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Regional meeting to scale up collaborative TB/HIV activities begins in Maputo

"The regional meeting to scale up collaborative TB/HIV activities in Africa kicked off in Maputo last week with presentations scheduled for 14 African country representatives to share progress and challenges in confronting TB/HIV co-infection in the most highly impacted region of the world," the Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog reports.

17 Apr 2013

Researchers study how airborne infections spread in naturally ventilated hospital wards

The chance of infection in some hospital wards varies dramatically according to whether the nurses leave the windows open.

17 Apr 2013

Study highlights need for finding new ways to reduce effect of portion size on overeating

People given large servings of food eat more than those given smaller servings, even after they have been taught about the impact of portion size on consumption, research from the University of New South Wales shows.

17 Apr 2013

Keystone Symposia receives grant for Advanced Life Sciences Training Program

Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology is pleased to announce it has received a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for a unique Advanced Life Sciences Training Program.

17 Apr 2013

New York Times examines indictments of Sierra Leone health officials over misuse of GAVI funding

The New York Times examines the indictment of 29 top health officials "by Sierra Leone's anticorruption agency on charges of misappropriating a half-million dollars in grants from" the GAVI Alliance.

17 Apr 2013

Study: Scanning patients as per standard trauma protocol generated hundreds of CT examinations

It is unnecessary to scan trauma patients based on a non-focused standard trauma CT protocol, if the patient is transferred for care after already undergoing a focused CT examination based on the patient's history and physical examination, a new study shows.

17 Apr 2013

Misconduct by Zimbabwe U.N. official might have worsened 2008 cholera outbreak, U.N. tribunal finds

South Africa's Mail & Guardian examines the findings of a recent U.N. tribunal that found misconduct by the former head of the U.N. Development Programme office in Zimbabwe, which led to the 2009 wrongful dismissal of the head of the U.N.'s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs after he warned about the potential for a cholera epidemic.

17 Apr 2013

Investigating effectiveness of clinical interventions needed for maltreated children

In 2011, 6.2 million children in the United States were referred to child welfare agencies for suspected physical abuse, sexual abuse or neglect. Children who have experienced maltreatment are at serious risk for a host of mental health and other problems that can persist throughout childhood and adulthood.

17 Apr 2013

AARDA creates new multi-media public service campaign for AD patients

In response to a recent study that found roughly one-third of prescriptions for autoimmune disease patients go unfilled and a high level of physician mistrust exists among AD patients, the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc. has created a new multi-media public service campaign with tools designed to help patients make informed decisions about newly-prescribed therapies and treatments.

17 Apr 2013

Practice of offering price information decreased overall use of lab tests by 9%, researchers find

Research at Johns Hopkins suggests that if hospitals would show physicians the price of some diagnostic laboratory tests at the time the tests are ordered, doctors would order substantially fewer of them or search for lower-priced alternatives.

17 Apr 2013

Science behind medical acupuncture

A special issue of Medical Acupuncture presents a series of articles by authors from around the world who provide diverse and insightful perspectives on the science and physiologic responses underlying medical acupuncture.

17 Apr 2013

Social care: an interview with Neil Matthewman, CEO Community Integrated Care

Community Integrated Care is one of the UK’s largest social and health care charities. We support over 2500 people with learning disabilities, mental health concerns, autism and age-related needs, living across England and Scotland.

From Community Integrated Care 17 Apr 2013

Focus on early childhood critical to new development framework

"UNICEF's latest report [.pdf] on child nutrition, launched at the Dublin Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, Climate Justice hosted by the Mary Robinson Foundation and Irish Government, revealed that every year 2.3 million children under the age of five still die of malnutrition and 165 million children are stunted as a result of not receiving enough nutritious food within the first 1,000 days of life," British Member of Parliament Ivan Lewis, the shadow secretary of state for international development, writes in a Huffington Post U.K. "Politics" opinion piece.

17 Apr 2013

Study examines patient-centered decision making, health care outcomes

Patients' health outcomes improve when physicians individualize care and take their patients' life circumstances into account, according to a new study by the University of Illinois at Chicago and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

17 Apr 2013

UI Health to launch EPIC program to cut frequent ER visits, readmissions to hospital

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System is taking steps to reduce frequent emergency room visits and readmissions to the hospital.

17 Apr 2013

New study reports smoke-free policies for public housing would provide better health

Establishing smoke-free policies for public housing would help protect residents, visitors and workers' from the harmful effects of smoking and result in significant cost savings, reports a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

17 Apr 2013

Devex blog examines private sector involvement in global health

In two posts, Devex's "Impact" blog examines the role of the private sector in global health initiatives. In one post, "Impact" interviews Ariel Pablos-Méndez, assistant administrator for global health at USAID.

17 Apr 2013

Occurrence of postsurgical complications associated with higher hospital profit-margins: Study

Findings of an analysis that included nearly 35,000 surgical discharges from a 12-hospital system suggest that the occurrence of postsurgical complications was associated with a higher per-encounter hospital contribution margin for patients covered by Medicare and private insurance but a lower one for patients covered by Medicaid and who self-paid, according to a study in the April 17 issue of JAMA.

17 Apr 2013

SAMHSA's Disaster Distress Helpline 1-800-985-5990 provides disaster crisis counseling

A disaster or tragedy is unexpected and often brings out strong emotions. The Disaster Distress Helpline 1-800-985-5990 can provide immediate counseling to anyone who needs help in dealing with the tragedy in Boston.

17 Apr 2013

Country representatives, development agencies gather in Johannesburg for global newborn health conference

"Representatives of the United Nations Children's Fund, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation attended the world's first global newborn health conference in Johannesburg on Monday," Business Day Live reports (Magubane/Rapetswane, 4/15).

17 Apr 2013

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Regional meeting to scale up collaborative TB/HIV activities begins in Maputo

Researchers study how airborne infections spread in naturally ventilated hospital wards

Study highlights need for finding new ways to reduce effect of portion size on overeating

Keystone Symposia receives grant for Advanced Life Sciences Training Program

New York Times examines indictments of Sierra Leone health officials over misuse of GAVI funding

Study: Scanning patients as per standard trauma protocol generated hundreds of CT examinations

Misconduct by Zimbabwe U.N. official might have worsened 2008 cholera outbreak, U.N. tribunal finds

Investigating effectiveness of clinical interventions needed for maltreated children

AARDA creates new multi-media public service campaign for AD patients

Practice of offering price information decreased overall use of lab tests by 9%, researchers find

Science behind medical acupuncture

Social care: an interview with Neil Matthewman, CEO Community Integrated Care

Focus on early childhood critical to new development framework

Study examines patient-centered decision making, health care outcomes

UI Health to launch EPIC program to cut frequent ER visits, readmissions to hospital

New study reports smoke-free policies for public housing would provide better health

Devex blog examines private sector involvement in global health

Occurrence of postsurgical complications associated with higher hospital profit-margins: Study

SAMHSA's Disaster Distress Helpline 1-800-985-5990 provides disaster crisis counseling

Country representatives, development agencies gather in Johannesburg for global newborn health conference

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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