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In response to the recent final decision by NICE on the use of Velcade for cancer patients with myeloma, the bone marrow cancer, charities Myeloma UK, Cancerbackup and Leukaemia CARE issue the following response:

The long awaited decision on Velcade has resulted in a positive approval of the treatment, but many patients will now be ineligible to receive it after a change in the guidance since the preliminary ruling in June. (Read content ‘Velcade Finally Approved, But Disappointment For Myeloma Patients As NICE Move The Goalposts, UK’…)

A simpler technique for testing public drinking water samples for the presence of the radioactive element radium can dramatically reduce the amount of time required to conduct the sampling required by federal regulations. (Read content ‘Fast And Cost Effective Test For Safer Water’…)

A growing number of health clinics owned by nurses with advanced training are opening in rural areas of Missouri, the reports. (Read content ‘Growing Number Of Nurse-Owned Health Clinics Opening In Rural Missouri’…)

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Going for healthy fast-food fare? You might want to give yourself a calorie reality check.

A new study shows that people tend to underestimate the calories in fast-food items that they consider relatively healthy. (Read content ‘”Healthy” Fast Food Doesn’t Mean Low-Cal’…)

In light of the “substantial” cost of medical errors, Medicare’s new rule to refuse to pay the costs of preventable hospital errors will provide an incentive that should “help reduce the taxpayers’ burden,” a editorial states. (Read content ‘Medicare’s Hospital Reimbursement Rule On Preventable Errors A Welcome Change, Editorial States’…)

Streams, lakes, and bays may soon be cleaner thanks to an innovative approach to managing stormwater runoff being developed at Virginia Tech and funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (Read content ‘IT Employed To Allocate Stormwater Runoff, Leading To Cleaner Waters’…)

Damp, Moldy Homes May Cause Depression

But researchers say more study is needed to prove a link

By Alan Mozes
HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, Aug.

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Computer-Related Eye Strain Not Just for Adults

Optometrists urge parents to screen kids’ online habits to prevent vision problems

By Madeline Vann

FRIDAY, Aug.

(Read content ‘Computer-Related Eye Strain Not Just for Adults’…)

Whiplash May Result in Delayed Jaw Pain

Trauma patients 5 times more likely to suffer facial dysfunction after a crash

By Robert Preidt

THURSDAY, Aug.

(Read content ‘Whiplash May Result in Delayed Jaw Pain’…)