Medicare Approves In Home Sleep Apnea Testing The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have approved at-home sleep testing for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Previous policy had mandated that suspected sleep apnea sufferers undergo facility-based polysomnography. The new policy allows continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment for Medicare patients who are diagnosed via unattended home monitoring devices.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comLower Target Levels For Blood Pressure And LDL-Cholesterol Could Provide Early Cardiovascular Benfits But May Not Work Forever When American Indian patients with diabetes reduced their bloodpressure and LDL-cholesterol to below a standard target level had agreater decrease in cartoid artery wall thickness in a study publishedno April 9, 2008 in JAMA.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMost Back Pain Could Be Cured Without Surgery Or Drugs If Doctors Treated Muscles Not The Spine Says Leading Pain Specialist If you're suffering from back pain and unable to find relief, it may be because the real cause of your pain -- weak, stressed and damaged muscles, not your spine -- has never been recognized or treated, says Norman Marcus, M.D., one of the nation's leading pain specialists.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comRigel's R788 Shows Preclinical Activity In Type 1 Diabetes Model Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RIGL) announced that its oral Syk kinase inhibitor, R788, may be a useful treatment for type 1 diabetes mellitus, according to research being presented at the American Association of Immunologists meeting in San Diego, California on April 8, 2008.
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