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Bigger, Faster, Stronger | Sports Medicine, Supplements, Dietary Supplements, Steroids, William O. Roberts, American College of Sports Medicine
Bigger, Faster, Stronger
The Continuing Battle to Keep Athletes Safe from Supplements
Turn to the sports page in any paper, and the headlines serve as a constant reminder that professional athletes of all stripes have been tempted to step outside the straight and narrow path of good nutrition and hard work to get an edge on the competition. From baseball to bicycling, athletes are under tremendous pressure to be bigger … faster … stronger.
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New Report Underlines Dangers of Certain Supplements
New Report Underlines Dangers of Certain Supplements
What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
Are you on any medications?
No.
 
A routine question and answer … yet a slight change in the wording, might elicit a response that would alert providers to potentially dangerous supplements or medication/supplement combinations being regularly consumed by patients.
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In-House Drug Dispensing Boosts Bottom Line and Patient Convenience | In-house physician pharmacy, physician prescription dispensing, Physicians' Pharmaceutical Corp. Coker Group, Max Reiboldt, Christopher Jaffers
In-House Drug Dispensing Boosts Bottom Line and Patient Convenience
Knoxville Company Offers Turnkey Option
The mother of a sick 6-year-old pushes a double stroller out of the pediatrician's office, the feverish first-grader trailing behind. In the stroller are a 3-year-old and a hungry and crying 8-month-old. What's next? A 30-minute wait with three kids in tow for the two prescriptions at a chain pharmacy across town.
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Memphis Professor John DeVincenzo Makes History with Discovery—and A Little Help from His Friends | John DeVincenzo, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, UTHSC, RNA-interference drugs, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, RNAi drug therapy, Children's Foundation Research Center
Memphis Professor John DeVincenzo Makes History with Discovery—and A Little Help from His Friends
Medical Pioneer
MEMPHIS, TENN.—John DeVincenzo, MD, professor and researcher in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Sciences, made medical history earlier this year with his proven discovery that a totally new concept in drug design may be used to treat human diseases, such as cancers, genetic diseases and viral infections.
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"Meaningful Use" Finally Defined | American Medical Association, Medical Group Management Association, AMA, MGMA, Bill Jessee, Steven J. Stack, meaningful use, final rule
"Meaningful Use" Finally Defined
HHS Final Rule: Non-Compliant Providers Face Reduced Medicare Payments in 2015
During the dog days of summer, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the much-anticipated final "meaningful use" rule that outlines specific requirements that healthcare providers must meet to qualify for up to $44,000 over five years under Medicare or up to $63,750 over six years under Medicaid.
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Healthcare for College-Bound Students | Adolescent health, college-bound student healthcare, Mary Romano, Diane Straub, Lawrence Neinstein
Healthcare for College-Bound Students
Tips and Precautions
Heading off to college is a big change for newly minted high school graduates, and it's a big change for their parents or guardians, too. Also, a part of the mix is the student's physician, who may have been caring for the teen since he or she was in diapers.
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Physicians Regional Medical Group welcomes Robert Tomsick, MD - Naples Daily News

Physicians Regional Medical Group welcomes Robert Tomsick, MD
Naples Daily News
Robert Tomsick, MD, board certified dermatologist/Mohs surgeon, has joined the Division of Dermatology at Physicians Regional Medical Group, ...

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Posted Wednesday, September 1, 2010 9:11 am CDT

No Safe Harbor on Gulf Coast; Human Blood Tests Show Dangerous Levels of Toxic ... - Huffington Post (blog)

No Safe Harbor on Gulf Coast; Human Blood Tests Show Dangerous Levels of Toxic ...
Huffington Post (blog)
The bulk of the physicians in our specialty are medical advisors or medical directors to large corporations, and many have never met a chemical they didn't ...

Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 2:06 pm CDT

Floridians Prepare To Take Back The State - PR Newswire (press release)

Floridians Prepare To Take Back The State
PR Newswire (press release)
Throughout the campaign organizers hope to engage individuals, cities/communities, corporations, government officials, physicians/medical personnel, ...

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Posted Wednesday, September 1, 2010 11:52 am CDT