Adempas Benefit in Pulmonary HTN Holds Up

Published October 30, 2013

Adempas Benefit in Pulmonary HTN Holds Up
… University of Rochester Medical Center. "The riociguat program is exciting because it offers the first new mechanism of action to treat pulmonary hypertension in over a decade," he told MedPage Today. "This is not just a new drug but a new class of … Read more on MedPage Today

Local authorities say prescription drug abuse is on the rise
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Law enforcement agencies and drug treatment centers say prescription drug use continues to rise. At the Keystone Substance Abuse Services in Rock Hill, prescription medicines have become the most treated type of substance at the … Read more on WCNC

Doctors Use Euphemism for .4 Billion in Needless Stents
Unnecessary stents cost the U.S. health care system $ 2.4 billion a year, said Sanjay Kaul, a cardiologist and researcher at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Founded in … Insurer HealthNow New York Inc. brings extra review to cases in which … Read more on Bloomberg

Ex-Bolivar doctor 'no better than a drug dealer on the street corner,' US …
Ex-Bolivar doctor 'no better than a drug dealer on the street corner,' U.S. attorney says. Nolan Denny Crisp sentenced to two years for … abuse of prescription drugs.” Crisp was employed at Pomme de Terre Wellness Center in Bolivar from June 2009 to … Read more on Springfield News-Leader