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Doctors may need to work with and learn from traditional healers to improve care for Native Americans

The Associated Press reports on efforts to provide culturally appropriate care for Native Americans, by focusing on the simultaneous work of medical doctors such as Joachim Chino, a Navajo-Acoma, and traditional healers such as Navajo medicine man David Begay.

21 Apr 2010

Brumby withdraws opposition to Prime Minster’s health care plan

In the GST revenue debate that has been on for the past few days, all states and territories except WA have already agreed to give up a third of their GST revenue to the Commonwealth from which more funds will be coming in for the national hospitals funds according to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s plan.

21 Apr 2010

Forest Laboratories' fourth-quarter net sales up 11.0% to $995.6M

Forest Laboratories, Inc., an international pharmaceutical manufacturer and marketer, announced that diluted earnings per share equaled $0.07 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010.

21 Apr 2010

FDA provides guidance to help caregivers, patients safely use complex medical devices in home

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced a new initiative to ensure that caregivers and patients safely use complex medical devices in the home.

21 Apr 2010

Federal health reform implementation stirring up state politics and policies

The Denver Post: In Colorado, Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter is scheduled to sign an executive order Tuesday that "health care advocates say is key to turning the federal government's vague framework for reform into reality." The order "will create a board of health-policy advisers to guide the transition to a new health system — everything from setting up a state insurance exchange to making sure the insurance commissioner has authority to guard against companies rejecting someone for being sick."

21 Apr 2010

Black and Hispanic children have high rate of hospital admissions for ruptured appendix

Black children were one-third more likely than white children to be hospitalized for a ruptured appendix in 2006, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

21 Apr 2010

Hospital chiefs worry about health law's effects, CMS proposes Medicare payment cuts

Kansas hospital chiefs worried about their bottom lines are waiting to see the consequences that the n ew health law will have on their organizations, the Kansas Health Institute News Service reports.

21 Apr 2010

Johnson & Johnson' first-quarter 2010 sales increase 4.0% to $15.6 billion

Johnson & Johnson today announced sales of $15.6 billion for the first quarter of 2010, an increase of 4.0% as compared to the first quarter of 2009. Operational results declined 0.1% and the positive impact of currency was 4.1%.

21 Apr 2010

Australia heading for its own health overhaul

Reuters: "Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Tuesday he had reached agreement with all but one of Australia's states on major health reforms which he hopes will spearhead his 2010 re-election campaign. Failure to clinch the $51 billion deal, which will see the government become the nation's main health funder, would have fueled perceptions Rudd has been unable to deliver on reform promises that propelled him to power in 2007" (Taylor, 4/20).

21 Apr 2010

A Selection of Today's Opinions: AIDS endures; Conservatives' changing views of the individual mandate; Concerns for doctors

AIDS endures right here in the U.S.A.: our outpatient clinics are bursting at the seams, and new cases show up daily. A million domestic stories are languishing untold, but they are not the operatic tragedies we have grown used to (Dr. Abigail Zuger, 4/19).

21 Apr 2010

White House touts health tax credits, some consumers question costs

"More than 4 million postcards were mailed Monday to small-business owners, touting a tax credit in the new healthcare law that many of them are eligible to receive. The mass mailing is the first step in an aggressive sales and information campaign planned by the White House in an effort to blunt criticism of the law."

21 Apr 2010

MDx to better health care, cut costs and make personalized medicine a worldwide reality

The rapidly growing field of molecular diagnostics is addressing critical unmet needs in healthcare by enabling early disease detection and better disease segmentation, and by predicting relapse and response to therapy, according to a global industry review released today by Scientia Advisors.

20 Apr 2010

Medical device industry leaders to meet with lawmakers, government officials at MDMA annual meeting

As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing pivotal regulatory procedures for one of America's fastest growing sectors, industry leaders will gather to meet with lawmakers and government officials at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association on May 24-26, 2010 at the Park Hyatt in Washington, DC.

20 Apr 2010

First Edition: April 20, 2010

Today's headlines highlight coverage of the political implications of health reform as well as action taken by the nation's two largest insurers to meet a requirement of the new health law early.

20 Apr 2010

STERIS reaches agreement with FDA over liquid chemical sterilization system consent decree

STERIS Corporation today announced it has reached an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the terms of a consent decree regarding its SYSTEM 1® liquid chemical sterilization system. Included in the agreement is a Transition Plan with a Rebate Program for current SYSTEM 1 Customers in the U.S. The consent decree is subject to approval by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

20 Apr 2010

UnitedHealth Group's consolidated first-quarter 2010 revenues increase 5% to $23.2 billion

UnitedHealth Group today reported first quarter results, including better-than-projected membership and services growth and effective cost management across its businesses. Financial metrics were in line with or better than Company expectations.

20 Apr 2010

National health care reform package promises to reduce number of uninsured Americans

The national health care reform package signed by President Obama recently promises to significantly reduce the number of uninsured Americans. According to the Congressional Budget Office, 31 million Americans who are currently uninsured will gain health care coverage under the federal legislation.

20 Apr 2010

ALEC's Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act now introduced in 42 states

Today, Florida House Joint Resolution 37—a constitutional amendment protecting a patient's right to pay directly for medical care, and prohibiting penalties for failing to purchase health insurance—passed the critical Rules & Calendar Council and is now slated for consideration by the full Florida House.

20 Apr 2010

PIPC chairman encourages racial, ethnic minority Americans to get involved in CER studies

The chairman of the Partnership to Improve Patient Care, Tony Coelho, encouraged racial and ethnic minority Americans to get more involved in comparative effectiveness research studies as a way to ensure that African Americans and other people of color have access to the latest treatment options and research available.

20 Apr 2010

AHRQ report shows highest hospital readmission rates among Medicaid patients

One of every 10 adult Medicaid patients who were hospitalized in 2007 for a medical condition other than childbirth had to be readmitted at least once within 30 days of their initial hospital stay that year, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

20 Apr 2010

Health Care News and Research

Doctors may need to work with and learn from traditional healers to improve care for Native Americans

Brumby withdraws opposition to Prime Minster’s health care plan

Forest Laboratories' fourth-quarter net sales up 11.0% to $995.6M

FDA provides guidance to help caregivers, patients safely use complex medical devices in home

Federal health reform implementation stirring up state politics and policies

Black and Hispanic children have high rate of hospital admissions for ruptured appendix

Hospital chiefs worry about health law's effects, CMS proposes Medicare payment cuts

Johnson & Johnson' first-quarter 2010 sales increase 4.0% to $15.6 billion

Australia heading for its own health overhaul

A Selection of Today's Opinions: AIDS endures; Conservatives' changing views of the individual mandate; Concerns for doctors

White House touts health tax credits, some consumers question costs

MDx to better health care, cut costs and make personalized medicine a worldwide reality

Medical device industry leaders to meet with lawmakers, government officials at MDMA annual meeting

First Edition: April 20, 2010

STERIS reaches agreement with FDA over liquid chemical sterilization system consent decree

UnitedHealth Group's consolidated first-quarter 2010 revenues increase 5% to $23.2 billion

National health care reform package promises to reduce number of uninsured Americans

ALEC's Freedom of Choice in Health Care Act now introduced in 42 states

PIPC chairman encourages racial, ethnic minority Americans to get involved in CER studies

AHRQ report shows highest hospital readmission rates among Medicaid patients

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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