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RNAO calls for a broader definition of workplace violence and addressal of shortcomings in Bill 168

As the anniversary to commemorate the Montreal Massacre draws near, Ontario nurses say the provincial government's workplace violence legislation doesn't go far enough to protect women.

4 Dec 2009

New survey concludes health care reform debate as a cause of stress and annoyance among Americans

A new survey released today from Misericordia University and Braun Research finds that two in five Americans plan to spend less this holiday season as a result of rising health care costs. The survey also concluded that the health care reform debate is a cause of stress and annoyance among the majority of Americans and three in ten say health care costs have led to arguments and tension with friends and family members.

4 Dec 2009

Research study investigates how music therapy can help mentally ill children and young people

Queen's University Belfast is to play a major role in the biggest trial ever conducted to investigate how music therapy can help children and young people with severe mental health problems.

4 Dec 2009

Minimally invasive spine surgery poised for rapid growth

Minimally invasive techniques have become standard for many procedures, from the removal of the gallbladder to angioplasty, but the approach is now only beginning to be available to patients with spinal conditions. The surgical team at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center's Spine Center aims to bring the benefits of minimally invasive surgery for patients with intractable back pain, stenosis, spinal deformity, even spinal cancer.

4 Dec 2009

PPA provides 'hopeful news' for patients struggling financially about paying for their medicines

The Redwood Gazette recently reported that there is "hopeful news" for patients who are struggling financially and worried about paying for their medicines. The Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) has helped more than 6 million patients find programs providing prescription medicines for free or nearly free.

4 Dec 2009

Majority of Canadians living with diabetes do not receive all clinical tests from health providers

While most Canadian adults living with diabetes get regular care, they are not always getting all of the clinically recommended tests they require to prevent health complications.

4 Dec 2009

AAHSA commends the Senate for passing Sen. Michael Bennet's amendment

The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) commends the Senate for passing Sen. Michael Bennet's (D-Colo.) amendment, which reassures seniors by protecting guaranteed benefits, and strengthens Medicare by keeping savings within the program.

4 Dec 2009

Text messaging technology has important implications for public health initiatives, finds study

A recent study conducted by the Center for Connected Health, a division of Partners HealthCare, found that text messaging is an innovative, low-cost and effective way to improve the daily use of sunscreen, and this technology may have important implications for larger-scale public health initiatives.

4 Dec 2009

Senate votes to reject Medicare cuts; Reid discusses next anticipated amendments

The Associated Press reported: "Senators voted 58-42 to reject an amendment by Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona that would have stripped more than $400 billion in Medicare cuts from the health care bill. The measure would have sent the bill back to the Senate Finance Committee for a redo" (Alonso-Zaldivar, 12/3).

4 Dec 2009

Senate approves women's screening amendment in first health bill vote

The Associated Press: The Senate voted 61-39 Thursday "to safeguard coverage of mammograms and preventive screening tests for women under any health care overhaul legislation." The revision, which was advanced by Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, "would allow the Health and Human Services secretary to require insurers to cover preventive health screenings free of charge" (Alonso-Zaldivar, 12/3).

3 Dec 2009

Senators prepare to debate abortion treatment in Senate bill

The Associated Press: "Senators debating health care legislation are headed for a clash over abortion, the issue that threatened to derail the bill in the House. Anticipating the showdown, hundreds of abortion rights supporters gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday to call on senators to keep new abortion restrictions out of the health care bill.

3 Dec 2009

Will 'Cadillac tax' push employers to trim health insurance costs

Kaiser Health News staff writer Julie Appleby examines the potential reach of the Cadillac tax.

3 Dec 2009

Today's opinions and editorials

Defenders of the status quo in health care would happily let the drive for reform bog down amid a debate over President Obama's new war strategy. Democrats can't let this happen (12/3).

3 Dec 2009

Medicare cuts in Senate health bill get support from seniors' groups

Bloomberg: Senate Democratic leaders, who are battling Republican attempts to "block Medicare spending cuts, face an even bigger headache: overcoming concern among members of their own party about the program's future funding."

3 Dec 2009

KHN column: Debating cost control

In his latest Kaiser Health News column, James Capretta explores perspectives related to cost control in health reform.

3 Dec 2009

GOP playbook highlights Senate procedural tactics

A memo circulated by Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., spells out the arsenal of parliamentary maneuvers available to Republicans as they seek to stall the Senate's health debate, The New York Times reports on its Prescriptions blog. Gregg has a reputation as one of the GOP's "foremost experts on legislative war games."

3 Dec 2009

Reid still seeks common ground on public option

"The public option has gone through several stages of evolution this year, but it could soon face extinction unless one of the new versions picks up political momentum," The Hill reports.

3 Dec 2009

States weigh health cuts; Mass. considers student health 'revision'

News outlets report on budget squeezes in Oklahoma and Florida and a proposed overhaul of student health insurance in Massachusetts.

3 Dec 2009

Avisio forms new subsidiary to market its virus detecting nano sensory technology

Avisio, Inc. announced today that it has formed a majority-owned subsidiary to market and commercialize Instant Detect, the company's new nano sensory technology that instantly detects biological viruses. The new company, Diagnostic Nano Applications (DNA), will be headquartered in Riverside, California.

3 Dec 2009

CBO report shows hundreds of millions spent on direct marketing of drugs to consumers

The Congressional Budget Office released an "interesting report" on on how "pharmaceutical companies market prescription drugs, a subject that has received some scrutiny during the debate on ways to control health care spending," The New York Times reports.

3 Dec 2009

Health Care News and Research

RNAO calls for a broader definition of workplace violence and addressal of shortcomings in Bill 168

New survey concludes health care reform debate as a cause of stress and annoyance among Americans

Research study investigates how music therapy can help mentally ill children and young people

Minimally invasive spine surgery poised for rapid growth

PPA provides 'hopeful news' for patients struggling financially about paying for their medicines

Majority of Canadians living with diabetes do not receive all clinical tests from health providers

AAHSA commends the Senate for passing Sen. Michael Bennet's amendment

Text messaging technology has important implications for public health initiatives, finds study

Senate votes to reject Medicare cuts; Reid discusses next anticipated amendments

Senate approves women's screening amendment in first health bill vote

Senators prepare to debate abortion treatment in Senate bill

Will 'Cadillac tax' push employers to trim health insurance costs

Today's opinions and editorials

Medicare cuts in Senate health bill get support from seniors' groups

KHN column: Debating cost control

GOP playbook highlights Senate procedural tactics

Reid still seeks common ground on public option

States weigh health cuts; Mass. considers student health 'revision'

Avisio forms new subsidiary to market its virus detecting nano sensory technology

CBO report shows hundreds of millions spent on direct marketing of drugs to consumers

Achieving and maintaining ISO 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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