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Diabetes treatment costs rise

post-gazette.com
Nov 6, 2008 20 related
        

By Steve Twedt, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In one year, charges for treating Type 2 diabetes in the Pittsburgh area have jumped 48 percent for emergency room visits and 29 percent for inpatient care, a new study has found. "From...

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Hospital sorry for three-day finger surgery

brisbanetimes.com.au
Nov 6, 2008
        

Gold Coast Hospital has defended its treatment of a man who cut his finger and spent three days on a drip waiting for doctors to perform a 10-minute procedure. Grant Evans sought treatment at the hospital's emergency department...

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Doctor accused of raping patient

theage.com.au
Nov 6, 2008 3 related
        

AN EMERGENCY department doctor who allegedly indecently assaulted a suicidal woman while treating her at the Western Hospital went to her home the day after she was discharged and raped her, a County Court jury has heard.

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Buzz Briefs: "ER," "Grey's Anatomy"

cbsnews.com
Nov 5, 2008 28 related
        

Plus, Merle Haggard, Chi Cheng And Dakota Fanning Beyonce, Daniel Craig, Stella McCartney and more Actors Return To "ER" Anthony Edwards says it's easy being Greene. The actor, who left "ER" six years ago, will reprise his role...

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Guest Commentary: Imbalances in the healthcare delivery system

denverpost.com
Nov 5, 2008 2 related
        

By Ricardo Guggenheim, M.D. and Diana Verrilli The U.S. healthcare system is under tremendous pressure to bring cost increases under control. A significant source of this imbalance is the result of the large number of uninsured...

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ER: Neela, Archie & Sam Arrive with Season 10: Press Release, Front & Rear Box Art

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Nov 5, 2008 2 related
        

For some doctors, it will be their final rotation at County General with these March DVDs The Doctors Get Schooled in Medicine and Love When Warner Home Video Releases ER: THE COMPLETE TENTH SEASON ON DVD MARCH 3, 2009 All 22...

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Who Is Legally Responsible for the Treatment You Receive at a Hospital?

newyorkinjurynews.com
Nov 5, 2008
        

By Robert G. Sullivan, Esq. Very often physicians who provide medical care to patients in emergency rooms are not employees of the hospital. Rather, a very common practice is that hospitals hire physicians as independent...

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Trauma system 'Dashboard' went live Monday

thesuntimes.com
Nov 5, 2008 2 related
        

The first major component of a potential trauma system for Arkansas was made operational Monday, according to officials at the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). A new computer database, called a "dashboard," provides an...

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Sonoma County Approves 7 of 8 Ballot Measures

ktvu.com
Nov 5, 2008 3 related
        

POSTED: 8:28 am PST November 5, 2008 SONOMA CO., Calif. -- Voters in Sonoma County approved seven of eight measures on the ballot, including a passenger train to Marin County, according to unofficial results. Petaluma voters...

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Study Suggests Treatment with Paliperidone ER Significantly Improves Symptoms of Schizoaffective...

drugs.com
Nov 5, 2008
        

First Clinical Study of Paliperidone ER in this Under-Studied Condition SAN DIEGO, Nov. 1, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Patients with schizoaffective disorder receiving paliperidone extended release tablets...

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