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Medical Tourism is purely linked to lower costs for the same procedure.Most of these relate to
1)Small elective surgeries
2) Non-Urgent Cardiac and Non-Cardiac Procedures and Operations
3)Cosmetic Procedures
4)Dental and Vision corrective procedures
5)Radiologic Procedures(Diagnostic and Ther...
New black box warning for Avandia makes the warning for CHF risk stronger. The information about an increase in Coronary Ischemia events is not addressed by this change in labeling. Physicians wait for FDA to drop the other shoe.
1-diabetics are an extremely diverse group of people 2-co-morbidities, stage of disease, and the pancreatic reserve all govern the ideal regimen for a certain patient 3-the more options we have, the better equipped we are to help more patients 4-glycemic control is not the only decisive factor when...
Medicare Advantage plans provide a large revenue source for the Insurance carriers while increasing the cost to the Medicare funds. In a time where Medicare is looking at becoming insolvent, giving additional money to Insurance carriers to make providing care to the patients makes no sense ...
It appears from the breifing documents that the FDA has concerns about the CV safety of Avandia. They appear to be less concerned about the CV safety of Actos but both drugs are associated with an increase risk of heart failure. It is unknown how the Advisory Committee will vote but based on the available...
The cliffhanger we physicians see at the end of each year is fast approaching. Medicare cuts are looming and much higher than previous years. I am barely hanging on to my practice as it is, 10% cuts will be the end of it. I contact the legislators dutifully when the AMA asks and when ACP asks. The legislators...
Been down this road before when Exelon was released. We had used a lot of Exelon before for our patients, but tolerance was a problem. As anticipated many had nausea and vomiting. We switched back to Aricept. Product is the same. Interesting concept, but marketing will be key to the success of this...