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Reuters examines challenges related to estimating number of undernourished people worldwide

"Calculating the number of hungry people around the world at any given moment, let alone predicting how that number is likely to change in the future, is no easy task," Reuters reports in an article examining the numerous challenges of estimating the number of undernourished people worldwide and noting the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is expected to release new data and methodology in October "as part of its annual report on food insecurity."

4 May 2012

WFP, UNHCR concerned about food, water insecurity in border areas between Sudan, South Sudan

The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) "has warned clashes along the border between Sudan and South Sudan threaten to plunge the region into widespread hunger" and "said it is scaling up its humanitarian operation in South Sudan to assist a growing number of refugees and displaced people," VOA News reports.

4 May 2012

Viewpoints: Doctor-led frugality; George will on his son's life with Down syndrome; Facebook spurs organ donors

In case you missed it, a recommendation came out last month that physicians cut back on using 45 common tests and treatments. ... Most doctors will agree with the recommendations on the list. But the problem of overuse is less one of bad doctors although there are a few; the problem is more one of good doctors working in a bad system. ... But we have to start somewhere - and this list is a good start. Now it needs to be extended.

4 May 2012

Health care quality varies widely despite high spending in the U.S.

The United States spends more on health care than 12 other industrialized countries yet does not provide "notably superior" care, according to a new study from The Commonwealth Fund.

4 May 2012

Researchers create new systematic assessment for malnutrition

A new systematic assessment of malnutrition, created by researchers at Penn State, will aid dietitians and other health care providers in diagnosis and treatment.

4 May 2012

MediServe launches Attigo Therapy

Rehabilitation software solution specialist MediServe is expanding its product line, launching a new all-in-one Web-based software solution designed specifically to help private practice therapy providers increase their profits.

4 May 2012

NHPCO to develop and launch ‘Reaffirming Hospice Campaign’

The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization has contracted with Hill + Knowlton Strategies to develop and launch a "Reaffirming Hospice Campaign." This national campaign will reinforce the vital importance and quality of hospice to policy makers, healthcare professionals, and baby boomers.

4 May 2012

AHA, ASA honor Cedars-Sinai’s Stroke Program with Gold Award

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Stroke Program was spotlighted by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association April 18 for earning the highest achievement in the association's initiative to improve outcomes for patients suffering strokes: the Get With the Guidelines Gold Plus award.

4 May 2012

At least 1M children at risk of death in Sahel drought crisis; European Commission donates over $20M to UNICEF appeal

"At least one million children are at risk of dying of malnutrition in the central-western part of Africa's Sahel region due to a drought crisis, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Wednesday, adding that more resources are urgently needed to help those in need," the U.N. News Centre reports.

4 May 2012

Repeated blows to the head associated with long term cognitive, pathologic changes

NFL great Junior Seau's apparent suicide might shock the sports world, but to neurosurgeons and neurologists accustomed to seeing an increase in the incidence of concussions, especially among football players, the news isn't as surprising.

3 May 2012

Scientists address mental health and well-being at Association for Psychological Science's annual meeting

Are our existing treatments for mental health issues working? Can we design new and better approaches to intervention? Can we even tell which factors promote mental health? Clinical psychological scientists will be addressing these and many other questions related to mental health and well-being at the Association for Psychological Science's 24th annual meeting in Chicago, May 24-27, 2012.

3 May 2012

Kessler Foundation scientists to share new findings at international multiple sclerosis congress

Kessler Foundation will be represented by four scientists at the inaugural International Congress on Cognition in Multiple Sclerosis to be held at the Congress Center in Bordeaux, France on May 11 & 12, 2012.

3 May 2012

Study to understand, prevent and reverse radicalization of young people

A University of Maryland-led team of international experts will investigate ways to understand, prevent and reverse the radicalization of young people in destabilized areas of the world, and to keep them from embracing terror as a political tool.

3 May 2012

Ambitious international project aims to compile landmark sequel to 'The Book of Life'

Scientists are announcing the roadmap, policies and procedures for an ambitious international project that aims to compile a landmark sequel to "The Book of Life." The follow-up to the Human Genome Project, which decoded all of the genes that make up humans, involves identifying and profiling all of the proteins produced by the thousands of genes bundled together in all of the human chromosomes.

3 May 2012

Political cartoon: 'Truth In Labeling?'

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with "Truth In Labeling?" by Chris Weyant.

3 May 2012

Competition to celebrate art in medicine

It turns out beauty really is skin deep. A hair follicle or skin specimen that doesn't look like much of anything to the naked eye can become a complex, colorful work of art under a microscope. Mayo Clinic dermatologists struck by the beauty they see in the cellular have started a competition to celebrate art in medicine. The winning entries appear in the May issue of the Journal of Cutaneous Pathology.

3 May 2012

First Edition: May 3, 2012

Today's headlines include a report exploring how the Medicare payment system could suffer unintended consequences if the Supreme Court overturns the health law.

3 May 2012

Incentives increase blood drive donations

Blood drives do better with incentives, says University of Toronto study.

3 May 2012

Lyme can infect Texas public, alerts TXLDA

Thousands of Texans have Lyme disease, yet Texas patients are still being told there is no Lyme disease in Texas. To address this problem, the Texas Lyme Disease Association (TXLDA) has commissioned its first public service announcement to alert the Texas public that Lyme can infect them and their families.

3 May 2012

Impact of Texas family planning affiliation regulation

As a federal appeals court considers the legality of Texas' family planning "affiliation regulation," a new report provides a preliminary assessment of the impact of the Texas rule on preventive care access by low-income women.

3 May 2012

Healthcare News

Reuters examines challenges related to estimating number of undernourished people worldwide

WFP, UNHCR concerned about food, water insecurity in border areas between Sudan, South Sudan

Viewpoints: Doctor-led frugality; George will on his son's life with Down syndrome; Facebook spurs organ donors

Health care quality varies widely despite high spending in the U.S.

Researchers create new systematic assessment for malnutrition

MediServe launches Attigo Therapy

NHPCO to develop and launch ‘Reaffirming Hospice Campaign’

AHA, ASA honor Cedars-Sinai’s Stroke Program with Gold Award

At least 1M children at risk of death in Sahel drought crisis; European Commission donates over $20M to UNICEF appeal

Repeated blows to the head associated with long term cognitive, pathologic changes

Scientists address mental health and well-being at Association for Psychological Science's annual meeting

Kessler Foundation scientists to share new findings at international multiple sclerosis congress

Study to understand, prevent and reverse radicalization of young people

Ambitious international project aims to compile landmark sequel to 'The Book of Life'

Political cartoon: 'Truth In Labeling?'

Competition to celebrate art in medicine

First Edition: May 3, 2012

Incentives increase blood drive donations

Lyme can infect Texas public, alerts TXLDA

Impact of Texas family planning affiliation regulation

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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