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Australian Medical Association To Work With Government On Nurse Legislation
The Australian Medical Association will work with the Federal Government to ensure patients benefit from the introduction of new prescribing rights for nurse practitioners and midwives.
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FDA Approves Effient To Reduce The Risk Of Heart Attack In Angioplasty Patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the blood-thinning drug Effient tablets (prasugrel) to reduce the risk of blood clots from forming in patients who undergo angioplasty, a common procedure to unblock a clogged coronary artery.
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Ariz. Gov. Signs Bills Increasing Abortion Restrictions, Updating Existing Statutes
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) on Monday signed into law a bill (HB 2564) that mandates a 24-hour waiting period and in-person counseling with a doctor before women can receive abortion care, the AP/Yahoo! News reports. The law requires doctors to list risks and alternatives and describe the fetus"s probable characteristics. It also makes an existing parental consent law more restrictive for minors seeking abortion care and allows health care workers to refuse to dispense emergency contraception on moral or religious grounds.Planned Parenthood Arizona said the measure "creates barriers, increases costs and denies access to services and providers to women who seek abortion care." Bryan Howard, the affiliate"s president, said, "Women will be forced to delay their care, in turn increasing their health risks." In signing the measure, Brewer "set a new course" from former Gov. Janet Napolitano (D), who vetoed all bills that restricted abortion rights during her six years as governor, the AP/Yahoo! News reports.Brewer Signs Law Revising "Partial-Birth Abortion" Ban Brewer also signed legislation (HB 2400) that revises an Arizona law banning so-called "partial-birth" abortion except when the procedure is necessary to save the woman"s life. A federal judge in October 1997 ruled that a state law banning the procedure was unconstitutional, but the Supreme Court in 2007 upheld a similar federal law. The new law is intended to align the 1997 state law with the federal statute, according to the AP/Yahoo! News.The new law specifies a punishment of up to two years in prison. It allows a doctor charged under the law to seek a hearing before a state regulatory board to determine if the doctor"s actions were necessary to save the woman. Advocates of the bill say that it will allow local authorities to enforce the ban on the procedure (Davenport, AP/Yahoo! News, 7/13).
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Local Researcher Shows Botox Clears Up Acne!

The muscle relaxer Botox has now been shown to positively affect the skin as well. "Botox definitely clears up acne," says Anil Shah M.D. The Chicago plastic surgeon is one of the only doctors worldwide using Botox in an entirely new way. He injects the muscle relaxer directly into the skin to eliminate large pores, oil production, and acne breakouts. Acne is caused when the skin"s sebaceous glands release too much oil, or sebum, into the skin"s pores. Bacteria use the sebum as food, multiply, and cause the pore to became inflamed leading to formation of a pimple. "Botox," says Dr. Shah, "stops the production of sebum and deprives those bacteria of food." The plastic surgeon has treated about 100 patients like Sanjay Nannapaneni. The 35-year-old Chicago resident has had oily skin and constant breakouts all his life. "It"s discouraging." he says. "I tried everything: Accutane, light therapy, antibiotics, nothing worked. Then I came across Botox for acne on the Internet. It sounded crazy but I was willing to try anything." Last August Dr. Shah injected tiny amounts of Botox throughout the dermis of Sanjay"s face. The procedure is rare because it"s technically difficult. The muscle paralyze has to be injected directly into a layer of skin just 1/25th of an inch thick. If it"s injected too deeply it can alter the patient"s facial expressions. "Experience here is really essential," says Dr. Shah. The plastic surgeon recently moved his practice from New York back home to Chicago And the results of Sanjay"s treatment? "I haven"t had a large breakout since," he says. "I"ve had random small pimples here and there, but that"s it. My skin"s less oily and my pores look smaller." Dr. Shah recently published the only study ever done showing that intradermal Botox lowers the skin"s oil production[1] The plastic surgeon believes Botox works by blocking the chemical acetylcholine in the skin"s dermis. Acetylcholine is known to increase the skin"s sebum production. In addition, the treatment literally paralyzes the tiny erector pili muscles that surround the skin"s pores and cause them to expand. While other treatments have been used for serious acne, none has been acceptable until now. The medication Accutane decreases oil production but side effects can include liver damage, bleeding in the mouth, birth defects, and even suicide. Laser treatments can"t reach the skin"s deep sebaceous glands Still, Dr. Shah cautions the treatment isn"t for everyone. He says most teen-agers won"t need the procedure because their skin will clear up with time anyway. "I only treat patients over 20-years-old," he says. "Their hormonal changes are likely permanent. For them Botox is now the safest most effective treatment we have." "I"d definitely recommend this to anyone else," says Sanjay "I"ve gone almost a year without breaking out. You have no idea how good that feels." [1] Use of intradermal botulinum toxin to reduce sebum production and facial pore size. Shah, Anil R.,Journal of Drugs in Dermatology 9/1/08 http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-36907084_ITM Dr Michael Breen Associates


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