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We have been using the Bicom for years for treating allergies. We test all our clients for wheat and milk allergy as these seem to be the most prevalent.

Moms Matter | MOM-E-SCOOP | Children’s allergies
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According to the International Food Information Council, approximately 11 million Americans have life threatening food allergies (Shellfish, Nuts, Eggs, etc.) . A far greater

Living with a Shellfish Allergy on MedicineNet.com
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An investigation into how a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary determined reimbursement for out-of-network physicians across multiple insurers alleges to show a pattern of underpricing services to shift the payment burden from insurers to patients.

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Feb. 13 announced his intent to sue United, after a six-month investigation focusing on its Ingenix subsidiary. Ingenix operates a database used by most insurers to determine the so-called usual, customary and reasonable rates for physician services.

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A few years ago, an extremely sick, 2??-year-old boy came to the Houston office of pediatrician Ray Wagner, MD, with a 105-degree temperature. The illness, which required five days of hospitalization and a course of intravenous antibiotics, got its start in an infected tooth; which, in turn, resulted from poor dental hygiene and a lack of dental care. Dr. Wagner, who was then an assistant professor at the University of Texas Medical School, decided to use this case as a hook for an educational session on oral health.

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The iodine content in table salt may not match its label, and amounts may vary throughout the container, according to a study published in the Feb. 15 Environmental Science & Technology.

“There’s a problem here,” said Purnendu K. Dasgupta, PhD, lead author and chair of the chemistry department at the University of Texas at Arlington.

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A legal dispute in Washington state has doctors worried that their ability to employ other licensed medical professionals — and ultimately compete in health care — may be compromised.

The owner of a physical therapy group is suing an orthopedic practice, saying the doctors are profiting illegally from referrals they make to physical therapists who work for them. Columbia Physical Therapy also claims that state law prohibits Benton Franklin Orthopedic Associates in Kennewick, Wash., from hiring physical therapists at all. Both sides are asking the Washington Court of Appeals to clarify the issue. Judges have yet to decide whether to accept the case.

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Washington — President Bush’s legislation to slow Medicare spending is heavy on provisions related to doctors — from public quality rankings of physicians in five years to instituting pay-for-performance. But the bill doesn’t address Medicare physician pay cuts due to take effect July 1.

James King, MD, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians, said Medicare pay reform needs to be a higher priority for the administration. “They have to come to terms with how they’re going to pay physicians, where the money is going to come from and [how to] pay toward what they want to accomplish.” The American Medical Association is working to prevent the 10.6% pay cut scheduled to kick in for the last six months of 2008.

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The University of California, Los Angeles, has started a one-of-a-kind program that may start a trend among medical schools serving large Hispanic populations, experts said.

The pilot program prepares international medical graduates who speak English and Spanish for family medicine residency by coaching them through the multistep U.S. Medical Licensing Exam and giving them clinical observerships.

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Washington — Funding levels for health information technology programs in President Bush’s fiscal 2009 budget have come under fire in recent weeks from some analysts and Democratic lawmakers. They say the proposed investment isn’t enough to advance the administration’s goal of widespread electronic health record use by 2014.

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Washington — Interim findings released Feb. 13 regarding a large international type 2 diabetes study contradict those released a week earlier showing that patients receiving intensive treatment to lower their blood glucose levels were more likely to die.

Data from the 11,140-patient Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease: Preterax and Diamicron MR Controlled Evaluation (ADVANCE) trial did not show any evidence of increased deaths among participants who received aggressive treatment to lower their blood glucose levels to an A1c of 6.5% or less, which is below recommendations in some clinical guidelines.

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