FDA Recall: Products Containing Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein

Recall: Products Containing Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
via Recall: Products Containing Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is actively investigating findings of Salmonella Tennessee in hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) manufactured by Basic Food Flavors, Inc., in Las Vegas, NV. HVP is a flavor enhancer used in a wide variety of processed food [...]

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New Member Benefit – Staffing Service and Private Duty Services

ANNOUNCEMENT

The Allegheny County Medical Society is proud to announce a new member benefit. ACMS has partnered with Liken Health Care Staffing and Liken Home Care to provide staffing and private duty services to ACMS members.
For over 38 years, Liken has provided quality service in Western Pennsylvania and has established a reputation as a leader in [...]

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Medical Records Reproduction Fee Schedule for 2010

Medical Records Reproduction Fee Schedule for 2010
The Pennsylvania Medical Society receives a significant number of inquiries from physicians and their office staff concerning medical record copying fees. While physicians have not traditionally sought to make a profit on providing medical records, they have sought to recover their costs, particularly when a medical record is [...]

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Dear Doctor: Anesthetic drug must be monitored carefully

Dear Doctor: Anesthetic drug must be monitored carefully.
Question: Will I receive Diprivan (propofol), the same medication implicated in Michael Jackson’s death as part of my next anesthetic?
Answer: It is very likely that you will receive propofol during your next anesthetic, be it sedation, commonly called “twilight sleep,” for a minor procedure or general anesthesia for [...]

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Influenza Round Table: Warning Signs

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Additional information at www.flu.gov

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In the news 11/05/2009

“House Democrats Set Deal on Government Option ” The Wall Street Journal (10/29/2009)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125676119579814007.html

“IBM to Drop Co-Pay for Primary-Care Visits ” The Wall Street Journal (10/29/2009)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704222704574501641374551868.html

“Public it is: Don’t play name games on health-care reform” The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (10/29/2009)
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09302/1009100-192.stm

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Affordable Health Care for America Act – Summary

Affordable Health Care for America Act

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Posted by:
Joni Landy, Esq.
412-594-3945
See the Summary of House Health Care Reform Bill (Affordable Health Care for America Act) prepared by the House Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce and Education and Labor (October 29, 2009)
From Michael Cassidy’s Med Law Blog

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H1N1 Flu: Free Resources for your office and patients

2009 H1N1 Flu: Free Resources
In addition to the materials listed below, other free resources are available at http://www.cdc.gov/flu/freeresources.
CDC Flu resources

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ACHD Clinic to Offer Season Flu Vaccine Starting Oct. 19

HEALTH DEPT. CLINIC TO OFFER SEASONAL
FLU VACCINE STARTING OCT. 19
The Allegheny County Health Department will open its seasonal influenza vaccination clinic at 3441 Forbes Avenue, Oakland, on Monday, October 19.
The clinic will offer seasonal influenza vaccine throughout the fall and winter, while supplies last, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 3 [...]

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Hand Sanitizers Information

Hand Sanitizers, Good or Bad? – New York Times.

2009 H1N1 Flu (“Swine Flu”) and You

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