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The role of Interleukin 1 in treatment of acute cerebrovascular disease

Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Mental Healthcare

Acute cerebrovascular disease can have many serious consequences, such as periventricular hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, ischemic, hemorrhagic stroke and vascular dementia. It affects people at different stages of life and is responsible for many deaths all over the world with an urgent need for the development of treatment methods.

Latest technology offers promise for patients awaiting kidney transplants

Joy Burgess Medical & Allied Healthcare

Many patients today spend years waiting for the live-saving transplant they require. Even with live organ donors stepping in to offer organs for loved ones, there still are not enough organs for patients awaiting transplantation. This lack of organs has led scientists to search for ways to grow or manufacture transplantable organs to fit this need.

Better connectivity needed to improve prescription drug monitoring programs

Pamela Lewis Dolan Medical & Allied Healthcare

Among the most powerful tools healthcare providers have to combat the growing prescription drug abuse problem are prescription drug monitoring databases. Even though physicians and PAs in most states have access to a drug monitoring database, few actually use them. Efforts are underway to change that.

No-shows: The bane of a therapist’s existence

Heidi Dawson Medical & Allied Healthcare

I regularly have conversations with reliable clients, therapists and friends about the best way to tackle the problem of no-show clients. There are differing thoughts and opinions regarding the best way to reduce the impact this has on your business, so I thought I would explain some of the options and downfalls when it comes to addressing late cancellations and no-shows.

Will we all be on statins soon?

Jason Poquette Pharmaceutical

The sky is falling. The statins are coming. At least that's what some folks are saying. According to some interpretations of the latest recommendations issued by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association, we'll all be on statins before you know it. These new guidelines were released Nov. 12 and are already drawing sharp criticism.

HEMS scene communications made easy

Michael P. Koval Medical & Allied Healthcare

Nothing is more frustrating to an air medical crew than trying to establish communications during a scene flight. This situation is occurring more and more often in the HEMS industry due to a variety of issues related to narrowbanding. The narrowbanding of public safety radios has created challenges for users and HEMS operators, and has made scene communications a significant safety issue.

Private website touted as interim alternative to HealthCare.gov

Pamela Lewis Dolan Medical & Allied Healthcare

Despite doubts from many, including people within his own administration, President Barack Obama remains confident that the technical glitches that overshadowed the launch of the federal health insurance exchange in October will be fixed by Nov. 30. Those working on the site are feeling pressure after a Nov. 13 report from the Department of Health and Human Services found that the technical glitches had the effect the administration feared — people visiting the site got frustrated and left as opposed to buying a plan. Just 108,185 plans had been sold.

Brainstorming: What is the aftermath of a brain injury?

Colleen Butler Mental Healthcare

Colleen Butler, author of "Concussion Recovery: Rebuilding the Injured Brain," is offering practical advice to help with the recovery from brain injury. We hope you find this Q&A helpful, and we look forward to hearing from you. If you have a question or comment, we want to hear from you at colleen@brainnavigators.com.

How to deal with drug-seeking patients

Karen Childress Medical & Allied Healthcare

Prescription drug abuse is becoming a national epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 20 people over the age of 12 reported using prescription pain medications for nonmedical reasons in 2010. There is no way to know how many more people misused painkillers and didn't report it. Like substitute teachers in middle-school classrooms, physicians often encounter individuals who test their limits. The first step in dealing with potential drug-seekers is recognizing them.

Steady progress in chemotherapy treatment for biliary tract cancer

Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Pharmaceutical

Chemotherapy is widely used for the treatment of advanced biliary tract cancer, but the treatment methods are not fully developed in comparison with other types of cancers such as lung and colorectal cancers. Combination therapy, including cytotoxic agents and molecular-targeted agents, has been widely evaluated for advanced BTC for first-line settings. Second-line chemotherapy is found to be more effective for advanced BTC. However, more clinical trials are required to understand the effectiveness of the second-line chemotherapy.

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