The study is designed to determine whether a medicine called AnascorpTM works to treat scorpion sting. AnascorpTM has been used in Mexico for many years, but is not approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Currently there is no FDA approved therapy for the treatment of scorpion stings.
Read more! 1 in 4 Americans Under 65 Lacks Dental Insurance6/9/2010 12:00:00 AM (CST)
Latest stats, from 2008, show employment, education and race all affect access to care
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1 in 4 Americans Under 65 Lacks Dental Insurance
WEDNESDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) -- About three-quarters (73 percent) of Americans under the age of 65 years had some type of dental coverage in 2008, but about 45 million had no coverage, according to a new report from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics.
"A primary indicator of access to dental care in the United States is dental insurance. Previous studies have shown that persons with private dental insurance have more dental visits in the previous year than persons without private dental insurance," wrote Barbara Bloom and Robin A. Cohen of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics.
The complete report, Dental Insurance for Persons Under Age 65 Years with Private Health Insurance: United States, 2008, was released online June 9.
Among the other findings from the survey:
About 80 percent of people with employer-based private health insurance had dental coverage, compared with about 30 percent of those with directly purchased insurance.
Blacks were more likely to have dental insurance than whites, Asians or Hispanics.
About 40 percent of those with less than a high school education had no dental insurance of any kind.
The higher a person's income, the more likely they were to have dental insurance.
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The U.S. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research offers tips on low-cost dental care.
SOURCE: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, news release, June 9, 2010
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Chronic Heart Failure Study
We are seeking individuals in the advanced stages of heart failure to participate in a research study at Chandler Regional Medical Center.
We are seeking individuals with significant narrowing or blockage in an artery in the heart to participate in a research study at Chandler Regional Medical Center.
