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Latest Activity: May 19

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Glaxo receives Approval for Bird Flu Vaccine

Started by Johnnie Mesaros May 19.

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Is the threat of bioterrorism still a concern?

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U.S. vets seek fail-safe medical benefits (UPI)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. veterans' groups seeking fail-safe medical benefits say they want Congress to approve the Veterans Administration's annual budget a year in advance.

BCBS Illinois To End Reimbursements To Hospitals For Treatment Related To Serious Medical Errors (Medical News Today)

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois recently announced plans to end reimbursements to hospitals for treatment that results from serious medical errors, the Chicago Tribune reports. BCBS Illinois spokesperson Jack Segal said that the health plan has not finalized a list of serious medical errors included under the policy.

Common treatment for infertility ineffective: study (AFP via Yahoo! News)

A drug taken by millions of women in recent decades to improve the chances of conceiving a child yields the same results as no treatment at all, according to a study published Friday.

Sexual Assault Treatment (KAPP Yakima)

YAKIMA -- Yakima Regional Hospital has got 6 experts specializing in a very sensitive type of medical treatment. Their aim is to make getting help for sexual assault a little more comfortable. It's called the "SANE” program - it stands For Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners.

Many Miss Out on Stroke Treatment (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

THURSDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Most people who have strokes don't act quickly enough to get the clot-dissolving treatment that can limit brain damage, a new study finds.

Dr Afia not being given proper medical treatment: Fauzia Sidduqi (The Pakistan Link)

ISLAMABAD: Dr. Fauzia Siddiqui has arrived in Islamabad to raise the voice for the release of her detained sister Dr. Afia Siddiqui. Talking to Geo News at the Islamaabad Airport, Dr. Siddiqui said her sister was severely injured and was not being given proper medical treatment in US prison.

New Anti-Cellulite Treatment Prepares Women for Fall's Short Skirts (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

A premier aesthetics company focused on body shaping, Eleme Medical Inc. announced today that Grant Stevens, MD, will be the first Los Angeles based plastic surgeon to offer the SmoothShapes® system for longer lasting cellulite treatment.

IntraOp Medical Corp Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2008 Results (Centre Daily Times)

IntraOp Medical Corporation (OTCBB: IOPM), a provider of intraoperative electron-beam radiation therapy (IOERT) solutions for the treatment and eradication of cancer, announced results for the third quarter of its 2008 fiscal year.

Your Medical Treatment History Is For Sale (Slashdot)

PizzaFace writes "The Washington Post reports on the booming business of selling your medical treatment records. Today these are mainly records of your prescriptions, but the data warehouses will soon have records of your lab tests, too. The companies selling these records make it easy for insurance companies to avoid risk by assigning each person a health score, similar to a credit score, or by ...

Video Games Can Enhance Effectiveness Of Medical Treatment For Young Cancer Patients (Medical News Today)

Video games are among the most popular entertainment media in the world. Now, groundbreaking research shows that a specially designed video game can promote positive behaviors in young cancer patients that enhance the effectiveness of medical treatment.