Can GP power cure the NHS?Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 12:57AMConDem health reform: The Verdict
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Old braille books get new life in KabulFriday, July 9, 2010 @ 8:07AMAbout 300 volumes of braille books donated by W. Ross Macdonald School will be making their way into the hands of visually impaired students in Kabul, Afghanistan.[...]
Emergency room visits increase in Mass., plus more hospital newsTuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 10:52PMThe Boston Globe: In Massachusetts, "[t]he number of people visiting hospital emergency rooms has climbed … despite the enactment of nearly universal health insurance that some hoped would reduce expensive emergency department use. According to state data released last week, emergency room visits rose by 9 percent from 2004 to 2008, to about 3 million visits a year.
Alcon signs definitive agreement to acquire LenSx LasersTuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 10:37PMAlcon, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire LenSx Lasers, Inc, a privately held company that developed the first femtosecond laser to receive U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for use as a part of cataract surgery. The LenSx system is indicated for anterior capsulotomy and laser phacofragmentation during cataract surgery, providing a ...