by Ken DeRouchie | Jun 27, 2009 | Articles, Issue 10, Newsletter
They take on military assignments impossible for humans, and even robots, to perform. They are rewarded with fresh food, protection from predators and loving human contact. These unheralded, unknown, and often misunderstood marine mammals are saving countless lives...
by Ken DeRouchie | Jun 26, 2009 | Articles, Issue 10, Newsletter
The Bane and Boon of Your Practice Did you go to medical school to learn how to juggle your accounts payables and receivables? Did you spend 10 years going to school to figure out how to set up workable collection procedures with your patients and clients? I didn’t...
by Ken DeRouchie | Jun 26, 2009 | Articles, Issue 10, Newsletter, Practice Areas, Veterinary
Closing U.S. Horse Processing Plants Efforts to shut down horse processing plants in the United States have led to increased abandonment and neglect of horses in this country and the inhumane death of horses in Mexico, according to the American Veterinary Medical...
by Ken DeRouchie | Jun 26, 2009 | Articles, Issue 10, Newsletter, Practice Areas, Veterinary
University of Florida researchers report that outbreaks of canine influenza virus, which causes an acute respiratory infection, have been identified in dogs in shelters, humane societies, boarding facilities and veterinary clinics in Florida, predominantly in Broward,...
by Ken DeRouchie | Jun 26, 2009 | Articles, Issue 10, Newsletter, Optometry, Practice Areas
Legislation an Important Step Toward Addressing the Uninsured For the first time, the U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation supported by the American Academy of Ophthalmology to combat undiagnosed and untreated vision problems in children. In a move...
by Ken DeRouchie | Jun 26, 2009 | Articles, Issue 10, Newsletter, Optometry, Practice Areas
detect vision loss quickly and cheaply Scientists hope to make it available online Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have discovered a simple and inexpensive way for patients with retinal and other eye disease to keep track of changes in their vision loss....
by Ken DeRouchie | Jun 25, 2009 | Articles, Dentistry, Issue 10, Orthodontic, Practice Areas
Can Cause Cleft Lip and Palate Scientists supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of Health, report that women who smoke during pregnancy and carry a fetus whose DNA lacks both copies of a gene...
by Ken DeRouchie | Jun 25, 2009 | Articles, Dentistry, Issue 10, Newsletter, Practice Areas
Two studies suggest that periodontal diseases should be a concern to women of all ages Two studies in a recent issue of the Journal of Periodontology (JOP) suggest that periodontal diseases are a threat to women of all ages due to hormonal fluctuations that occur at...
by Ken DeRouchie | Jun 25, 2009 | Articles, Dentistry, Issue 10, Newsletter, Practice Areas, Veterinary
Dentists Emphasize Saving Natural Teeth and Patient-Specific Considerations For patients torn between the best way to treat a compromised tooth, the choice just got clearer. A recent systematic review comparing two of the most common treatment options – root canals...
by Ken DeRouchie | Jun 25, 2009 | Articles, Dentistry, Issue 10, Newsletter, Optometry, Practice Areas, Veterinary
Taking Advantage of the IRS Section 179 Write-Off Written by Brad Beck, Vice President Bank of America Practice Solutions What did you think the chances were that a banker would not start anything that is printed on paper without a disclaimer? Well if you took the...
