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2 Feb 2015, 2:05 pm by Edward Smith
CPT codes were created and are maintained by the American Medical Association, which has copyrighted its CPT coding system. [read post]
29 Jan 2015, 12:54 pm by John Hopkins
The post Americans Paying More Than Ever for Generic Drugs appeared first on Searcy Law. [read post]
12 Jan 2015, 5:56 am by Emilio Diamantis
“The external pH of solid tumors is acidic as a consequence of increased metabolism of glucose and poor perfusion,” the American Association for Cancer Research reports in an abstract. [read post]
7 Jan 2015, 3:31 am by Jon Gelman
In addition, the study found that working 15 or more years of rotating night shifts was associated with a modest increase in lung cancer mortality. [read post]
16 Dec 2014, 4:32 pm
" Every year, about 5 million Americans are admitted to a medical or surgical ICU, and slightly more than 1 in 3 of these critically ill patients receive mechanical ventilation because they are comatose, have lung disease, pneumonia or sepsis (severe, systemic inflammatory response to infection) or for other reasons can't maintain an open airway. [read post]
18 Nov 2014, 8:47 am by Steven Boutwell
In an opinion hailed by injured workers (and their counsel), everywhere, the Townsend Court abrogated Guevera and ruled that a seaman may seek punitive damages associated with a claim for maintenance and cure. [read post]
17 Nov 2014, 11:20 am by Louthian Law Firm
But for employers concerned about productivity, this survey confirms what American Lung Association statistics say about the real cost of smoking in South Carolina: The annual cost of smoking to the state in direct healthcare expenditures is $1.6 billion, more than $1 billion in workplace productivity losses and $2.3 billion for premature deaths, for a total cost to the state’s economy of nearly $5 billion per year. [read post]
11 Nov 2014, 11:58 am by Simon Lester
  "To my knowledge, it would be the first in the nation to enact a total ban," said Thomas Carr, director of national policy at the American Lung Association. [read post]
11 Nov 2014, 5:19 am by Walter Olson
The town of Westminster, Mass. considers banning tobacco sales entirely, and the American Lung Association eggs them on [Boston Globe, AP] P.S. [read post]
7 Nov 2014, 9:42 am by Louthian Law Firm
With the average medical resident carrying a debt of $170,000, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges, this is a powerful incentive. [read post]
4 Oct 2014, 12:09 pm by Schachtman
Sir Richard Doll was ahead of Selikoff by a decade in reporting the epidemiologic association between asbestosis and lung cancer.[3] Christopher Wagner was ahead of Selikoff by several years in describing the association between amphibole asbestos and mesothelioma[4]. [read post]
19 Sep 2014, 8:13 pm by Schachtman
Peters is a lawyer and a member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, the Consumer Attorneys Association of California, and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. [read post]
16 Sep 2014, 2:45 pm by Bill Marler
  He has also received the Public Justice Award from the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association. [read post]
16 Sep 2014, 1:08 pm by CSSFIRM.COM
Marijuana, now legal in several American states, is more dangerous than people think, according to a chief researcher at the United Nations. [read post]
11 Sep 2014, 11:52 am by Jon Gelman
[Click here to see the rest of this post]Found onRelated articlesSilica exposures in fracking : Over 60 percent of workers may be excessively exposed (workers-compensation.blogspot.com)Silica: A Long Overdue Proposal (workers-compensation.blogspot.com)American Thoracic Society Welcomes OSHA's Proposed Lower Silica Exposure Standard (workers-compensation.blogspot.com)Proposed Silica Standard Needs to Be Strengthened (workers-compensation.blogspot.com)Deadly silica standard is killing UK… [read post]
5 Sep 2014, 11:50 pm by Jon Gelman
 Asbestos is a known carcinogen and has been causally connected to: asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma, as well as a many other malignancies.Today's post is shared from dailytarheel.com/Recent construction in the quad to remove asbestos has brought attention to the presence of the potentially hazardous material on other parts of campus, such as in residence halls and class buildings.According to the UNC Department of Housing and Residential Education, since… [read post]
4 Sep 2014, 12:00 pm
The AMA (American Medical Association) has warned pharmacies about refusing to fill prescriptions. [read post]