08/29/2008
N.J. towns close beaches after medical waste washes ashore (USA Today)
Two Cape May County shore towns banned swimming on all their beaches Friday after more medical waste washed up. Avalon and Ocean City were keeping visitors out of the water and away from the wet sand at least through the afternoon.
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08/29/2008
Medical Bills You Shouldn't Pay (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
As health-care costs continue to soar, millions of confused consumers are paying medical bills they don't actually owe. Typically this occurs when an insurance plan covers less than what a doctor, hospital, or lab service wants to be paid. The health-care provider demands the balance from the patient. Uncertain and fearing the calls of a debt collector, the patient pays up.
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08/29/2008
Medical examiner: Macomb Township mom died from drinking too much water (Detroit News)
MOUNT CLEMENS -- A 42-year-old woman whose blood-covered body was found in her Macomb Township home died of complications from severe electrolyte abnormalities, Macomb County Medical Examiner Dr. Daniel Spitz said this morning.
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08/29/2008
Bayshore Medical Center, East Houston Regional Medical Center complete merger (BizJournals)
Bayshore Medical Center and East Houston Regional Medical Center, both owned by HCA Inc. of Nashville, Tenn., have concluded a merger and are now operating under one hospital license.
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08/29/2008
Medical Waste Closes Cape May Co. Beaches (CBS 3 Philadelphia)
Cape May County officials have decided to close beaches in Avalon, Ocean City and Sea Isle City after discovering medical waste including swabs and what appears to be insulin syringes.
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08/29/2008
Avalon Beaches Close Again As More Medical Waste Washes Up (WNBC)
Beaches in Avalon, N.J., are closed again Friday morning as inspectors comb the entire beachfront after more medical waste washed ashore overnight.
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08/29/2008
Cook Medical Announces Rapid Adoption Of Its Breakthrough EVOLUTION(R) Device Designed To Remove Faulty Pacemaker Leads (Medical News Today)
Cook Medical announced a significant milestone for its EVOLUTION® Mechanical Dilator Sheath technology, an innovative new tool designed to remove faulty, ineffective leads in patients with cardiac pacemakers. To date, 200 medical centers in the United States have adopted the breakthrough technology that utilizes venous entry during pacemaker lead extraction procedures.
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08/29/2008
AMSA Partners With Massachusetts Medical Society; Offers Members Discount To NEJM (Medical News Today)
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA), the nation's oldest and largest, independent association for physicians-in-training, announces its partnership with the Massachusetts Medical Society, owner and publisher of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Beginning today, AMSA student members will be eligible for a $52.
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08/29/2008
Doctor stripped of medical license for misconduct (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
INDIANAPOLIS #8212; A doctor accused of improperly writing drug prescriptions and having sex with his patients was stripped of his medical license Thursday.
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08/29/2008
Stanford Medical School Severely Restricts Industry Funding Of Continuing Education For Physicians (Medical News Today)
The Stanford University School of Medicine will no longer accept support from pharmaceutical or device companies for specific programs in continuing medical education, as industry-directed funding may compromise the integrity of these education programs for practicing physicians, officials said.
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