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10/6/2009 1:06:59 AM EST A military study into the detection, prevention and treatment of brain injury indicates that many of the symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder mimic the symptoms of traumatic brain injury. Cognitive testing and new diagnostic imaging technolo ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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10/5/2009 10:49:50 AM EST AUGUSTA, ME - Employers in Maine continue to pressure the Workers' Compensation Board to create a medical fee schedule that considerably lowers medical fees that hospitals and other medical providers can charge them for treatment of injured workers.&nb ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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10/2/2009 9:53:40 PM EST WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Underwriter reports that the Senate Finance Committee completed its w ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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9/30/2009 9:03:39 PM EST Lawrence H. Brenner, JD, and B. Sonny Bal, MD, MBA, have written an article in Orthopedics Today that although a ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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9/23/2009 8:20:24 AM EST OAKLAND, CA - In a study released earlier this month, the California Workers' Compens ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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9/22/2009 1:20:36 PM EST CAMBRIDGE, MA - Medical cost containment became a focus for many states ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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9/15/2009 1:54:21 AM EST CALIFORNIA - The medical marijuana business in California is booming with at least 1,000 medical marijuana dispensaries in the state. Cities such as Sacramento and Oakland have placed a moratorium on licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries until th ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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9/10/2009 12:52:31 AM EST SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The San Francisco Examiner reports that doctors, firefighters and researchers have teamed up to show a link betw ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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9/7/2009 11:44:28 AM EST SALT LAKE CITY, UT - As reported in The Salt Lake City Tribune , so-called "meth cops" - those police officers exposed to methamphetamine when busting meth labs - have vowed ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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8/20/2009 1:19:13 AM EST A study published in the August 19, 2009 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, says that expansion of renewable energies should appreciably improve the health status of the 700,000 US workers employed in the energy sector. Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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8/19/2009 11:47:38 AM EST TULSA, OK - The Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Court has adopted new guidelines for the treatment of the lumbar spine and cervical spine, effective August 15, 2009. Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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8/5/2009 11:47:22 PM EST The August 5, 2009 issue of JAMA includes a study on asthma and posttraumatic stress symptoms five to six years following xposure to the World Trade Center terrorist attack. The study finds that "acute and prolonged exposures were both associated< ... Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)
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