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RWJF announces winners of the 2009 Community Health Leaders Award

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is proud to announce the 2009 recipients of its Community Health Leaders (CHL) Award, honoring 10 individuals who have overcome daunting odds to improve the health and quality of life for disadvantaged or underserved men, women and children across the United States.

8 Oct 2009

Amended health bill could gain majority's favor, reveals survey

Survey results published this week in the journal Health Affairs show that while only 27 percent of adults currently support the U.S. Senate Finance Committee's proposed healthcare legislation, an amended bill could gain the majority's favor.

8 Oct 2009

Out-of-beltway Republicans answer Obama's call

The Obama administration can add California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to his Republican chorus of health care supporters, the New York Times reports.

8 Oct 2009

U.N. appeals for $74m to provide emergency assistance in the Philippines; health-effects of other natural disasters

The U.N. on Tuesday launched an appeal for $74 million "to provide emergency assistance to hundreds of thousands of victims of two catastrophic typhoons that have struck the Philippines in less than two weeks," VOA News reports (Schlein, 10/6).

8 Oct 2009

Finance Committee health bill: Party leaders handle key undecided votes differently

Democrats are tiptoeing around Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) these days," according to The Hill. How Rockefeller will cast his upcoming Senate Finance Committee vote isn't a sure thing, but his Democratic colleagues are avoiding the topic and instead letting President Obama do the talking.

8 Oct 2009

Medicare fraud, once a white-collar crime, now attracts Mafia, violence

The Associated Press reports: "Lured by easier money and shorter prison sentences, Mafia figures and other violent criminals are increasingly moving into Medicare fraud and spilling blood over what was once a white-collar crime."

8 Oct 2009

New study to assess the risk of heart disease in diabetics

In a new international partnership, Dr. Randy Nelson, a researcher at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute, and Dr. Tai E-Shyong , associate professor at Singapore's National University Hospital, National University Health System (NUHS), have teamed up to assess the risk of heart disease in diabetics with greater accuracy.

8 Oct 2009

CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium to honor two leading breast cancer researchers

The CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium will honor two leading breast cancer researchers when it holds its 32nd annual meeting Dec. 9-13, in San Antonio.

8 Oct 2009

Needlestick injuries in home care nursing can also affect patients

Patients continue to enter home healthcare ''sicker and quicker," often with complex health problems that may require extensive nursing care. This increases the risk of needlestick injuries in home healthcare nurses.

8 Oct 2009

Pending health reform legislation lacks strategic emphasis on health workforce, say health center CEOs

Academic health center CEOs told congressional staff and representatives of national health care organizations at a congressional briefing that pending health reform legislation does not yet reflect the strategic emphasis on health workforce needed to implement successful health system reform.

8 Oct 2009

Legislation increasing states' role in health reform

TIME reports that states "could have a surprising degree of autonomy in determining how they implement" federal health reforms. "Though most everyone recognizes that the federal government can't impose a rigid approach, some critics say that the crucial version of legislation expected to pass Senator Max Baucus' Finance Committee in the next week ... may go too far in the other direction."

8 Oct 2009

CBO: Finance Panel's health bill pricetag is $829 billion over 10 years; provides coverage to 91% of U.S. residents

New cost estimates for the Senate Finance Health Overhaul were released this afternoon, clearing the way for a vote on the measure in the days ahead.

8 Oct 2009

Health reform bill vote delayed

Senate Finance Committee Republicans and Democratic moderates are asking for more time to consider their vote on the health overhaul proposal, once the Congressional Budget Office "scores" the bill.

8 Oct 2009

The Prescription Center Pharmacy launches 'Be Prepared, Not Scared' campaign

The Prescription Center Pharmacy, headquartered in Beverly Hills, California announced its “Be Prepared, Not Scared” campaign today. The purpose of the campaign is to help both businesses and consumers stay healthy, without dramatically changing their daily routines. Dr. Afshin Nassir, the pharmacy’s Founder and CEO, states that “We want to help businesses and consumers create a realistic plan to deal with the H1N1 (Swine Flu) Virus, which is now, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), at a Pandemic stage.”

8 Oct 2009

UNICEF issues progress report on protecting children

According to a U.N. report released Tuesday, millions of children worldwide are subjected to trafficking, abuse, violence and child labor, United Press International reports (10/6).

8 Oct 2009

Dutch provide lessons on health reform, while Europe's highest court rules for drug maker

In a series about the health care systems in five countries, the NewsHour examines the Netherlands and its massive health care overhaul. "When the Netherlands redesigned its national health care system in 2006, there were three main goals: continue universal coverage, unleash competition between private insurers, and keep down costs for the long run.

8 Oct 2009

Antioxidants can contribute to early onset of Type 2 diabetes

An international team of scientists, led by Monash University researchers, has found that anti-oxidants commonly touted for their health-promoting benefits, could contribute to the early onset of Type 2 diabetes.

8 Oct 2009

World Sight Day to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment

World Sight Day, celebrated on October 8th, is an annual day of awareness to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment as a major public health issue. World Sight Day is coordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) under the global initiative of VISION 2020. This year, the theme for World Sight Day is Gender and Eye Health.

8 Oct 2009

Today's editorials and opinions

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) at least did not support or endorse the Grayson remark and called on all miscreants to apologize. She is right — but we deserve more from the Speaker than a response that if one apologizes, all should apologize.

8 Oct 2009

New book from Fraser Institute discusses the government-run health insurance in Canada

As Americans debate the merits of a “public option” for health insurance, a new book published by the Fraser Institute, one of Canada’s leading economic think tanks, documents the many significant problems with government-run health care in Canada, providing valuable comparative information for U.S. policy-makers at a crucial moment.

8 Oct 2009

Health Care News and Research

RWJF announces winners of the 2009 Community Health Leaders Award

Amended health bill could gain majority's favor, reveals survey

Out-of-beltway Republicans answer Obama's call

U.N. appeals for $74m to provide emergency assistance in the Philippines; health-effects of other natural disasters

Finance Committee health bill: Party leaders handle key undecided votes differently

Medicare fraud, once a white-collar crime, now attracts Mafia, violence

New study to assess the risk of heart disease in diabetics

CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium to honor two leading breast cancer researchers

Needlestick injuries in home care nursing can also affect patients

Pending health reform legislation lacks strategic emphasis on health workforce, say health center CEOs

Legislation increasing states' role in health reform

CBO: Finance Panel's health bill pricetag is $829 billion over 10 years; provides coverage to 91% of U.S. residents

Health reform bill vote delayed

The Prescription Center Pharmacy launches 'Be Prepared, Not Scared' campaign

UNICEF issues progress report on protecting children

Dutch provide lessons on health reform, while Europe's highest court rules for drug maker

Antioxidants can contribute to early onset of Type 2 diabetes

World Sight Day to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment

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New book from Fraser Institute discusses the government-run health insurance in Canada

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