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Healthy diet provides lots of health benefits for patients with COPD

Sure, everyone knows a healthy diet provides lots of health benefits for patients with respiratory diseases, but now a new study has shown a direct link between eating fish, fruit and dairy products and improved lung function among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

22 May 2014

Homeless people in Toronto are nearly 9 times more likely to have history of pathological gambling

Homeless clients using services at Toronto's Good Shepherd Ministries are nearly nine times more likely to have a history of problem or pathological gambling than the general population, a new study from St. Michael's Hospital has found.

22 May 2014

Study: Nursing resources vary across different types of hospitals that care for children

A new study published in the Journal for Healthcare Quality revealed that nursing resources vary significantly across different types of hospitals that care for children, and this has significant implications for quality and safety in pediatric medical care.

21 May 2014

American InterContinental University now offers new Bachelor of Healthcare Management degree

The healthcare management industry is predicted to be one of the fastest-growing in the United States, as the large baby-boom population ages and needs additional medical care. With Americans living longer, employment of medical and health services managers is projected to grow 23 percent through 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

21 May 2014

Study provides key data on Americans’ understanding of long-term care system

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research has released the results of a major survey on long-term care in the United States.

21 May 2014

AHC Enterprises, Duet Health announce launch of Visit Helper program

AHC Enterprises, a subsidiary of the Health Collaborative of Greater Columbus, and Duet Health announced today the launch of Visit Helper, now available at visithelper.com, iTunes, and Google Play.

21 May 2014

School-based influenza vaccine programs limited by low rates of reimbursement

School-based influenza vaccine programs have the potential to reach many children at affordable costs and with parental support, but these programs are limited by low rates of reimbursement from third-party payers, according to recently published study results by researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

21 May 2014

Loyola's pediatric dermatologists highlight risks related to indoor tanning

Prom season is right around the corner and with that comes dress shopping and trips to the local tanning salons for many girls.

21 May 2014

Transcendence is the best predictor of positive aging, shows study

An aging population poses challenges for governments around the globe as nations grapple with how to satisfy the physical, social and economic needs of older adults.

21 May 2014

athenahealth signs strategic agreement with Henry Schein Medical

athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based services for electronic health record (EHR), practice management, and care coordination, and Henry Schein Medical, the U.S. Medical business of Henry Schein, Inc., the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, today announced a strategic agreement.

21 May 2014

Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System recognized as 2014 Frontline Healthcare Worker Champion

The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System is one of nine U.S. health care employers recognized May 15 as a 2014 Frontline Healthcare Worker Champion, an award given by CareerSTAT, an initiative of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions and Jobs for the Future.

21 May 2014

Study highlights factors that can combat hookah smoking among college students

Educational campaigns meant to dissuade college students from initiating hookah tobacco smoking may be more successful if they combat positive perceptions of hookah use as attractive and romantic, rather than focusing solely on the harmful components of hookah tobacco smoke, a new University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study found.

21 May 2014

First Edition: May 21, 2014

Today's headlines include status reports on the health exchanges in Nevada and Oregon.

21 May 2014

ClinTec International wins ‘Business Innovation of the Year’ award

ClinTec International is proud to be announced as winners of the prestigious 'Business Innovation of the Year' award sponsored by Microsoft presented during the Scottish Business Awards, held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on the 12th May 2014.

21 May 2014

cloudBuy welcomes the new Care Act passed by Parliament

cloudBuy, the world's leading online social care marketplace, has welcomed Parliament's Royal Assent for the Care Act 2014, a landmark piece of legislation that will lead to the most significant changes to the health and social care system in more than 60 years.

21 May 2014

Viewpoints: Cutting costs for patients with chronic illness; Gov. Pence's change of Heart; fix the VA

Most health care plans ask that you spend some money out of your pocket whenever you use the health care system. This is known as cost-sharing .... Cost-sharing works for most people, because most people are healthy. Healthy people who use health care are often doing so inefficiently.

21 May 2014

AbbVie receives HUMIRA orphan drug designation from FDA for treatment of non-infectious uveitis

AbbVie announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted HUMIRA orphan drug designation for the treatment of non-infectious intermediate, posterior, or pan-uveitis, or chronic non-infectious anterior uveitis, a group of rare but serious inflammatory diseases of the eye.

21 May 2014

New program improves quality of care for people with cognitive impairment in low cost

The patient and caregiver-centered Aging Brain Care program, developed by researchers at the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research, is attracting nationwide interest for its ability to improve health outcomes and quality of care for those with cognitive impairment while dramatically lowering costs to patients and health care systems.

21 May 2014

State highlights: Calif. bill on keeping small biz health plans; Colo. rating area plan approved

A selection of health policy stories from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Washington state and Massachusetts.

21 May 2014

Indiana Gov. Pence unveils his Medicaid expansion alternative

In a speech to the American Enterprise Institute, the governor outlined a plan that he says will expand health coverage for low-income state residents while also giving people more control over their health care choices.

21 May 2014

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Healthy diet provides lots of health benefits for patients with COPD

Homeless people in Toronto are nearly 9 times more likely to have history of pathological gambling

Study: Nursing resources vary across different types of hospitals that care for children

American InterContinental University now offers new Bachelor of Healthcare Management degree

Study provides key data on Americans’ understanding of long-term care system

AHC Enterprises, Duet Health announce launch of Visit Helper program

School-based influenza vaccine programs limited by low rates of reimbursement

Loyola's pediatric dermatologists highlight risks related to indoor tanning

Transcendence is the best predictor of positive aging, shows study

athenahealth signs strategic agreement with Henry Schein Medical

Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System recognized as 2014 Frontline Healthcare Worker Champion

Study highlights factors that can combat hookah smoking among college students

First Edition: May 21, 2014

ClinTec International wins ‘Business Innovation of the Year’ award

cloudBuy welcomes the new Care Act passed by Parliament

Viewpoints: Cutting costs for patients with chronic illness; Gov. Pence's change of Heart; fix the VA

AbbVie receives HUMIRA orphan drug designation from FDA for treatment of non-infectious uveitis

New program improves quality of care for people with cognitive impairment in low cost

State highlights: Calif. bill on keeping small biz health plans; Colo. rating area plan approved

Indiana Gov. Pence unveils his Medicaid expansion alternative

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