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Treatment plan can benefit both doctor and patient

Jeff Gavin's diagnosis of leukemia last year threw him into a new world. Suddenly the father of five had to keep track of a bevy of new medicines and maintain a complicated series of appointments and hospital visits for chemotherapy.

29 Oct 2009

Oral health-care tips for Halloween

It's that time of year again when kids look forward to indulging in candy and sweets - and parents begin to fret about the damage all that sugar does to their children's teeth. But the Ontario Dental Association (ODA) says that with a few simple oral health-care tips and practices, kids and parents alike can enjoy Halloween.

29 Oct 2009

Poison control centers to take calls for H1N1

The same reassuring voice on the telephone line when you fear you've had a poison emergency may be the same person answering your questions about the H1N1 flu pandemic.

29 Oct 2009

Comprehensive H1N1 influenza health information centre launched in Canada

Canadians are seeking credible information concerning the H1N1 (human swine flu) virus. As a leading Canadian source of ealth information, www.medbroadcast.com has launched a one-stop comprehensive national H1N1 (human swine flu) Influenza Health information centre (www.medbroadcast.com/H1N1). This information centre will help meet the needs of Canadians in search of useful, credible, and accurate H1N1 information.

29 Oct 2009

Impact of wellness programs on pharmaceutical, diagnostic and device markets

MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of Kalorama Information's new report, "The Market for Wellness Programs and Their Impact on Pharmaceutical, Diagnostic and Device Product Markets," to their collection of Healthcare market reports.

29 Oct 2009

Survey of Connecticut physicians shows disparities in health care

Connecticut physicians believe they could be providing better care to patients of diverse racial, cultural and ethnic backgrounds if they had training that was more accessible, according to the results of a survey released today by the Connecticut State Medical Society.

29 Oct 2009

KidzPartners health insurance program for teens and children

Health Partners announced today that it is offering comprehensive health insurance through the state Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). CHIP, brought to you by Health Partners' newest program, KidzPartners, has already begun enrolling members in Philadelphia County and will expand to surrounding counties in the future.

29 Oct 2009

Proper diet and exercise reduce risk of type 2 diabetes

Intensive lifestyle changes aimed at modest weight loss reduced the rate of developing type 2 diabetes by 34 percent over 10 years in people at high risk for the disease.

29 Oct 2009

No scientific proof that patients with Alzheimer's disease benefit from drugs containing the agent memantine

There is no scientific proof that patients with moderate or severe Alzheimer's disease benefit from drugs containing the agent memantine. This is the conclusion in the final report that the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) published in September 2009.

29 Oct 2009

Statement regarding the need to eliminate waste and fraud in Medicare and Medicaid submitted

Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member, on behalf of the American Association for Homecare's more than 4,000 member locations serving Medicare beneficiaries in every state in the nation, we appreciate the opportunity to submit this statement to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary regarding the need to eliminate waste and fraud in Medicare and Medicaid.

29 Oct 2009

Crescent Healthcare to implement its Medical Management Solutions at Providence's Los Angeles area hospitals

Crescent Healthcare has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Providence Health & Services, California to implement its Medical Management Solutions (MMS) at three of Providence's Los Angeles area hospitals.

29 Oct 2009

House Democrats prepare for Thursday release of health bill

The Associated Press: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is making plans to release on Thursday afternoon the House version of sweeping health reform legislation, depending on the outcome of a Wednesday afternoon meeting with House leaders.

28 Oct 2009

Fletcher-Flora Health Care Systems announces new enhancements in the FFlex ePortal Outreach solution

Fletcher-Flora Health Care Systems, Inc. announced today the availability of FFlex ePortal Outreach solution. FFlex ePortal is a comprehensive laboratory outreach solution for healthcare facilities, including hospitals, large or small, reference labs, physician offices, nursing homes, clinics or any other facility that requires secure remote access to patient lab data.

28 Oct 2009

Is an individual mandate constitutional? Legal scholars are divided

Some legal scholars are questioning the constitutionality of a proposed mandate that would require most Americans to carry health insurance or pay a tax penalty, The Washington Times reports. This would be the first time that Congress has "required citizens to purchase any good or service." The argument against the constitutionality of such a provision "strikes at a pivotal part of the health care plan's finances."

28 Oct 2009

Insurer stocks rise after Reid's 'opt-out' announcement

A day after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid proposed an 'opt-out' public option plan, health-care insurers' stocks climbed Tuesday," Dow Jones Newswires/The Wall Street Journal reports.

28 Oct 2009

Lawmakers struggle with how age should influence insurance premiums

Age issues emerge in the health care reform debate as lawmakers struggle with how much young and old people should pay for insurance. Meanwhile, lawmakers and different groups try to woo seniors.

28 Oct 2009

Cost issues surround long term care insurance, nursing homes

As Congress considers a proposed long-term care insurance program as part of health overhaul plans, nursing homes costs are going up.

28 Oct 2009

Obama seeks health reform support from small businesses

Roll Call: "The White House is aggressively courting the small-business community, believing that some on GOP-friendly Main Street can be enlisted in the fight for health care reform and that assistance to mom-and-pop shops is vital to chipping away at the unemployment rate. ... White House officials were on the phone to the [U.S. Chamber of Commerce] and the GOP-leaning National Federation of Independent Business on Friday asking them to provide a group of small-business owners for Obama to talk with at the White House on Thursday."

28 Oct 2009

AHIP, Chamber of Commerce ramp up opposition to health reform

Insurers and the Chamber of Commerce are stepping up lobbying against a health care overhaul with new television ads.

28 Oct 2009

House leaders seek to unify Dems on public option, unveil bill

House Democratic leaders are planning to unveil their version of the health care overhaul that will include a more tempered public insurance plan in which the federal government would negotiate prices with doctors and hospitals, Roll Call reports.

28 Oct 2009