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States, feds struggle to enroll consumers in health coverage

Officials attempting to enroll people for coverage through the health law's exchanges are facing education challenges, website headaches and a deadline of today to get people signed up for Jan. 1 coverage. News outlets provide snapshots in Colorado, California, the District of Columbia, Oregon, Minnesota, Texas, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

24 Dec 2013

Viewpoints: Republicans' 'repeal trap;' 'insufferable' pajama boy; ADHD epidemic; ACLU's campaign against Catholic hospitals

The Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne, Indiana, reports on a fascinating exchange between GOP Rep. Marlin Stutzman and a local meat market owner, Lee Albright, who likes the Affordable Care Act and quizzed the Congressman about the real world implications of the GOP repeal stance (Greg Sargent, 12/18).

20 Dec 2013

Simple tool right in your back pocket may help decrease type 2 diabetes risks

New University of Michigan research says that a simple tool right in your back pocket may help decrease your risk for type 2 diabetes: Text messages on your phone.

20 Dec 2013

HIV self-test screening strategy: an interview with Dr. Nitika Pant Pai, McGill University

Conventional health facility based HIV testing is plagued with poor rates of testing and has been around for the past 15+ years. Further, about 40-60% of individuals tested in facilities are lost to follow up.

17 Dec 2013

Frustration with Minn. insurance exchange mounts as officials race to remedy problems

Problems with Minnesota's online health insurance exchange -- long wait times, technology problems and security issues -- are getting extra scrutiny as officials push to fix the website ahead of the new year when coverage is slated to begin for many.

13 Dec 2013

Cinnamon, nutmeg, marshmallows provide more than taste of holiday spice

Cinnamon, nutmeg and marshmallows provide more than a taste of holiday spice or a sugar rush. They are the ingredients for recipes for trendy risky games played by many to disasterous consequences.

13 Dec 2013

Gene Expression Barcode 3.0 tool proves to be a vital resource for cancer research

A newly improved internet research tool is helping cancer researchers and physicians make sense out of a deluge of genetic data from nearly 100,000 patients and more than 50,000 mice.

13 Dec 2013

Health Improvement Institute Founder announces recipients of 2013 Human Research Protection Award

Awards for Excellence in Human Research Protection for 2013 were announced today by Dr. Peter G. Goldschmidt, President and Founder of the Health Improvement Institute.

12 Dec 2013

AudioEducator presents audio conferences on latest CPT coding updates for 2014

The providers want accurate reimbursement, whereas the payers want efficient claims processing. The ever-changing CPT® code set doesn't make your job easy. According to the American Medical Association (AMA), there will be 335 total code changes in 2014, to include 175 new codes, 107 revised codes, and 47 deleted codes.

12 Dec 2013

New book provides guidelines on managing cyberbullying

Cyberbullying is one of the darker and most troubling aspects of the growing use of new media technologies.

11 Dec 2013

Vestiage selects ROI Media for direct to consumer marketing campaign

Vestiage, Inc., a publicly traded healthy aging lifestyle company focused on science-based premium branded highly potent cosmeceuticals and nutraceuticals, announced today that it has engaged ROI Media to orchestrate its direct to consumer marketing campaign.

11 Dec 2013

High frequency cell phone users have lower GPA, higher anxiety, and lower happiness in life

Today, smartphones are central to college students' lives, keeping them constantly connected with friends, family and the Internet. Students' cell phones are rarely out of reach whether the setting is a college classroom, library, recreational center, cafeteria or dorm room.

9 Dec 2013

People lack knowledge about efficacy of HPV vaccine in preventing cervical cancer

Knowledge about the efficacy of the human papillomavirus vaccine in preventing cervical cancer was lacking in the majority of survey respondents for whom the information would be relevant, according to results presented here at the Sixth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, held Dec. 6-9.

9 Dec 2013

Exposure to high-powered blue handheld laser devices can cause serious eye injuries

Exposure for even fractions of a second to high-powered blue handheld laser devices can cause serious eye injuries, according to a study recently released online in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The researchers have concluded that the wide availability of these devices, which are often marketed as toys, could lead to an epidemic of ocular injuries, and greater public awareness and government intervention should be encouraged.

6 Dec 2013

Internet based intervention proves effective for people with PTSD, grief after loss of child during pregnancy

A paper published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics reports on the usefulness of an internet based intervention on people who experienced grief after loss of a child during pregnancy.

6 Dec 2013

"Appearance exposure" on Internet linked to body image disturbance among adolescent girls

"Appearance exposure" on the Internet has been linked to body image disturbance among adolescent girls. A new study that links specific Facebook activities, but not overall Facebook use to body dissatisfaction and a drive for thinness in teen girls is published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

4 Dec 2013

Administration officials give thumbs up to HealthCare.gov's technical fixes and capacity upgrades

The health law website reportedly now is operating 90 percent of the time, but more work still must be done, according to the Obama administration's Sunday progress report on their efforts to correct healthcare.gov's problems.

3 Dec 2013

GrowSafe Systems receives Ingenious Award at ICAT'S annual award gala

GrowSafe Systems Ltd. an Alberta based company and innovator in the agriculture industry announces receiving the Ingenious Award, Canada's information and communications innovation award at ICAT'S annual award gala on Wednesday evening in Toronto.

30 Nov 2013

Prescott Group opposes proposed merger with Theraclone Sciences

Prescott Group Capital Management, a greater than 10% shareholder of PharmAthene, Inc. (NYSE MKT: PIP), urges all stockholders to vote AGAINST the issuance of shares needed to complete the proposed merger with Theraclone Sciences, Inc. and AGAINST giving PharmAthene the right to adjourn the upcoming special meeting.

27 Nov 2013

Tactics to sell the health law: Moms and local news

he administration, as well as insurers and advocacy groups, will rely on several tactics to sell the public on the health law, appealing to mothers to recruit their adult children and seeking positive news coverage from local, rather than national, media.

27 Nov 2013

Internet News and Research

States, feds struggle to enroll consumers in health coverage

Viewpoints: Republicans' 'repeal trap;' 'insufferable' pajama boy; ADHD epidemic; ACLU's campaign against Catholic hospitals

Simple tool right in your back pocket may help decrease type 2 diabetes risks

HIV self-test screening strategy: an interview with Dr. Nitika Pant Pai, McGill University

Frustration with Minn. insurance exchange mounts as officials race to remedy problems

Cinnamon, nutmeg, marshmallows provide more than taste of holiday spice

Gene Expression Barcode 3.0 tool proves to be a vital resource for cancer research

Health Improvement Institute Founder announces recipients of 2013 Human Research Protection Award

AudioEducator presents audio conferences on latest CPT coding updates for 2014

New book provides guidelines on managing cyberbullying

Vestiage selects ROI Media for direct to consumer marketing campaign

High frequency cell phone users have lower GPA, higher anxiety, and lower happiness in life

People lack knowledge about efficacy of HPV vaccine in preventing cervical cancer

Exposure to high-powered blue handheld laser devices can cause serious eye injuries

Internet based intervention proves effective for people with PTSD, grief after loss of child during pregnancy

"Appearance exposure" on Internet linked to body image disturbance among adolescent girls

Administration officials give thumbs up to HealthCare.gov's technical fixes and capacity upgrades

GrowSafe Systems receives Ingenious Award at ICAT'S annual award gala

Prescott Group opposes proposed merger with Theraclone Sciences

Tactics to sell the health law: Moms and local news

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