Wal-Mart to enter electronic medical records arena
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Wal-Mart to enter electronic medical records arena
The Associated Press
In recent years Wal-Mart the world’s largest retailer has used its buying power to move into health care markets negotiating steep discounts for prescription drugs and eye care products. With the government providing $17 billion of stimulus funding to encourage use of electronic medical records the company sees an opportunity to serve as a low-cost one-stop option for single doctors and small practices. A Wal-Mart spokesperson said Wednesday the company is partnering with computer giant Dell Inc. and software maker eClinicalWorks to launch a bundled electronic health records package for doctors including installation and maintenance. The program will be offered through the company’s Sam’s Club discount-warehouse division which caters to small businesses. A formal launch is expected this spring.
Aethlon Medical Announces Significant Viral Load Reduction in …
FXBusiness
Patient 3’s viral load seven days post treatment was 5. About Aethlon Medical Aethlon Medical creates diagnostic and therapeutic filtration devices to improve the health of individuals afflicted with infectious disease and cancer. Aethlon’s lead product the Hemopurifier(R) is a first-in-class artificial adjunct to the immune system proven to capture infectious viruses and immunosuppressive particles from the human circulatory system. The device targets to inhibit disease progression of Hepatitis-C Virus (HCV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and serves as a broad-spectrum treatment countermeasure against bioterror and emerging pandemic threats. The Hemopurifier(R) also holds promise in cancer care as research studies verify the Hemopurifier(R) effectively captures immunosuppressive exosomes that are secreted by tumors to kill-off immune cells. At present over sixty-five (65) Hemopurifier(R) treatments (representing approximately 260 hours of treatment time) have been conducted in multi-site studies at the Apollo Hospital Fortis Hospital and Sigma New-Life Hospital in India.
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Number of medical schools rising
USA Today
Foster School of Medicine at Texas Tech University; El Paso Texas; Paul L. Foster School of Medicine; Texas Tech University; J. more medical schools are opening or under development a response to warnings of a looming doctor shortage. This year alone the number of accredited medical schools training doctors in the USA is set to.
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