Sentara Spotlight: Alexander Lambert, II, M.D. Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

February 9, 2010
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Sentara Spotlight: Alexander Lambert, II, M.D. Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

Meet Dr. Lambert, a board-certified orthopedist with Virginia Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Williamsburg at New Town. He specializes in sports medicine and can treat injuries both operatively and non-operatively. Dr. Lamberts goal is to meet his patients specific needs by partnering with them throughout the entire treatment process. Call (757) 253-0603 to make an appointment.

Visit us online at www.sentara.com/sentaramedicalgroup.

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Sentara Spotlight: Alexander Lambert, II, M.D. Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

February 9, 2010
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Sentara Spotlight: Alexander Lambert, II, M.D. Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

Meet Dr. Lambert, a board-certified orthopedist with Virginia Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Williamsburg at New Town. He specializes in sports medicine and can treat injuries both operatively and non-operatively. Dr. Lamberts goal is to meet his patients specific needs by partnering with them throughout the entire treatment process. Call (757) 253-0603 to make an appointment.

Visit us online at www.sentara.com/sentaramedicalgroup.

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AHF Merck Protest & Gilead’s New “QUAD”

February 9, 2010
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AHF Merck Protest & Gilead's New "QUAD"

Representatives from AIDS Healthcare Foundation protested at the JP Morgan Health Conference (Jan 12, 2010) due to the steep price increase by Merck and Co. Pharmaceuticals in it's key HIV/AIDS drug, Isentress. The drug was recently approved by the FDA in Oct 2007 as a salvage therapy for HIV patients who are resistant to other AIDS drugs but has recently been approved for first-line therapy as well – thus greatly expanding the US market for the drug and making Mercks Isentress the most expensive first line treatment.

Here, Gilead Sciences speaks on their new 4 in 1 one a day pill for HIV/AIDS. He mentions the need for a balance between access and profit, good judgment, corporate responsibility and fair drug pricing.

For more information, visit www.aidshealth.org

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Working Out for Extreme Fitness

February 9, 2010

Many people think about building muscles as abandoning life outside the gym and devoting hours within the gym sort of a monk in a very monastery. Perhaps the sole approach to chisel the body into a hot muscular physique is by toiling hour by hour over the rusty iron day in, day trip and year [...]

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Moderate Exercises to Fitness!

February 9, 2010

Have you ever felt tired and wired from work and when you get home you see your three children running towards you asking you to play basketball with them? You refused and promised them that you may after you take you rest.
Rather than disappointing your kids, why not say, “yes” once all? You’ll be [...]

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A Look on Diet Fitness

February 9, 2010

Several folks nowadays are terribly a lot of aware concerning their own health and fitness. In addition to that, these folks, and many others additionally, are now having that want to sculpt their bodies to ahieve that magazine-cowl look. Hence, gyms, health spas and other fitness centers have proliferated everywhere to cater to the wants [...]

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Beauty and Fitness

February 9, 2010

Health is wealth. By being physically work, it will create an individual look lean both inside and out.
There’s a heap a person will do such jogging or walking  within the morning, playing basketball or any other sport with friends however if an individual desires to possess muscles and appearance lean, the best thing to [...]

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HIT Stimulus Update, Vol. 5: State Health Information Exchanges & Regional IT Extension Centers

February 9, 2010
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HIT Stimulus Update, Vol. 5: State Health Information Exchanges & Regional IT Extension Centers

Physicians should get involved in local state efforts as local and regional health information exchanges are formed in the interest of becoming a meaningful user of health information technology with regard to interoperability. They can also work with regional health IT extension centers to gain further understanding of meaningful use and information about certified products. Physicians now need to be moving ahead aggressively with their certified health information technology decisions.

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HIT Stimulus Update, Vol. 5: State Health Information Exchanges & Regional IT Extension Centers

February 8, 2010
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HIT Stimulus Update, Vol. 5: State Health Information Exchanges & Regional IT Extension Centers

Physicians should get involved in local state efforts as local and regional health information exchanges are formed in the interest of becoming a meaningful user of health information technology with regard to interoperability. They can also work with regional health IT extension centers to gain further understanding of meaningful use and information about certified products. Physicians now need to be moving ahead aggressively with their certified health information technology decisions.

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Introducing Telehealth from Emory Heart & Vascular Center

February 8, 2010
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Introducing Telehealth from Emory Heart & Vascular Center

The Emory Heart & Vascular Center now offers Telehealth, a relatively new way to bring healthcare closer to patients. Using videoconferencing technology to transmit live video and medical information, Emory Heart & Vascular specialists can see patients who live in rural Georgia without the patients' having to travel to Atlanta.

Emory Heart & Vascular Center
http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/heart-center-atlanta/

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