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Expert warns about serious consequences associated with tooth loss

Los Angeles dental implants expert, Dr. Bijan Afar, warns that there are serious consequences associated with tooth loss. Nearly 5 percent of American adults under 64 have lost all their teeth, and about a third of retired adults are missing at least one arch. Most adults over 35 have lost at least one tooth.

7 Oct 2013

Use of gloves, gowns by health care workers for ICU patient contact does not reduce MRSA infection

The wearing of gloves and gowns by health care workers for all intensive care unit (ICU) patient contact did not reduce the rate of acquisition of a combination of the bacteria methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), although there was a lower risk of MRSA acquisition alone, according to a study published online by JAMA.

7 Oct 2013

$Research on calcium supplements and vitamin D, risk of fractures and more to be released at ASBMR$

Research on calcium supplements and vitamin D, risk of fractures and more to be released at ASBMR

New research on calcium supplements and vitamin D, risk of fractures in older men, and the new culprit in bone fractures, weak muscles, and more will be released at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 2013 Annual Meeting in Baltimore, the largest scientific meeting in the world on bone and mineral metabolism.

7 Oct 2013

State highlights: Wendy Davis announces Texas gubernatorial run; Calif. gov. signs pharmacist scope-of-practice bill

Wendy Davis, the Democratic state senator whose abortion filibuster catapulted her to national fame, announced Thursday that she will run for Texas governor, a race that looks to be a banner 2014 contest (Glueck, 10/4).

7 Oct 2013

Virtual simulation training system to help home health workers respond to risks

As the population ages, the need for professional caregivers to provide in-home services for ill and disabled patients is increasing. As a workplace, patient homes may present more challenges than other health care settings because they can harbor hazards such as tobacco smoke, cluttered hallways and rooms, inaccessible bathrooms, rodents, bugs and more.

7 Oct 2013

Boehner, Republicans standing ground: No end to shutdown until changes to Obamacare

News outlets covered the testy debates on the Sunday talk shows. House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday he sees no way out of the government shutdown unless President Barack Obama is willing to engage in negotiations with Republicans.

7 Oct 2013

Mobilized medical care is necessary to better serve Haitian population after earthquake

Three years after an earthquake killed more than 200,000 people and left an estimated 1.5 million people homeless in Haiti, a Henry Ford Hospital study found that more mobilized medical care is necessary to bridge cultural and health care barriers and better serve the Haitian population.

7 Oct 2013

Winners of VCCircle Healthcare Awards announced

The event recognised medical professionals who have not only scaled in terms of clinical and financial performance but also played a role in making a difference in patients' lives.

7 Oct 2013

New study highlights that physicians prefer topical therapies for actinic keratosis

Over 90 per cent of physicians treating actinic keratosis (AK) prefer short duration treatment options with fast resolving local skin responses (LSRs), is the finding of a global study (‘Physician Perceptions and Experience of Current Treatment in Actinic Keratosis’) that is being presented today at the 22nd Congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV).

5 Oct 2013

Research roundup: Health law's effects on consumer spending; Mass. experience finds increased use of laparoscopic surgery

The authors find that average out-of-pocket spending is expected to decrease for all groups considered in the analysis, although decreases in out-of-pocket spending will be largest for those who would otherwise be uninsured.

5 Oct 2013

Self-medication is key reason for prescription drug abuse in docs

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5 Oct 2013

Viewpoints: Marketplaces offer Americans the kind of shopping they like; enrollment isn't as robust as administration claims

Americans have grown accustomed to online comparison shopping, as the overwhelming number who clicked on health-exchange websites demonstrates.

5 Oct 2013

Opinions on shutdown: Both sides have moved to indefensible positions; health law is not 'settled,' finding a 'non-disastrous' debt deal

Acrimony, insults, the government shut down. Time to talk to a wise man, someone from the days when government worked. I turned to the famous Mr. Baker - James A. Baker III. ... The Republicans made a mistake early on with a "maximalist" position on Obamacare - they could not realistically achieve their aim of defunding when the Democrats hold the White House and Senate. But the president's position is a "pretty damn maximalist position itself, and people will say that" (Peggy Noonan, 10/3).

5 Oct 2013

GOP rank-and-file push to reopen federal gov't, eye medical device tax repeal instead

Some Republicans are moving away from efforts to repeal the entire health law and are turning their focus instead to repealing the health law's medical-device tax and reopening the federal government.

5 Oct 2013

Universal Gown And Glove Use By Health-Care Workers In ICU Reduces MRSA 40 Percent

Healthcare workers' use of disposable gowns and gloves upon entering all patient rooms on an intensive care unit (ICU), versus only in rooms on standard isolation protocol, helped reduce patient acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by approximately 40 percent, according to new research co-led by the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Yale New Haven Health System Center for Healthcare Solutions.

5 Oct 2013

Congress, their staffs face scrutiny around exchange plan choice, federal gov't contribution

Some question if members of Congress and their staffs should continue getting a federal employer contribution toward the cost of buying insurance on the health law exchange.

5 Oct 2013

CementBloc's GROW campaign and campaign for Giazo awarded top honors at MM&M Awards

The CementBloc's Girls Right of Way campaign for The Coore Foundation and "Mr. Butt" campaign for Giazo have been awarded top honors at the MM&M (Medical Marketing & Media) Awards presentation held in New York City on October 2, 2013.

5 Oct 2013

Longer looks: Chinese medicine; revolutionary doctors; frozen embryos

A few years ago, while visiting Beijing, I caught a cold. My wife, who is Chinese, and wanted me to feel better, took me to a local restaurant. After we sat down, she ordered a live turtle.

5 Oct 2013

Cancer survivors in rural areas more likely to forgo medical care because of financial concerns

Older cancer survivors living in rural areas were more likely to forgo medical and dental care because of financial concerns compared with older cancer survivors living in urban areas, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

5 Oct 2013

Tips to avoid foodborne illness

As tailgating time moves into full swing, there are great chances to visit with friends in the crisp fall air and enjoy the ambiance of the season.

5 Oct 2013

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Expert warns about serious consequences associated with tooth loss

Use of gloves, gowns by health care workers for ICU patient contact does not reduce MRSA infection

Research on calcium supplements and vitamin D, risk of fractures and more to be released at ASBMR

State highlights: Wendy Davis announces Texas gubernatorial run; Calif. gov. signs pharmacist scope-of-practice bill

Virtual simulation training system to help home health workers respond to risks

Boehner, Republicans standing ground: No end to shutdown until changes to Obamacare

Mobilized medical care is necessary to better serve Haitian population after earthquake

Winners of VCCircle Healthcare Awards announced

New study highlights that physicians prefer topical therapies for actinic keratosis

Research roundup: Health law's effects on consumer spending; Mass. experience finds increased use of laparoscopic surgery

Self-medication is key reason for prescription drug abuse in docs

Viewpoints: Marketplaces offer Americans the kind of shopping they like; enrollment isn't as robust as administration claims

Opinions on shutdown: Both sides have moved to indefensible positions; health law is not 'settled,' finding a 'non-disastrous' debt deal

GOP rank-and-file push to reopen federal gov't, eye medical device tax repeal instead

Universal Gown And Glove Use By Health-Care Workers In ICU Reduces MRSA 40 Percent

Congress, their staffs face scrutiny around exchange plan choice, federal gov't contribution

CementBloc's GROW campaign and campaign for Giazo awarded top honors at MM&M Awards

Longer looks: Chinese medicine; revolutionary doctors; frozen embryos

Cancer survivors in rural areas more likely to forgo medical care because of financial concerns

Tips to avoid foodborne illness

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

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