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Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Update Implements Reform Provisions
CMS published its annual regulatory update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, including rules implementing key provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
Health Care Reform: Guidance on Claims and Appeals Rules
Interim final rules clarify the scope of internal claims and appeals procedures and external review processes under PPACA.
A common concern of women recovering from cancer surgery and treatment is the risks and benefits of exercise. Is it safe? Is it a good idea? For women who have their lymph nodes removed as part of their cancer surgery, an added concern is, will I be at an increased risk of lymphedema?
Pharmaceuticals in the Information Age--Guest Blogger Dr. Mitchell Newmark
It's become a standard for me, when prescribing psychiatric medication, to ask patients if they intend to look it up on the Internet. I think the Internet is often a terrible place to go hunting for information.
Combining Codeine with Pain Relievers Not as Effective
August 2nd 2010Is codeine treatment helpful in combination with other pain relief products? That's what researchers from the Drug Health Service at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney set out to find out in a review published in the Australian Prescriber.
Study identifies factors that help determine risk of bone metastases in breast cancer patients
July 30th 2010A study published in the July 2010 issue of BMC Cancer found that tumor grade (T), nodal grade (pN), and histopathology were useful factors in classifying breast cancer patients who underwent surgery as having high, medium, or low risk of developing bone metastases.
Nitric Oxide Linked to Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and Huntington's
July 30th 2010Researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, have discovered that the untimely death of brain cells that characterize Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease can be traced back, in some cases, to the untimely transfer of nitric oxide from one protein to another.