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Study: Grape consumption linked with healthier dietary patterns, improved nutrient intakes

In a new observational study published in the Journal of Food Science, researchers looked at the association of grape consumption, in the non-alcoholic forms most commonly consumed - fresh grapes, raisins and 100% grape juice - with the diet quality of a recent, nationally representative sample of U.S. children and adults.

3 Aug 2013

Deal will keep federal contributions for insurance when Congress moves to exchanges

The Obama administration told Congress on Thursday that it would allow the federal government to continue paying a large share of the cost of health insurance for members of Congress and their aides, averting a problem for many who work on Capitol Hill.

3 Aug 2013

Interactive 3-D simulation platform offers surgical residents to hone patient management skills

A novel interactive 3-dimensional(3-D) simulation platform offers surgical residents a unique opportunity to hone their diagnostic and patient management skills, and then have those skills accurately evaluated according to a new study appearing in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

3 Aug 2013

Assessing health law's impact on cities, people

Texas is home to more than two-thirds of the nation's 30 counties most in need of expanded health insurance coverage, including Dallas, according to a liberal group. The Center for American Progress Action Fund ranked 22 Texas counties -- including Dallas -- as among the "30 worst" in the country.

3 Aug 2013

FDA publishes new regulation defining "gluten-free" for food labeling to protect people with celiac disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today published a new regulation defining the term "gluten-free" for voluntary food labeling. This will provide a uniform standard definition to help the up to 3 million Americans who have celiac disease, an autoimmune digestive condition that can be effectively managed only by eating a gluten free diet.

3 Aug 2013

Aviv REIT acquires post-acute and long-term care skilled nursing facility in Kentucky

Aviv REIT, Inc. announced today it has acquired a post-acute and long-term care skilled nursing facility in Kentucky for $9.3 million.

2 Aug 2013

First Edition: August 2, 2013

Today's headlines include details about today's health law repeal vote in the House. It comes just as lawmakers prepare to leave for the August break.

2 Aug 2013

New survey commissioned by PhRMA identifies America's top health priorities

A new survey commissioned by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America shows 86 percent of Americans believe developing cures for more forms of cancer should be one of the top national health priorities, followed by developing effective treatments for heart disease (78 percent) and more intensive medical care for seniors (76 percent).

2 Aug 2013

NCDP joins Earth Institute

The National Center for Disaster Preparedness, a research, policy and education institution that has worked for the past decade across the United States to strengthen responses to extreme weather, terrorism and other threats, has joined Columbia University's Earth Institute.

2 Aug 2013

Exercise may improve mood of pregnant women and help reduce levels of fatigue

Exercise may improve the mood of pregnant women and help to reduce levels of fatigue reports new research published in Psychology & Health The study, by Anca Gaston and Harry Prapavessis at the University of Western Ontario, examined whether a four week exercise intervention programme would result in improvements in the psychological well-being of previously inactive pregnant women.

2 Aug 2013

FDA promise to "reboot" antibiotic development rules to combat rise in resistance falls short

The rise of antibiotic resistance among hospital-acquired infections is greater than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found in its 2008 analysis, according to an ahead-of-print article in the journal, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

2 Aug 2013

Viewpoints: Health law rollout needs a better salesman; the overhaul is shifting the economy to part-timers

We need a serious and sustained presidential conversation with the country about the new health care reform laws - or progressives risk losing ownership of this once-in-generation liberal reform. If you listen to people in focus group discussions right now, they are clueless about the most basic policies in the reforms, even though parts of the law are already in place, the exchanges are to be launched in October, and the law's requirements and benefits will become fully operative in January. ... And in the most recent national surveys, more people think their health insurance situation will be made worse by the impending changes (Stanley B. Greenberg, 7/30).

2 Aug 2013

Longer looks: mayo's demands; 140 character death watch; posting hospital prices

Every week reporter Ankita Rao selects interesting reading from around the Web.

2 Aug 2013

AACN adds research reviews from Cochrane Collaboration in Critical Care Nurse journal

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses adds research reviews from The Cochrane Collaboration as a regular department in its clinical practice journal, Critical Care Nurse.

2 Aug 2013

State highlights: Brooklyn hospital files for bankruptcy plans to close; N.D. abortion law blocked; Texas women's health program serving thousands less

A selection of health policy stories from New York, North Dakota, Texas, Minnesota and California.

2 Aug 2013

Study: Consumers do not understand health insurance, cast doubt on best decisions under ACA

This fall, as part of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA), Americans will have a greater range of health care insurance options to choose from, including, for many, state-based plans. But will they make the right decisions? That's doubtful, according to a new study led by Carnegie Mellon University's George Loewenstein.

2 Aug 2013

With the weight of the employer mandate temporarily gone, small businesses are eyeing expansion

Many small businesses are eyeing expansion - at least temporarily - now that penalties under the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate have been delayed for a year.

2 Aug 2013

CMS proposal to remove Bariatric Surgery Facility Certification may place Medicare patients at risk

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is considering a reversal of its 2006 decision requiring certification of facilities that perform bariatric surgery, a move the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, the American College of Surgeons, and other medical societies say could endanger Medicare patients who undergo bariatric surgery.

2 Aug 2013

Lawsuit alleges hospital operators paid kickbacks, defrauded Medicaid

A whistleblower says two hospital operators paid clinics to direct to their hospitals pregnant mothers living in the U.S. illegally.

2 Aug 2013

Health law provision regarding Hill staffers' health insurance triggers debate, action

Under the law, members of Congress and some of their aides may have to pay more for their health coverage and buy it from new online health insurance marketplaces -- a reality that is triggering strong reactions on Capitol Hill.

2 Aug 2013

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Study: Grape consumption linked with healthier dietary patterns, improved nutrient intakes

Deal will keep federal contributions for insurance when Congress moves to exchanges

Interactive 3-D simulation platform offers surgical residents to hone patient management skills

Assessing health law's impact on cities, people

FDA publishes new regulation defining "gluten-free" for food labeling to protect people with celiac disease

Aviv REIT acquires post-acute and long-term care skilled nursing facility in Kentucky

First Edition: August 2, 2013

New survey commissioned by PhRMA identifies America's top health priorities

NCDP joins Earth Institute

Exercise may improve mood of pregnant women and help reduce levels of fatigue

FDA promise to "reboot" antibiotic development rules to combat rise in resistance falls short

Viewpoints: Health law rollout needs a better salesman; the overhaul is shifting the economy to part-timers

Longer looks: mayo's demands; 140 character death watch; posting hospital prices

AACN adds research reviews from Cochrane Collaboration in Critical Care Nurse journal

State highlights: Brooklyn hospital files for bankruptcy plans to close; N.D. abortion law blocked; Texas women's health program serving thousands less

Study: Consumers do not understand health insurance, cast doubt on best decisions under ACA

With the weight of the employer mandate temporarily gone, small businesses are eyeing expansion

CMS proposal to remove Bariatric Surgery Facility Certification may place Medicare patients at risk

Lawsuit alleges hospital operators paid kickbacks, defrauded Medicaid

Health law provision regarding Hill staffers' health insurance triggers debate, action

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