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BrainBriefs: Odds and Ends From AAN

BrainBriefs: Odds and Ends from AAN
PHILADELPHIA — Analysis of diagnostic and treatment patterns at a group of primary care clinics revealed that many patients were almost certainly treated incorrectly, a researcher reported here. In other studies covered in this wrap-up from the …
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Check Homocysteine Before Considering Testosterone?

Check Homocysteine Before Considering Testosterone?
Investigators led by Rebecca L. Cunningham, PhD, assistant professor, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, report study results showing that although endogenous testosterone may be beneficial under conditions …
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OncoBriefs: Chemo for Bladder Cancer, Myeloma Care

OncoBriefs: Chemo for Bladder Cancer, Myeloma Care
From 1994 to 2008, fewer than 5% of patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer received neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and use of adjuvant chemotherapy topped out at 22% during the last few years of the study period. Patients treated with … To examine …
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Gov. Robert Bentley Compares Legislature to Wrestling; Talks Prison Reform

Gov. Robert Bentley compares Legislature to wrestling; talks prison reform
The bill will allow the University of Alabama at Birmingham to examine the effectiveness of marijuana-derived cannabidiol oil for medicinal use. [Related: See what's … Bentley, who said he supports rehabilitation for substance abuse, said the state …
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I’m Looking for Drug Addiction Recovery in Denver, Co.?

Question by Miriaha P: I’m looking for drug addiction recovery in Denver, Co.?

Best answer:

Answer by coldgreyash
http://www.recoveryconnection.org/find_drug_rehab/Colorado.php

Good luck!

Answer by parkermbg
go to na.org
follow the find meetings link and then go to meetings in your area. everybody you meet there has been where you are, yet… Continue reading

NJ Doctors Rank Fifth in Medicare Spending in 'historic' Release of Billing

NJ doctors rank fifth in Medicare spending in 'historic' release of billing
New Jersey ranks fifth in the nation for the amount of money Medicare spent, reimbursing about 28,000 doctors, ambulance service providers and laboratories, according to the massive database released by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid… Continue reading

Breast Ca Growth Slowed by CDK4/6 Inhibitors

Breast Ca Growth Slowed by CDK4/6 Inhibitors
The studies also suggested that combining palbociclib with a drug that inhibited or suppressed estrogen, such as tamoxifen or letrozole, resulted in synergistic cell-killing activity compared with either agent by itself. The findings led to … Why the …
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Bio-Path Holdings Reports Fiscal Year 2013 Operational and Financial Results

Bio-Path Holdings Reports Fiscal Year 2013 Operational and Financial Results
The drug's safety profile continues to be favorable with no treatment-related serious adverse events reported and data continues to suggest possible anti-leukemia activity. The trial is being conducted at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer …
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Plano's Baylor Hospital Faces Hard Questions After Claims Against Former

Plano's Baylor hospital faces hard questions after claims against former
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano now faces hard questions in court: Did it know Duntsch was not fit to practice, and did it fail to stop him? In addition, that hospital … Duntsch, an engaging and fast-talking son… Continue reading

Is It My Possible My Doctor Is Getting Some Kind of Kickback?

Question by whenuwish: Is it my possible my doctor is getting some kind of kickback?
I know they say it’s impossible but let me explain. My little 4 month old is getting a slightly misshapen head. It’s not noticeable, noticeable, only slightly.

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