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One other source had quoted the actor as being put under involuntary psychiatric care and hold. Hes out of the hospital now and gee I hope he
survives all of this as the other source stated it was a seizure.
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There are many companies working with this type of formulation, instead of giving our body an element to fight cancer, the drugs such as Dendreon, now submitted to the FDA are the targets and could in time become a vaccine with adjusting how our cells react and use this to target the growth of tumors and cancer cells. On the other side of the coin the company Dendreon experienced quite a soap opera of history with its development and investors over a 2-3 year period.
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We recently discussed the severe challenges to evidence-based medicine presented by manipulation and suppression of clinical research to serve vested interests. I recently (and unfortunately belatedly) came upon yet another example of suppression of research that was unfavorable to a research sponsor’s vested interests, suggesting that such suppression may be more prevalent than heretofore believed.
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I am a little bit late but am participating as I did last year. You may also see this same post on other blogs as well. It will remain here through out the Thanksgiving weekend at the top of the posts. This is something we all need to think about once in a while and it is never easy. BD
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Many nursing homes are focused on one thing…no, not providing good quality health care but their focus in on PROFIT. Profit above all else.
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Recently, we posted about misadventures of the leadership of biotechnology giant Genzyme. Although the company has long priced its drug Cerezyme for the rare Gaucher’s disease at a stratospheric level, it did not sufficiently reinvest money in its manufacturing facility for the drug. Deferred maintenance at a production facility running at maximum capacity has apparently lead to two different kinds of contamination problems, forcing a shut-down of the plant, and now a shortage of the drug. For this, Genzyme CEO Henri Termeer was just labeled the “Worst Biotech CEO of ‘09″ by TheStreet.com.
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The hospital had a victim that had been on the news and according to this article there were individuals looking at the patients chart when they should have not normally had access.
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I have heard many a family member say that the nursing home personnel promised dad or mom couldn’t get out of bed (or out of the facility) without activating the emergency alarms…only to later find out the nursing home was so understaffed that no one was available to hear the alarm or respond to it.
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Danville Regional Medical Center (DRMC) was purchased by Nashville, TN based Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc. in 2005.and problems soon followed. The first couple of years brought about a number of changes at the management level, including the departure of four hospital CEOs in just a short time. More importantly for hospital patients, DRMC was Virginias only hospital to receive a preliminary withdrawal of accreditation status by the Joint Commission.
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If you are a regular reader of this blog you know I have suggested this before and even sent it off to the FDA without a response, well so much for 
those contact us pages I guess. Its more important it seems to have a chance to win a prize than maybe save a life? I am not discounting this at all and think it is neat, but when I see something this simple that can save lives I get a little frustrated you might say as everything seems to revolve around entertainment first. We need entertainment by all means, certainly, but some technologies can do both! Just read the story at the link below about the man who died as he was implanted with a device that had been recalled and the hospital still had it on the shelf and nobody knew. With this, scan the package of the device and get the latest safety or recall information, with a phone no less, no special equipment required. It could have have saved that mans life.