A new study found American ginseng can prevent tumor growth and colon inflammation, according to findings published in the BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine journal.
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A new study found same-day bowel cleansing regimen is effective and results in fewer side effects for afternoon colonoscopy than a split-dose regimen over two days, according to findings published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.
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A new pediatric dental surgery center has opened in Santa Maria, Calif., according to a KSBY.com report.
As reimbursements decline, ASCs need to be even more conscious of their bottom lines. Joseph Zasa, JD, managing and founding partner of ASD Management; Susan Curtis, RN, BSN, CASC and the administrator at the Surgical Center for Excellence; and Richard…
Millennium HealthCare has announced Millennium Vascular Management Group, its wholly owned subsidiary, has executed a management and service agreement with a physicians group for the opening of a vascular ambulatory surgery center in the Greater New York area, according to…
In a report to HHS, the Institute of Medicine recommended 10 actions for improving health IT patient safety.
Baptist Hospital East in Louisville, Ky., is requesting a certificate of need to develop a new ambulatory surgery center in Fern Creek, Ky., according to a Business First report, citing a recent report from Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family…
A new outpatient surgery center in Wichita, Kan., has broken ground, according to a Wichita Eagle report.