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Bio-inspired biodegradable surgical glue repairs defects of heart and blood vessels

Gecko Biomedical, a French medical device company developing 'bio-inspired' biodegradable surgical glues and patches for wound closure, announces that the Company's co-founders have published data demonstrating the potential of its paradigm-shifting technologies for minimally invasive reconstructive heart surgery.

9 Jan 2014

More standardised methods needed for extemporaneous preparation of paediatric medicines

More standardised methods are needed for the extemporaneous preparation of paediatric medicines, indicates a doctoral dissertation examined at the University of Eastern Finland. Hospital pharmacies modify adult medicines for children when there are no suitable paediatric medicines available. Medicines intended for adults can be modified for children into oral suspensions, oral powders or capsules the contents of which are emptied for use.

9 Jan 2014

Federal report finds electronic health records push lacks key safeguards

Although the federal government is spending more than $22 billion to encourage hospitals and doctors to adopt electronic health records, it has failed to put safeguards in place to prevent the technology from being used for inflating costs and overbilling, according to a new report by a federal oversight agency (Abelson and Creswell, 1/8).

9 Jan 2014

Evolva to set up Level-1 American Depositary Receipt programme

Evolva Holding SA has appointed BNY Mellon, the global leader in investment management and investment services, to set up a Level-1 American Depositary Receipt programme.

9 Jan 2014

UCSB psychology professor finds that weight-stigmatizing messages may have the opposite effect

If you're one of the millions of people who count losing weight among their top New Year's resolutions, you might want to pay careful attention to some new findings by UC Santa Barbara psychology professor Brenda Major.

9 Jan 2014

IQWiG publishes new clinical practice guidelines for treating people with COPD

On 3 January 2014 the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care published the results of a literature search for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the treatment of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

9 Jan 2014

Physician Associates Orlando Health awarded recognition by NCQA as Level-3 Patient Centered Medical Home

Physician Associates, a part of Orlando Health, has been awarded recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as a Level-3 Patient Centered Medical Home.

9 Jan 2014

State highlights: Blue Shield Of Calif. rate hike called 'excessive'; Fla. Medicaid contract problems

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones criticized Blue Shield of California for an "unreasonable" rate hike affecting about 81,000 individual policyholders. ... But he and other state officials don't have the authority to reject changes in premiums. Jones said the latest rate hike amounted to an average increase of 32 percent over a two-year period (Terhune, 1/7).

9 Jan 2014

Adults with private or no health insurance coverage have lower levels of psychological distress

The Affordable Care Act, dubbed 'ObamaCare', has proven to be one of the most controversial legislative acts of the Obama presidency. New research, published in Stress & Health explores the psychological relationship between patients and health insurance coverage, finding that adults with private or no health insurance coverage experience lower levels of psychological distress than those with public coverage.

9 Jan 2014

Viewpoints: Health law debate on contraceptive coverage; Cuccinelli: No investigators for Medicaid fraud; 50 years after the famed report on smoking

The Little Sisters of the Poor, an organization of Roman Catholic nuns that runs nursing homes around the country, is testing the contraceptive coverage mandate of the Affordable Care Act. Last week, we're sorry to say, the nuns won a temporary reprieve from Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Under the law, most employers are required to provide their employees with health insurance that covers birth control. But the Obama administration agreed to a compromise for nonprofit religious groups that object to contraception, exempting them from paying for such coverage. Instead, insurers agreed to absorb the cost. All the religious organization has to do is fill out a simple form attesting to its situation. Unfortunately, even that was too much for the Little Sisters of the Poor (1/7).

9 Jan 2014

AccentHealth buys Caervision's Asthma and Allergy waiting room television network

AccentHealth, the leading patient education company at the Point-of-Care, announced today it has purchased the Asthma and Allergy waiting room television network of Caervision Corp. The new doctor office locations will become part of the AccentHealth network and will carry AccentHealth's award-winning health education programming produced by CNN.

9 Jan 2014

Researchers investigate how workplace environment in primary care settings affects NPs' ability

More than a dozen states have passed legislation expanding the role of nurse practitioners (NPs) so they can help fill the shortage of primary care providers in the U.S. But a new study from Columbia University School of Nursing, published in the Journal of Professional Nursing, suggests that the organization and culture in health care settings often impedes the full utilization of NPs so that state laws expanding scope of practice may not be sufficient to relieve the nation's primary care crisis.

9 Jan 2014

Teleflex includes Vidacare vascular products in ARROW Vascular Access family

Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, will be showcasing ARROW Vascular Products along with the newly acquired Vidacare vascular product line at the annual Society of Critical Care Medicine, January 9-13 in San Francisco, California.

9 Jan 2014

Democrats reject GOP offer: Jobless benefits for health law suspension

Republicans are pushing proposals involving suspending parts of the health law in return for extending unemployment aid. Lawmakers also are making progress on a $1 trillion spending bill, again with health law negotiations at the center.

9 Jan 2014

Feds develop 'workarounds' to make sure people who are eligible get covered by Medicaid expansion

Medicaid officials have developed methods to get around healthcare.gov's limitations in transmitting applications to state agencies, Modern Healthcare reports. But as election-year politics begin to heat up, some states continue to wrestle with the concept of expanding the low-income health insurance program.

9 Jan 2014

RNC launches 'Obamacare' attack ads

The advertisements, which will run in 12 states this week, target Democratic senators and representatives who supported the health law by attempting to link them to President Barack Obama's failed promise that people who like their coverage could keep it.

9 Jan 2014

Study explores relationship between avocado consumption, satiety and blood sugar

New research published in the November issue of Nutrition Journal reports adding one-half of a fresh avocado to a lunch may have helped healthy, overweight people feel more satisfied and reduced their desire to eat following a meal. The study was funded by the Hass Avocado Board.

9 Jan 2014

Healthcare News

Bio-inspired biodegradable surgical glue repairs defects of heart and blood vessels

More standardised methods needed for extemporaneous preparation of paediatric medicines

Federal report finds electronic health records push lacks key safeguards

Evolva to set up Level-1 American Depositary Receipt programme

UCSB psychology professor finds that weight-stigmatizing messages may have the opposite effect

IQWiG publishes new clinical practice guidelines for treating people with COPD

Physician Associates Orlando Health awarded recognition by NCQA as Level-3 Patient Centered Medical Home

State highlights: Blue Shield Of Calif. rate hike called 'excessive'; Fla. Medicaid contract problems

Adults with private or no health insurance coverage have lower levels of psychological distress

Viewpoints: Health law debate on contraceptive coverage; Cuccinelli: No investigators for Medicaid fraud; 50 years after the famed report on smoking

AccentHealth buys Caervision's Asthma and Allergy waiting room television network

Researchers investigate how workplace environment in primary care settings affects NPs' ability

Teleflex includes Vidacare vascular products in ARROW Vascular Access family

Democrats reject GOP offer: Jobless benefits for health law suspension

Feds develop 'workarounds' to make sure people who are eligible get covered by Medicaid expansion

RNC launches 'Obamacare' attack ads

Study explores relationship between avocado consumption, satiety and blood sugar

The challenge of spreading positive Obamacare news

Health industry insiders analyze, predict and prescribe

A new health insurer raises funds after rapid growth

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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