180 articles on "patient"

"Orphan Drugs": Hope Where There Is Little or No Hope

"Orphan Drugs": Hope Where There Is Little or No Hope by: Alex Michelini NEW YORK, N.Y., February 18, 2004 – On a visit to his doctor, Gary Jacob received distressing news – not about himself, but a friend of the doctor's. While playing...

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Did A Doctor Explain To You That You Had A Cyst While You Had Breast Cancer

Being told one has cancer is something no one wants to hear It is no surprise that a female patient might take it as very reassuring when her doctor notifies her that she only has fibrocystic breast changes and that there is no need to worry about th...

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Timeline of Merck's failure to act on removing Vioxx from the market

Based on an article by THE NEW YORK TIMES, by Alex Berenson, Gardiner Harris, Barry Meier and Andrew Pollack, "In May 2000, executives at Merck, the pharmaceutical giant under siege for its handling of the multibillion-dollar drug Vioxx, made a fatef...

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Air Ambulance (Part II)

In part I of this series, we explored what air ambulance services are and how they help individuals and communities in need. We also discussed the various factors that influence the cost of air ambulance services, such as distance, medical equipment,...

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Migraines Retreat With Diet Modifications

Migraines Retreat With Diet Modifications by: Alisa Fleming The research is clear, food intolerance, allergies, and hypersensitivities are key triggers of headaches and migraines. Although each migraine sufferer may react to a different food or ...

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Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation is a surgical procedure to enlarge and enhance the size and shape of the breasts with the use of implants. Currently, saline implants are probably the best choice for most women considering breast augmentation.The implants can be ...

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What Constitues A Successful Balance Center

Clearly, the answer is one that is successful at managing individuals with imbalance and dizziness type disorders. Our office has been sub-specialized in seeing patients with imbalance problems and fall risk, in particular vertigo and dizziness for s...

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New Drug Offers Hope to Cancer Patients

Drug Offers Hope to Cancer Patients by: ARA Content (ARA) - A decade ago, research into angiogenesis-inhibiting compounds was still in a relative state of infancy. The principle itself was not new as far back as the early '70s, there was s...

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Understanding Tumescent Liposuction

Understanding Tumescent Liposuction  by: Tammy Corbett Tumescent liposuction was developed by dermatologic surgeons in the mid 1980's and has become a more popular method of liposuction. It is considered to be a major advancement that has c...

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Go Green By Using A Virtual Medical Receptionist

Nowadays more and more companies are becoming environmentally-conscious, and of course, leading the field is the medical profession, which, by using the Virtual Medical Receptionist, is saving the rain forests and hundreds and thousands, if not tons,...

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