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Fresenius, Aetna begin CKD management program
Fresenius Medical Care and Aetna said they would be launching a program that aims to slow the progression of chronic kidney disease in its members, and provide an easier transition to dialysis or pre-transplant care. The companies said they expect the program to reduce costs and improve dialysis
BBC News - Stem cells used to 'heal' heart attack scars
Damage caused by a heart attack has been healed using stem cells gathered from the patient's own heart, according to doctors in the US.
Chemicals could be root of mystery disease
A mysterious epidemic is devastating the Pacific coast of Central America, killing more than 24,000 people in El Salvador and Nicaragua since 2000 and striking thousands of others with chronic kidney disease at rates unseen virtually anywhere else.
Powerful Myeloma Treatment Regimen Shows Promise for AL Amyloidosis
Hematology: The combination of bortezomib, cyclophosphamide, and dexamethasone (CyBorD, or CVD) is a recently discovered but already widely used MM treatment regimen that produces rapid and profound responses. Because of its success in MM, recent investigations have explored the use of this regimen
Vitamin D therapy does not improve certain cardiac measures for patients with chronic kidney disease
Patients with chronic kidney disease who received the vitamin D compound paricalcitol for up to 48 weeks did not show improvement on measures of cardiac structure, function, or left ventricular mass, compared to patients who received placebo, according to a study in the Feb. 15 issue of JAMA.
New treatment for denture-wearers | PRLog
New treatment for denture-wearers. Ronald Goers, DDS, offers denture patients a new, two hour treatment that can dramatically increase denture stability. Mini dental implants (MDIs) provide a minimally invasive way for denture-wearers to firmly anchor their dentures in the mouth. - PR11798769
Is Tavenner trying to delay ICD-10? | Healthcare IT News
< p > The fight over ICD-10 continued on Tuesday as CMS acting administrator Marilyn Tavenner said at an AMA meeting that CMS wants to reexamine the pace of implementing ICD-10. < /p > < p > The Massachusetts Medical Society tweeted that < a href= " https://twitter.com/#%21/MassMedical " > <
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amednews: CMS chief signals delay in ICD-10 transition :: Feb. 14, 2012 ... American Medical News
The AMA had warned that an October 2013 deadline for the new diagnosis code sets would pose too great a burden for physicians.
Wuppertal, Germany, February 14, 2012 / B3C newswire / - AiCuris GmbH &Co KG, a clinical stage...
Wuppertal, Germany, February 14, 2012 / B3C newswire / - AiCuris GmbH &Co KG, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing drugs against
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