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Home health leaders raise concerns over proposed budget cuts and copayments on Medicare beneficiaries

Leaders in the home health community raised concerns today in response to President Obama's Fiscal Year 2016 budget that calls for the re-imposition of a copayment on Medicare home health beneficiaries.

4 Feb 2015

New study suggests link between food insecurity and adverse experiences in childhood

The roots of children's hunger today may stretch back, in part, to the past childhood trauma of their caregivers. Evidence amassed over the past two decades has demonstrated that stress and deprivation during childhood have lifelong consequences on health, as well as school and job performance. A new small-scale study from Drexel University now suggests a strong relationship between exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and household food insecurity among mothers of young children.

4 Feb 2015

HCCN's national service provides spiritual and emotional support to veterans, active service members

HealthCare Chaplaincy Network (HCCN) today introduced a national service that provides spiritual and emotional support to veterans, active service members, and their families, including the opportunity for one-on-one conversations with professional chaplains via phone, email and video call.

4 Feb 2015

Oncology experts study use of fertility-sparing cancer treatments

While families around the world delay childbearing to later in life, cancer diagnoses are affecting people ever earlier in life. When these lifestyle trends collide, we see an increasing number of young women rendered infertile by cancer or cancer treatments.

4 Feb 2015

'Mission: Lifeline' initiative aims to improve outcomes for heart attack patients in rural Iowa

The American Heart Association, Midwest Affiliate, announced at a press conference on Tuesday, February 3, 1:00 p.m. in the State Historical Building of the Capitol Complex in Des Moines a $4.6 million grant award to enhance systems of care, save lives, and improve outcomes for heart attack patients in rural Iowa, called Mission: Lifeline.

4 Feb 2015

EyePromise® eye vitamins offers education guide to promote awareness on AMD

Due to the aging Baby Boomer population, AMD, or Age-related Macular Degeneration, is expected to double by the year 2020.

4 Feb 2015

Whole exome sequencing helps Mayo Clinic neurologist solve a medical mystery

Precision medicine is getting a jump-start from a new national initiative announced in President Obama's State of the Union message. One Georgia family has already experienced its benefits: genomic testing called whole exome sequencing helped Mayo Clinic neurologist Zbigniew Wszolek, M.D., solve a medical mystery that had left a boy with painful, jerking spasms that at times prevented him from walking or talking.

4 Feb 2015

Government of Barbados launches National Health Information System using Populus technology

Populus Global Solutions Inc., a New Brunswick, Canada-based company, is pleased to report that the Government of Barbados has launched its new National Health Information System using the Populus technology.

4 Feb 2015

Food 4 Less raises funds to support La Rabida Children's Hospital in Chicago

Food 4 Less, Chicagoland's leading price-impact supermarket chain, is pleased to announce that it is raising funds to support Chicago's La Rabida Children's Hospital.

4 Feb 2015

Trust for America's Health supports President's proposal to end sequestration

The following is a statement from Jeffrey Levi, PhD, executive director of the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and chair of the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health.

4 Feb 2015

Class-action lawsuit filed against Health Net for misrepresenting physician and hospital networks

In advance of a California legislative hearing on health care "costs" not scheduled to include testimony from consumers, consumer advocates will discuss the real financial threat patients face in a class-action lawsuit against Health Net for misrepresenting their physician and hospital networks.

4 Feb 2015

Community-focused efforts needed to reduce hospital readmissions

Recent research indicates that most of the variation in hospital readmission rates in the United States is related to geography and other factors over which hospitals have little or no control. Access and quality of care outside of the hospital setting seem to be especially important.

4 Feb 2015

International community funding can significantly reduce cancer deaths in LMICs by 2030

Increased annual international community funding of US$18 billion globally could save three million lives per year by 2030 and many more in succeeding decades,

3 Feb 2015

Ralphs Grocery raises funds to support Southern California children's hospitals

Ralphs Grocery Company is pleased to announce that it is raising funds to support children's hospitals in Southern California.

3 Feb 2015

Insomnia treatment in veterans linked to significant reduction in suicidal ideation

A new study is the first to show that the treatment of insomnia in veterans is associated with a significant reduction in suicidal ideation.

3 Feb 2015

Teenagers' digital media use during the night linked to increased risk of sleep problems

Teenagers who own smartphones spend more time online - also during the night, which may affect their sleep. A new University of Basel study on more than 300 students reports that teenagers' digital media use during the night is associated with an increased risk of sleep problems and depressive symptoms.

3 Feb 2015

Accelerated Cure Project for MS launches nationwide initiative to fuel multiple sclerosis research

The Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis today launches iConquerMS, the nationwide initiative by and for individuals living with multiple sclerosis who recognize the power of their health data and insights and want to harness that power to fuel research.

3 Feb 2015

HealthSouth agrees to acquire Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital from Kentucky Easter Seal Society

HealthSouth Corporation today announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, from the Kentucky Easter Seal Society, Inc.

3 Feb 2015

Professional medical societies must update guidelines for Googling patients, say Penn researchers

With the Internet and social media becoming woven into the modern medical practice, Penn State College of Medicine researchers contend that professional medical societies must update or amend their Internet guidelines to address when it is ethical to "Google" a patient.

3 Feb 2015

NSF issues new recommendations for proper sleep durations

The National Sleep Foundation, along with a multi-disciplinary expert panel, issued its new recommendations for appropriate sleep durations. The report recommends wider appropriate sleep ranges for most age groups. The results are published in Sleep Health: The Official Journal of the National Sleep Foundation.

3 Feb 2015

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Home health leaders raise concerns over proposed budget cuts and copayments on Medicare beneficiaries

New study suggests link between food insecurity and adverse experiences in childhood

HCCN's national service provides spiritual and emotional support to veterans, active service members

Oncology experts study use of fertility-sparing cancer treatments

'Mission: Lifeline' initiative aims to improve outcomes for heart attack patients in rural Iowa

EyePromise® eye vitamins offers education guide to promote awareness on AMD

Whole exome sequencing helps Mayo Clinic neurologist solve a medical mystery

Government of Barbados launches National Health Information System using Populus technology

Food 4 Less raises funds to support La Rabida Children's Hospital in Chicago

Trust for America's Health supports President's proposal to end sequestration

Class-action lawsuit filed against Health Net for misrepresenting physician and hospital networks

Community-focused efforts needed to reduce hospital readmissions

International community funding can significantly reduce cancer deaths in LMICs by 2030

Ralphs Grocery raises funds to support Southern California children's hospitals

Insomnia treatment in veterans linked to significant reduction in suicidal ideation

Teenagers' digital media use during the night linked to increased risk of sleep problems

Accelerated Cure Project for MS launches nationwide initiative to fuel multiple sclerosis research

HealthSouth agrees to acquire Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital from Kentucky Easter Seal Society

Professional medical societies must update guidelines for Googling patients, say Penn researchers

NSF issues new recommendations for proper sleep durations

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Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

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