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Most Americans concerned about misuse of pain medication to treat chronic pain

A new national public opinion poll commissioned by Research!America shows only 18% of respondents believe chronic pain is a major health problem, even though a majority of Americans (63%) say they know someone who experienced pain so severe that they sought prescription medicines to treat it.

10 Apr 2013

Patients follow preventive health practices if their doctors do likewise

Patients are more likely to follow preventive health practices like getting a flu shot or mammography if their doctors do likewise, researchers at the University of British Columbia and in Israel have discovered.

9 Apr 2013

Stricter school meal nutrition standards linked with better weight status among students

A study suggests that states with stricter school meal nutrition standards were associated with better weight status among students who received free or reduced-price lunches compared with students who did not eat school lunches, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Pediatrics, a JAMA Network publication.

9 Apr 2013

Research: Reduced duty hours do not affect quality of care

Restructuring work hours for first-year medical residents to accommodate a 2011 duty hour limit of no more than 16 shift hours substantially increases patient handovers, but doesn't significantly affect efficiency and quality of care among medical inpatients, a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study has found.

9 Apr 2013

Some GOP governors see block grant opportunity in Medicaid expansion

Politico reports that some conservatives who have long sought to convert Medicaid into a block grant program see an opening with the health law to move in this direction. Also in the news, states continue to mull how to proceed with this provision of the law.

9 Apr 2013

Customized treatment for type 2 diabetes patients can reduce risk of complications

Patients with type 2 diabetes who tailor their own treatment in cooperation with their doctor can reduce their risk of complications such as heart attack with up to 20 percent. This is the result of a new Danish study from the Research Unit for General Practice, University of Copenhagen.

9 Apr 2013

New hospital gown blends style for patient with clinical function

The drafty backside is finally gone, replaced with comfort, warmth and dignity in a newly designed hospital gown that blends style for the patient with clinical function for the health care team.

9 Apr 2013

Hospice of the Western Reserve offers tips for making healthcare wishes known

National debate about health care reform is focusing new attention on advance directives and the decisions people make in the final stage of life.

9 Apr 2013

K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital receives donation from Jeffrey and Suzanne Citron of Brielle

K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center is proud to announce a $700,000 donation from Jeffrey and Suzanne Citron of Brielle, in conjunction with the Charles Lafitte Foundation, in support of the pediatric expansion project.

9 Apr 2013

MedeAnalytics' Accountable Care Solution selected for Mississippi's MEHRS application

MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, announced today that the State of Mississippi Medicaid has selected MedeAnalytics' Accountable Care Solution to empower the next generation of the state's Medicaid Electronic Health Records System application.

9 Apr 2013

First Edition: April 9, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about about various elements of the health law and how they are being viewed as implementation rolls ahead.

9 Apr 2013

GSK, A*STAR's ICES to develop new evidence based formulations for emerging markets

GlaxoSmithKline and A*STAR's Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences have signed a five-year strategic agreement to develop new evidence based formulations specifically for emerging markets.

9 Apr 2013

Tele-anesthesia can make OR care more efficient

A study exploring patterns of messages to anesthesiologists supervising care in operating rooms provides clues as to how hospitals might use "tele-anesthesia" technology to deploy anesthesia expertise and resources more efficiently, reports the April issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

9 Apr 2013

Experts outline challenges, opportunities of using social media in clinical care setting

As social media drastically alters the world we live in, physicians are left wondering what their role is in the digital revolution. In the first comprehensive review of its kind, experts at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences have outlined the challenges and opportunities of using social media in a clinical care setting.

9 Apr 2013

Blogs, opinion pieces recognize 1,000 day milestone until end of MDGs

April 5 marked 1,000 days until the end of the Millennium Development Goals, agreed to by the U.N. in 2000 as the world's first development agenda. International discussions are underway to determine the post-2015 development agenda.

9 Apr 2013

Cuts to NIH 'inconsistent' with university interest in global health research

"As the debate over federal budget allocations and cuts continues, the National Institutes of Health, a leading funder for both domestic and global health research, could experience a whopping $1 billion budget cut," Karen Siegel and colleagues from Emory University write in the Health Affairs Blog.

9 Apr 2013

World Heart Federation publishes position statement on rheumatic fever, rheumatic heart disease

The World Heart Federation has published a new position statement outlining the five key strategic targets required to meet its strategic goal for rheumatic heart disease - a 25% reduction in premature deaths from rheumatic fever and RHD among individuals aged <25 years by the year 2025.

9 Apr 2013

Experts discuss challenges in global health

In a post in the Skoll World Forum, experts address the question, "What are some of the biggest challenges in global health today, and how do we address them?"

9 Apr 2013

Opinion pieces, blogs address World Health Day

To mark the anniversary of the founding of the WHO in 1948, the international community on April 7 observed World Health Day. This year's theme was high blood pressure, or hypertension.

9 Apr 2013

Politicians need to address 'increasingly ominous' issue of food security

"A study by the U.K. Institution of Mechanical Engineers found that somewhere between 30 percent and 50 percent of all the food grown in the world never makes it to the plate," and "[u]p to one billion people are malnourished or hungry," a Guardian editorial writes.

9 Apr 2013

Healthcare News

Most Americans concerned about misuse of pain medication to treat chronic pain

Patients follow preventive health practices if their doctors do likewise

Stricter school meal nutrition standards linked with better weight status among students

Research: Reduced duty hours do not affect quality of care

Some GOP governors see block grant opportunity in Medicaid expansion

Customized treatment for type 2 diabetes patients can reduce risk of complications

New hospital gown blends style for patient with clinical function

Hospice of the Western Reserve offers tips for making healthcare wishes known

K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital receives donation from Jeffrey and Suzanne Citron of Brielle

MedeAnalytics' Accountable Care Solution selected for Mississippi's MEHRS application

First Edition: April 9, 2013

GSK, A*STAR's ICES to develop new evidence based formulations for emerging markets

Tele-anesthesia can make OR care more efficient

Experts outline challenges, opportunities of using social media in clinical care setting

Blogs, opinion pieces recognize 1,000 day milestone until end of MDGs

Cuts to NIH 'inconsistent' with university interest in global health research

World Heart Federation publishes position statement on rheumatic fever, rheumatic heart disease

Experts discuss challenges in global health

Opinion pieces, blogs address World Health Day

Politicians need to address 'increasingly ominous' issue of food security

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