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J & J: Hospital Deal Will Hurt Medical Device Sales
The CFO for Johnson & Johnson"s said President Obama"s deal with hospitals to cut Medicare costs will reduce the sales of medical devices, Bloomberg reports: "Hospitals buy medical devices, including J&J"s artificial hips and stents to prop open clogged arteries, directly from the manufacturer, (Johnson and Johnson CFO Dominic) Caruso said today in an interview with Bloomberg News. The hospitals are reimbursed by government-run health plans for the cost of a procedure regardless of the price of the equipment, pressuring hospitals to cut purchases of the latest technologies, he said. ò€¦ "The deal that the hospital industry struck will obviously have an impact on the medical-device business," Caruso said. "Medicare reimburses the hospital for a basket of costs related to a procedure, of which medical devices are included"" (Randall, 7/14).
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Study Suggests ACL Reconstruction Doesn't Harm NFL Career Length
Knee injuries are a common problem in collegiate and professional football, often hindering an individual"s career length and future. A study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine"s Annual Meeting in Keystone, Colorado suggests that anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction versus a simple meniscus repair may predict a longer professional career in those that have suffered knee injuries.
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What Is Herpes? What Is Genital Herpes?

is a cold sore around the mouth *Do not have many sexual partners Some people find that stress, being tired, illness, friction against the skin, or sunbathing may trigger recurrences of symptoms. Avoiding such triggers, if they can be identified, may help reduce the number of recurrences. See our Sexual Health News Section Written by Christian Nordqvist Copyright: Medical News Today Not to be reproduced without permission of Medical News Today

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