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Emmi Solutions expands existing suite of cancer-related programs in collaboration with ACS

Emmi Solutions, LLC, creators of Web-based interactive multimedia patient education programs, has collaborated with the American Cancer Society, the nation’s leading voluntary health organization and the preeminent source of cancer information and service, to expand Emmi Solutions’ existing suite of cancer-related programs.

13 Jan 2010

Economist Stuart Butler: Give states maximum flexibility under health reform

In this wide-ranging interview with Kaiser Health News, the Heritage Foundation's Stuart Butler talks about the proposal to have the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) have a role in expanding insurance coverage to more Americans; the increasingly heated debate over the roles of the federal government and the states in implementing any legislation: and the merits -- or demerits -- of an individual mandate.

13 Jan 2010

PIMs usage among elderly patients may increase adverse events and health care costs

A new study provides important evidence that the use of certain potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) among the elderly may increase adverse events and health care costs.

13 Jan 2010

Minneapolis-St. Paul hospitals stopping losses after year of cost cutting

The (Minneapolis-St. Paul) Star Tribune reports that hospitals in the Twin Cities appear to be back in the black after cutting jobs, freezing pay and delaying new construction on hospitals around the region.

13 Jan 2010

Record-breaking 8,300 health care professionals participate in online H1N1 vaccination education program

A record-breaking 8,300 front-line health care professionals participated in an accredited, online education program about H1N1 vaccination in November 2009 alone.

13 Jan 2010

FRC to discuss how House and Senate healthcare bills violate America's guiding document

On Thursday at 11 a.m. ET, Family Research Council will host a lecture featuring Family Research Council Senior Fellow Ken Blackwell and George Mason Law Professor Nelson Lund to discuss how both House and Senate health care bills violate America's guiding document.

13 Jan 2010

ACP supports equality of Medicaid and Medicare rates for primary care services

The American College of Physicians (ACP) today was one of 118 organizations that joined to send a letter to House and Senate leaders supporting equality of Medicaid and Medicare rates for primary care services.

13 Jan 2010

Study finds financial ties between clinical study leaders and pharmaceutical companies

Reuters reports that a new study has found "cancer researchers who design clinical trials, analyze or interpret the data, or play other key scientific roles are four times more likely to have financial ties to industry than their counterparts who have lesser roles in these studies, such as recruiting study subjects or collecting the data."

13 Jan 2010

Send Word Now to provide emergency voice and text communication services to Unity Health System's hospitals

Send Word Now, the leading provider of emergency notification and on-demand alerting and response services, announced today that Unity Health System, a 681-bed health-care network based out of Rochester, New York, has selected Send Word Now to provide emergency voice and text communication services to its hospitals.

13 Jan 2010

Progress on MDG targets is 'key priority' in 2010 for U.N. Secretary-General

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called 2010 "the year of development" and said "he would make the drive to achieve" the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 "one of his key priorities this year," Agence France-Presse/My Sinchew reports.

13 Jan 2010

Consumer Watchdog calls for affordability and accountability changes to the health reform legislation

In a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) today, Consumer Watchdog called for strengthened oversight of the health insurance industry and greater affordability protections for consumers in negotiations with the U.S. Senate on final health reform legislation.

13 Jan 2010

NIH, D.C. Department of Health partner to decrease the rate of new HIV infections

Officials from the National Institutes of Health and the city of Washington, D.C. today announced the new D.C. Partnership for HIV/AIDS Progress, a collaborative research initiative between NIH and the D.C. Department of Health designed to decrease the rate of new HIV infections in the city, improve the health of district residents living with HIV infection, and strengthen the city's response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

13 Jan 2010

New Jersey to legalize medical marijuana

The New York Times: "The New Jersey Legislature approved a measure on Monday that would make the state the 14th in the nation, but one of the few on the East Coast, to legalize the use of marijuana to help patients with chronic illnesses.

13 Jan 2010

ACP issues position paper to guide ethical relationships among patients, physicians and caregivers

The American College of Physicians (ACP) has issued a position paper to guide ethical relationships among patients, physicians, and caregivers.

13 Jan 2010

Autologous stem cell transplantation may benefit breast cancer patients

Compared to conventional chemotherapy, autologous stem cell transplantation can extend "event-free survival" for breast cancer patients. Clinical trials provide proof of this for breast cancer with and without distant metastases. However, there are indications that this type of stem cell transplantation can more frequently give rise to severe complications affecting almost all organ systems. This is the conclusion of the final report of the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) published on 16 December 2009.

13 Jan 2010

Lawmakers face political challenges as they return to health overhaul chores

During the holiday vacation, some Democratic lawmakers appeared to waver on health reform, faced with "tepid public support" for their proposal and "mounting electoral angst for the party," Politico reports. "But through it all — and through what is expected to be multiple near-death experiences for the health care bill in coming weeks — White House and congressional leaders plan to beat back the temptation of 'no' with a hardball argument: Democrats already voted 'yes.' And it would be politically disastrous to flip-flop now" (Brown, 1/12).

13 Jan 2010

UNICEF program aimed at curbing deaths in West Africa falls short of goals, study finds

A $27 million UNICEF program that aims to decrease disease-related child deaths in West Africa did not meet its goal of reducing death rates by at least 25 percent at the conclusion of 2006, according to a Lancet study published on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports.

13 Jan 2010

Studies suggest ways to prevent post-surgical infections in hospitals

Two new studies are suggesting relatively simple ways in which hospitals can prevent many post-surgical infections by killing bacteria the patients themselves bring in, according to Monday's New York Times.

13 Jan 2010

Health care bill not as positive for seniors as stated, says TSCL

Health care reform legislation could be worse for America’s seniors than the Administration and Congressional leaders are publicly stating, according to The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), one of the nation’s largest nonpartisan seniors advocacy organizations.

13 Jan 2010

Denmark's digital health system could pave way for U.S.

The New York Times reports that "using medical devices and notebook computers, patients can see doctors without leaving home, and have the information automatically logged into electronic records."

13 Jan 2010

Health Care News and Research

Emmi Solutions expands existing suite of cancer-related programs in collaboration with ACS

Economist Stuart Butler: Give states maximum flexibility under health reform

PIMs usage among elderly patients may increase adverse events and health care costs

Minneapolis-St. Paul hospitals stopping losses after year of cost cutting

Record-breaking 8,300 health care professionals participate in online H1N1 vaccination education program

FRC to discuss how House and Senate healthcare bills violate America's guiding document

ACP supports equality of Medicaid and Medicare rates for primary care services

Study finds financial ties between clinical study leaders and pharmaceutical companies

Send Word Now to provide emergency voice and text communication services to Unity Health System's hospitals

Progress on MDG targets is 'key priority' in 2010 for U.N. Secretary-General

Consumer Watchdog calls for affordability and accountability changes to the health reform legislation

NIH, D.C. Department of Health partner to decrease the rate of new HIV infections

New Jersey to legalize medical marijuana

ACP issues position paper to guide ethical relationships among patients, physicians and caregivers

Autologous stem cell transplantation may benefit breast cancer patients

Lawmakers face political challenges as they return to health overhaul chores

UNICEF program aimed at curbing deaths in West Africa falls short of goals, study finds

Studies suggest ways to prevent post-surgical infections in hospitals

Health care bill not as positive for seniors as stated, says TSCL

Denmark's digital health system could pave way for U.S.

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