VA Sets National Policy for Robotic Legs for Paralyzed Vets
... sets national policy for robotic legs for paralyzed vets The electronic leg braces were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2014 for individuals to use at home. VA officials told The Associated Press that that the agency sent a memorandum Dec. 10 outlining its plans to train staff to be able … Read more on CT Post False Claims Act: 2015 Year in Review Carter, 135 S. Ct. 1970 (2015). In May, the Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in Kellogg Brown & Root v. U.S. ex rel. Carter, holding that (1) the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act (WSLA), 18 U.S.C. ...
Probation Department Receives DUI Expansion Grant
... Department receives DUI expansion grant Collaborative courts include Adult Drug Court, DUI Court (Nevada City and Truckee), Mental Health Court and Prop. 36 Court. The philosophy behind collaborative courts is to incentivize treatment instead of custody time to improve future outcomes and … Read more on The Union of Grass Valley Stocks going up – Progenics Pharmaceuticals, (NASDAQ:PGNX), The Medicines … The Medicines Company, declared the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved RAPLIXA™ (fibrin sealant) and the RaplixaSpray™ device to provide adjunctive hemostasis for mild to moderate bleeding in adults undergoing surgery when control … Read more on wsnewspublishers Read ...
Zohydro Ban Unlikely in NH, as Doctors and Pharmacists Voluntarily Postpone …
... ban unlikely in NH, as doctors and pharmacists voluntarily postpone … Pain treatment specialists have long wondered when a pharmaceutical manufacturer would give them access to hydrocodone without acetaminophen, said Seddon Savage, director of the Dartmouth Center on Addiction, Recovery and Education, and an expert in … Read more on Concord Monitor Families flee Kansas and Missouri so sick kids can get medical marijuana The big “no” comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which continues to say that marijuana “has a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision” and that “no sound scientific studies supported medical use of marijuana.” But the … Read more on Kansas City Star Read ...
Proposed Senate Bill to Ban New Painkiller
... Senate Bill to Ban New Painkiller Even before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Zohydro extended release in October 2013, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has opposed the drug. On March 13, Manchin announced a plan to ban the potent painkiller through Congress. “I have … Read more on The Epoch Times W.Va. woman pleads guilty in Fayette drug case that prompted chase, suicide “They said if I went out and got in trouble, I'd get all the help I needed,” Phillips said, describing how she tried to get treatment in her ...
Cocaine Addiction: Patient Behavior Predicts Treatment Success
... College of Physicians and Surgeons and the New York State Psychiatric Institute in New York City showed that patients who had an early response to treatment and were motivated, as reflected by their cumulative clinic … Read more on Medscape Treating Childhood Migraines: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Slashes Symptoms … “In pediatric patients who seek care in headache specialty clinics, up to 69 percent have chronic migraine; however, there are no interventions approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of chronic migraine in young persons. Read more on Medical Daily Read ...
Forest Announces New FETZIMA(TM) (Levomilnacipran ER Capsules) Now …
... Announces New FETZIMA(TM) (levomilnacipran ER capsules) Now … FETZIMA was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), also known as depression, in adults in July 2013. "We are pleased to announce that FETZIMA is now available to patients," said … Read more on Wall Street Journal Patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) Get Earlier Access to a Not-yet … Sjaak Vink, CEO of myTomorrows, comments “I'm very pleased that myTomorrows offers patients who suffer from MDD and their ...
The Effects of an African Heritage
... effects of an African heritage – The effects of an African heritage Interview with Divine Charura As part of the preparations for the Transcultural conference that Colin Lago is organising i… Addiction doctor leaves Gosnold An injection, which can last up to one month, blocks cravings for opiates and alcohol. It also will block any effects if patients try to get high. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Vivitrol as an opiate treatment drug in 2010 and it is … Read more on Capecodonline Read ...