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University of Leicester holds first Doctoral Inaugural Lectures

The University of Leicester Graduate School is holding the first Doctoral Inaugural Lectures of the year on Wednesday, 24 November.

20 Nov 2010

Northeast Ohio receives over $497 million in community benefits from Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic provided more than $497 million in community benefit to the Northeast Ohio community in 2009. Significant increases over 2008 were seen in education, community outreach programming, Medicaid shortfall and charity care.

20 Nov 2010

ACLJ files amicus brief with federal court in Florida on behalf of 63 Congress members

The American Center for Law and Justice, focusing on constitutional law, today filed an amicus brief with a federal court in Florida on behalf of 63 members of Congress and more than 70,000 Americans in support of Florida's lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal health care law. The Florida brief is the ACLJ's latest effort - which includes backing Virginia's legal challenge and a lawsuit of its own - contending the individual mandate forcing Americans to purchase health insurance violates the Constitution.

20 Nov 2010

Ontario's doctors congratulate inaugural class of PAs at McMaster University

Ontario's doctors wish to congratulate the inaugural class of Physician Assistants (PAs) at McMaster University who are celebrating at their convocation today. We commend the Ontario government for investing in the PA program as an effective way to improve patient access to timely and comprehensive health care.

20 Nov 2010

NLRB issues unfair labor practice charge against NY State Nurses Association

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued an unfair labor practice charge against the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) that is scheduled for a hearing Dec. 6 for unilateral changes made to conditions of employment of the association's professional staff employees in March 2010.

20 Nov 2010

New treatment model to incorporate systematic depression screening at primary care visits

A treatment model designed to accommodate the beliefs and concerns of Chinese immigrants appears to significantly improve the recognition and treatment of major depression in this typically underserved group

20 Nov 2010

People to get free vision rehabilitation surgeries with launch of 2010 China-Africa Brightness Action

The launching ceremony for the "2010 China-Africa Brightness Action" was held at Deer Jet's fix base operation (FBO), Beijing Capital International Airport on November 18.

20 Nov 2010

HRSA awards $8 million for Community Health Center Cooperative Agreements

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the awarding of nearly $8 million for existing Community Health Center Cooperative Agreements.

20 Nov 2010

CAP offers complimentary EHR support services for members

To help its physician members and their office administrators make informed decisions when implementing or upgrading an Electronic Health Record system, this month the Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc. began offering complimentary EHR support services exclusively to its more than 11,000 members.

20 Nov 2010

ECRI Institute PSO enters agreement with Tennessee Center to provide patient safety services

ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization (PSO) today announces an agreement to provide patient safety services to the Tennessee Center for Patient Safety established by the Tennessee Hospital Association.

20 Nov 2010

Ontario Brain Institute initiates new venture to help people with neurological disorders

Ontario took a major step to help the one million people in the province with neurological disorders and the 2.6 million Ontarians who will be affected by a neurological condition in their lifetime.

20 Nov 2010

People with heart disease, diabetes or cancer believe economic downturn hurts their health: Poll

A new poll from researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and Knowledge Networks shows that many people with heart disease, diabetes or cancer believe the economic downturn is hurting their health and will have further negative impacts in the future. Many Americans with these illnesses face financial problems paying for medical bills in this economy.

20 Nov 2010

Psychiatric hospitalization rate decreases among adults with schizophrenia treated with INVEGA SUSTENNA: Study

Schizophrenia is a chronic and disabling brain disorder that affects 1 percent of the U.S. population and results in substantial medical and societal costs, in particular from use of health-care resources. It also can have devastating health-related and social effects on people with the disease, their families and caregivers.

20 Nov 2010

Survey examines Canadians' overall view of health care system

Today, the Health Council of Canada released survey results from the 2010 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey. The bulletin called, How Do Canadians Rate the Health Care System? examines Canadians' insights into the performance of the health care system.

20 Nov 2010

New international guidelines launched to protect health workers against HIV, TB

Health workers are at the frontline in providing prevention, treatment and care for people living with HIV and TB throughout the world. They are at risk of occupational exposure to HIV and TB but often themselves lack adequate access to protection and treatment. To address this gap, new international guidelines are being launched today by the International Labour Organization, WHO and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.

20 Nov 2010

Containers to Clinics opens pilot health facility in Haiti

Containers to Clinics (C2C), a nonprofit initiative that seeks to build health care infrastructures in developing countries through networks of converted shipping container clinics, today announced the opening of its pilot health facility at Grace Children's Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The clinic's services will include health screenings, vaccinations, pre-and post-natal care, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS, post-partum and newborn care, infectious disease testing and treatment, nutrition counseling and health education classes.

20 Nov 2010

New initiative to help improve oral health for North Carolina children

The North Carolina Head Start-State Collaboration Office and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), today announced the launch of the Head Start Dental Home Initiative to improve oral health for North Carolina children.

20 Nov 2010

MedSynergies receives gold-level award for website design

MedSynergies Inc., the leading provider of hospital-physician alignment solutions, received the gold-level award for achieving the best website design in the Corporate Business Improvement Site division of the 2010 eHealthcare Leadership Awards.

20 Nov 2010

Tackling physical, mental health of prisoners would improve public health, researchers say

Providing the more than 10 million people incarcerated around the world "with better health care could prevent outbreaks of HIV and tuberculosis from spilling over into the general population experts say," the Associated Press/Washington Post reports.

20 Nov 2010

One-third of malaria-endemic countries are complying with WHO malaria drug efficacy monitoring standards, report says

Thirty-four percent of malaria-endemic countries are complying with WHO guidelines to monitor artemisinin resistance within their borders, the agency said in a report on Thursday, CBS News reports (11/18). Reuters reports that artemisinin "is the best drug available against malaria, especially when used in artemisinin combination therapy (ACT), which combines it with other drugs that finish off the [malaria] parasite" (Nebehay, 11/18).

20 Nov 2010

Health Care News and Research

University of Leicester holds first Doctoral Inaugural Lectures

Northeast Ohio receives over $497 million in community benefits from Cleveland Clinic

ACLJ files amicus brief with federal court in Florida on behalf of 63 Congress members

Ontario's doctors congratulate inaugural class of PAs at McMaster University

NLRB issues unfair labor practice charge against NY State Nurses Association

New treatment model to incorporate systematic depression screening at primary care visits

People to get free vision rehabilitation surgeries with launch of 2010 China-Africa Brightness Action

HRSA awards $8 million for Community Health Center Cooperative Agreements

CAP offers complimentary EHR support services for members

ECRI Institute PSO enters agreement with Tennessee Center to provide patient safety services

Ontario Brain Institute initiates new venture to help people with neurological disorders

People with heart disease, diabetes or cancer believe economic downturn hurts their health: Poll

Psychiatric hospitalization rate decreases among adults with schizophrenia treated with INVEGA SUSTENNA: Study

Survey examines Canadians' overall view of health care system

New international guidelines launched to protect health workers against HIV, TB

Containers to Clinics opens pilot health facility in Haiti

New initiative to help improve oral health for North Carolina children

MedSynergies receives gold-level award for website design

Tackling physical, mental health of prisoners would improve public health, researchers say

One-third of malaria-endemic countries are complying with WHO malaria drug efficacy monitoring standards, report says

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