FDA weighs impact of prescription drug ads
FDA survey shows 69 percent of patients who asked for a named drug leave with it. Ads prompt healthcare visits, but critics warn they push patients toward costly or unnecessary medicines. The agency plans to survey doctors to gauge how advertising shapes prescribing and whether rules should tighten to improve understanding of risks and benefits.
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Bush plan aims to end health insurance parity gap
Washington AP Lisa Cohen describes lifelong discrimination in health coverage between her bipolar disorder and blood condition. President Bush endorses parity, urging equal mental health treatment and creating a 15 member panel to study reforms. Senators back parity amid cost concerns as CMS projects 7.3 percent annual health care growth through 2011.
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Hope House Food Drive Set for May and Canned Goods Drive
Dr Rory Hall and Country Mart will host a canned food drive to restock Hope House larder on May 2031. Drop sites include Tall's Chiropractic Clinic 137 Main St on Mon Wed Fri 9 am to noon. Tue Thu hours vary. Also note Optometric Association convention update and federal aid pamphlet on free or low cost medications.
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Domestic abuse victims get plastic surgery help
Gina Rallo, a 45-year-old from Florissant, received free reconstructive surgery through the Face to Face program after a brutal attack by her ex-boyfriend. plastic surgeon Dr. Brock David Ridenour at Washington University Medical Center has aided about a dozen such patients, underscoring both the physical and psychological toll of abuse and the program’s impact.
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Gina Rallo
Rallo
Florissant
Ronald Snell
North St. Louis County
Snell
Justice System
Brock David Ridenour
St. Louis County
Ridenour
Washington University Medical Center
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
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