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• [See *Correction above: The TR-4 Return Pad is not approved for use by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.]
• "The approval of Thermage FLX, and the TR-4 return pad, marks a significant milestone for Solta Medical," Thomas J. Appio, Bausch Health Chief Executive Officer, said.
• "The approval from NMPA means we are able to continue the momentum of the growth of Thermage in China," Jiny Kim, Senior Vice President, Solta Medical, said.
• Ask your doctor for more information about Thermage FLX and see www.thermage.com for additional details.

• As a Leapfrog partner, CorMedix will advise the Leapfrog board and management on industry and policy trends and help shape the organization’s long-term strategic vision.
• “An alliance between The Leapfrog Group and CorMedix brings together two organizations both focused on a common goal: improving patient safety and quality of care across the U.S. healthcare system,” said Joseph Todisco, Chief Executive Officer, CorMedix.
• “CorMedix is dedicated to developing solutions that reduce the risk of healthcare associated infections, in particular catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs).
• Every American deserves the highest quality health care, and together with CorMedix we can achieve our shared vision for excellence,” said Leah Binder, Leapfrog president and CEO.

• Private dental care is increasingly unaffordable, and millions of Australians go without the treatment they need.
• The potentially avoidable costs to the health-care system and to people’s quality of life has led to increased pressure for a Medicare-style universal insurance scheme for dental care (Denticare) or the inclusion of dental care into Medicare.
• Affordable and available dental care is crucial to addressing inequality in Australia.

Why wasn’t dental included in Medicare in the first place?

• There is, however, little to no evidence on the extent to which the Whitlam government pushed for dental to be included or how much it was opposed by dentists.
• It seems it was not on the agenda when Medicare was restored by the Hawke government.
• Secondly, the provision of public dental health services – often linked to dental hospitals and dental schools – has long been seen (especially by Coalition governments) as the responsibility of states and territories.

A short history

• This section gives the Commonwealth the power to legislate and fund these services but it’s not obligated to do so.
• The Whitlam government was the first to provide national funding and direction to these state-based programs through the Australian School Dental Program.

The barriers to universal dental care

• These figures don’t factor in the savings made to health-care costs due to preventable dental cavities and gum disease (estimated by the Australian Dental Association at $818 million per year) and reduced productivity.
• The other approach is to reduce costs by limiting the number of people covered and/or the number and type of services covered.
• Means testing access to Medicare Benefits Schedule items for dental care is risky; it could easily lead to means testing of access to other MBS items.

There’s more we can do

• Researchers have described the Chronic Dental Disease Scheme (introduced by the Howard government) as as “the most expensive and controversial public dental policy in Australian history”.
• As a 2012 analysis showed, it blew out its budget and did not result in dental health improvements.
• It’s worth noting many of the preventive actions needed to address obesity (for example, encouraging breast feeding and limiting sugary beverages) will also improve dental health.
• Read more:
  How to fill the gaps in Australia's dental health system

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• The Milk Dust line of products was founded and created by a mom of four, who wanted to help other mothers keep their milk supply while getting back in shape.
• Milk Dust satisfies sugar cravings with clean, nutrient-dense protein that is made specifically for postpartum healing, nourishment, lactation, and is designed to help mothers bring back their pre-pregnancy figure.
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