Number of Matches Played Determines Teen Tennis Players' Risk for Medical Withdrawal
The number of matches junior tennis players compete in during a tournament directly affects their risk for medical withdrawal during a tournament concluded a study published in the youth focused May/June 2009 issue of Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Rosemon...Audet & Partners, LLP Files First Raptiva Lawsuit After Announced Withdrawal
Audet & Partners, LLP, a San Francisco, California-based trial law firm, filed the first complaint against Genentech arising out of the recently announced withdrawal of Raptiva medication. Filed in Alameda Superior Court, the complaint seeks general and punitive damages. ...Nurse-Led Intervention Boosts Cardiac Rehab: Study
...ients to cope with the difficult and complex regimen they have for their heart failure and to incorporate the regimen into their daily lives," van der wal said. The study was to be presented Monday at the American Heart Association annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. More information The U.S. Nat...Heart failure patients benefit from nurse-led intervention
...ent in daily weighing, which is vital for monitoring the condition, van der wal said. During the 18 months of the study: 90 percent of patients in the ...eart failure and to incorporate the regimen into their daily lives, van der wal said. Future studies should explore other ways to educate and communicate ...Doctor-aided suicide: No slippery slope
... Oregon Health & Science University, Portland; and physician Gerrit van der wal and health scientist Bregje Onwuteaka-Philipsen, of the VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam. Van der wal currently is inspector general of The Netherlands Health Care Inspectorate,...Wal-Mart – One Stop Shop for All Your Needs, Including Healthcar
... in 2005 as a pilot project which involved the lease of medical space in a few Wal-Mart stores. Today there are 76 clinics actively functioning at the wal mart stores across 12 different states. During the meeting of the 4th Annual World Health Care Congress, Leo Scott, the President and CEO of Wa...