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Study Shows Statin Drug Not Helpful to Children
The world’s top selling drug, a cholesterol fighter, does not show to help children overcome a learning disability that common and genetically linked. Past studies with lab mice showed that simvastatin helped the learning and attention deficits caused by neurofibromatosis 1, a disorder that alters activity in the brain. However, a more recent test by Lianna Krab of Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Sophia Childrens’ Hospital, Rotterdamn, The Netherlands says that a test of the drug on 62 children with the condition did not help. Neurofibromatosis 1 affects memory, motor skills, and general cognitive disabilities by causing tumors involving nerve tissue. This condition affects one in every 3,000 children. First Knight film Cast Away film The Spider Baby or Maddest Story Ever Told psp Children in the study were given either the drug simvastatin or an inert placebo for three months. According to the report published in the…
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Infant Dies Amid Heparin Scandal
One infant who was given overdoses of the blood thinner heparin died Tuesday morning (July 8). The mistake that lead to the widespread overdose at Christus Spohn Hospital South in Corpus Christi occurred in the pharmacy last Thursday where personnel mistakenly mixed the pediatric version of heparin with other solutions, including saline. Two pharmacy staffers are on voluntary leave until the investigation is resolved. Quiet City rip Moonstruck film The Dark Backward dvd The deceased infant was already very sick before the heparin overdose, so hospital officials do not know yet how much the drug affected the infant’s health. The pending autopsy will tell for sure. The pharmaceutical error was discovered by nurses running routine blood work. Though heparin is commonly prescribed to newborns (especially those born prematurely), too much heparin can cause serious damage. So far, at least 17 babies at Christus Spohn are known to…
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AAJ’s Ten Worst Insurance Companies
The American Association for Justice (AAJ) conducted an extensive investigation to determine the worst insurance companies in America. These include homeowners and auto insurers, health insurers, life insurers, and disability insurers. According to AAJ, Allstate is placed at the top of the worst insurance provider list; this is largely due to the fact that their primary mission is to “earn a return for the shareholders.” As a senior executive at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) said, “The bottom line is that insurance companies make money when they don’t pay claims.” Allstate even goes so far as to distribute corporate training manuals explaining how to avoid payments, and portable refrigerators are awarded to the adjusters who deny the most claims. Former employees have called Allstate’s approach to claims the “three D’s”: deny, delay, and defend. The top 10 list produced by AAJ, includes the following insurance companies: Profits Assets…
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