Topic: Medical Treatments and Procedures

To Vaccinate, or not to Vaccinate

Nothing causes an uproar in this country more than the sex lives of young girls: Who's doing it? And where? How many? And why? How young? And what can be done about it? There's always some crisis when it comes to women and sex. But ...READ»

Can Protein Sciences Produce a Swine Flu Vaccine in Time? Update: Likely No

As the start of a new school year begins, concerns over H1N1--aka swine flu--are growing. Everyone's waiting to hear when a vaccine will be available, and earlier this summer, the CDC predicted that 120 million doses ... READ»

GlaxoSmithKline Fights Malaria in Africa with Satellites

Malaria kills one million people a year, most of them children in Africa's so-called Malaria Belt (the sub-Saharan region). In partnership with the Gates Foundation, pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline is preparing an ambitious ...READ»

Getting Out From Under the Thumb of the Insurance Industry

We recently started delivering several of our seminars in Canada.  This gave us a unique opportunity to see for ourselves how a Canadian practice is run. We noticed immediately that the Canadian physiotherapy differs greatly in ...READ»

Monmouth County NJ Laser Eye Surgeon Achieves Rare Dual Certification

Dr. Daniel B. Goldberg, New Jersey’s leading laser vision correction/LASIK surgeon has a rare dual certification based on actual review of LASIK surgical skills and results.READ»

Is There Really A Solution To Get A Consistent Abundance Of New Patients?

There comes a point in time in a practice, whether you’re just starting out or have been practicing for years, when you find yourself saying, “We need new patients.” You seem to find yourself up against the same walls as the ...READ»

Star Power: Dr. Andrews' Patient List is a Veritable Who's Who of Sports

Andrews has treated thousands of athletes in his 35-year career. How many of the 62 Hall of Famers, all-stars, and up-and-comers did you recognize on pages 104 -- 105?READ»

• The Most Valuable Player in Sports is ... this Doctor
• High Profile Sports Patients of Dr. James Andrews
• Big Game Trophy Hunter

Intercell’s Needle-Free Vaccines

Vaccines may soon be a lot less painful. A needle-free vaccination method is being developed by Intercell USA with help from design giant Ideo.READ»

• BMW Gina: Shape-Shifting Car

Lifetime's Mastectomy Petition - More Surface Than Substance?

Whenever I see a beautifully crafted dessert, I am always hopeful it will taste as good as it looks. More often than not though, I am disappointed by the incongruity between the attractive exterior and inferior interior. This is ...READ»

Can a Cash Practice Work?

The simple answer is yes. The first prerequisite for a cash practice is to determine if there is a need for the service. There are over 47 million uninsured in the US and many of them are in need of physical therapy but do not have ...READ»

Vaccine Technology Conference

The 1950s and 1960s were momentous for drug manufacturers, which introduced vaccines for polio, measles, mumps, and a host of other diseases. Over time, though, many pharmaceutical companies deemphasized vaccines in favor of ...READ»

Appendix Removal Potential Medical Malpractice

Who really has an appendix left these days? It seems like most of us had them out when we were kids and could still eat a bowl of ice cream as a reward.READ»

GlaxoSmithKline Signs $540 Million Deal for Nicotine Vaccine

Four years ago, the startup Nabi Biopharmaceuticals began testing a promising nicotine vaccine called NicVax with the aid of $4.1 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health. Earlier today, the vaccine received a booster ...READ»

This Is Brain Surgery

Dr. Ben Carson, one of the world's most celebrated neurosurgeons, performs as many as 500 operations a year - most with life-or-death consequences. Here are his techniques for coping with pressure, planning for problems, and dealing with risk.READ»

China's Sinovac Is Exporting H1N1 Vaccine, but Who Will Vaccinate the Chinese?

Chinese vaccine manufacturer, Sinovac has the first government-approved H1N1 vaccine in its possession, and now stands to make a killing in exports. Mexico has already ordered 10 million doses, according to a recent report in China ...READ»

Why Vaccine Makers Can't Keep Up with the H1N1 Virus

There isn't enough H1N1 vaccine to go around, which is why President Barack Obama declared the outbreak a national emergency over the weekend. Why can't we produce H1N1 vaccines fast enough? Because of chicken eggs.READ»

NJ Eye Surgeon Recognized By Castle Connolly

Dr Daniel Goldberg, laser eye surgeon in NJ, recognized by Castle Connolly as Top Doctor.READ»

Surgical Malpractice

Having an operation ranks as number one on a list of things people would rather not do.READ»

What You Need to Know to Open a Physical Therapy Cash Practice

I am concerned about something I see more and more with private practice physical therapists and that is the ease in which we place blame on an insurance company for patients who do not get better. I hear things like, “Their ...READ»

Richard Klausner Spends to Save Lives

At the wealthiest foundation on the planet, a brilliant scientist is giving away Bill Gates's money in pursuit of a lofty goal: solving the world's most pressing health problems.READ»

Bank Offers Free Health Care To Community: Now That’s Corporate Social Responsibility!

Corporate Social Responsibility is essential to build strong relationships with consumers. On the brink of collapse, Puerto Rico’s Doral Bank transformed itself with an aggressive CSR strategy. By offering free mammogram testing and education on health care for women, Doral bank has quickly established itself as a trusted community partner. READ»

The Doctor of the Future

Cost, access, quality -- the prognosis for American health care may look grim, but innovation is the cure. The medicine of tomorrow is being born today.READ»

• Why Electronic Health Records Are Worth the Hype--and the Price
• Myca and Hello Health Preview Their Facebook-like Medical Platform
• Healing Yourself Via YouTube: The Amazing and Frightening Future of Health Care

Social Capitalists: Profiles

Path (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health) Founded: 1977 Seattle, Washington Christopher J. Elias, President www.path.org Entrepreneurship: A Innovation: A+ Social Impact: A+ Aspiration: A- Sustainability: A- ...READ»

Beating the Competition

One of the first steps is knowing how to play the game.  A lot of you can do the physical therapy hat very well – you’ve gone to college, invested money and time on being expert on getting that hat completely on.  Now that you ...READ»

How to Handle Competition

As both a private practice owner and as the co-founder of Measurable Solutions, I have noticed that physical therapists in general are constantly worried about competition.  Physical therapists worry about competition from not only ...READ»