Report: FDA Strengthens NSAIDs Warnings
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is strengthening an existing label warning that non-aspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increase the chance of a heart attack or stroke. Based on the FDA’s review of new safety information, it is now requiring updates to the drug labels of all prescription NSAIDs.
Report: Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Affordable Care Act Subsidies
The Supreme Court today voted to uphold the previous IRS ruling that the Affordable Care Act allows for tax subsidies in the 34 states that use federally funded health-care exchanges. The 6-3 decision preserves health-care coverage for millions of Americans who enrolled for health care on the federal exchange.
We Treat Feet Supports Local High School After-Prom Program
We Treat Feet Podiatry recently pledged a donation to Franklin High School’s Project S.A.F.E. After-Prom Program. The program, according to organizers is an “all-night event [that] will provide a safe, substance-free environment for the students to share a memorable evening with their friends. The students will have a fantastic time celebrating safely!”
Report: Gout Vastly Undertreated in USA & UK
Gout, the most common inflammatory arthritis worldwide, is treatable but vastly undertreated, according to epidemiologic studies that now encompass three continents. The undertreatment problems previously reported in the United Kingdom and the United States also characterize gout in Taiwan, according to a nationwide population study. Chang-Fu Kuo, MD, from the Division of Rheumatology, Orthopaedics and […]
Foot Injury Focus: Heel Pain
The heel bone is the largest of the 26 bones in the human foot, which also has 33 joints and a network of more than 100 tendons, muscles, and ligaments. Like all bones, it is subject to outside influences that can affect its integrity and its ability to keep us on our feet. Heel pain, […]
Dr. Daniels Ranked In Top Podiatrists on LinkedIn
We Treat Feet’s Dr. Mike Daniels is ranked in the Top 1% of all podiatrists listed on the business social network LinkedIn! Dr. Daniels is continually ahead of the curve in connecting with both his patients and colleagues and it’s great to see him recognized. You can view his LinkedIn profile here!