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UCSD: Medication education can help patients with diabetes better stick to drug treatment plans

Researchers at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California, San Diego say that medication education is a key factor in helping patients with diabetes better stick to their drug treatments plans.

10 Feb 2011

Virginia wants SCOTUS review soon, Dems ask Justice Thomas to step aside from case

News outlets reported that Virginia's attorney general has asked the Supreme Court to expedite a review of the health law. Meanwhile, House Democrats sent a letter to Justice Clarence Thomas asking him to recuse himself.

10 Feb 2011

State and federal efforts to monitor drug prescriptions and payments face challenges

The Center For Public Integrity reports on the challenges Medicare faces in trying to ensure that prescription drugs paid for by its contracting health plans are actually prescribed by doctors. Meanwhile, The Miami Herald chronicles the latest chapter in the ongoing story about the state's pill mills.

10 Feb 2011

ALQAEM to release online blood glucose monitor in the M.E.N.A. regions

The Health Care Division of ALQAEM International FZE, the exclusive master distributor for the M.E.N.A. region of the UFIT noninvasive medical device created by Biosign Technologies Inc. of Canada, is pleased to announce that it has placed orders for delivery this quarter and will begin a limited release in March to those M.E.N.A. regions that recognize the CE Mark for medical device registration.

10 Feb 2011

Growing number of organizations decide not to drop health-care coverage for employees

While most organizations are not waiting for a repeal of health-care reform, many are looking for further guidance on specific provisions of the law before making decisions on their benefits plans, a new poll by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) found.

10 Feb 2011

More companies are using HighRoads' procurement services to secure competitive healthcare coverage

As health care reform continues to negatively impact businesses' bottom line, HighRoads, the industry leader in employer health care regulation compliance, is finding an increasing number of companies using HighRoads' procurement and renewal service to secure more competitively priced plans.

10 Feb 2011

Private health sector employment share in the US reaches all-time high of 10.7%

Private sector health care employment in the United States reached an all-time high of 10.7 percent of total employment, according to a report released by Altarum Institute's Center for Studying Health Spending.

10 Feb 2011

State progress on health law implementation follows varying paths; Meanwhile, ACOs, waiver processes grab headlines

Media outlets report on a variety of implementation issues, including anti-trust concerns related to accountable care organizations as well as questions about the reform waiver process and a House committee chairman's efforts to reverse Medicare advantage cuts.

10 Feb 2011

Advocates say corporate tax havens rob developing countries of revenue as World Social Forum begins

Advocates at the World Social Forum in Dakar, Senegal, "launched a campaign Tuesday to end financial secrecy in tax havens by multinationals they say deprive developing countries of enormous sums of money," Agence France-Presse reports (Boutreaux, 2/8).

10 Feb 2011

New study: No difference in contamination between physicians' long-, short-sleeved workwear

Governmental agencies in the United Kingdom recently instituted guidelines banning physicians' white coats and the wearing of long-sleeved garments to decrease the transmission of bacteria within hospitals due to the belief that cuffs of long-sleeved shirts carry more bacteria. However, a new study published today in the Journal of Hospital Medicine shows that after an eight-hour day, there is no difference in contamination of long- and short-sleeved shirts, or on the skin at the wearers' wrists.

10 Feb 2011

New regulation ensures health insurance coverage to students

A new proposed regulation announced today by the Department of Health and Human Services would ensure students enrolled in health insurance coverage through their college or university benefit from critical consumer protections created by the Affordable Care Act.

10 Feb 2011

Willis Group, PeriGen enter strategic alliance to improve quality of healthcare

PeriGen, Inc., the only OB-specific risk reduction company to provide solutions which generate immediate quantifiable clinical and financial value, today announced the formation of a strategic alliance with Willis Group Holdings, a leading global insurance broker and one of the world's largest professional services firms specializing in risk management.

10 Feb 2011

Parks and recreational facilities should be part of health care system

The payoff for investing in public parks and recreation sites may be healthier, more physically fit residents and a less strained healthcare system, according to Penn State researchers.

10 Feb 2011

HIV-negative babies born to HIV-positive mothers have lower antibody levels for some infections, study finds

"Babies who are exposed to HIV at birth but don't become infected with the virus have lower levels of antibodies to diseases such as whooping cough, tetanus and pneumococcus," according to a study published in the Feb. 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), HealthDay News/U.S. News & World Report.

10 Feb 2011

For lawmakers, first-person experiences impact health policy decisions

The New York Times reports on how a lawmaker, who is also a physician involved in a medical liability lawsuit that started before he was elected to Congress, is now a sponsor of malpractice legislation. Meanwhile, new House members who declined federal insurance coverage are facing the pitfalls of the insurance market.

10 Feb 2011

Pediatricians can play a key role in promoting tobacco-free lifestyle among children, adolescents

Nicotine addiction usually begins during the critical teenage years, and pediatric healthcare professionals can play a prominent role in promoting a tobacco-free lifestyle among children and adolescents, as described in an article published online ahead of print in Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, & Pulmonology, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

10 Feb 2011

World Bank report documents rise of noncommunicable diseases in S. Asia

"South Asia is facing a health crisis, with rising rates of heart disease, diabetes and obesity, and patients facing impoverishment as they pay for treatment out of their own pockets," according to a report released Wednesday by the World Bank, Reuters reports (Lyn, 2/9).

10 Feb 2011

Health Care News and Research

UCSD: Medication education can help patients with diabetes better stick to drug treatment plans

Virginia wants SCOTUS review soon, Dems ask Justice Thomas to step aside from case

State and federal efforts to monitor drug prescriptions and payments face challenges

ALQAEM to release online blood glucose monitor in the M.E.N.A. regions

Growing number of organizations decide not to drop health-care coverage for employees

More companies are using HighRoads' procurement services to secure competitive healthcare coverage

Private health sector employment share in the US reaches all-time high of 10.7%

State progress on health law implementation follows varying paths; Meanwhile, ACOs, waiver processes grab headlines

Advocates say corporate tax havens rob developing countries of revenue as World Social Forum begins

New study: No difference in contamination between physicians' long-, short-sleeved workwear

New regulation ensures health insurance coverage to students

Willis Group, PeriGen enter strategic alliance to improve quality of healthcare

Parks and recreational facilities should be part of health care system

HIV-negative babies born to HIV-positive mothers have lower antibody levels for some infections, study finds

For lawmakers, first-person experiences impact health policy decisions

Pediatricians can play a key role in promoting tobacco-free lifestyle among children, adolescents

World Bank report documents rise of noncommunicable diseases in S. Asia

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