Archive for February, 2008
High Risk Of Stillbirth For Women With Diabetes, UK
Women with diabetes are seven times more likely to have a stillborn baby compared to other women.These findings will be presented next week at Diabetes UK’s Annual Professional Conference in Glasgow. Research looking at 130 pregnancies in Leicester of women with Type 1 diabetes within 1999 and 2006 showed that 3.9 per cent resulted in stillbirth. that compares to 0.55 per cent according to a report on the pregnancy outcomes of all women.
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San Diego Dentist Named One of America?s Best Dentists by Peers
San Diego Dentist Named One of America?s Best Dentists by Peers
San Diego, CA October 17, 2003 ? Local dentist Dr. Lawrence Addleson has been named one of America?s Best Dentists in America by his peers. Researched and published by Woodward/White, The Best Dentists in America is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which 9,680 leading dentists throughout the country voted on the abilities of other dentists. Voting was anonymous, and listings cannot be purchased for inclusion.
Dr. Addleson, president-elect of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD), has been practicing general dentistry with an emphasis on cosmetics in San Diego since he graduated from the USC School of Dentistry. At the last International Scientific Session of the AACD Dr. Addleson was awarded two Gold Medals for cases presented in the double-blind Smile Design Competition.
As President-Elect of the AACD, an Accredited member, Fellow of the Academy, and a Board Examiner for both Accreditation and Fellowship, Dr. Addleson has been a leader in cosmetic dentistry and mentor for other dentists.
?I am truly honored?, Dr. Addleson said. ?To be acknowledged by my peers is the greatest complement.?
AACD Leads the Way to Standardizing ?Cosmetic? Dentistry
The AACD, with 6,000 international members, is the largest dental organization in the world dedicated to the art and science of cosmetic dentistry, encouraging the highest standards of ethical conduct and patient care. The AACD offers the only credentialing program in cosmetic dentistry. Members who demonstrate superior skill in cosmetic dentistry, through a stringent process of clinical examination and oral presentation achieve the status of Accredited Member and additionally Fellowship. Currently the AACD has over 300 accredited members and fewer than 40 who have achieved Fellowship status.
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Employers Should Contribute More Under Massachusetts’ Health Insurance Law whether Beneficiary Costs Increase, Editorial States
The Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority “is about to raise its rates on folks who are living on limited incomes,” but costs for coverage “should not be so high … that they are a burden for humans with chronic conditions or discourage them from getting essential care,” according to a
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Illinois Legislative Committee Rejects Gov. Blagojevich’s FamilyCare Expansion
The Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules on Tuesday voted 8-2 to reject, for the second instance, an emergency order by Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) to expand the state’s FamilyCare program, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Results Of ADVANCE Diabetes Trial
Data from the ADVANCE Study, involving 11,140 high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes, provides no evidence of an increased risk of death among those patients receiving aggressive treatment to lower blood glucose.that contrasts findings from the 10,251 patient ACCORD trial which halted the intensive glucose control arm of the study 18 months early considering a input review revealed that patients who received intensive treatment to lower blood glucose are at higher risk for death.
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Barr Settles Suit Alleging Company Kept Generic Contraceptive From Entering Market
Barr Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay $5.9 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that Barr accepted $20 million from Warner Chilcott for agreeing to not sell a generic version of Warner’s oral contraceptive Ovcon for five years, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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American organization Of Physicists In Medicine Celebrates Golden Anniversary
Many of the greatest inventions in contemporary medicine were developed by physicists who imported technologies such as X rays, nuclear magnetic resonance, ultrasound, particle accelerators and radioisotope tagging and detection techniques into the medical domain. There they became magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computerized tomography (CT) scanning, nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography (PET) scanning, and various radiotherapy treatment methods.
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