Pfizer Inc. said that it received two subpoenas from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Massachusetts related to charities that help Medicare patients afford co-payments for drugs, the latest company to disclose involvement in the probe. The New York-based drugmaker said in a securities filing Thursday that it received subpoenas on December 2015 and on July 2016 requesting documents related to the Patient Access Network Foundation and other organizations that provide financial assistance to Medicare patients.
Month: February 2017
City council explores whether Regina should ban smoking in public places
There’s no question, smoking is bad for your health. Now, the question is where should people be able to smoke in Regina.
Fasting Diet May Regenerate Pancreas, Reverse Diabetes Effects, Mouse Study Suggests
… is not just limited to individuals with diabetes, and research suggests that eating less has a wide variety of health benefits. For example, according to a study released last December, when flies were deprived of nutrients their brains slowed down. …
Eczema Skin Disorder 2017: Transplanting ‘Good’ Bacteria To Kill Staph
… y and childhood, and affects about 30 percent of people in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health .
Congressional Republicans brush aside Trump’s promise to keep Social Security, Medicare safe
… engineer a government shutdown to cut spending. As House Budget Committee chairman, Tom Price, the new secretary of health and human services , supported converting Medicaid to strictly capped block grants to the states and turning Medicare into a …
Hultgren’s turn to draw heat as constituents seek town hall meeting
… ire has centered on a Republican efforts to repeal of the Affordable Care Act, which allowed more people access to health care insurance. “The so-called angry crowds in home districts of some Republicans are actually, in numerous cases, planned out …
Vaporizer Market: Global Snapshot by 2026
Vaping is an act of inhaling and exhaling the water vapour that is produced by an electric device like a vaporizer or an e-cigarette. The water vapour in the vaporizer is in the form of e-liquid that is in gaseous state which is inhaled and exhaled with the help of vaporizers.
Public urged to update vaccines after mumps, measles cases reported
Public health officials and infectious disease experts are urging Canadians to check that their vaccinations are up to date as clusters of mumps are investigated in Ontario and Alberta, and measles cases are probed in Nova Scotia. The viral infections are both covered by the measles-mumps-rubella or measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccines.
Current developments and future prospects for heart valve replacement therapy
J. Biomed. Mater. Res. , Vol. 88B, No. 1. , pp. 290-303, doi:10.1002/jbm.b.31151 Valve replacement is the most common surgical treatment in patients with advanced valvular heart disease.
A randomized trial of epidural glucocorticoid injections for spinal stenosis.
Epidural glucocorticoid injections are widely used to treat symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis, a common cause of pain and disability in older adults. However, rigorous data are lacking regarding the effectiveness and safety of these injections.
Nonlinear Dynamics Measures for Automated EEG-Based Sleep Stage Detection.
The brain’s continuous neural activity during sleep can be monitored by electroencephalogram signals. The EEG wave pattern and frequency vary during five stages of sleep.
Reliability and validity of arm function assessment with standardized …
Reliability and validity of arm function assessment with standardized guidelines for the Fugl-Meyer Test, Action Research Arm Test and Box and Block Test: a multicentre study. To establish: inter-rater and test-retest reliability of standardized guidelines for the Fugl-Meyer upper limb section, Action Research Arm Test and Box and Block Test in patients with paresis secondary to stroke, multiple sclerosis or traumatic brain injury and correlation between these arm motor scales and more general measures of impairment and activity limitation.
Pediatric psychiatric cases flood emergency rooms
Children’s emergency department visits are spiking in the state, in spite of efforts to curb them. Graphic courtesy of the Connecticut Health I-Team.
When cancer treatments do more harm than good
When my 80-year-old father was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease, he was so weak that he could no longer walk, and his oncologist worried that chemotherapy might do more harm than good. But there was a new drug available, a “targeted therapy” that uses antibodies to destroy cancer cells while apparently leaving the rest of the patient’s cells alone.
Senate gives early OK to barbershop massages after jocular debate
Tribune file photo) Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, is pushing to allow barbers to legally perform neck massages on customers — a practice that violates current massage therapy licensing law. Tribune file photo) Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, is pushing to allow barbers to legally perform neck massages on customers — a practice that violates current massage therapy licensing law.
New humanized model enables better characterization of Alzheimer’s pathology
Cells behave differently when removed from their environments, just as cells that develop in cultures do not behave like cells in living creatures. To study the effects of Alzheimer’s disease in a more natural environment, scientists from the lab of professor Bart De Strooper in collaboration with scientists from ULB successfully circumscribed this challenge by transplanting human neural cells into mouse brains containing amyloid plaques, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease.
Presence of day cares not linked to community risk of whooping cough among kids, study finds
But a new study out of Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health found that while you might think bringing more day care facilities to your block might make you and your neighbors sick more often, that doesn’t appear to be the case. Neal D. Goldstein, PhD, assistant research professor, led a team that looked into the density of day cares in Philadelphia and compared them to areas where cases of whooping cough occurred in the city.
Long-serving mayor of Markham Donald Cousens dead at 78
Cousens devoted his life to public service serving as mayor on regional council and as MPP for York Centre and Markham. Markham is mourning the loss of former mayor Donald Cousens, praised by his peers for being a kind and dedicated leader.
Sen. Cotton: Never Going to Please All 3 Million Arkansans
… by Obamacare. No doubt some have been helped but many more hurt. We can continue to help those people who need health insurance support without all of the pain and suffering.” President Donald Trump carried Arkansas with 61 percent of the vote, …
Cheaper, Deadly Heroin Behind Spike in Overdoses in Last 5 Years
The number of deadly heroin overdoses in the United States more than quadrupled from 2010 to 2015, a federal agency said on Friday, as the price of the drug dropped and its potency increased. There were 12,989 overdose deaths involving heroin in 2015, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, compared with 3,036 such fatalities five years earlier.
Robot helps student with leukemia get back to school
His school, Scott Middle School in Denison, Texas, wanted to find a way for him to not miss any class while he was getting treatment at the Children’s Medical Center in Dallas. “He’s just a great kid,” said Ryland Allison, his friend.
Sharp vision: New glasses help the legally blind see
… the glasses are safe and effective for the legally blind. While eSight’s headsets don’t require the approval of health regulators – they fall into the same low-risk category as dental floss – there’s not yet firm evidence of their benefits. The …
Global Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnostic Market is expected to grow at a CAGR over 10% post 2022
Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnostic Market Analysis and Forecast by Type , Diagnostic Test , End Users – 2022 Major Key Players are Eli Lilly and Company , TauRx , Alector LLC , Accera, Inc. , Treventis Corporation , Neuro-Bio Ltd ” PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, February 24, 2017 / EINPresswire.com / — Market Highlights Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia which causes failure of the functioning of the brain. This disease damages the areas which is responsible for the thinking, problem solving and behavior process.
Former 1920s ‘incubator baby’ Lucille Conlin Horn dies at 96
A 96-year-old woman, whose life was saved as in infant in 1920 when she was placed in a Coney Island sideshow incubator, has died. Lucille Conlin Horn, who lived in Long Beach, New York, died Feb. 11, according to the Hungerford & Clark Funeral Home.
Are recreational marijuana and opioid addiction linked?
… overdose in 2015 alone. Recently, the opioid epidemic has become as much of a political issue as it is a public health one – and experts tend to see recreational marijuana use and the opioid crisis as two separate issues. “You have both sides of the …
SF Health Fair offering free dental work for kids
University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry is offering free dental check-ups and oral health screenings for children this Saturday in San Francisco. The ‘Give Kids A Smile’ event will take place at 155 Fifth St. from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
California nurses rally for bill on first state-run single payer health plan
Hundreds of California nurses and other community activists are rallying Wednesday in favor of a bill that could make the state the first to successfully launch a single-payer healthcare system. The groups see this as a chance for large state of California to show how a single-payer system can work and the necessity of providing universal health care coverage, according to Bonnie Castillo, the RN Response Network director at National Nurses United.
Newly discovered gene variants increase risk of anxiety disorders
Several newly discovered variants of a gene increase the risk of developing anxiety disorders. A research team aims to derive new therapies from this finding which are better tailored to the individual patients.
Researchers find link between low general cognitive ability and elevated risk of not taking statins
… variables, such as age, diabetes, employment status, medications at discharge, and self-assessed physical and mental health. The cognitive ability of more than 2,500 patients had been measured roughly 30 years before the heart attack, when their …
With Social Security, time and patience are worth it
… And trust me, when you’re really old, you need money, lots of it — for hearing aids, dentures, special glasses, home health aides, none of which is covered by Medicare. So we can’t play the averages when it comes to insuring against life span risk …
Ap Fact Check: Trump considers 20 million people ‘very few’
… at National Harbor, Maryland, February WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said Friday that his predecessor’s health care law covers “very few people” as he minimized the impact of replacing it. That’s only true if you consider more than 20 …
Republicans claim their tax cuts will mostly help the middle class. It’s a lie.
Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Fear not, middle class Americans: this multi-millionaire from Goldman Sachs and his billionaire boss have your best interests at heart. “We are going to massively lower taxes on the middle class, reduce taxes on American business and make our tax code more simple and much more fair for everyone including the people and the business,” said Donald Trump in his speech at CPAC today, with characteristic eloquence.
‘Father of the selfie’ has taken daily photo of himself for 30 years…
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Check out Elton Johna s Oscar party dinner menu
The 25th installment of Elton John ‘s Academy Awards Viewing Party goes down Sunday night in West Hollywood Park in L.A., and some stars might want to attend just for the food alone. The sumptuous dinner, whose menu was created by chef Gordon Ramsay , starts with bigeye tuna sashimi and caviar and Jerusalem artichoke soup, followed by filet mignon with smashed potatoes, truffle butter and caramelized onions and sea bass with white bean puree and fennel slaw.
FL starts process of issuing marijuana ID cards
The cards, which are issued through the Office of Compassionate Use, are part of regulations passed by the Florida Legislature last year. Department of Health spokeswoman Mara Gambinieri says the rule became effective Feb. 19. To apply for a card, a patient must be a Florida resident and qualify to receive medical marijuana.
Heroin overdoses more than quadrupled between 2010 and 2015
The number of deadly heroin overdoses in the United States more than quadrupled from 2010 to 2015, a federal agency said on Friday, as the price of the drug dropped and its potency increased. There were 12,989 overdose deaths involving heroin in 2015, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, compared with 3,036 such fatalities five years earlier.
Full Body Exams by PCPs Improve Skin Cancer Detection
… skin cancer, can be detected earlier.” UPMC provided the optimal setting for this study, Ferris explained, since the health system employs many primary care physicians (PCPs) with a large patient base and system-wide electronic health records (EHR) …
Regular aerobic exercise beginning in middle age may lessen severity of stroke in old age
… thers contribute a lot of defining traits to their offspring, from eye color to toe length. But pregnant mothers with health complications, such as diabetes or hypertension, also can pass these symptoms to their children.
CKNW Health Series: Why are ‘fad diets’ so persistent?
Registered dietician Lori Smart with Health BC says the reason why fad diets keep popping up is because people are always looking for a new way to better themselves. “A lot of the popularity around fad diets come from one’s own personal beliefs that this is a diet that would be healthy for them, or this is a diet that would help them lose weight,” she says.
CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. Reports Financial Results for 2016
CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. today released its financial results for the year ended October 31, 2016. The financial statements released included the audited statement of financial position of CanniMed as at October 31, 2016 together with the audited consolidated financial statements of Prairie Plant Systems Inc. for the year ended October 31, 2016.