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Poultry producers still use FDA-banned antibiotics

In a joint study, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Arizona State University found evidence suggesting that a class of antibiotics previously banned by the U.S. government for poultry production is still in use. Results of the study were published March 21 in Environmental Science & Technology.

6 Apr 2012

GAVI announces HPV, rubella vaccines will be available to developing countries

"The GAVI Alliance has announced that it will include human papillomavirus (HPV) and combined measles-rubella vaccines in its portfolio for the first time" to help protect women from cervical cancer and children from disability or premature death, Africa Science News reports.

6 Apr 2012

Ohio AIDS advocates, patients protest against rationing of lifesaving HIV medicines

A group of Ohio AIDS advocates, patients and medical providers hosted a protest in Columbus today in conjunction with a public hearing held by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) and its Director, Theodore E. Wymyslo, M.D., on proposed rule changes that would restrict access to lifesaving AIDS drugs for low-income Ohioans based on medical criteria.

6 Apr 2012

Study: MLR rule would have translated into $2B in rebates to consumers

If the health law's requirement that insurers spend at least 80 percent of premiums on medical care had gone into effect in 2010, instead of a year later, private plans would have had to refund as much as $2 billion to consumers, either in rebates or reduced premiums, according to a study by the Commonwealth Fund, which supports the law.

6 Apr 2012

Web-based worksite health promotion program minimizes absenteeism

Workers participating in a "comprehensive" workplace promotion program had a one-fifth reduction in absenteeism during the first year, reports a study in the April Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

6 Apr 2012

Contraception, abortion, fetal care issues flare up in state legislatures

Women's health issues continue to roil politics in Texas, Mississippi and Nebraska.

6 Apr 2012

Labcon recommended for re-certification to ISO 9001

Labcon North America, the world's leading manufacturer of Earth Friendly laboratory disposables, announced today that it has been recommended for re-certification to the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Standard.

6 Apr 2012

Administration budget plan for veterans' health care riles advocates

The budget proposal cuts defense spending in part by increasing health care cost sharing for retired service members. Also in the news, USA Today reports that the Department of Veterans Affairs is short on psychiatrists as demand for mental health care continues to increase.

6 Apr 2012

Questions emerge after Obama spars with the Supreme Court

Earlier this week, President Barack Obama made comments that "implicitly" warned the court against overturning the health law. Since then, defenders and critics have weighed in on his words and strategy.

6 Apr 2012

PBS NewsHour interviews developer of 'solar suitcase'

In this PBS NewsHour report, NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels interviews obstetrician Laura Stachel about the "solar suitcase," a "a suitcase containing elements to produce and store solar energy," devised by Stachel with the aim of reducing maternal mortality rates in the developing world after "witnessing the consequences of power outages in Nigeria's health facilities."

6 Apr 2012

ACMG Foundation, Genzyme announce recipients of Medical Genetics Training Award

Carlos E. Prada, MD of Cincinnati Children's Hospital and James D. Weisfeld-Adams, MD of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY were honored as the 2012-2013 recipients of the Genzyme/ACMG Foundation Medical Genetics Training Award in Clinical Biochemical Genetics at the ACMG 2012 Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting in Charlotte, NC.

6 Apr 2012

Medicaid news: Oregon competitors working together; Calif. 'duals' project launches

A new push to reshape health care in greater Portland is reminiscent, its biggest booster says, of the race to land a man on the moon. Erstwhile health care competitors hope to set aside their differences to care for the region's 200,000 Oregon Health Plan members, says Legacy Health CEO George Brown. The task is happening in a timeline -- Brown snaps his fingers -- "that's like that long. It's a moon shot for sure. What we're trying to do, to my knowledge, has not been attempted any place in the country."

6 Apr 2012

Public not as willing to pay for effective mental illness treatments

An analysis of a nationally representative sample of 710 adult respondents reveals that the public is less willing to pay to avoid mental illnesses compared to paying for treatment of medical conditions.

6 Apr 2012

JHI sponsors international scholarship program for medical students

An international scholarship program for medical students from outside the United States to study at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is the institution's latest initiative aimed at nurturing the next generation of health care leaders. Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI), the global arm of the Baltimore, Maryland-based Johns Hopkins Medicine, is sponsoring this program.

6 Apr 2012

Humanosphere blog reports on 'Diseases without Borders' forum

KPLU 88.5's "Humanosphere" blog reports on a "Diseases without Borders" forum held in Seattle on Tuesday at which Nils Daulaire, director of the Office of Global Affairs for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, stressed that global health is a domestic issue.

6 Apr 2012

Bayshore Community Hospital introduces new personal concierge service

At Bayshore Community Hospital, making patients and guests feel at home while they're away from home for a hospital stay is top of mind. While clinical care remains the Hospital's top priority, it is now enhancing the total hospital experience of patients with a new service called Concierge Care. Concierge Care was formed to consistently address personal or "non-clinical needs," making patients and their guests as comfortable as possible.

6 Apr 2012

Attorney General: Justice Department will respond to federal judge on judicial review

In what has become a charged exchange, a federal judge in Texas demanded the Obama administration explain its views on the court's authority to overturn acts of Congress. Attorney General Eric Holder said yesterday the Justice Department would respond "appropriately."

6 Apr 2012

Loyola dietitian offers health tips for Easter

Life-size chocolate bunnies, baskets overflowing with jelly beans and buffets filled with lavish delicacies. Easter gives us hope that consistent warm weather days are just around the corner. But it can also be a time of temptation, with large white bunnies leaving baskets full of candy around the house.

6 Apr 2012

Presidential campaign focus turns to budget, Medicare issues

President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are using their differences on Medicare issues and entitlement spending -- in the context of the nation's fiscal challenges -- as key campaign themes.

6 Apr 2012

MossRehab founding director to receive Kessler Foundation's Joel A. DeLisa, MD Award

John Whyte, MD, PhD, is the 2012 recipient of Kessler Foundation's Joel A. DeLisa, MD Award for Excellence in Research and Education in the Field of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R). Dr. Whyte will be honored at the Foundation's Board of Trustees dinner in West Orange on May 10.

6 Apr 2012