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Smiths Medical Issues Nationwide Voluntary Recall
September 16, 2009 3:56 PM by Colleen Mullarkey
Smiths Medical and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration notified health care professionals about a nationwide voluntary recall of Portex Uncuffed Pediatric-Sized Tracheal Tubes (sizes 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5 mm). A small number of tubes were manufactured with Read More...
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A Current Take on Health Care Legislation
September 10, 2009 5:19 PM by Vern Enge
Ah, yes. Let's look at health care for a minute, specifically the proposed health care legislative package that has Congress and much of the nation in an uproar right now. President Obama took to the nation's airwaves Wednesday night to explain his latest Read More...
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Americans Look for Someone to Blame Whenever Misfortune Befalls
August 12, 2009 4:00 PM by Vern Enge
It never ceases to amaze me whenever I see an account of an American filing a lawsuit because someone has died or been injured. As hard as we try, we cannot control the destiny of the people around us. We also place some unrealistic cash values on the Read More...
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Government Releases H1N1 Flu School Closure Guidelines
August 7, 2009 5:39 PM by Kristen Ziegler
While parents are out buying backpacks and school supplies, the government began preparing for back-to-school season today by releasing national guidelines to prevent the spread of H1N1 swine flu and to curtail unnecessary school flu closures. "Influenza Read More...
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University Funds in Jeopardy Due to Closed Hospital
August 7, 2009 3:12 PM by Vern Enge
Budget battles raging across most states today can have a major impact on hospitals and the patients they serve. In the process, even large hospital systems can feel the sting of lawmaker displeasure. A prime example is a recent battle being waged in Read More...
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Let's Get Health Care Right
August 3, 2009 1:19 PM by Vern Enge
As members of Congress seek to rush health care reform legislation through their respective chambers this summer, I would argue it is time for serious reflection rather than time for speed. After all, the problem of dealing with the uninsured is not going Read More...
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Deciphering Coding Conundrums
February 13, 2009 2:14 PM by Colleen Mullarkey
The Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) demonstration program proved to be a great success for the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services. Medicare already has recouped nearly $1 billion from providers in the five states where the program was launched Read More...
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Smokers Pay Price as Obama Passes Children’s Health Care Bill
February 4, 2009 4:48 PM by Frank Visco
President Barack Obama took his first step toward fulfilling his campaign promise to get insurance coverage for all Americans this afternoon by signing a bill to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). It will extend health care Read More...
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Sending wishes of lung cancer to your friends
January 28, 2009 8:48 AM by Colleen Mullarkey
Chinese health officials are celebrating the New Year with an anti-smoking campaign to end the tradition of giving cigarettes as gifts. The campaign from the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention stresses that giving such gifts is like "sending Read More...
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Tennis Star Loses Big after Straying from Asthma Guidelines
January 21, 2009 12:00 PM by Colleen Mullarkey
When clinicians don't follow the asthma guidelines, patients usually end up paying the price. But in Filippo Volandri's case, he's literally paying the price - $166,000 in fact - for not following the guidelines as an asthma patient, Sky Sports reported Read More...
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Live from AARC: 'Tis the Season to Speak Out
December 16, 2008 12:51 AM by Colleen Mullarkey
Economic troubles have many pinching their pennies and cutting down their gift lists this holiday season. But this year, there's at least one valuable gift respiratory specialists can give their profession without spending a dime: their voice. While many Read More...
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Patients; Doctors Weigh in On LABA Risk
December 11, 2008 11:20 AM by Kristen Ziegler
A panel of 30 medical and scientific Food and Drug Administration advisors plans to vote today on whether the safety risks posed by long acting beta agonists outweigh the benefits to respiratory patients. But professional and patient organizations across Read More...
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Asthma Patients and Puppy Love
November 28, 2008 11:43 AM by Frank Visco
In recent weeks, hypoallergenic dogs have gotten quite a bit of attention due to comments made by President-elect Barack Obama. Apparently, Obama promised his daughters they could get a dog when they moved into the White House, but since daughter Malia Read More...
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ACAAI 2008: Embracing the Challenges of Change
November 8, 2008 12:53 PM by Colleen Mullarkey
In keeping with the College's theme for this year's meeting, "Embracing the Challenges of Change," ACAAI President-Elect Rich Gower, MD, welcomed attendees at this morning's opening ceremony and encouraged them to broaden their horizons in allergy, asthma, Read More...
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No Smokes for S.F. Pharmacies
October 7, 2008 1:19 PM by Kristen Ziegler
Change is in the air in San Francisco-or at least in its pharmacies. A law preventing city pharmacies from selling tobacco products took effect this month. The ban is the first of its kind in the U.S., but advocates say it follows the stance taken by Read More...
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