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Back injury can set you on your back and set you back financially

Whether you're doing heavy lifting as part of your "honey-do list" around the house or simply lifting groceries out of the car, a back injury can set you on your back (literally) and set you back financially. According to a tally of accident insurance claims submitted in 2009 to Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company, back sprain or strain was the number-one occurring injury.

4 Mar 2010

Healthcare advocates urge passage of SB 726 legislation to end California's growing healthcare disparities

Leading healthcare advocates and civil justice groups today urged legislators and Governor Schwarzenegger to pass SB 726 (Ashburn), legislation that would expand and extend a pilot program under the Medical Board of California, allowing hospitals in rural and low-income communities to directly employ needed physicians.

4 Mar 2010

Embedded wireless sensors in senior's homes to detect onset of dementia or physical infirmities

Carnegie Mellon University researchers in the Quality of Life Technology Center (QoLTC) will embed wireless sensors in the residences of about 50 older adults who live alone to see if they can detect subtle changes in everyday activities that indicate the onset of dementia or physical infirmities.

4 Mar 2010

State Supreme Court weighs medical malpractice caps in case that would impact doctors, patients

The Kansas Health Institute has a package of stories about a malpractice case being considered by the Kansas Supreme Court in which the justices could determine if the state's caps on medical malpractice awards are constitutional. The case involves Amy Miller, who underwent surgery to have an ovary removed. But the surgeon took the wrong ovary and later she had the second one taken out.

4 Mar 2010

New federal guidelines on breast cancer screening: Stanford experts disagree

At a recent community education program, Stanford experts on women’s cancer disagreed with controversial new federal guidelines on breast cancer screening. The new guidelines, released in November by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, would delay a woman’s first mammogram by 10 years, reduce future screenings from annual to every other year, and end them after age 74.

4 Mar 2010

Every medical facility within health system now equipped with Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect

Kaiser Permanente announced today that every medical facility within the health system is now equipped with Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect®, the largest private sector electronic health record in the world.

4 Mar 2010

Study on role of recorded ODLs in improving clinical care for low-weight babies: RWJF awards $480,000 grant

Researchers at Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science and UC Irvine will monitor the day-to-day health of low-birth-weight babies and their parents as part of a comprehensive initiative designed to combat chronic illnesses associated with low-weight births.

4 Mar 2010

Pharmacists could be integral to the education and screening of people for osteoporosis, says researcher

University of Alberta researcher Nese Yuksel says pharmacists could be integral to the education and screening of people for osteoporosis, as pharmacists are easily accessible and are playing a greater role in health promotion and disease prevention.

4 Mar 2010

AUA Foundation joins AUA in response to the ACS updated prostate cancer screening guidelines

The American Urological Association Foundation joins the AUA in its response to the American Cancer Society updated prostate cancer screening guidelines highlighting the importance of shared decision-making between patients and physicians.

3 Mar 2010

VUCCC files for patent protection: New treatment regimen for Type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes

VUCCC P/L is pleased to announce that it has filed for patent protection of its ground breaking new treatment regimen for Type 1 'insulin-dependent' diabetes, through the European Patent Office.

3 Mar 2010

Major sports arenas in Europe have no adequate equipment, procedures to save spectators who suffer heart attacks

Too many major sports arenas in Europe do not have adequate equipment and procedures in place to save the lives of spectators who suffer heart attacks while watching a sporting event, according to new research published online today (Wednesday 3 March) in the European Heart Journal.

3 Mar 2010

UPMC develops its first EHR application for BlackBerry smartphones

In an effort to put critical patient information in the hands of physicians at the bedside, UPMC announced today that it has developed its first electronic health record (EHR) application for BlackBerry® smartphones. The pilot project gives physicians access to such information as a patient’s allergies, current medications and recently completed lab tests.

3 Mar 2010

Engaging the Patient: New blog to allow experts outline ways to improve patient engagement

Healthcare leaders have learned that sometimes medical breakthroughs simply aren’t enough. Patients can forget up to 80% of their doctor’s instructions by the time they hit the parking lot. As a result, a lack of patient engagement creates a cascade of costs and negative outcomes ranging from readmissions, to poorly-managed chronic conditions, to medication non-adherence and more.

3 Mar 2010

Medicare coverage of CTC for seniors needed

President Obama, in his first routine physical exam as commander in chief, received a CT colonography (CTC), commonly known as a virtual colonoscopy, to screen him for colorectal cancer. However, Obama Administration officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) previously denied coverage of the same exam for seniors enrolled in Medicare, cutting off access for many to an exam proven to increase compliance with nationally accepted colon cancer screening guidelines.

3 Mar 2010

Study shows income is not a primary factor in medication adherence

Only 68 percent of corporate executives took their cholesterol lowering medication as prescribed by a doctor, a new study shows.

3 Mar 2010

ASGE and TV actor encourage African-Americans to undergo screening for colon cancer

CSI: New York actor Hill Harper has joined forces with the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), representing doctors who specialize in endoscopy and colon cancer screening, in a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) to encourage African-Americans to undergo screening for colon cancer

3 Mar 2010

Irregular work schedules can play havoc on sleep patterns

With pressure from the tough economy to bring in extra dollars, more people are sacrificing sleep to work night shifts or two jobs in order to make ends meet, says Raman Malhotra, M.D., assistant professor of neurology at Saint Louis University and director of the SLU Sleep Disorders Center.

2 Mar 2010

Use of at-home medical devices can help patients and physicians efficiently manage chronic conditions

The use of at-home medical devices to connect doctors and patients via the Internet can help patients and their physicians work more efficiently together to manage chronic conditions, according to research at Cleveland Clinic.

2 Mar 2010

Problems controlling common diseases could be hindering efforts to meet key child health goals

Problems controlling common diseases like HIV, heart disease and diabetes in poor countries could be hindering efforts to meet the world's key child health and tuberculosis goals, a new study published in PLoS Medicine has warned.

2 Mar 2010

Physicians Foundation responds to new Medicare physician payment cuts of 21%

The Physicians Foundation, a national healthcare organization that represents the interests of physicians, responded today to new Medicare physician payment cuts of 21 percent, which became effective today after Congress failed to take action on a month long stay.

2 Mar 2010

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Back injury can set you on your back and set you back financially

Healthcare advocates urge passage of SB 726 legislation to end California's growing healthcare disparities

Embedded wireless sensors in senior's homes to detect onset of dementia or physical infirmities

State Supreme Court weighs medical malpractice caps in case that would impact doctors, patients

New federal guidelines on breast cancer screening: Stanford experts disagree

Every medical facility within health system now equipped with Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect

Study on role of recorded ODLs in improving clinical care for low-weight babies: RWJF awards $480,000 grant

Pharmacists could be integral to the education and screening of people for osteoporosis, says researcher

AUA Foundation joins AUA in response to the ACS updated prostate cancer screening guidelines

VUCCC files for patent protection: New treatment regimen for Type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes

Major sports arenas in Europe have no adequate equipment, procedures to save spectators who suffer heart attacks

UPMC develops its first EHR application for BlackBerry smartphones

Engaging the Patient: New blog to allow experts outline ways to improve patient engagement

Medicare coverage of CTC for seniors needed

Study shows income is not a primary factor in medication adherence

ASGE and TV actor encourage African-Americans to undergo screening for colon cancer

Irregular work schedules can play havoc on sleep patterns

Use of at-home medical devices can help patients and physicians efficiently manage chronic conditions

Problems controlling common diseases could be hindering efforts to meet key child health goals

Physicians Foundation responds to new Medicare physician payment cuts of 21%

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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