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Studies highlight community-based efforts to improve health of mothers and newborns in Ethiopia

A series of studies are published in a special supplement that presents results of the Maternal and Newborn Health in Ethiopia Partnership—a three-year pilot program funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with the goal of improving the health of Ethiopian mothers and their newborns.

20 Feb 2014

Study highlights lack of policies or guidelines regarding wheelchairs and seating provision in Ireland

A study on wheelchair provision, undertaken by the University of Limerick, has highlighted a worrying lack of any national policies or guidelines in support of the 40,000 people who use wheelchairs and seating assistive technology in Ireland.

20 Feb 2014

Accelovance opens new office in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

Accelovance, a therapeutically focused clinical research organization (CRO), announced today the opening of a new office in Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina.

20 Feb 2014

Premature babies who receive interventional therapy plus mother's voice learn to eat efficiently

Premature babies who receive an interventional therapy combining their mother's voice and a pacifier-activated music player learn to eat more efficiently and have their feeding tubes removed sooner than other preemies, according to a Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt study published today in Pediatrics.

20 Feb 2014

Youths of same-sex orientation are more likely to engage in behaviors linked with cancer risk

A new study led by City College of New York psychologist Margaret Rosario found that youths of same-sex orientation are more likely to engage in behaviors associated with cancer risk than heterosexuals.

20 Feb 2014

NIH-funded session in Bethesda to heighten awareness of underactive bladder

Underactive bladder, estimated to affect more than 20 percent of the elderly population, is an unrecognized disease that has a major influence on the health and independence of seniors.

20 Feb 2014

Ark. House vote falls short for 'private option' Medicaid expansion

Also in the news, other states -- including Missouri, Wyoming and Utah -- continue to contemplate their own efforts to expand the program or health insurance coverage for low-income people.

20 Feb 2014

UFCW supports for the efforts of Ohio Rights Amendment

United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) members in Ohio today announced their support for the efforts of the Ohio Rights Group and for the Ohio Cannabis Rights Amendment.

20 Feb 2014

UnitedHealthcare, Konami bring DDR CE Classroom Edition "exergame" to Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada

UnitedHealthcare and Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today are bringing the DanceDanceRevolution (DDR CE) Classroom Edition "exergame" to the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada, where local youths will use the popular dance game to have fun and improve their fitness.

20 Feb 2014

State highlights: Kan. eyes health law opt-out; Calif. voters could set malpractice cap

A selection of health policy stories from Kansas, California, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Florida, Maryland and Georgia.

20 Feb 2014

1 in 4 check online doctor ratings

Online ratings of physicians haven't caught on as much as ratings of books, movies and plumbers, but a majority of consumers know they exist and one in four consulted them when picking a primary care doctor in 2012, new research shows.

20 Feb 2014

BONESUPPORT launches new registry to collect data of CERAMENT™|G to protect bone infections

BONESUPPORT, an emerging leader in injectable bone substitutes for orthopedic trauma, bone infections and instrument augmentation related to orthopedic surgery, announced today the launch of a new registry to collect long term data of CERAMENT™|G, the first injectable antibiotic eluting, osteoconductive, ceramic bone substitute indicated to promote and protect bone healing being jeopardized by infection.

20 Feb 2014

OTC asthma inhaler endangers patients by encouraging substandard treatment

An over-the-counter (OTC) asthma inhaler up for approval by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) endangers patients by encouraging substandard treatment, according to Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA), a leading nonprofit patient education and advocacy organization.

20 Feb 2014

ACOG’s consensus statement on preventing first-time cesareans

Today's release of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' (ACOG) consensus statement on preventing first-time cesareans is an important step in closing gaps between evidence and the day-to-day care that women receive in pregnancy and labor.

20 Feb 2014

Viewpoints: 'Sham Surgery' for research; bigger hospitals may not bring better care

In a landmark study of a new cardiovascular device unveiled last month, patients received anesthetics, had a large-bore catheter inserted through a cut into one of their major arteries, and had dye injected into their bloodstream.

20 Feb 2014

No 'job loss' results from the health law, Sebelius says

Countering GOP claims that stemmed from a recent Congressional Budget Office report, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius argued that no evidence supports the idea that the overhaul will drive down employment.

20 Feb 2014

The health law's changing world order

News outlets report on how consumers, employers and even providers are grappling with a score of emerging issues -- ranging from health care costs and demand to the challenges of trying to understand the complexities of the marketplace.

20 Feb 2014

Cook Medical launches new treatment option for otolaryngologists

Cook Medical has launched a new treatment option for otolaryngologists (ear, nose and throat specialists) who repair the dura mater following cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks at the base of the skull. Cook's Biodesign Duraplasty Graft is the latest Biodesign product from Cook Medical's Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery clinical division.

From COOK MEDICAL INC. 20 Feb 2014

Ways to help manage chronic pain

Musculoskeletal pain of the bone, joint and muscles is one of the most common reasons for primary care visits in the United States. According to a literature review appearing in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS), chronic pain, or pain that persists beyond an expected period of healing, is estimated to affect 100 million Americans.

20 Feb 2014

DHS expands business and product offerings with the acquisition of Reliable Home Medical Equipment

Dynamic Healthcare Services, Inc., a portfolio company of GMH Ventures LLC and Lakewood Capital, LLC, announced today that it acquired Reliable Home Medical Equipment, Inc. of Hackensack, NJ on February 10th, 2014. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

20 Feb 2014

Healthcare News

Studies highlight community-based efforts to improve health of mothers and newborns in Ethiopia

Study highlights lack of policies or guidelines regarding wheelchairs and seating provision in Ireland

Accelovance opens new office in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

Premature babies who receive interventional therapy plus mother's voice learn to eat efficiently

Youths of same-sex orientation are more likely to engage in behaviors linked with cancer risk

NIH-funded session in Bethesda to heighten awareness of underactive bladder

Ark. House vote falls short for 'private option' Medicaid expansion

UFCW supports for the efforts of Ohio Rights Amendment

UnitedHealthcare, Konami bring DDR CE Classroom Edition "exergame" to Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada

State highlights: Kan. eyes health law opt-out; Calif. voters could set malpractice cap

1 in 4 check online doctor ratings

BONESUPPORT launches new registry to collect data of CERAMENT™|G to protect bone infections

OTC asthma inhaler endangers patients by encouraging substandard treatment

ACOG’s consensus statement on preventing first-time cesareans

Viewpoints: 'Sham Surgery' for research; bigger hospitals may not bring better care

No 'job loss' results from the health law, Sebelius says

The health law's changing world order

Cook Medical launches new treatment option for otolaryngologists

Ways to help manage chronic pain

DHS expands business and product offerings with the acquisition of Reliable Home Medical Equipment

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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