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Is The Compensation Really That Great?
Aug 18, 2014Medtech engineering can be a six-figure job, especially if you’re managing people. But is the compensation really that great? Engineering managers in the medical equipment and supplies business earn an average $133,000 a year; ...
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Obama Administration's Announcement Will Delay a Health Law Requirement
Feb 26, 2014Today's headlines include detailed coverage of the Obama administration's announcement that it will delay a health law requirement that mid-sized employers provide health insurance to workers while also allowing larger employers more ...
Tags: Medicaid Managed Care, Health Law, Obamacare, Anti-ACA Sentiment
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Visits Considered 'Window of Opportunity' to Ensure Preventive Care
Feb 25, 2014Visits considered “window of opportunity” to ensure preventive care Medical associations widely recommend that women visit their obstetricians and primary care doctors shortly after giving birth, but slightly fewer than half ...
Tags: Obstetricians, window of opportunity, Medicaid, complicated pregnancy
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Doctors Have a Vital Role in Increasing The Number of Girls and Young Women
Feb 10, 2014MONDAY Jan.27,2014,2014--Doctors have a vital role in increasing the number of girls and young women who get a vaccine that helps protect them against cervical cancer,according to a new study. Despite calls by experts for universal human ...
Tags: Hpv Vaccination, HPV, Medicine
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Here Are Some of The Latest Health and Medical News Developments
Feb 10, 2014Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Another Cruise Ship Hit by Illness Outbreak Another cruise ship voyage has ended early due to an illness outbreak, the second such ...
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U.S. Panel Released Recommendations That Call for Screening for All Pregnant Women
Jan 15, 2014The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released new recommendations that call for universal screening of expectant mothers for gestational diabetes once they are 24 weeks into their pregnancy. "The number of women who have ...
Tags: U.S.Preventive Services Task Force, gestational diabetes
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Only a Quarter of U.S. Care Physicians Help Patients Achieve and Maintain a Healthy Weight
Jan 15, 2014Only a quarter of U.S. primary care physicians surveyed are doing a thorough job of helping patients achieve and maintain a healthy weight, finds a study in the American Journal of Health Promotion. "We found that most primary care ...
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Women Bothered by Hot Flashes or Other Effects of Menopause Have Treatment Options
Dec 25, 2013Women bothered by hot flashes or other effects of menopause have a number of treatment options -- hormonal or not, according to updated guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. It's estimated that anywhere ...
Tags: hot flashes, menopause, women health
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New American Journal Is Developed with Funding From The W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Dec 20, 2013In a new issue of the American Journal of Public Health, researchers and experts investigate the latest methods and practices in improving birth outcomes. The special issue compiles a collection of commentaries, research studies and ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, breastfeeding
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Human Growth Hormone Therapy Has Become a Staple Among Many of Hollywood's Elite
Jul 8, 2013You probably wouldn't expect the topic of human growth hormone (hGH) to cause an uproar at one of the most prestigious cosmetic dermatology conferences in the world. But at the International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology's 9th World ...
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Text4baby Has Introduced a Wide Range of New Interactive Features and Educational Content
May 22, 2013Voxiva, Inc.(SM) announced today that text4baby(SM), a service which provides pregnant women and new moms with critical health information, has introduced a wide range of new interactive features and evidence-based educational content. ...
Tags: Text4baby, Mobile Health Program, Voxiva
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FDA Has Approved Duchesnay USA's Diclegis Delayed-Release Tablet
Apr 12, 2013The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Duchesnay USA's Diclegis delayed-release tablet for the treatment of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) in women who do not respond to conservative management. The FDA granted ...
Tags: FDA, Duchesnayusa's Diclegis
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A Planned Early Delivery and Inducing Labor Without a Strong Medical Reason
Feb 22, 2013Don't rush things. That's the bottom-line advice to expectant mothers from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Family Practitioners. Asked to identify five tests or procedures that were ...
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Kedrion Purchases Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics' Rho(D) Immune Globulin (Human) RhoGAM
Aug 1, 2012The Kedrion Group, a developer of plasma derived products, has purchased Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics' Rho(D) immune globulin (Human) RhoGAM and Rho(D) Immune Globulin (Human) MICRhoGAM ultra-filtered Plus products, used for the prevention of ...
Tags: plasma derived products, Immune Globulin, ultra-filtered Plus products