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Negotiating health plans; Insurers deny claims to control costs but often leave patients with few options

Skiing at Mammoth Mountain in California as a young man, Dennis Fox broke his right ankle. It became increasingly painful as the Bend man grew older.Fox, now 68, said the ankle hurts almost all of the time, making it difficult for him to exercise, walk or

NICE recommends Lucentis as cost-effective treatment for wet AMD

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recommended Lucentis (ranibizumab) as a cost-effective therapy for all eligible patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye disease that is the leading cause of blin

Rwanda: Micronutrients Vital for A Healthy Society

Nutrition and health are inseparable just like a pen and ink. When the ink dries up then the pen ceases to write just like a malnourished person who ceases to be healthy. Malnutrition is broadly defined as a medical condition caused by an improper or insu

Clearing the airways in cystic fibrosis

( Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology ) By manipulating the machinery used by our cells for quality control, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have found a way to restore the function of cystic fibrosis (CF) airway cells.

Findings Challenge Practice Regarding Glucose Control For The Critically Ill

An analysis of randomized trials indicates that for critically ill adults, tight glucose control is not associated with a significantly reduced risk of death in the hospital, but is associated with an increased risk of hypoglycemia, calling into question