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Personalized Medicine Partnership Launches in Florida Bio-IT World February 10, 2012 | Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, Florida Hospital and Moffitt Cancer Center have teamed to create Personalized Medicine Partnership of Florida. The new collaboration will further explore ways to use patient DNA to ... and more »

PR Web The true fountain of youth Grand Junction Free Press I often reply to such comments with bits of wisdom that Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has provided for me throughout my training. My words are usually met with a silent moment of pondering and consideration. However, sometimes a client will remark ... Acupuncture for Children? San Francisco Chinese Medicine College Now Offers ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Mysterious Death at Acupuncture Clinic Raises QuestionsKLAS-TV all 4 news articles »

Sydney Morning Herald Bad medicine: Fairfax online poll becomes alternative health battleground Sydney Morning Herald Late last month the Herald reported on a lobby group of more than 400 doctors, medical researchers and scientists - dubbed Friends of Science in Medicine - that is pressuring universities to close down alternative medicine degrees, ... and more »

Ben Chu: Nation takes its medicine – but condition may worsen The Independent Unless the medicine suddenly starts working, Greece is inevitably going to need still more debt forgiveness. And that will mean more losses for private bondholders – or more financial support from other European governments. and more »

MedPage Today Orthopedists Say Tab for Defensive Medicine Is 'Billions' MedPage Today And, extrapolated to the 20400 orthopedic surgeons in the US, the yearly price tag for defensive medicine in orthopedics is about $2.1 billion. "Defensive medicine drives up the cost of patient care and limits patient access to specialty care, ... Fear of Lawsuits Influences Care From Most Orthopedic Surgeons: SurveyThe Female Fan all 6 news articles »

PsychCentral.com Practice of defensive orthopaedic medicine costs US $2 billion annually Vanderbilt University News Defensive medicine is the practice of ordering additional but unnecessary tests and diagnostic procedures that may later help exonerate physicians from accusations of malpractice. However, these additional costs result in no significant benefit to ... Annual Cost of Defensive Orthopaedic Medicine Estimated at $2 BillionSacramento Bee AAOS: Defensive Medicine Prevalent in OrthopedicsDoctors Lounge Study: Defensive orthopedic medicine costs hit $2BCMIO EurekAlert (press release) all 113 news articles »