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Children who live in walkable neighborhoods are less likely to be overweight: Study

As parents, physicians and policymakers look for ways to curb childhood obesity, they may need to look no further than a child's own backyard.

4 May 2013

Obama 'comfortable' with morning-after pill sales at 15

President Barack Obama said he is "very comfortable" with the Food and Drug Administration rule announced this week to make the so-called morning after pill available without a prescription to women and girls who are at least 15 -- younger than the current limit of 17.

4 May 2013

U.S. Department of Justice clears Aetna's proposed acquisition of Coventry Health Care

Aetna today announced the U.S. Department of Justice has cleared Aetna's proposed acquisition of Coventry Health Care, Inc. Aetna expects to complete its acquisition of Coventry within the next three business days.

4 May 2013

Big insurers are tentative about health law's marketplaces

Reuters reports that some of the nation's largest insurers are wary about jumping into the online marketplaces slated to open for enrollment in October. Meanwhile, CQ Health Beat tracks worries from some officials about consumer outreach.

4 May 2013

Children admitted in out-of-hours emergencies are at no greater risk of dying

Children admitted to UK intensive care units in out-of-hours emergencies are at no greater risk of dying than children arriving during normal working hours, according to new research.

3 May 2013

First Edition: May 3, 2013

Today's headlines include a variety of stories about the health law's implementation, including reports about the Medicaid expansion's red state prospects.

3 May 2013

Oregon study offers insights into reach of health law's Medicaid expansion

The landmark study, which was appears in The New England Journal of Medicine, analyzed data from the Oregon Health Study, which compared low-income people in that state who had access to Medicaid with a similar population that did not. The findings offer insights into how Medicaid coverage affects overall health and health costs.

3 May 2013

Bayshore Home Health joins Hike for Hospice Palliative Care fundraiser for eighth consecutive year

Bayshore Home Health is embarking on its eighth consecutive year to raise money for local palliative care hospices across the country. Over the last seven years the home health care provider has raised over one million dollars for hospice palliative care through the annual Hike for Hospice fundraising events in communities across Canada.

3 May 2013

Stakeholders must work together on U.S. food aid reform

"Congress should put aside partisanship and turf protection as it considers bold changes to a decades-old and increasingly inefficient international food aid program," former Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), who chaired the Agriculture and Foreign Relations committees, and former Sen. Thomas Daschle (D-S.D.), who served as Senate majority leader, write in a Washington Times opinion piece.

3 May 2013

USAID blog to highlight agency's work in global health

"During the month of May, USAID's "IMPACTblog" "will be highlighting USAID's work in Global Health," the blog notes, adding, "From May 1-10, we will be featuring the role that science, technology and innovation plays in global health."

3 May 2013

With GPEI plan, polio eradication may finally be within reach

"After 25 years of remarkable achievements and sometimes harrowing setbacks, a successful conclusion to global polio eradication could finally be within reach," Nellie Bristol, a fellow with the Global Health Policy Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., and J. Stephen Morrison, senior vice president and director of the Global Health Policy Center at CSIS, write in a CSIS commentary.

3 May 2013

U.K. to end bilateral assistance to South Africa by 2015

"The U.K. Department for International Development has decided to end its bilateral assistance to South Africa by 2015, raising concerns among several non-governmental organizations," Devex's "The Development Newswire" reports.

3 May 2013

Public-private partnerships can help advance global health goals

"Three people die every minute from tuberculosis -- a treatable and largely preventable disease. Resistant forms continue to thrive, and increased travel makes the global threat very real. We face a public health emergency," Vince Forlenza, chair, CEO, and president of the medical technology firm Becton, Dickinson and Company, writes in the Harvard Business Review Blog Network.

3 May 2013

Hand Hygiene Day: WHO encourages patients, family members to practice good hand hygiene

On Hand Hygiene Day (5 May), the World Health Organization is encouraging patients and their family members to join health workers in their efforts to practice good hand hygiene.

3 May 2013

GlobalPost announces new initiative supporting reporting on global health, other development issues

On Wednesday, GlobalPost announced an initiative, dubbed "The GroundTruth Project," which is supported by multiple foundations and includes fellowships for young reporters in "under-reported corners of the world."

3 May 2013

Scientists warn of H7N9 risks as number of cases, deaths continue to rise

"A new strain of bird flu that is causing a deadly outbreak among people in China is a threat to world health and should be taken seriously, scientists said on Wednesday," Reuters reports (Kelland, 5/1).

3 May 2013

Loyola to move pediatric rehabilitation services to Center for Health at Oakbrook Terrace

Loyola University Health System will move its pediatric rehabilitation services from the medical center campus in Maywood to the first floor of the Center for Health at Oakbrook Terrace, located at 1S224 Summit Ave.

3 May 2013

PEPFAR committed to programs aimed at children to reach AIDS-free generation

Citing data on how HIV/AIDS has affected children worldwide, whether directly or through the death of one or both parents, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby, who also heads the State Department's Office of Global Health Diplomacy, writes in the agency's "DipNote" blog that children are vulnerable "to the social, emotional, economic, and environmental effects that HIV and AIDS has on families, communities, and countries."

3 May 2013

MetLife Foundation Journalists in Aging Fellows Program to continue for fourth year

The MetLife Foundation Journalists in Aging Fellows Program - responsible for nearly 200 news stories by 48 alumni to date - will continue for a fourth year thanks to a grant renewal from the MetLife Foundation.

3 May 2013

IPS reports on Taliban attacks on health care facilities in Pakistan's FATA

Inter Press Service reports on Taliban-sponsored attacks on health care facilities in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

3 May 2013

Healthcare News

Children who live in walkable neighborhoods are less likely to be overweight: Study

Obama 'comfortable' with morning-after pill sales at 15

U.S. Department of Justice clears Aetna's proposed acquisition of Coventry Health Care

Big insurers are tentative about health law's marketplaces

Children admitted in out-of-hours emergencies are at no greater risk of dying

First Edition: May 3, 2013

Oregon study offers insights into reach of health law's Medicaid expansion

Bayshore Home Health joins Hike for Hospice Palliative Care fundraiser for eighth consecutive year

Stakeholders must work together on U.S. food aid reform

USAID blog to highlight agency's work in global health

With GPEI plan, polio eradication may finally be within reach

U.K. to end bilateral assistance to South Africa by 2015

Public-private partnerships can help advance global health goals

Hand Hygiene Day: WHO encourages patients, family members to practice good hand hygiene

GlobalPost announces new initiative supporting reporting on global health, other development issues

Scientists warn of H7N9 risks as number of cases, deaths continue to rise

Loyola to move pediatric rehabilitation services to Center for Health at Oakbrook Terrace

PEPFAR committed to programs aimed at children to reach AIDS-free generation

MetLife Foundation Journalists in Aging Fellows Program to continue for fourth year

IPS reports on Taliban attacks on health care facilities in Pakistan's FATA

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