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Unique mobile app allows parents to access information about safety of vaccines

The Vaccine Education Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is launching Vaccines on the Go: What You Should Know, a unique mobile app that allows busy parents to access up-to-date, reliable information about the science and safety of vaccines -- wherever and whenever they need it.

11 Sep 2013

Parent's guide book for caring children living with juvenile arthritis

Parents who have children with chronic autoimmune diseases like juvenile arthritis face a lifetime of obstacles and challenges and now there's a book to help them. In Living with Juvenile Arthritis: A Parent's Guide, author Kimberly Poston Miller shares with readers her hard-earned wisdom and experiences as the mother of two children living with juvenile arthritis and a number of related autoimmune conditions.

11 Sep 2013

New bill allows Californians to directly access physical therapist services

California's Senate passed AB 1000 (Wieckowski/Maienschein) to allow Californians to directly access physical therapist services. The bill passed off the Senate Floor and now goes back to the Assembly to approve amendments before heading to the Governor's desk.

11 Sep 2013

Study: Racial/ethnic differences in inpatient mortality and postacute care following SAH

University of Toronto researchers examined data on patients who had been hospitalized in the United States for subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and found racial/ethnic differences in the rates of inpatient mortality and hospital discharge to institutional care.

11 Sep 2013

Health exchanges will help some retirees bridge the Medicare gap

The New York Times reports on how the health law may assist some retired people who do not yet qualify for Medicare obtain affordable health insurance. In addition, Kaiser Health News details how the health law does and does not intersect with Medicare.

11 Sep 2013

Health law fact-checking and helpful hints

News outlets examine claims about the health law, including the "five top myths that refuse to die." They also provide consumer information about the next stage of implementation -- the open enrollment period that begins Oct. 1 for online insurance marketplaces in every state.

11 Sep 2013

Experts to develop internet-based platform that links health data with environment, climatic factors

Experts from the University of Exeter, the Met Office, Public Health England, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and University of Bristol will be involved in the project which, over three years, will develop an internet-based platform that will link health data with information on the environment and climate.

11 Sep 2013

US cancer care system in crisis

Delivery of cancer care in the U.S. is facing a crisis stemming from a combination of factors -- a growing demand for such care, a shrinking oncology work force, rising costs of cancer care, and the complexity of the disease and its treatment, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.

11 Sep 2013

New strategy to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections

Simply replacing the connector in the IV system in patients with central lines could help reduce deadly bloodstream infections, researchers at Georgia Regents University have found.

11 Sep 2013

Healthcare professionals teamed up to devise dementia care training program for general hospital staff

Academics and healthcare professionals from across Greater Manchester as well as people with a diagnosis of dementia and family carers have teamed up to devise a new training programme for general hospital staff.

11 Sep 2013

New Medicaid enrollees under health law more likely to be younger, healthier

States expanding Medicaid under Obamacare are likely to see more people who are healthier, thinner, white and male, according to a study in the Annals of Family Medicine. Another Health Affairs study finds the expansion could pay for health care for the chronically homeless, thereby saving money for states and local governments.

11 Sep 2013

Experts to gather in Uganda to recognize advancements made in prevention, treatment of fistula

Government officials, representatives of nongovernmental organizations, doctors, and health care providers from around the world will gather in Uganda this week to recognize the advancements made in the prevention and treatment of fistula, a devastating childbirth injury.

10 Sep 2013

Cognizant named global Leader and Star Performer in healthcare payer IT outsourcing

Cognizant today announced that it has been named a global Leader and Star Performer in healthcare payer IT outsourcing by Everest Group, an advisory and research firm on global services.

10 Sep 2013

Cooper Aerobics commit to help Flexjet owners prevent health issues while traveling

From staying hydrated to avoiding jet lag, Cooper Aerobics is making a commitment to help Flexjet owners prevent health issues while traveling. As part of its new alliance with Cooper Aerobics – a prestigious health and wellness center in Dallas – Flexjet, one of the world's leading fractional jet ownership services providers, has selected Founder and Chairman Kenneth Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., and CEO Tyler Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., as its official health advisors.

10 Sep 2013

Heart IT releases WebPAX cardiac echo reporting module

Heart IT, the global leader that pioneered the first FDA approved zero-footprint medical imaging workstation, announced today the release of the WebPAX cardiac echo reporting module.

10 Sep 2013

Life Technologies announces the Ion AmpliSeq Exome Certified Service Provider program

Life Technologies Corporation today announces the Ion AmpliSeq™ Exome Certified Service Provider program, a global organization of some of the world's top service providers that will sequence and analyze human exomes in as little as two days.

10 Sep 2013

First Edition: September 10, 2013

Today's headlines include reports from Capitol Hill about the GOP strategy to link debate of a stopgap spending bill to keep the government operating to efforts to defund the health law.

10 Sep 2013

New Atkins Candies help dieters satisfy their sweet tooth with low-carb option

Low-carb dieters now have an even sweeter way to melt off the pounds. Atkins Nutritionals, Inc., a leader in the weight-management category, announced today the launch of Atkins™ Candies, an indulgent line of bite-sized snacks that will be available nationwide beginning October 2013.

10 Sep 2013

Power Balance Technologies joins NBCF with the new 'Breast Cancer Awareness' Wristband

Power Balance Technologies Inc., sellers of the original Power Balance silicone wristband, today announces their year-long partnership with the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. (NBCF) with the new 'Breast Cancer Awareness' Wristband.

10 Sep 2013

Hospira announces EC approval of Inflectra, Europe's first biosimilar mAb therapy

Hospira, the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies, today announced the European Commission (EC) approval of Inflectra™ (infliximab), Europe's first biosimilar monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy. Inflectra has been approved for the treatment of inflammatory conditions including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and psoriasis.

10 Sep 2013

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Unique mobile app allows parents to access information about safety of vaccines

Parent's guide book for caring children living with juvenile arthritis

New bill allows Californians to directly access physical therapist services

Study: Racial/ethnic differences in inpatient mortality and postacute care following SAH

Health exchanges will help some retirees bridge the Medicare gap

Health law fact-checking and helpful hints

Experts to develop internet-based platform that links health data with environment, climatic factors

US cancer care system in crisis

New strategy to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections

Healthcare professionals teamed up to devise dementia care training program for general hospital staff

New Medicaid enrollees under health law more likely to be younger, healthier

Experts to gather in Uganda to recognize advancements made in prevention, treatment of fistula

Cognizant named global Leader and Star Performer in healthcare payer IT outsourcing

Cooper Aerobics commit to help Flexjet owners prevent health issues while traveling

Heart IT releases WebPAX cardiac echo reporting module

Life Technologies announces the Ion AmpliSeq Exome Certified Service Provider program

First Edition: September 10, 2013

New Atkins Candies help dieters satisfy their sweet tooth with low-carb option

Power Balance Technologies joins NBCF with the new 'Breast Cancer Awareness' Wristband

Hospira announces EC approval of Inflectra, Europe's first biosimilar mAb therapy

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