Fast and simple flu vaccine offer best protection against influenza virus The flu season is in full swing, and health officials predict this year’s outbreak of seasonal influenza to be stronger than usual. To help protect against this highly contagious illness, Concentra is offering seasonal flu vaccines at all Concentra Urgent Care locations across the [ Read More ]
Archive for September, 2010
Novartis’s Diovan/Tareg Will Suffer the Greatest Decline As Its Sales Will Decrease More Than $1 Billion in 2013, According to Findings from Decision Resources Decision Resources, one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues finds that, owing to increasing generic availability of antihypertensive agents, the hypertension drug market will [ Read More ]
Astellas launches app for physicians to access published appropriate use criteria for cardiac radionuclide imaging (RNI) Astellas Pharma US announced the Launch of the Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging application (app) for smartphones. The app is designed to give physicians access to published criteria used to assess the need for a patient [ Read More ]
According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, Latin American physicians will increasingly adopt abdominal and thoracic endovascular aortic repair in place of surgical repair through 2015 as awareness of the benefits of endovascular techniques grows and physician training improves. Thoracic endovascular aortic repair tends to be a slightly [ Read More ]
Events planned in state capitals, local senior centers, and online to publicize the dangers of falls and preventive measures that can be taken The U.S. Senate unanimously passed resolution S. Res. 633, designating September 23, 2010 as “National Falls Prevention Awareness Day” to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults. The [ Read More ]
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists uncover a novel pathway for regulating T lymphocytes that play very different roles in inflammation. The mechanism offers a promising target for new drugs against autoimmune disorders. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have identified a new pathway that helps control the immune balance through reciprocal regulation of specialized [ Read More ]
For the first time, scientists have determined that people with type 2 diabetes have different blood levels of certain ribonucleic acids (RNAs) than non-diabetics Changes in five specific microRNAs correctly identified most cases of diabetes and even some patients who later developed diabetes, while normal levels of these microRNAs classified 92 percent of healthy controls. [ Read More ]
The role of Dental Assistant involves being able to perform a variety of duties. It also requires being detail oriented, alert, and able to react calmly and quickly in emergency situations. A Dental Assistant observes all dental procedures, assisting both Dentists and Dental Hygienists to perform quality procedures for all patients. While most dental procedures [ Read More ]
Proper Implementation Critical to Making Gains New government data released today demonstrate the continued, urgent need for more Americans to have access to drug and alcohol addiction treatment, according to an analysis by the Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap (CATG) initiative. If implemented properly, federal health care reform legislation could help remove financial barriers to [ Read More ]
New study finds that physician ratings do not help consumer decision-making Several health plans have introduced physician rating systems to offer consumers more information when choosing their doctors. However, a recent study presented in the September issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) reveals that physician-tiering guidelines and results are not consistent [ Read More ]