Researchers in the Radiation Oncology Department at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have received a $14 million grant to develop countermeasures that will help treat damage caused by radiological or nuclear threats such as a dirty bomb attack. The grant, awarded by the National...
outside of my FTA window? I am currently serving in the Air Force and have been disqualified from doing my job due to a hydraulic fluid and fuel allergy. I am trying to find out of any AFIs or anything that people may know of that can help me. I do not want to use the generic list that they give...
Operating on the wrong person, or operating on the right person but on the wrong part of their body, are examples of medical errors and procedures which still occur, despite nationwide measures to try to stop them, say researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine in the...
...nutrition and nutrients? This is not only a very common patient complaint, but doctors and medschool professors themselves have voiced concern about the scant instruction that doctors receive regarding nutrition, nutrient management, and so on.
I recall a study in JAMA in which a rather...
Does anyone know if there is a grace period to renew medical card? I am not currently driving commercial, but want to in the future. Do I have to renew my medical card before it expires or can I just get the physical when I am able to?
Mindjet®, the leading provider of software and web-based applications for visually organizing and managing information and ideas, announced the successful implementation of MindManager™ version 9 with MedMan, a leading medical management services company based in Boise, Idaho. MedMan was looking...
I'm 18 and weigh about 110-125 and am about 5'7.I aparently have a fast metabolism and I want to gain weight.I used to work out but all it did was make me skinnier so now I'm just lazy. I wanted to know if it could be able to get a medical marijuana card from a doctor or something? I used to be...
More women who obtained surgical abortions in the second trimester of pregnancy said they would choose the method again than women who obtained medical abortions, suggesting that women should have access to both procedures so they can decide based on their preferences, according to a small study...
The Magnet Recognition Program of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) has redesignated Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center as a Magnet hospital - one of only 372 hospitals worldwide to achieve this prestigious distinction for excellence in nursing services and patient care. A...
I am 16 and getting a medical examination soon for a visa to Canada, and have not for a very long time and do not plan on smoking marijuana again, I hang out with people which smoke this but i don't intend to because I wouldn't want to risk in anyway my chances of a new opportunity.
Could the...
I am 16 and getting a medical examination soon for a visa to Canada, and have not for a very long time and do not plan on smoking marijuana again, I hang out with people which smoke this but i don't intend to because I wouldn't want to risk in anyway my chances of a new opportunity.
Could the...
I am 16 and getting a medical examination soon for a visa to Canada, and have not for a very long time and do not plan on smoking marijuana again, I hang out with people which smoke this but i don't intend to because I wouldn't want to risk in anyway my chances of a new opportunity.
Could the...
I'm am also interested in some kind of toll free #'s that might have some medical billing answers. Or even just some at home DVD's that are solely based on med coding and billing.
I'm am also interested in some kind of toll free #'s that might have some medical billing answers. Or even just some at home DVD's that are solely based on med coding and billing.
The Hill Healthwatch: "Florida's 14-member insurance advisory board has unanimously passed a resolution to seek a waiver from the health law's medical loss ratio. An official with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation tells The Hill that the board's vote means it's a 'done deal' that the...
Nearly 10 years after FDA granted it approval, the debate surrounding the abortion medication mifepristone continues to be divisive, the AP/New York Times reports. The medication -- originally known as RU-486 and now marketed as Mifeprex -- was approved by FDA on Sept. 28, 2000. Since then, it...
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANPI, TSX: ANP) announced that a summary of the final clinical trial results for the randomized study of Cook Medical's Zilver® PTX® Drug-Eluting Peripheral Stent for use in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the superficial femoral artery...
On Sept. 15, the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart was awarded the 2010 Kerrin Rennie Award for Excellence in Medical Technology by the Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA). The award was presented to SynCardia's Australian distributor Device Technologies during the MTAA...