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MGM Resorts International receives 2013 Truven Health Advantage Award for Overall Performance

Mike Boswood, president and CEO of Truven Health Analytics presented the 2013 Truven Health Advantage Award for Overall Performance to MGM Resorts International, a global leader in hospitality.

18 May 2013

Next IT's virtual health assistant technology receives Lead Product Recognition from FHTI

Next IT, the world's leading provider of intelligent virtual assistants, is proud to announce that its healthcare technology has received Lead Product Recognition from the Future of Health Technology Institute, a leading health technology think tank dedicated to defining the health technology agenda for the 21st century.

18 May 2013

Government of Equatorial Guinea to improve all hospitals in the country

The government of Equatorial Guinea is working to renovate all the hospitals in the country within the next four years, according to Minister of Health Tomas Mecheba Fernandez Galilea.

18 May 2013

Patient and physician prescribing information a powerful aide in drug marketing

The information allows drug makers to know which drugs a doctor is prescribing and how that compares to a colleague across town.

18 May 2013

Parents need to protect children from allergen exposure, says Hope Paige CEO

A report released earlier this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls allergy rates among U.S. children an "epidemic."

18 May 2013

CBO: Cadillac tax's bark may be worse than its bite

The U.S. health-care law's projected tax bite on businesses with more generous health benefits is dropping as medical spending slows and employers look to rein in the cost of coverage.

18 May 2013

Safety and efficacy evaluation methods for medical devices

Medical devices are any medical items that are neither a drug nor a biological product. In light of their different mechanisms, actions and regulatory requirements, medical device trail evaluations are much more complicated than drug trails due to their unique clinical practices.

18 May 2013

Meridian Health to hold annual Research Day at Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Meridian Health's annual Research Day will take place at Jersey Shore University Medical Center on Tuesday, June 11, from 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in Jersey Shore's Lance Auditorium.

18 May 2013

Viewpoints: Health law's effect on patient safety; Angelina Jolie's surgery is the ultimate 'choice'

Much of the discussion over the Affordable Care Act has focused on whether it will bring down health care costs. Less attention has been paid to another goal of the act: improving patient safety. Each year tens of thousands of people die, and hundreds of thousands more are injured, as a result of medical error (Joanna C. Schwartz, 5/16).

18 May 2013

Enrollment now open for Nalanda Institute's Certificate Program in Contemplative Psychotherapy

The Nalanda Institute announced that enrollment is now open for their inaugural Certificate Program in Contemplative Psychotherapy to begin in Fall 2013. The program offers therapists, health workers, coaches, educators and other professionals in the healing arts an opportunity to immerse themselves in the inspiring new field of contemplative neuropsychology.

18 May 2013

Research roundup: Surgical residents not happy with new schedules; ICU admissions rise sharply; Lessons from Mich. for coverage enrollment

In 2011, the organization that oversees medical student training instituted a new regimen to replace the traditional 24-hour call schedule for medical residents, to improve patient safety and the residents' health. Under this new policy, residents in their first year of post-graduate training get increased supervision and are limited to 16-hour shifts.

18 May 2013

US sports dietitians to meet at CPSDA's annual conference in St. Louis

All the Registered Dietitians in the U.S. that work fulltime in pro or college athletic programs ("Sports RDs") would fit comfortably in one Boeing 727. And most of them will be landing in St. Louis May 20th for the 5th annual conference of the Collegiate & Professional Sports Dietitians Association at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel.

18 May 2013

Authors urge importance of patients' rights in genome sequencing

Informed consent is the backbone of patient care. Genetic testing has long required patient consent and patients have had a "right not to know" the results. However, as 21st century medicine now begins to use the tools of genome sequencing, an enormous debate has erupted over whether patients' rights will continue in an era of medical genomics.

18 May 2013

Updated diagnostic guidebook for mental disorders to be unveiled this weekend

In advance of its release, the new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders has triggered debate and controversy surrounding the many changes included in this 947-page book.

18 May 2013

Atlanta residents to celebrate science festival in March 2014

Atlanta residents of all ages will celebrate the science and technology of the region and its impact on our daily lives during the inaugural Atlanta Science Festival, March 22-29, 2014.

18 May 2013

Transcranial random noise stimulation allows the brain to work more efficiently, say researchers

In the future, if you want to improve your ability to manipulate numbers in your head, you might just plug yourself in. So say researchers who report in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on May 16 on studies of a harmless form of brain stimulation applied to an area known to be important for math ability.

18 May 2013

Republicans ask GAO to probe Sebelius' fundraising

GOP lawmakers seek an investigation of the Health and Human Services secretary's efforts to secure more funding for a private group that will help with the implementation of the health law. At the same time, an HHS spokesman offered more detail regarding whom she contacted.

18 May 2013

Article examines global health policies and burden of disease on men

Men experience a higher burden of disease and lower life expectancy than women, but policies focusing on the health needs of men are notably absent from the strategies of global health organisations, according to a Viewpoint article in this week's Lancet.

18 May 2013

EHRA EUROPACE 2013 to feature late breaking clinical trials

Attendees will have the opportunity to hear the results of cutting edge studies, and to learn about the new Guidelines which are likely to have a tremendous impact on the European health care system.

18 May 2013

Journal of Caffeine Research: FDA needs to be vigilant, proactive in regulating caffeine

Caffeine is being added to a growing number of food and drink products, including energy drinks, snack foods, and even gum, that are often marketed to adolescents and children.

18 May 2013

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MGM Resorts International receives 2013 Truven Health Advantage Award for Overall Performance

Next IT's virtual health assistant technology receives Lead Product Recognition from FHTI

Government of Equatorial Guinea to improve all hospitals in the country

Patient and physician prescribing information a powerful aide in drug marketing

Parents need to protect children from allergen exposure, says Hope Paige CEO

CBO: Cadillac tax's bark may be worse than its bite

Safety and efficacy evaluation methods for medical devices

Meridian Health to hold annual Research Day at Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Viewpoints: Health law's effect on patient safety; Angelina Jolie's surgery is the ultimate 'choice'

Enrollment now open for Nalanda Institute's Certificate Program in Contemplative Psychotherapy

Research roundup: Surgical residents not happy with new schedules; ICU admissions rise sharply; Lessons from Mich. for coverage enrollment

US sports dietitians to meet at CPSDA's annual conference in St. Louis

Authors urge importance of patients' rights in genome sequencing

Updated diagnostic guidebook for mental disorders to be unveiled this weekend

Atlanta residents to celebrate science festival in March 2014

Transcranial random noise stimulation allows the brain to work more efficiently, say researchers

Republicans ask GAO to probe Sebelius' fundraising

Article examines global health policies and burden of disease on men

EHRA EUROPACE 2013 to feature late breaking clinical trials

Journal of Caffeine Research: FDA needs to be vigilant, proactive in regulating caffeine

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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