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Conservative lawmakers seek to capitalize on link between current 'scandals' and health law

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., was among the members of Congress linking the I.R.S. scandal to the repeal vote and even talk of impeachment.

18 May 2013

FDA seeks injunction in court against New York City Fish

The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is seeking a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York against New York City Fish, Inc., and several key employees for manufacturing and distributing ready-to-eat fish products under insanitary conditions causing them to become adulterated.

18 May 2013

CMS examines interaction between Medicaid and health insurance exchanges

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has put out most of the rules to implement coverage changes under the health care law, but a top official said Thursday that the public should expect more guidance on such issues as outreach and the enrollment of lawmakers and their staffs into the new marketplaces that will start accepting people in October.

17 May 2013

Women with family history of cancer need to have proper counseling, testing

In the wake of actress Angelina Jolie's public announcement that she recently underwent a preventive double mastectomy, Loma Linda University Medical Center urges women with a family history of cancer to have proper counseling and testing, if indicated, to see if they are at similar risk.

17 May 2013

Cancer survivors suffer diverse, complex set of impairments, new review finds

A new review finds cancer survivors suffer a diverse and complex set of impairments, affecting virtually every organ system.

17 May 2013

Study reveals that heart disease risk factor management differs among outpatient practices

Control of heart disease risk factors varies widely among outpatient practices, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2013.

17 May 2013

ECMO may show promise as rescue strategy for select cardiac arrest patients

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, a procedure traditionally used during cardiac surgeries and in the ICU that functions as an artificial replacement for a patient's heart and lungs, has also been used to resuscitate cardiac arrest victims in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea.

17 May 2013

Columbia University signs licensing agreement with Varian Medical Systems for novel imaging software

Columbia University has signed a licensing agreement with Varian Medical Systems for novel imaging software that facilitates 3-D segmentation, the process by which anatomical structures in medical images are distinguished from one another-an important step in the precise planning of cancer surgery and radiation treatments.

17 May 2013

Children's Center of Wayne County hosts annual Power of Possibilities Breakfast fundraiser

The Children's Center of Wayne County hosted its ninth annual Power of Possibilities Breakfast fundraiser, themed "Children Are the Heroes!" More than 500 community and business leaders gathered at Detroit's Westin Book Cadillac for the event presented by Ford Motor Company.

17 May 2013

GfK to deliver major presentation on personalized medicine at PBIRG Annual General Meeting

GfK will deliver a major presentation about patient perspectives' on personalized medicine at the Pharmaceutical Business and Intelligence Research Group Annual General Meeting, taking place May 19 to 22 in Naples, Florida.

17 May 2013

Four chiropractors receive Young Practitioner Distinguished Service Award

Four dynamic young chiropractors received the "Young Practitioner Distinguished Service Award" during the Minnesota Chiropractic Association Annual Chiropractic Celebration and Convention.

17 May 2013

Larkin Community Hospital achieves 'A' for patient safety

Larkin Community Hospital, one of Florida's twelve statutory teaching hospitals and the largest osteopathic teaching hospital in the nation, was named one of the safest hospitals for patients by The Leapfrog Group.

17 May 2013

WHO: Single dose of vaccination sufficient to confer life-long immunity against yellow fever disease

The yellow fever 'booster' vaccination given ten years after the initial vaccination is not necessary, according to WHO.

17 May 2013

First Edition: May 17, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about the GOP vote to repeal the health law -- for the 37th time -- as well as how the current IRS scandal is being connected to the health law's implementation.

17 May 2013

AACN to host world's largest conference for nurses who care for high acuity, critically ill patients

Emerging trends in patient care combine with advances in healthcare technology as thousands of nurses who care for high acuity and critically ill patients gather in Boston.

17 May 2013

Homeless heavy drinkers suffer many head injuries, new study finds

Men who are heavy drinkers and homeless for long periods of time have 400 times the number of head injuries as the general population, according to a new study by researchers who said they were shocked by their findings.

17 May 2013

Communication with parents has effects on college students' eating and physical activity behaviors

College students eat more fruits and vegetables and exercise more on days when they communicate more with their parents, according to researchers at Penn State.

17 May 2013

Weekend reading: Volunteers in the battle with heart disease; Psychiatry without medication; Owning your genes

Psychiatrists who take time with their patients are not the norm. It's not because others don't care. Rather the system rewards efficiency, not empathy.

17 May 2013

Controversy lurks as cloning technique yields embryos with eye on stem cell therapies

Political and ethical fights over human cloning may follow the latest stem cell therapy advance after scientists created embryos that are genetic copies of living people in an effort to treat diseases such as Alzheimer's.

17 May 2013

Researchers evaluate distribution of Spanish smoking relapse prevention booklet series

Researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida have evaluated how Florida health care and social service agencies distribute "Libres para Siempre" ("Forever Free-"), a Spanish smoking relapse prevention booklet series.

17 May 2013

Healthcare News

Conservative lawmakers seek to capitalize on link between current 'scandals' and health law

FDA seeks injunction in court against New York City Fish

CMS examines interaction between Medicaid and health insurance exchanges

Women with family history of cancer need to have proper counseling, testing

Cancer survivors suffer diverse, complex set of impairments, new review finds

Study reveals that heart disease risk factor management differs among outpatient practices

ECMO may show promise as rescue strategy for select cardiac arrest patients

Columbia University signs licensing agreement with Varian Medical Systems for novel imaging software

Children's Center of Wayne County hosts annual Power of Possibilities Breakfast fundraiser

GfK to deliver major presentation on personalized medicine at PBIRG Annual General Meeting

Four chiropractors receive Young Practitioner Distinguished Service Award

Larkin Community Hospital achieves 'A' for patient safety

WHO: Single dose of vaccination sufficient to confer life-long immunity against yellow fever disease

First Edition: May 17, 2013

AACN to host world's largest conference for nurses who care for high acuity, critically ill patients

Homeless heavy drinkers suffer many head injuries, new study finds

Communication with parents has effects on college students' eating and physical activity behaviors

Weekend reading: Volunteers in the battle with heart disease; Psychiatry without medication; Owning your genes

Controversy lurks as cloning technique yields embryos with eye on stem cell therapies

Researchers evaluate distribution of Spanish smoking relapse prevention booklet series

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