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AMA Will Help you Choose and Learn About E-Prescribing
Well if you have not located enough information yet, the AMA has a web based tool for you to compare systems and prices. I didn’t see any mention of the free NEPSI system though, but perhaps they were only comparing the full featured systems. You can use the link on this site to look at NEPSI if y…
One Woman’s Battle with Ingenix Who Has Cancer
The Ingenix data base story has now graduated up to ABC News. They also provide other services to insurers and provide your prescription data along with another company. You can read more here. Health Insurance Underwriting Practices With Prescription Data – How Does This Work Recently an insur…
Sensei® Robotic Catheter System Does Heart Surgery at Scripps in San Diego
This is a case where you may want your interventional radiologist and/or cardiologist close at hand, literally. This robot from Hansen is a bit different than the DaVinci that we are probably all familiar with at this point. This one is specifically made for catheter surgeries. The robot at Scr…
Well obviously I don’t have the market cornered on this one, but yes I do have a cell phone that quacks, but being my last name is “Duck”, I think I am well entitled to have my phone quack! It is funny though and always raises a smile and a laugh. One of the questions that arises is “how did you m…
Johnson and Johnson and Abbott Labs – Battle for Intellectual Property Solved – Expensive for Abbott
Legal suits are still ramped with drug companies in the court rooms, this one has to be one of the largest settlements I am aware of, over a billion dollar infringement over the patent, or aka Intellectual Property as sometimes referred to today. The two drugs in question were Humira from Abbott a…
Courts Charge Mother With Neglect – Failing to Control Son’s Weight of 555 Pounds
5 to 10 years for obesity or child neglect is the potential sentence if convicted for the mother. She was instructed to bring her son in for medical treatment and didn’t show. There are a lot of unanswered questions here too, could she afford the treatment or was the tab being picked up. That is…
California Insurance Commissioner Want to Know How Much Money Insurers have invested in Iran
This could be interesting to see what comes to table from the inquisition as such are considered illegal, and then again what if none are reported and nobody comes to the table? If something is found this could be a new move for transparency it seems. BD Reporting from Sacramento -- State I…
Support for PHRs gaining ground in the UK – Cost, Privacy and Ownership Leading Factors
The government in the UK is looking at cost as well and the anticipated cost of expanding the data facilities of the NHS. This report states they should scrap it, but I don’t think that would be the entire answer either, but adding the ability to have their own PHR would certainly help. The NHS h…
Teva, Antares get FDA Approval for Growth Hormone Needle Free Device
This has been a pain for kids with injections, so it looks like soon kids will have a choice. Antares has several devices on the site, one pictured below, which may or may not be the specific one used. Recently a study with inhaled growth hormones was conducted as well. This is reported to be th…
Finally the work and benefits of stem cells are beginning to evolve around us. The patient had a heart attack, had permanent damage and by injecting his own stem cells the efforts of this procedure will hopefully reverse the damage and scarring done by the attack. The program is under trial at Ced…
Medtronic Pacemaker that can allow an MRI Procedure approved in Europe
Finally, but not here in the US yet, a pacemaker that will allow a patient to have an MRI. No word on how long before we may see FDA approval here in the US. (picture at the right does not necessarily represent the device approved) BD MINNEAPOLIS -- Medical-device maker Medtronic Inc. said…
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy– Interview with Dr. Erika Schwartz
I had the opportunity to chat with Dr. Erika Schwartz recently about Bio Identical Hormone Therapy, one of the foremost experts in the United States on the subject. She has written 4 best selling books and is also seen on Extra Lifechanger. Dr. Erika trained at Kings County Hospital Center i…
LUCAS 2 Chest Compression Receives FDA Clearance – Cardiac Arrest
The device is expected to be available for purchase this fall. It is battery powered and can be life saving. With the Michael Jackson’s loss of life due to cardiac arrest, no doubt devices as such might be more in the forefront. The device has been approved in both Europe and Canada as well. T…
Have Acne, Accutane Won’t be a Choice for Treatment as Roche has pulled the drug from the US Market
The drug was not withdrawn for not working, more so due to lawsuits and side effects, depression for one. As noted below, the US is not the first market to have the product withdrawn. Perhaps Acne will be treated more with medical devices such as this one in the future that was approved by the FDA…
High Blood Pressure Bluetooth Remote Health Monitor, Glucose Monitor and more – Ideal Life
This company has a few new wireless data reporting medical devices. The one mentioned in the study was the blood pressure device. These devices all have Bluetooth too. There’s also the option of connecting to a phone line to transmit as well. The glucose machine is pretty wild, just place you…
Inhaled growth hormone safe for children - Study
We are beginning to see more “inhalable” drugs coming on the scene and this is one more that was a small trial, for kids it sure beats having shots and they found that it was well tolerated. One more potential drug to be delivered through that Bluetooth inhaler, maybe? BD More Inhaled Drugs on t…
Antiperspirants are Considered a Drug by the FDA – Recent Study looks at a connection possible between breast and prostate cancer
The basis of the study is interference of an underarm endocrine organ by antiperspirants, which by the way are considered a “drug” by the FDA, I learn something every day. This study doesn’t say that we all need to stop using them and start smelling though. There needs to be additional informatio…
Survey in the UK shows Most are Worried about cuts at the NHS
Some of those in the survey said raise taxes to protect the NHS and cut back in other areas. There were mixed reactions too about private insurance and how it comes into play with many disliking the private system option. I have seen some articles too where writers have created a portrait of some…
Hand Held Electrocardiogram (ECG) Device – Add 2 Drops to the Device and Send the Information to the Cardiologist or Physician (No paper required)
What won’t we be doing with a portable electronic medical device in the future? This looks interesting enough and certainly portable. It is paperless too and results can be uploaded to a PC and it does Bluetooth too. This looks like one more potential device for the HealthVault to store you ECG.…
