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New payment methods squeezing doctors

As the government and insurers push to switch from traditional fee-for-service payments, doctors scramble to find ways to keep practices afloat.

16 Mar 2012

ARV given to HIV-positive children boosts preventive power of key malaria drug, study shows

An antiretroviral (ARV) drug given to HIV-positive children "can boost the preventive power of a key malaria drug," according to a study conducted in Uganda and presented last week at the 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, ScienceNow reports.

16 Mar 2012

Introducing art into nursing care improves stroke survivors' QOL

Stroke survivors who like art have a significantly higher quality of life than those who do not, according to new research. Patients who appreciated music, painting and theatre recovered better from their stroke than patients who did not.

16 Mar 2012

Delayed response to food crisis, pipeline constraints leave thousands without food aid in Chad

"Late Chadian government recognition of a food crisis, a slow build-up from aid agencies, and severe pipeline constraints due to closed Libyan and Nigerian borders mean food aid has not yet arrived in Chad, despite many thousands of people having already run out of food," IRIN reports.

16 Mar 2012

Individuals' views on health law form hopes, predictions about the Supreme Court's decision

New polls from the Kaiser Family Foundation and Bloomberg explore what the public expects of the high court's proceedings.

16 Mar 2012

Romney's opponents attack him on Massachusetts health law and Planned Parenthood statement

The Massachusetts health law, which GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney signed while governor and which includes an individual mandate, continues to haunt him in the primaries. Meanwhile, Democrats use his recent pledge to 'get rid of' Planned Parenthood to diminish his appeal with female voters.

16 Mar 2012

Progress in AIDS fight must be an impetus for increasing investment, sustaining advancements in Africa

In this post in the Huffington Post's "Impact" blog, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe examines the role of the fight against AIDS in sustaining economic and social development in Africa. "Africa is breaking records," he writes, noting the economic growth, increased access to information, a rise in democracy, a decline in poverty, increased school enrollment -- especially for girls -- and a decline in AIDS-related deaths on the continent.

16 Mar 2012

Viewpoints: Health costs crushing Detroit; Military care still faces funding issues; Romneycare scores

Legacy costs are bankrupting Detroit just as they crushed its automakers. Firefighters can retire at 55 and earn 70% of their highest salary plus a 2.25% annual cost-of-living inflator in perpetuity. The result? Employee benefits alone now make up about half of the city's general fund. Health costs have grown by more than 60% since 2008 while the city's pension bill has quadrupled to $200 million.

16 Mar 2012

New FSU technology could decrease the cost of drug discovery

New technology being developed at Florida State University could significantly decrease the cost of drug discovery, potentially leading to increased access to high-quality health care and cancer patients receiving personalized chemotherapy treatments.

16 Mar 2012

CDC takes critical step to reinvigorate fight against tobacco use

The following is a statement by Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today has taken a critical step to reinvigorate the fight against tobacco use – the nation's leading preventable cause of death – by launching the government's first-ever paid, nationwide media campaign to encourage smokers to quit and prevent children from starting to smoke.

16 Mar 2012

UM, Shock Trauma partner to train dental students, residents

The University of Maryland's (UM) School of Dentistry has teamed up with the UM School of Medicine's R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center for training future dentists to respond efficiently and effectively to life threatening medical emergencies in a dental setting.

16 Mar 2012

Research looks at how perceived discrimination influences smoking rates among minority groups

Smoking, the leading preventable cause of mortality in the United States, continues to disproportionately impact lower income members of racial and ethnic minority groups. In a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health, Jason Q. Purnell, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, looked at how perceived discrimination influences smoking rates among these groups.

16 Mar 2012

New evidence on the link between suicide and economy

New evidence on the link between suicide and the economy shows that the monthly suicide rate in New York City from 1990 to 2006 was 29% higher at the economic low point in 1992 than at the peak of economic growth in 2000.

16 Mar 2012

Health Canada approves Mylan-Rosuvastatin Calcium Tablets

Mylan Pharmaceuticals ULC, the Canadian subsidiary of Mylan Inc., today received approval from Health Canada for Mylan-Rosuvastatin Calcium Tablets, 5mg, 10mg, 20mg and 40mg. Mylan-Rosuvastatin is the generic version of Astra Zeneca's Crestor Tablets, which are used for the management of primary hypercholesterolaemia, mixed dyslipidaemia, and familial hypercholesterolaemia.

16 Mar 2012

State roundup: Ariz. long-term care plan advances; N.H. moves to repeal 'certificate-of-need'; Minn. ALEC legislation

The Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would make long-term health care more affordable for middle-class families. Rep. Steve Farley, D-Tucson, sponsored House Bill 2713, which would allow Arizonans to set aside money in a tax-deductible savings account to pay for long-term health-care expenses. It would also create tax deductions for long-term health insurance premiums.

16 Mar 2012

Teen pregnancies increasing in Philippines because of lack of services, reproductive health information, experts say

A "lack of services and information about adolescent reproductive health [in the Philippines] is fueling the rise of teen pregnancies and hurting child survival rates, according to health experts," IRIN reports.

16 Mar 2012

Longer looks: Last interview with Oregon's assisted-suicide law architect; Med students spurn primary care for hospital jobs

Dr. Peter Goodwin, a family physician and right-to-die activist, took his own life on March 11, 2012, at age 83. He did it legally, with the blessing of his family and doctors, under the Oregon law allowing physician-assisted suicide - the first such law in the country - that Goodwin was instrumental in creating. … He did not look like a dying man; he was chirpy and alert ... However, as a result of his fatal disease - a Parkinsons-like condition called coritcobasal degeneration - he could not use his right hand or do much reliably with his left.

16 Mar 2012

Health Care News and Research

New payment methods squeezing doctors

ARV given to HIV-positive children boosts preventive power of key malaria drug, study shows

Introducing art into nursing care improves stroke survivors' QOL

Delayed response to food crisis, pipeline constraints leave thousands without food aid in Chad

Individuals' views on health law form hopes, predictions about the Supreme Court's decision

Romney's opponents attack him on Massachusetts health law and Planned Parenthood statement

Progress in AIDS fight must be an impetus for increasing investment, sustaining advancements in Africa

Viewpoints: Health costs crushing Detroit; Military care still faces funding issues; Romneycare scores

New FSU technology could decrease the cost of drug discovery

CDC takes critical step to reinvigorate fight against tobacco use

UM, Shock Trauma partner to train dental students, residents

Research looks at how perceived discrimination influences smoking rates among minority groups

New evidence on the link between suicide and economy

Health Canada approves Mylan-Rosuvastatin Calcium Tablets

State roundup: Ariz. long-term care plan advances; N.H. moves to repeal 'certificate-of-need'; Minn. ALEC legislation

Teen pregnancies increasing in Philippines because of lack of services, reproductive health information, experts say

Longer looks: Last interview with Oregon's assisted-suicide law architect; Med students spurn primary care for hospital jobs

More women need regular checks for Chlamydia infection: CDC

Blue Cross Blue Shield in Tenn. to pay $1.5M to settle HIPAA breach

Aidspan publishes new issue of 'Global Fund Observer'

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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