technology leaders...puts the facts straight out there...something that politicians fails to do today.  Sure wish we had someone running for office that had more than the "average" technology skills...but I guess we are more than likely a long wa…

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28Sep2007


AZOR(TM) Receives FDA Approval For Treatment Of High Blood Pressure
AZOR(TM) Receives FDA Approval For Treatment Of High Blood Pressure

It will give physicians a new treatment option for patients whose blood pressure remains too high on currently prescribed medications."  AZOR is indicated for the treatment of hypertension, alone or with other antihypertensive agents. AZOR is not indicated for the initial therapy of hypertension. D…

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28Sep2007


Twice-Daily ZYFLO CR(TM) (Zileuton) Extended-Release Tablets For The Chronic Treatment Of Asthma
Twice-Daily ZYFLO CR(TM) (Zileuton) Extended-Release Tablets For The Chronic Treatment Of Asthma

Dey, L.P., an affiliate of Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany, announced that it has launched ZYFLO CR(TM) (zileuton) extended release tablets with its marketing partner, Critical Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRTX). ZYFLO CR(TM) offers twice-daily, extended-release dosing for the prevention and chroni…

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28Sep2007


Cardiologists And Heart Surgeons discuss stem cell procedures
Cardiologists And Heart Surgeons discuss stem cell procedures

Stem cell therapy for cardiac regeneration and the controversial issue of medicine and the media will be the focus of the keynote addresses at the seventh annual "Controversies and Advances in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease" conference. Conducted by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at the Bever…

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28Sep2007


Legal Battle over Generic Version Of Chewable Oral Contraceptive
Legal Battle over Generic Version Of Chewable Oral Contraceptive

Pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott on Monday announced it has filed a lawsuit against Barr Laboratories in response to Barr's FDA application for a generic version of Warner's chewable oral contraceptive Femcon Fe, the AP/CNNMoney.com reports (AP/CNNMoney.com, 9/24). The suit was filed in New J…

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28Sep2007


FDA Approves New 300mg Loading Dose Tablet For PLAVIX(R) (clopidogrel Bisulfate)
FDA Approves New 300mg Loading Dose Tablet For PLAVIX(R) (clopidogrel Bisulfate)

Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for a 300mg tablet of the antiplatelet PLAVIX(R) (clopidogrel bisulfate). The PLAVIX 300mg tab…

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28Sep2007


Wal-Mart Adds Drugs to $4 Program
Wal-Mart Adds Drugs to $4 Program

A permanent link to the PDF page is listed on this site for easy reference...BD  Wal-Mart said this morning it was expanding its $4-a-month generic drug program, adding about seven new compounds including generic versions of the widely used heart medication Coreg and the anti-fungal drug Lamisil. …

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27Sep2007


New England Journal of Medicine- Purple Urine
New England Journal of Medicine- Purple Urine

 How did this happen?  BD Over the next 3 days, the urine gradually became yellow and clear, in the absence of antibiotic treatment. Purple discoloration can occur in alkaline urine as a result of the degradation of indoxyl sulfate (indican), a metabolite of dietary tryptophan, into indigo (which is…

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27Sep2007


Michael Moore appears on Oprah to talk about health care for a return visit this week
Michael Moore appears on Oprah to talk about health care for a return visit this week

  Controversial film director Michael Moore - whose been laying relatively low recently - will appear on Oprah's talk show tomorrow to discuss nationwide healthcare in the U.S. He'll also be debating with an insurance lobbyist in a healthcare face off.  Three other people will discuss their fights w…

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27Sep2007


Hip and Knee replacement makers make deals with federal prosecutors to resolve kickback violations
Hip and Knee replacement makers make deals with federal prosecutors to resolve kickback violations

  NEWARK, N.J. - Five makers of medical device implants have reached a US$310 million agreement to resolve concerns over doctor kickbacks, U.S. prosecutors said Thursday. The agreements were made by Biomet Orthopedics Inc., DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., Smith & Nephew Inc., Stryker Corp., and Zimmer Hold…

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27Sep2007


UCLA Medical Center performs its first living donor kidney swap
UCLA Medical Center performs its first living donor kidney swap

Neat story...and hopefully congress will approve this for Medicare...BD  UCLA Medical Center on Sept. 20 performed its first living donor kidney "swap," a procedure in which a loved one of a kidney transplant patient who is not compatible as a donor exchanges organs with another incompatible pair …

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27Sep2007


FDA approval for generic Accuneb
FDA approval for generic Accuneb

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced that it has received final approval from the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for albuterol sulfate inhalation solution in the 0.021% (base) and 0.042% (base) strengths. Watson has been …

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27Sep2007


Let patients book their own appointments?
Let patients book their own appointments?

Good alternative...less no shows, patients are more truthful about explaining why they are coming in, and staff has more time to dedicate to patients who need "live" assistance...BD  Online scheduling has also made promising inroads at Tricare, the healthcare program for the Department of Defense a…

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27Sep2007


Hundreds Of Thousands Of Americans To Lose Medicare Premium Assistance, Unless Congress Acts Immediately
Hundreds Of Thousands Of Americans To Lose Medicare Premium Assistance, Unless Congress Acts Immediately

A federal program that pays the Medicare Part B premium for low-income people with Medicare will end on September 30 unless Congress extends the program. "Congress must not turn its back on older and disabled Americans with low incomes who depend on Medicare premium support to allow them to afford …

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27Sep2007


State and city healthcare reforms collide with a U.S. law
State and city healthcare reforms collide with a U.S. law

This article talks about a federal law that could indeed make it difficult for state mandates to include employers being taxed for health insurance a potential road block...it could all be undone in court..and if that is the case, where are we, back at square one?  Also, we hear of so many stories a…

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27Sep2007


Monasteries enter the Internet Age
Monasteries enter the Internet Age

Monks are particularly fond of e-mail, and many find it extremely useful and less intrusive than a telephone call, Smith says. "There are certain orders and more contemplative houses that won't even talk with a woman, but they'll answer an e-mail." LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A monk's life is still a si…

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27Sep2007


More Employers Turn to Disease Management
More Employers Turn to Disease Management

Is this another bad experiment...to contain costs...with off the shelf disease management programs...large companies can mold such a project, but small employers get the "boxed" deal from their carriers and the recommended outsource companies who provide this, many either owned or funded by the insu…

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27Sep2007


Many drugs slip through regulatory 'black hole'
Many drugs slip through regulatory 'black hole'

Good question, how does this happen and why doesn't the FDA make a public list available?  BD  Many doctors and pharmacists seem unaware of this wrinkle in the approval process. "I think most doctors, maybe all doctors, assume that if a medication is on the market, it has been approved by the FDA, …

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27Sep2007


Study Of An advanced Cervical Disc Implant
Study Of An advanced Cervical Disc Implant

On going study with an alternative solution to fusing cervical discs...more information available on the study at the web site along with information on if you could qualify for the procedure...still in the study phase...BD Columbus-based surgeon, Dr. Jeffrey Lobel with Neurological Associates, Inc.…

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27Sep2007


New Procedure For Hip Pain - Hip Arthroscopy as an Outpatient procedure
New Procedure For Hip Pain - Hip Arthroscopy as an Outpatient procedure

Done on an outpatient basis, but may not be covered yet by some insurance companies...good new though if this can have the ability to either post pone a hip replacement or eliminate it all together.  BD  The Cardinal Orthopaedic Institutes' Kenneth J. Westerheide, MD is one of the only Ohio surgeo…

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27Sep2007


A Heavy Burden on Emergency Services
A Heavy Burden on Emergency Services

Emergency equipment requirements changing to accommodate over weight patients...BD  Some communities have had to invest in special bariatric ambulances -- trucks equipped with hoists and special stretchers to transport patients weighing up to 1,100 pounds. "Occasionally the fire department may be …

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27Sep2007


Employer-Sponsored Health Plan Costs Expected To Increase 8.7% In 2008, According To Study
Employer-Sponsored Health Plan Costs Expected To Increase 8.7% In 2008, According To Study

Employers can expect to see your carrier to be encouraging the use of Care Managers to keep the cost down soon.  I wrote about this in a prior post.  BD  Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums increased by more than twice the rate of inflation in 2007, and costs are expected to continue to ri…

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27Sep2007


Employers, Health Insurers Increasingly Use Care Managers To Review Physicians' Treatment Plans, Ensure They Conform To Evidence-Based Practices
Employers, Health Insurers Increasingly Use Care Managers To Review Physicians' Treatment Plans, Ensure They Conform To Evidence-Based Practices

Another level of health care for those working for companies providing insurance...you could be seeing a "Care Manager" on the scene next...physicians as well may have this new layer of patient care to deal with at the office as well.  As the article states, the physician should be the one who shoul…

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27Sep2007


Cardiovascular Systems Inc. - Diamondback 360° received FDA approval
Cardiovascular Systems Inc. - Diamondback 360° received FDA approval

New technology for removing plaque from blood vessels...the difference from existing technologies is the ability to remove hard calcified plaque along with other types with an orbiting action.  The web site has quite a few videos and a pretty large concentration of additional information. From the p…

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26Sep2007


Medicare Rights Center-Help Tools - Interactive Counselor
Medicare Rights Center-Help Tools - Interactive Counselor

Let's hope this is a good tool...it certainly doesn't get any easier trying to figure out which plan will work for you...hopefully this will be updated regularly...as you have probably read the insurance companies are ready to begin marketing once more...so the race is on to once again solicit your …

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26Sep2007


Depuy Mitek Introduces Next Generation Suture Passer For Arthroscopic Shoulder Repair
Depuy Mitek Introduces Next Generation Suture Passer For Arthroscopic Shoulder Repair

New procedures for rotator cuff repair...site has Webcast available for viewing as well...BD DePuy Mitek, Inc., a leading manufacturer of surgical sports medicine devices, announced the launch of the EXPRESSEW II Flexible Suture Passer, a minimally invasive device that saves time and increases oper…

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26Sep2007


Relief for foot drop, dropfoot
Relief for foot drop, dropfoot

May even improve circulation too as an added benefit...BD In the spirit of the 15th century artist and visionary Leonardo da Vinci, the da Vinci Awards honour the most innovative developments and research in adaptive and assistive technology that embrace the Universal Design Principle-an approach to…

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26Sep2007


To Keep Health Plans, Many Firms Shift Costs - Virtual Insurance could be one of them...
To Keep Health Plans, Many Firms Shift Costs - Virtual Insurance could be one of them...

 Virtual Insurance....Even more minimalist is companies’ paying nothing, leaving employees with the whole premium....... companies can offer coverage through a payroll deduction and might be able to arrange group rates. New term...virtual insurance...just the sound of this term gives me the jitters.…

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26Sep2007


More time for hospital retrofits may be granted by state
More time for hospital retrofits may be granted by state

SACRAMENTO - Some California hospitals could be granted up to a 12-year reprieve from having to meet tough state seismic-safety standards under a bill now waiting for the governor's signature. Critics, however, say any delays in retrofitting could endanger the safety of patients and staff in the ev…

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26Sep2007


Don't retire: Get a job
Don't retire: Get a job

Interesting story on how this doctor went to work for another doctor versus retiring...and still was able to care for his same patients...BD  I can't say that my employees Betty who handled the front-office and Ellie who assisted me in back didn't give plenty of notice when they said they planned t…

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26Sep2007


OTC statin treatment could help stem the cardiovascular disease epidemic
OTC statin treatment could help stem the cardiovascular disease epidemic

Discussion about an over the counter statin treatment....BD   Making statin treatment available without a prescription could help the fight against heart disease, says Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Director of Mount Sinai Heart and Director of the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute an…

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26Sep2007


U.S. Rule Limits Emergency Care for Immigrants - New York
U.S. Rule Limits Emergency Care for Immigrants - New York

Caught in the middle?  What determines emergency care?...treatments that are not an emergency are not covered by either state or federal funds..other states have similar or related actions in the works...how do hospitals and doctors respond?  Is it under used?  I'm not quite sure I understand all of…

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26Sep2007


What is everyone doing with those tablets?
What is everyone doing with those tablets?

If you have not had the opportunity to see and try out a Tablet PC, this might be the next best thing to get an idea on how some of this works.  A Tablet enables you to take notes with "inking", in other words your hand writing.  Some of this is now moving to the web as well.  Below is a link to dow…

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26Sep2007


Citigroup Customer Data Leaked on LimeWire
Citigroup Customer Data Leaked on LimeWire

More on the peer to peer data breach... CTI doesn't need this type of publicity either...so again if you are working in a medical environment...remember your computer is a tool to conduct business...and use your computer at home for peer to peer purposes..not only that but her entire resume and vaca…

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26Sep2007


Walking proof of insurance crisis - Los Angeles
Walking proof of insurance crisis - Los Angeles

The "man on the street" talks to various residents in Hollywood, they have jobs but can't afford insurance...BD  Tapan Chowdhury works in a shop at Hollywood and Vine, selling cheap plastic Oscar statuettes to tourists. Despite full-time employment, he's one of the 47 million Americans who doesn't …

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25Sep2007


Medicaid drug rule may hurt recipients - or at least those seeing physicians still using paper pads....
Medicaid drug rule may hurt recipients - or at least those seeing physicians still using paper pads....

The key word here is "non electronic prescriptions"...if you are a physician, and affected by the new law, do yourself a favor and enroll in the FREE E-PRESCRIBING INITIATIVE.  There is a permanent link on this page as well to the site.  IT DOESN'T COST ANYTHING FOR PHYSICIANS.  If you have a comput…

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25Sep2007


Allyson Pollock on what Michael Moore's new film, Sicko, doesn't tell you
Allyson Pollock on what Michael Moore's new film, Sicko, doesn't tell you

The Brits are slowly getting a taste of Kaiser as they privatize many of their hospitals...to make money?  BD  For almost every PFI hospital built, three hospitals close. Bed closures and staff reductions occur on an unprecedented scale. The paper had done its work. Its propaganda was cited and re…

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25Sep2007


Former Pfizer Worker Could Face Charges
Former Pfizer Worker Could Face Charges

Data Loss/Breach story of the week...BD Pfizer Inc. has contacted federal authorities in hopes they will prosecute a former employee responsible for a data breach that affected 34,000 people, according to information released Monday by the Connecticut attorney general's office. Pfizer attorney Bern…

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25Sep2007


Is the quality of elder care in jeopardy?
Is the quality of elder care in jeopardy?

Not enough medically trained individuals around...BD Before going to sleep on Aug. 31, 2006, a 72-year-old woman living at Oceanside Home Care in Los Osos was fed some macaroni salad and corn bread. The next morning staff at the six-bed residential care home found her lying unconscious on the bedroo…

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25Sep2007


Cardiovascular Webcast: Cardiovascular Specialists at Children's Hospital Boston to Perform Rare Interventional Catheterization During Live Webcast
Cardiovascular Webcast: Cardiovascular Specialists at Children's Hospital Boston to Perform Rare Interventional Catheterization During Live Webcast

For other live events, check the OR-Live listings on this site in the right hand column...BD On Thursday, Oct. 4, at 9 a.m. ET, cardiovascular specialists at Children's Hospital Boston will perform a rare interventional catheterization during a live Webcast on www.OR-Live.com. Children's hosts thre…

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25Sep2007


Fremont-Rideout Delays Negotiations - Another Strike Possible (Nursing)
Fremont-Rideout Delays Negotiations - Another Strike Possible (Nursing)

At the request of the California Nurses Association, the federal mediator contacted Fremont-Rideout Health Group and asked the parties to meet this week. The registered nurses agreed to the proposed date of Wednesday, September 26, but FRHG refused. After RNs directly called on Bill Bravos, Chairma…

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25Sep2007


Medtronic Receives FDA Approval for New Cardiac Systems with Distance Wireless Telemetry
Medtronic Receives FDA Approval for New Cardiac Systems with Distance Wireless Telemetry

  Medtronic Receives FDA Approval for New Cardiac Systems with Distance Wireless Telemetry Concerto CRT-D and Virtuoso ICD transmit patient data remotely and automatically to physicians, enabling better care MINNEAPOLIS May 17, 2006 Medtronic, Inc., (NYSE: MDT) today announced United States Food and…

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25Sep2007


Homeland security cyber attacks probed
Homeland security cyber attacks probed

Do you take security seriously with your network...nobody seems to be immune...be sure your network is using updated and current security products... and work with your IT folks...BD  Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said he believes Unisys Corp the company that holds the $1.7 billion contract to bui…

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25Sep2007


How to Take Notes on Your Notebook (Computer)
How to Take Notes on Your Notebook (Computer)

Good article on the use of One Note...Part of the Microsoft Office Suite...this is something I use all the time to keep notes on all my meetings with clients...and when I need to find a note from a past meeting, I can simply do a query to find the note...AND...it will search my notes that were saved…

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25Sep2007


European directive will halt use of MRI scans; cancer diagnosis and treatment will suffer
European directive will halt use of MRI scans; cancer diagnosis and treatment will suffer

The end of MRI's in Europe?  BD  Implementation of the Physical Agents (Electromagnetic Fields) Directive 2004/40/EC in all Member States could effectively halt the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), an important tool in cancer diagnosis, treatment, and research, a scientist told a press con…

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25Sep2007


Surviving in the Medical Field
Surviving in the Medical Field

Another good video from Dr. Farrago...he's rapidly becoming one of the favorites here...this talk is about relationships...doctors to doctor...and has a few laughs as well.  BD  …

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24Sep2007


Popeye's Medical
Popeye's Medical

Poor Popeye....BD …

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24Sep2007


Health insurance a requirement for more college students
Health insurance a requirement for more college students

If students do not prove they have insurance or adequate health insurance, the university automatically charges their semester bill for a 3rd party health plan...BD An infection that popped a blood vessel in Jamie Hedrick's throat sent her to the emergency room and left a $5,000 bill. It took two d…

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24Sep2007


Value of annual checkup questioned
Value of annual checkup questioned

How do many preventive health tests get started...are many not started with an annual physical?  Do we not want to pay doctors for this service?  I would think this falls into the category of wellness?  BD WASHINGTON - The customary annual physical checkup at the doctor's office may not be worth th…

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24Sep2007


Lower Back Pain May Respond Better To Acupuncture Therapy Than Conventional Therapy
Lower Back Pain May Respond Better To Acupuncture Therapy Than Conventional Therapy

Acupuncture has worked for me...although I know there are still many questions about whether or not it is a good treatment for pain...it works in my book.  BD If you suffer from lower back pain you might find that six months of acupuncture gives you superior results to conventional therapy, says a r…

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24Sep2007


AMA Urges Congress To Stop Medicare Cuts
AMA Urges Congress To Stop Medicare Cuts

Is Congress creating the crisis by no adverting physician pay cuts?  Would you want your salary at work to be reduced back to what you made in 1991?  It is already difficult for many seniors to find a physician and this certainly does not help the cause.. The American Medical Association (AMA) Natio…

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24Sep2007


ZoomIt v1.7 - Software for the Tablet, use for presentations..
ZoomIt v1.7 - Software for the Tablet, use for presentations..

I really like this simple application and became acquainted with it last year at a Microsoft Tech Net meeting.  Although a tablet is ultimate, it works on any PC.  If you have already found ZoomIt, this might offer you an update at the site.  When doing projected demonstration is works very well to …

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24Sep2007


Leiner Health Products Accused of Falsifying Tests on Store Brand Drugs Sold by Wal-Mart, Others. FDA says Defective Drugs Should Have Been Recalled.
Leiner Health Products Accused of Falsifying Tests on Store Brand Drugs Sold by Wal-Mart, Others. FDA says Defective Drugs Should Have Been Recalled.

Keep an eye out on which vitamins you purchase today..this company has been around for many years and used to be an account of mine many years back..hope everything gets worked out ...BD  Leiner Health Products, a drug maker that produces store brand over-the-counter medications and vitamins for r…

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24Sep2007


Controlling Foot Odor
Controlling Foot Odor

In the midst of all the health insurance stories this week, let's take a break and make sure our feet don't stink...guys...listen up..get 2 pairs of gym shoes so they an air out a day...they are the worst stinking shoes around!  BD  (HealthDay News) - Sweaty feet and shoes that don't allow for cir…

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24Sep2007


California sets stage for national debate on health-care reform
California sets stage for national debate on health-care reform

As mentioned many times on the blog before, it appears the whole country is watching us..and what happens here will definitely have an impact on how insurance is handled nationally...I still say put that sales tax out there so everyone contributes..it would create a much bigger pot to pay everyone f…

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24Sep2007


How Many Medical Marijuana Puffs Make a Dose?
How Many Medical Marijuana Puffs Make a Dose?

If you have an opinion, go the link where you can add comments...some people eat and digest the product too...good question, how do you regulate...maybe pot pills?  Like anything else in life we can all over do a good thing so who's to say how it will be possible to come up with standards...interest…

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24Sep2007


Why Does Everyone Bow Down to the Health Insurance Industry?
Why Does Everyone Bow Down to the Health Insurance Industry?

From Barbara Ehrenreich.....book writer...frequent contributor to the New York Times...she makes some good points and leaves a lot to think about here...BD  After facing down the Third Reich, the Japanese Empire, the U.S.S.R., Saddam Hussein, the United States has met an enemy it dares not confron…

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24Sep2007


I wish I had a tablet - Sketchcast.com
I wish I had a tablet - Sketchcast.com

We are all familiar with You Tube, and Sketchcast is very similar, but the difference here is the ability to share you sketching's with the rest of the world...obviously having a tablet pc is the key to use this service, although you can use a mouse, but let's face it, how creative can you be with a…

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24Sep2007


Employers get tough on health**
Employers get tough on health**

And this is only the beginning...as it appears there is nothing stopping the surge...you do have a choice...start your own business if working for one of these companies is too stressful..soon is won't be a matter of what your skill are, it's more of what kind of body you have and what you do with i…

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