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UnitedHealthcare launches UHC Research Institute

UHC is pleased to introduce the UHC Research Institute, an innovative program designed to provide the knowledge and insights its academic medical center (AMC) members need to lead the way in improving our nation's health care delivery system.

31 Jan 2013

Nonin donates six Onyx 9500 finger pulse oximeters to Evangelistic International Ministries

Nonin Medical, Inc., the inventor of finger pulse oximeters and a leader in noninvasive medical monitoring, announced today that the company has donated six Onyx 9500 finger pulse oximeters to the Evangelistic International Ministries (EIM) for use at the Hospital Centro Socorro De Lo Alto in the remote village of Sula, Honduras.

31 Jan 2013

Adults should consume less than 5 g of salt and at least 3,510 mg of potassium per day: WHO

Adults should consume less than 2,000 mg of sodium, or 5 grams of salt, and at least 3,510 mg of potassium per day, according to new guidelines issued by the WHO. A person with either elevated sodium levels and low potassium levels could be at risk of raised blood pressure which increases the risk of heart disease and stroke.

31 Jan 2013

WHO releases resource package of practical tools to improve patient safety in hospitals

WHO released today a resource package of practical tools specifically aimed at improving patient safety in hospitals in developing countries.

31 Jan 2013

First Edition: January 31, 2013

Today's headlines include reports on a new health law final rule issued by the Internal Revenue Service eligibility and affordability standards for insurance subsidies.

31 Jan 2013

Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine announces change of name

Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine announces the change of its name to Texas Health and Science University. "Our name change means another giant step to move the school's global efforts to work with more universities and implement our strategic initiatives!" says Lisa Ping Hui Lin, E.M.B.A., President and Chief Executive Officer.

31 Jan 2013

CDC: Adult vaccination rates 'unacceptably low'

According to the CDC, a "substantial increase" in immunizations for adults is necessary.

31 Jan 2013

Organizing the Nano World Cancer Day: A European multi-sites event in Paris, Braga and Berlin

In the framework of the World Cancer Day, the European Technology Platform of Nanomedicine (ETPN) and its partners will organize a European event on February the 1st on "How nanomedicine contributes to better cancer diagnostic and therapy". Similar and simultaneous events will be organized in France and Portugal, highlighting the importance of nanomedicine research for cancer on the European level.

31 Jan 2013

State roundup: Ga. hospital fee bill nears passage

After a series of friendly questions and statements of support, the fast-tracked legislation on a state hospital provider fee swept through a House committee Tuesday. The House Government Affairs Committee, by a 15-1 vote, approved Senate Bill 24, which would facilitate the renewal of the assessment. The state Senate passed the bill earlier this month. The legislation could reach the House floor Thursday or Friday. If it passes, it then would go to Gov. Nathan Deal for his signature -- an unusually rapid journey into law.

31 Jan 2013

SGO proposes new ways to deliver high quality, cost-effective gynecologic cancer care

The Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) today proposed new ways to deliver high quality, cost-effective care to women with gynecologic cancers.

31 Jan 2013

First payments awarded from 9/11 compensation fund

Fifteen first responders received payments from a federal fund set up to compensate people who were sickened by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. So far, fewer applications have been received by the fund than officials estimated they would receive.

31 Jan 2013

Senate confirms Sen. John Kerry as Secretary of State

"The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to confirm Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) as Secretary of State, filling a crucial national security spot in President Obama's second-term Cabinet," the Los Angeles Times reports.

31 Jan 2013

Global Fund Observer reports on new funding model progress

Aidspan, an independent watchdog of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, on Tuesday published Issue 208 of its "Global Fund Observer." Among others, the issue contains two stories on the new funding model (NFM), which, according to the first article, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria expects to launch by the end of February.

31 Jan 2013

President Obama announces $155M in humanitarian aid to Syria

"President Barack Obama on Tuesday approved an additional $155 million of humanitarian aid and announced it himself in order to underscore to the Syrian people and the international community the U.S. commitment to assisting Syrians and other refugees in need of immediate, lifesaving assistance as a result of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's brutality," the State Department's "DipNote" blog reports.

31 Jan 2013

World Health Assembly's Executive Board concludes 132nd meeting

"The World Health Assembly's rotating Executive Board meets twice a year, and on 29 January concluded its 132nd meeting with what the WHO director general termed an 'unprecedented' amount of agenda items and documents," Intellectual Property Watch reports.

31 Jan 2013

GOP leaders increasingly signal that deep spending cuts are likely

The across-the-board spending reductions -- also known as sequestration -- scheduled for March 1 could play into the partisan politics of the broader budget debate that includes Medicare, Medicaid and other entitlement programs.

31 Jan 2013

House Republicans keep target on health law's insurance subsidies

Meanwhile, a new GOP lawmaker from Texas renews his pledge to undo "ObamaCare" while a senator focuses on workforce issues.

31 Jan 2013

Economist examines economic, social effects of China's 'one-child policy'

In the current print edition, the Economist includes two articles examining different aspects of China's so-called "one-child policy." The first article looks at the effects of the country's shrinking working-age population, which the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recently announced "shrank last year by a total of 3.45 million," the magazine notes, adding, "The new statistics will amplify calls for reform of China's one-child policy."

31 Jan 2013

Government mistrust and conspiracy fears deter older adults from getting tested for HIV

One out of every four people living with HIV/AIDS is 50 or older, yet these older individuals are far more likely to be diagnosed when they are already in the later stages of infection. Such late diagnoses put their health, and the health of others, at greater risk than would have been the case with earlier detection.

31 Jan 2013

Nursing-home operators face credit crunch

The Wall Street Journal reports that instability in the health care environment is making banks hesitant to give mortgages to nursing homes.

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UnitedHealthcare launches UHC Research Institute

Nonin donates six Onyx 9500 finger pulse oximeters to Evangelistic International Ministries

Adults should consume less than 5 g of salt and at least 3,510 mg of potassium per day: WHO

WHO releases resource package of practical tools to improve patient safety in hospitals

First Edition: January 31, 2013

Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine announces change of name

CDC: Adult vaccination rates 'unacceptably low'

Organizing the Nano World Cancer Day: A European multi-sites event in Paris, Braga and Berlin

State roundup: Ga. hospital fee bill nears passage

SGO proposes new ways to deliver high quality, cost-effective gynecologic cancer care

First payments awarded from 9/11 compensation fund

Senate confirms Sen. John Kerry as Secretary of State

Global Fund Observer reports on new funding model progress

President Obama announces $155M in humanitarian aid to Syria

World Health Assembly's Executive Board concludes 132nd meeting

GOP leaders increasingly signal that deep spending cuts are likely

House Republicans keep target on health law's insurance subsidies

Economist examines economic, social effects of China's 'one-child policy'

Government mistrust and conspiracy fears deter older adults from getting tested for HIV

Nursing-home operators face credit crunch

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