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• Health Tourists

  Karen Gatlin | August 20, 2008 11:58 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  An industry known as "health tourism" is growing as more health consumers seek less expensive, as well as quality, medical care. An example is the United Arab Emirates which has embarked on a plan...

• Patient of Distrust of Doctors II

  Donald Caminiti | August 15, 2008 11:35 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  No less prestigious a group than the Harvard Medical Practice Study Group, in an article entitled "Doctors and Lawyers: Medical Injury, Malpractice Litigation and Patient Compensation in New York",...

• New Drug may Offer Hope for Alzheimer's Patients

  Karen Gatlin | August 01, 2008 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  The incidence of Alzheimer’s Disease is growing as the population of the United States is aging. A new drug, Rember, may slow or even halt the effects of Alzheimer’s Disease, a disease which affects...

• The Racial Implication of Tort Reform

  Donald Caminiti | July 30, 2008 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  The Center for Justice & Democracy (CJ&D), a nonprofit, nonpartisan consumer rights organization, today announced the publication of The Racial Implication of Tort Reform in the most recent...

• Vytorin fails test

  Donald Caminiti | July 28, 2008 8:57 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  In a recent SEAS study, it was determined that the cholesterol reducing drug, Vytorin, did not prevent worsening of heart valve disease or lower the need for valve surgery. Preliminary results...

• Physician-Patient Communication

  Donald Caminiti | July 26, 2008 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  In medical malpractice litigations in recent years in Japan, it is notable that the growing number of medical negligence cases resulting in serious personal injury or wrongful death includes the...

• Cancer Doctor Warns of Cell Phone Risk

  Donald Caminiti | July 24, 2008 2:13 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  A University of Pittsburgh doctor warned university faculty and staff Wednesday that cell phone use may cause increased risk of cancer. In a memo he sent to about 3,000 faculty and...

• Durom Artificial Hip

  Donald Caminiti | July 24, 2008 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  Complaints surrounding an artificial hip component have prompted the nation’s largest orthopedics device producer to suspend sales of artificial socket. According to some physicians the Durom cup...

• Heart Medication Recall

  Karen Gatlin | July 11, 2008 9:14 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  Many patients with heart failure take Digoxin to improve their heart function. One medication, Digitek, whose main ingredient is Digoxin, is produced in New Jersey by Activis, and marketed as...

• Never Events

  Karen Gatlin | July 01, 2008 2:22 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  "Never events" are identifiable, serious, preventable errors in medical care and are evidence of problems in a health care facility. The exact number of "never events" is unknown, but they result in...