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Co-worker rudeness can have great impact on employee's family relationships

A co-worker's rudeness can have a great impact on relationships far beyond the workplace, according to a Baylor University study published online in the Journal of Organizational Behavior.

20 Aug 2011

News highlights: Calif. ruling limits medical damages; appeal filed in case challenging Ariz. Medicaid cuts

The state Supreme Court handed insurers and business groups a major legal victory -- and personal injury lawyers an equally big setback -- on Thursday by imposing limits on medical damages in one of the era's closest watched civil cases. The issue in the case, Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provisions, was whether an injured party could collect the full medical care costs billed by doctors and hospitals, or the lesser amount that the medical providers accepted from an insurance company.

20 Aug 2011

BD acquires Carmel Pharma

BD, a leading global medical technology company, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Carmel Pharma, AB, a Swedish company that manufactures the PhaSeal® System, the leading closed-system drug transfer device for the safe handling of hazardous drugs that are packaged in vials.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 17 Aug 2011

Roundup: Mass. Gov. remains committed to health payment changes; insurers fight Fla. decision on state workers' HMO

The Patrick administration is still angling to get the Legislature to pass a sweeping overhaul of the state's health care payment and delivery system by the end of 2011, Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray said yesterday.

10 Aug 2011

Exactech's new Optetrak Logic knee implant effective for painful arthritis

Kevin Hindle, a 47-year-old manufacturing engineer at Exactech, Inc., a global orthopaedic device company, regained his active lifestyle with an innovative new knee implant that he helped develop.

9 Aug 2011

St. Jude hosts Sibling Star Day event for brothers and sisters of cancer patients

When a child is battling cancer or other serious illness, the entire family is affected, including siblings. Recognizing the important role brothers and sisters play in the healing process, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital recently hosted Sibling Star Day, an event dedicated to celebrating the brothers and sisters of St. Jude patients.

6 Aug 2011

Daily text messages to health workers improve proper malaria treatment administration, study shows

"Sending daily text message reminders to health workers can mean nearly 25 percent more children are properly treated for malaria, according to the results of a six-month trial conducted in Kenya" published Thursday in the Lancet, Reuters reports.

5 Aug 2011

N.H. says group that administers insurance for cities owes $100 million

State investigators say the Local Government Center is required by law to return the surplus to the cities.

4 Aug 2011

Life becomes harder after settlements for on-the-job back injuries

Financial and domestic problems for workers -- particularly those who are African-American, have lower incomes, or are younger than 35 -- get progressively worse in the years after they have settled claims for painful, on-the-job back injuries, a new Saint Louis University study finds.

2 Aug 2011

Researchers receive federal grant to improve diabetes management in minority patients

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Institute for Health Research and Policy and College of Medicine have received a $3 million federal grant to improve diabetes management in minority patients.

29 Jul 2011

$3 million grant to aid minorities with uncontrolled diabetes

28 Jul 2011

BD to acquire Carmel Pharma

BD, a leading global medical technology company, announced today that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Carmel Pharma, Inc., a Swedish company that manufactures the PhaSeal System, the leading closed-system drug transfer device for the safe handling of hazardous drugs that are packaged in vials.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 28 Jul 2011

UH student receives prestigious 2011 Ima Hogg Scholarship for Mental Health

Ana Luisa Laws, a second-year student in the master of social work program at the University of Houston (UH) Graduate College of Social Work (GCSW), is one of five outstanding graduate students in Texas to receive the prestigious 2011 Ima Hogg Scholarship for Mental Health.

26 Jul 2011

Comprehensive and age-appropriate evaluation during hospital stay is best for older patients

Older people rushed to the emergency room are more likely to be living at home up to a year later if they receive a comprehensive and age-appropriate evaluation during their hospital stay.

22 Jul 2011

Subsidizing wages at group homes would likely reduce worker turnover rates

Subsidizing the wages of caregivers at group homes would likely reduce worker turnover rates and help contain costs at long-term care facilities, according to new University of Illinois research.

22 Jul 2011

Roundup: Ore. cuts insurer's rate increase; Ga.'s effort to curb TB struggles; psychiatric care hard to get in Boston

The Oregon Insurance Division will allow the state's largest health insurer to raise rates on individual premiums an average 12.8 percent, far lower than the 22.1 percent the company had requested.

22 Jul 2011

Deep brain stimulation benefits people with Parkinson's, essential tremor

Tom Keilen couldn't grab a glass of water without spilling it all over himself. Plagued with uncontrollable tremors at just 57 years old, the Michigan resident was fighting a battle against an aggressive case of Parkinson's disease.

21 Jul 2011

New sting video targets Ohio Medicaid offices

Ohio officials are investigating allegations that some county Medicaid workers inappropriately advised men posing as Russian drug dealers on how to get government health care benefits.

20 Jul 2011

Midland hospitals claim victory against MRSA superbug

Reports reveal that Midland hospitals have won the war against the killer superbug Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and some NHS trusts have completely eradicated the disease. The infection was hitting more than a thousand vulnerable patients in the region every year at its peak in 2004 and 2005, leading to many deaths.

18 Jul 2011

Opinions about the CIA's ruse vaccination campaign in Pakistan

Health experts and writers continue to react to the CIA's use of a vaccine campaign to hunt Osama bin Laden.

15 Jul 2011

Worker News and Research

Co-worker rudeness can have great impact on employee's family relationships

News highlights: Calif. ruling limits medical damages; appeal filed in case challenging Ariz. Medicaid cuts

BD acquires Carmel Pharma

Roundup: Mass. Gov. remains committed to health payment changes; insurers fight Fla. decision on state workers' HMO

Exactech's new Optetrak Logic knee implant effective for painful arthritis

St. Jude hosts Sibling Star Day event for brothers and sisters of cancer patients

Daily text messages to health workers improve proper malaria treatment administration, study shows

N.H. says group that administers insurance for cities owes $100 million

Life becomes harder after settlements for on-the-job back injuries

Researchers receive federal grant to improve diabetes management in minority patients

$3 million grant to aid minorities with uncontrolled diabetes

BD to acquire Carmel Pharma

UH student receives prestigious 2011 Ima Hogg Scholarship for Mental Health

Comprehensive and age-appropriate evaluation during hospital stay is best for older patients

Subsidizing wages at group homes would likely reduce worker turnover rates

Roundup: Ore. cuts insurer's rate increase; Ga.'s effort to curb TB struggles; psychiatric care hard to get in Boston

Deep brain stimulation benefits people with Parkinson's, essential tremor

New sting video targets Ohio Medicaid offices

Midland hospitals claim victory against MRSA superbug

Opinions about the CIA's ruse vaccination campaign in Pakistan

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