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Report slams scoliosis screening in schools
NEW YORK, (Reuters Health) - Screening for scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine, in schools is not effective and often identifies children who never receive treatment, according to a study published Wednesday in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
"I do not think ...
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Drug company-sponsored studies less critical than independent studies
CHICAGO (AP) - Studies on the cost-effectiveness of drugs are far more likely to report favorable findings if they are sponsored by the drug companies themselves rather than independent groups, researchers found.
Their study - funded by a pharmaceutical company - appears to confirm long-held...
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Diarrhea vaccine pulled from market
WASHINGTON (AP) American Home Products pulled its vaccine against the leading cause of childhood diarrhea off the market today, because of concerns that it may increase infants' risk of bowel obstruction.The government in July advised doctors to temporarily stop giving children the vaccine against r...
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Did HMO Pay M.D.'s to Nix Coverage?
Class Action Seeks Compensation for Denied Coverage
Source: ABC News
W A S H I N G T O N, - Health insurer Humana Inc. was sued today in a first-of-its-kind class action suit, which alleged it failed to disclose the conditions of its health coverage and that it paid medical doctors t...
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Health care's deadly secret: Accidents routinely happen
By Andrea Gerlin
The Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital is a typical teaching hospital. It is known for cutting-edge research programs, for training medical students and newly graduated doctors, and for providing advanced medical care.
It is also representative of modern American hospita...
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Antibiotic overuse still a problem, experts say
SAN FRANCISCO -- Experts have been pounding the same message over and over again for years - overuse of antibiotics has helped fuel the rise of drug-resistant "superbugs.''
Yet the abuse of antibiotics remains a cause for concern and could even be on the rise, scientists and doctors told a drugs ...
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Hospital Patients Worry They'll Get Wrong Drug
Patients are more concerned about receiving the wrong medication in the hospital than about pain or cost of treatment, according to a new study. The telephone survey of 1,008 adults was conducted by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), a professional organization that mainly rep...
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One in 10 California HMO practices are predicted to fail in 1999
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Sacramento - One in 10 California physician groups that capitate directly with HMOs are expected to close this year, according to a report from the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. At least 16 already have closed, part of the more than 100 physician groups in Califor...
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Seniors face Medicare HMO cutbacks
Senior citizens who left traditional Medicare and joined an HMO to save money and gain benefits are in for a shock: Premiums, doctor visits and even hospital stays will cost more next year. The changes are the first round of significant benefit cutbacks by Medicare HMO insurers, many of whom say the...
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Cell therapy shows promise as treatment for spinal cord injury
Source: Nando Health/Science
http://www.nandotimes.com - Spinal cord injuries are responsible for one of the human body's most frustrating phenomena - they simply do not heal, leaving victims permanently paralyzed and medical doctors helpless.
It was long a truism in the medical professio...
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Removing tonsils rarely worth the risks
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Taking out a child's tonsils and adenoids, or the adenoids alone, to treat chronic middle-ear trouble offers only short-term and limited relief, says a study out Wednesday.
Medical Doctors should resort to adenoid surgery only after vaccines, antibiotics and insertion of ...
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New superbug renews antibiotic worries
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An emerging strain of community-acquired MRSA underscores the complexity of the public health challenges associated with antibiotic resistance.
Washington -- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus -- MRSA for short, is commonplace in hospitals and nursing homes, whe...
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Doctor Groups in State Face Crisis
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California faces "epidemic" of bankruptcies, medical association official says. Dozens of groups expect to go out of business by end of the year, according to figures to be released today by the California Medical Assn.
2 Dozen Doctor Groups in State Near Fai...
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"Against the Odds": Babies Written Off at Birth
A Story of Love, Nutrition and ChiropracTIC!
Source: CNN
LORRAINE HALE, HALE HOUSE: "The children had clear withdrawal symptoms. They screamed, they cried in agony."
GREENFIELD: This summer, one of the most important institutions here in New York City celebrated its 30th anniversary. H...
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Drug-resistant staph may be spreading
Source: USA Today
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ATLANTA - Federal health officials are worried that drug-resistant strains of staph bacteria may be spreading, after four Midwestern children died from infections. Drug-resistant staph was once largely confined to hospitals and nursing homes, but the children's dea...
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