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Alzheimer Society of Canada requests for Canadian Alzheimer's disease and dementia partnership

On the eve of World Alzheimer's Day, the Alzheimer Society of Canada has called on the Federal Government to immediately establish a Canadian Alzheimer's disease and dementia partnership to lead and facilitate the development and implementation of a national dementia strategy.

21 Sep 2013

CeltiCare Health Plan awarded contract to participate in MassHealth CarePlus program

Centene Corporation announced today that CeltiCare Health Plan, its Massachusetts subsidiary, was notified by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services that it has been awarded a contract to participate in the MassHealth CarePlus program in all five regions, with a contract effective date of October 15, 2013 and commencement of coverage on January 1, 2014.

21 Sep 2013

Obamacare and coverage for immigrants, children

Media outlets look at the ways in which the law affects different immigrant groups and children.

21 Sep 2013

New research may help in regulation of tobacco products to protect public health

UC San Francisco will receive a five-year, $20 million grant as part of a first-of-its-kind tobacco science regulatory program by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health.

21 Sep 2013

Study: Women with access to group prenatal care have improved birth outcomes

Women with access to group prenatal care had improved birth outcomes, including longer gestational periods and higher birth weight, in a study conducted by researchers at Vanderbilt's Peabody Research Institute.

21 Sep 2013

Personality traits can be correlated to health care consumption, study finds

Psychiatrists and psychologists have long understood that an individual's personality can define how he or she views the world around them, reacts to situations, and interacts with others. It now appears that personality traits can be linked to the frequency with which older adults use expensive health care services.

21 Sep 2013

Friday face-off: With gov't shutdown looming, House to vote on stopgap funding measure that would defund health law

The GOP-controlled chamber is expected to approve the bill, which will then face stiff opposition in the Senate. The White House has also threatened a veto.

21 Sep 2013

25 hospitals ready alliance in response to Obamacare

A group of 25 hospitals across 7 hospital systems in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania will form what it calls the nation's largest health care alliance to improve care and lower costs.

21 Sep 2013

UH Seidman Cancer Center to become one of elite group of cancer centers to offer proton therapy

University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center is breaking ground today on a $30 million proton therapy center, becoming one of an elite group of cancer centers in the country to offer this revolutionary technology. There are currently only 11 operational proton therapy centers in the nation and the UH Seidman Cancer Center site will be the first in Ohio.

20 Sep 2013

American Airlines, Something mAAgic Foundation to grant weeklong vacation to deserving children

The Something mAAgic Foundation and American Airlines are joining together to grant children with life-threatening medical conditions and their families a weeklong vacation in Orlando, Fla. Today, 36 courageous children will set out on an adventure during the Something mAAgic Foundation's 18th annual mAAgic flight event.

20 Sep 2013

Regulatory reform needed to protect consumers from caffeine-induced harm

Caffeine is the most widely used psychoactive substance and is part of the daily diet of most people, whether they know it or not. Caffeine is being added to more products, including energy drinks and snack foods, with no regulations requiring the amount of caffeine to be included on the product label.

20 Sep 2013

Series of six infographics aims to educate about concussion symptoms and treatment

Just in time for back-to-school and fall sports, a series of six infographics aims to educate players, parents, nurses and coaches about concussion symptoms and treatments, so they can keep their heads in the game. Developed by the physician-researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's "Minds Matter" program, these materials offer the most up-to-date tips for detection and treatment of youth concussions

20 Sep 2013

Viewpoints: Rove warns GOP that defunding could be 'self-defeating;' Jonathan Cohn says latest Obamacare fight reveals Republicans' will to overlook gains from law

Today, independents look more like Republicans than Democrats, especially when it comes to health care. In a new Crossroads GPS health-care policy survey conducted in 10 states likely to have competitive Senate races and in House districts that lean Republican or are swing seats, 60 percent of independents oppose President Obama's Affordable Care Act. If this holds through 2014, then Republicans should receive another big boost in the midterms. There is, however, one issue on which independents disagree with Republicans: using the threat of a government shutdown to defund ObamaCare (Karl Rove, 9/18).

20 Sep 2013

First Edition: September 20, 2013

Today's headlines include the latest on the Capitol Hill hijinx surrounding efforts to defund the health law and avert a government shutdown.

20 Sep 2013

CME Medical to highlight effectiveness of nutrition pumps at two key healthcare nutrition events

CME Medical will be promoting its nutrition pumps – the BodyGuard 323 Ambulatory Infusion Pump and the BodyGuard 2CH Twin Channel Infusion Pump and a new range of rucksacks to carry them in, at two key healthcare nutrition events coming soon.

20 Sep 2013

Reprieve over? Health spending projected to climb 6% next year

The nation's health care spending is slated to rise about 6 percent next year, according to a new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services report. This follows five years of slower growth expected to end as the nation's economy recovers and the health law expands coverage. The spending increase is likely lower than it would have been, however, if the Supreme Court hadn't allowed states to choose whether to expand Medicaid, researchers wrote.

20 Sep 2013

Vera and Paul Guerin Family Congenital Heart Program to be established in Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute

In an effort to lengthen the life span and improve the quality of life for those born with heart defects, longtime Cedars-Sinai supporters Vera and Paul Guerin have donated $10 million to establish the Vera and Paul Guerin Family Congenital Heart Program in the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute.

20 Sep 2013

Genetics in Medicine's October 2013 issue details solutions for integrating genomic data into EHR

Genetic tests can now tell us whether we are at increased risk of various cancers, heart or kidney disease, asthma and a number of other conditions.

20 Sep 2013

GPs urged to give up independent contractor status, become NHS employees

General practitioners should give up their independent contractor status and become NHS employees. This is the most radical alternative method of primary care funding considered by Professor Azeem Majeed, Head of the Department of Primary Care & Public Health at Imperial College London, in an editorial published today in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.

20 Sep 2013

Now is the best time to get immunized against influenza, says UAB expert

It is that time of year again to consider the protection offered by a flu shot. One University of Alabama at Birmingham internal medicine expert says with a vaccine already available, it is best to get immunized against influenza now.

20 Sep 2013

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Alzheimer Society of Canada requests for Canadian Alzheimer's disease and dementia partnership

CeltiCare Health Plan awarded contract to participate in MassHealth CarePlus program

Obamacare and coverage for immigrants, children

New research may help in regulation of tobacco products to protect public health

Study: Women with access to group prenatal care have improved birth outcomes

Personality traits can be correlated to health care consumption, study finds

Friday face-off: With gov't shutdown looming, House to vote on stopgap funding measure that would defund health law

25 hospitals ready alliance in response to Obamacare

UH Seidman Cancer Center to become one of elite group of cancer centers to offer proton therapy

American Airlines, Something mAAgic Foundation to grant weeklong vacation to deserving children

Regulatory reform needed to protect consumers from caffeine-induced harm

Series of six infographics aims to educate about concussion symptoms and treatment

Viewpoints: Rove warns GOP that defunding could be 'self-defeating;' Jonathan Cohn says latest Obamacare fight reveals Republicans' will to overlook gains from law

First Edition: September 20, 2013

CME Medical to highlight effectiveness of nutrition pumps at two key healthcare nutrition events

Reprieve over? Health spending projected to climb 6% next year

Vera and Paul Guerin Family Congenital Heart Program to be established in Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute

Genetics in Medicine's October 2013 issue details solutions for integrating genomic data into EHR

GPs urged to give up independent contractor status, become NHS employees

Now is the best time to get immunized against influenza, says UAB expert

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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