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LCS, CareSouth announce joint venture partnership in Health at Home

LCS, a national leader in senior lifestyle services and senior living community development and management, and CareSouth®, a leading regional provider of home health services, are pleased to announce a joint venture partnership in Health at Home, An LCS Company.

3 Jul 2013

Home-based exercise intervention improves walking performance, physical activity in PAD patients

In a trial that included nearly 200 participants with peripheral artery disease, a home-based exercise intervention with a group-mediated cognitive behavioral intervention component improved walking performance and physical activity in patients with PAD, according to a study in the July 3 issue of JAMA.

3 Jul 2013

Many uninsured don't know they must buy coverage next year

News outlets report on a poll finding that more than 40 percent of the uninsured are unaware they could be required to buy health coverage in 2014, while another study calculates how many young people are benefiting from the provision allowing adult children to stay on their parents' policies up to age 26.

3 Jul 2013

Growing brain aneurysms 12 times more likely to burst, says new UCLA study

Brain aneurysms of all sizes—even small ones no larger than a pea—are up to 12 times more likely to rupture if they are growing, according to a new UCLA study.

3 Jul 2013

Take time off to mentally rejuvenate and de-stress

To mentally rejuvenate and de-stress, the obvious choice may be to take time off from work or get away from the routine at home with a vacation, but a psychologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham says a long vacation may not be your best bet.

3 Jul 2013

Administration delays health law requirement for large employers to provide coverage

Businesses won't be penalized next year if they don't provide workers health insurance after the Obama administration decided to delay a key requirement under its health-care law, two administration officials said. The decision will come in regulatory guidance to be issued later this week. It addresses vehement complaints from employer groups about the administrative burden of reporting requirements, though it may also affect coverage provided to some workers (Dorning and Wayne, 7/2).

3 Jul 2013

Health care fueled economic recovery, study says

The health care industry played a large role in helping the nation recover from the long recession, a new Brookings Institution study said Monday. The industry now accounts for more jobs than it did before the recession.

3 Jul 2013

Devon Medical gets ANVISA certification for extriCARE 2400 NPWT system

Devon Medical, a global medical device manufacturer, designer, and distributor, announced today that it has received medical device registration and approval from the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA - Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária) for its extriCARE 2400 Negative Pressure Wound Therapy pump.

2 Jul 2013

West Pharmaceutical Services expands NovaGuard portfolio of needle safety products

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., a leading global developer and manufacturer of components and systems for injectable drug delivery, today announced the expansion of the NovaGuard portfolio of needle safety products.

2 Jul 2013

VIZZIA Technologies' clinical workflow optimization solution installed at FCS Tampa Cancer Center

VIZZIA Technologies, a leading provider of process and technology solutions, announced today that its clinical workflow optimization solution was recently installed at Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute's Tampa Cancer Center location.

2 Jul 2013

First Edition: July 2, 2013

Today's headlines include various reports about changes afoot in the insurance marketplace.

2 Jul 2013

State highlights: Calif. bill to fine firms with workers on Medi-Cal fails; Pa. eyes disallowing apologies used against doctors in court-proceedings

A California proposal to fine large companies that have workers on Medi-Cal came up short in an initial vote in the Assembly amid strong business opposition. The proposed fines could reach about $5,000 per full-time employee who receives Medi-Cal, the state Medicaid program for the poor. The bill, AB 880, garnered 46 votes in the 80-member chamber Thursday, short of the 54 votes, or two-thirds majority, needed. The measure could come up for reconsideration as early as next week (Terhune, 6/27).

2 Jul 2013

RLI awards scholarships to 10 residents to attend RLI Annual Event

The American College of Radiology (ACR) Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI) has awarded scholarships to 10 residents enabling them to attend the RLI Annual Event, July 25-28, 2013, at the Kellogg School of Management on Northwestern University's Evanston, IL, campus.

2 Jul 2013

Research roundup: 'Welcome-mat' effect of Medicaid expansion; Setting up shops; California's transition to Medicaid managed care

The number of people eligible for Medicaid who remain uninsured varies from state to state, according to the authors. But the federal health law is likely to increase the rate of enrollment for this group. The potential impact of this increase in Medicaid enrollment, also known as the 'welcome-mat' effect, is unclear.

2 Jul 2013

Viewpoints: A 'clever' fix for contraception coverage; Sanjay Gupta warns doctors to pay attention to health overhaul

Many nonprofit religious organizations have balked at having to insure their employees' birth control -- because they don't believe in artificial contraception -- under the Affordable Care Act. On Friday, the Obama administration announced a solution to this problem. The new health care law guarantees access to preventive services, and contraception falls, appropriately, into that category (Carla Hill, 6/28).

2 Jul 2013

What do moms, librarians and local officials have in common? They are all part of the health law's messaging effort

News outlets report on how a range of organizations and professions could play a role in advancing the Obama administration's effort to get more people to enroll in the health insurance that will become available as a result of the health law.

2 Jul 2013

Glide Pharma signs design optimisation agreement with Nypro Healthcare for solid dose injector

Glide Pharma today announced that it has entered an agreement with global device manufacturer Nypro Healthcare to complete the design optimisation of its solid dose injector in preparation for production scale up.

2 Jul 2013

African-American kids with T2D and risk for retinopathy are less likely to receive eye exam

In one of the few studies to provide information on eye screening of children, African-American children with the greatest risk for disease of the retina as a complication of Type 1 diabetes are the least likely to have received an eye exam, reports a team of researchers including senior author Terri H. Lipman of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.

2 Jul 2013

Study reveals overnight vital sign monitoring may have negative effects on low-risk patients

Nighttime frequency of vital signs monitoring for low-risk medical inpatients might be reduced, according to a research letter by Jordan C. Yoder, B.A. and colleagues at the University of Chicago.

2 Jul 2013

Views on abortion: USA Today offers contrasting points on effort to set ban after 20 weeks; Democrats can fight back against inroads made by abortion opponents

The 20-week bans are the latest front in the abortion wars that have raged ever since the Supreme Court's decision 40 years ago in Roe v. Wade. In addition to the state bans, the U.S. House passed a 20-week limit in June, using the atrocities by Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell as a rallying cry. Preventing murders like the ones Gosnell committed is certainly an urgent goal. But 20-week bans won't do it and could, in fact, create more tragedies than they prevent (6/30).

2 Jul 2013

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LCS, CareSouth announce joint venture partnership in Health at Home

Home-based exercise intervention improves walking performance, physical activity in PAD patients

Many uninsured don't know they must buy coverage next year

Growing brain aneurysms 12 times more likely to burst, says new UCLA study

Take time off to mentally rejuvenate and de-stress

Administration delays health law requirement for large employers to provide coverage

Health care fueled economic recovery, study says

Devon Medical gets ANVISA certification for extriCARE 2400 NPWT system

West Pharmaceutical Services expands NovaGuard portfolio of needle safety products

VIZZIA Technologies' clinical workflow optimization solution installed at FCS Tampa Cancer Center

First Edition: July 2, 2013

State highlights: Calif. bill to fine firms with workers on Medi-Cal fails; Pa. eyes disallowing apologies used against doctors in court-proceedings

RLI awards scholarships to 10 residents to attend RLI Annual Event

Research roundup: 'Welcome-mat' effect of Medicaid expansion; Setting up shops; California's transition to Medicaid managed care

Viewpoints: A 'clever' fix for contraception coverage; Sanjay Gupta warns doctors to pay attention to health overhaul

What do moms, librarians and local officials have in common? They are all part of the health law's messaging effort

Glide Pharma signs design optimisation agreement with Nypro Healthcare for solid dose injector

African-American kids with T2D and risk for retinopathy are less likely to receive eye exam

Study reveals overnight vital sign monitoring may have negative effects on low-risk patients

Views on abortion: USA Today offers contrasting points on effort to set ban after 20 weeks; Democrats can fight back against inroads made by abortion opponents

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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