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Referring cancer patients to hospitals with better track records for surgery could save lives: Study

Researchers at Rice University report that referring cancer patients to hospitals with better track records for surgery could save lives and not raise the cost to patients.

20 Oct 2012

Kaiser Permanente Research Affiliates receives prestigious designation from AHRQ

A new research collaboration led by Kaiser Permanente has received a prestigious designation from the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to serve of as one of the nation's 11 Evidence-based Practice Centers.

20 Oct 2012

UNDP releases report examining impact of laws regarding sex work, effectiveness of HIV response

The UNDP on Thursday released a report, titled "Sex Work and the Law," which "examines 48 countries in Asia and the Pacific to assess laws, legal policies and law enforcement practices that affect the human rights of sex workers and impact on the effectiveness of HIV responses," according to a UNDP press release.

20 Oct 2012

AMP report provides overview of next generation sequencing technology

The Association for Molecular Pathology published the report of the Whole Genome Analysis Working Group of the AMP Clinical Practice Committee in the November 2012 issue of The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.

20 Oct 2012

Many factors contribute to high number of abortions in China, scholars say

The New York Times' "IHT Rendezvous" blog examines factors contributing to the more than 13 million abortions that occur in China every year, the highest number of any country worldwide.

20 Oct 2012

Individualized education model optimizes chances of success for children with autism

Students with autism have the best chances of success in school through an individualized education model that involves teachers, service providers and parents, according to a new book co-authored by John McGrew, Ph.D., and a psychology professor at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

20 Oct 2012

Most compounding pharmacies are not accredited

News outlets, following the story about a deadly meningitis outbreak linked to drugs provided by a compounding pharmacy, explore the issue of accreditation, how many more people are at risk and what leads doctors to use these drugs.

20 Oct 2012

Some Democratic congressional candidates make hay with little-noticed health law provision

Also in the headlines: a variety of reports on House and Senate races from across the country including some key House races in California, New York, Minnesota, Rhode Island, and Illinois; as well as Senate contests in Connecticut, Missouri, Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

20 Oct 2012

New IOF report clearly outlines osteoporosis care gap in Italy

A newly released IOF report for World Osteoporosis Day, 'Capture the Fracture - A global campaign to break the fragility fracture cycle', clearly outlines the care gap which is leaving millions of fracture patients undiagnosed and without treatment for osteoporosis or assessment for falls risk.

20 Oct 2012

GAPA empowers grandmothers to care for their families affected by HIV/AIDS

New research presented today at the first Africa Regional Conference on Gerontology and Geriatrics concluded that Grandmothers Against Poverty & AIDS, a nonprofit grantee of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation's SECURE THE FUTURE- programme, has been a driving force in empowering grandmothers whose families have been affected by HIV/AIDS to cope with the emotional and economic demands of caring for their families.

20 Oct 2012

Some states still on fence on Medicaid expansion; 'BadgerCare Plus' providers complain about rates in Wis.

President Barack Obama's health care law would expand the number of people on Medicaid by raising the income ceiling for eligibility, but some states aren't so sure they want to participate because they are worried they might not be able to ultimately put up their share of funding.

20 Oct 2012

Loyola’s MNSON professor selected as 2012 Power of Nursing Leadership SAGE award winner

Judith Jennrich, PhD, RN, ACNP, associate professor, Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON), has been selected as a 2012 Power of Nursing Leadership SAGE award winner. The SAGE award honors nurses who mentor and support leaders of today while looking for ways to guide nurse leaders of tomorrow. Dr. Jennrich will be recognized at the 15th Annual Power of Nursing Leadership celebration on Friday, Nov. 2, in Chicago.

20 Oct 2012

OB-GYN group disputes Rep. Walsh's 'life of the mother' abortion remarks

News outlets are reporting on the developing controversy over Republican Rep. Joe Walsh's comments after a debate last night that abortion is never necessary to save the life of the mother.

20 Oct 2012

Researchers concerned over likely rise in older people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

"Sub-Saharan Africa is likely to see a more than 200 percent increase in the number of older people living with HIV in the next 30 years, thanks to improvements in life-saving treatment, experts said Thursday," Agence France-Presse reports.

20 Oct 2012

University of Kentucky to host Makenna Foundation Symposium on Pediatric Pulmonary Disease

The University of Kentucky is hosting the first annual Makenna Foundation Symposium on Pediatric Pulmonary Disease next Friday and Saturday.

20 Oct 2012

NPR series on polio examines efforts to fight disease in India

In its ongoing series examining efforts to eradicate polio, NPR's "All Things Considered" on Thursday examined India's continuing efforts to stamp out the disease, noting the country "marked a milestone when the World Health Organization struck it from the list of polio-endemic countries in February after no new cases were reported for more than a year."

20 Oct 2012

Mental Health experts examine classifications of children's illness; Eating disorders patients worry about coverage

The Wall Street Journal looks at the effort to include kids' problems in the newest revision of psychiatrists' diagnostic manual. Also, KHN offers a story about the debate over health insurance for people with eating problems.

20 Oct 2012

New study uncovers strong connection between mortality of child, mother

The death of a child is a tragic event for a family, bringing with it feelings of numbness, anger, guilt and denial. And, unfortunately, for many families, the loss becomes too much to bear.

20 Oct 2012

Common misconceptions about breast cancer risks

From the food we eat to the products we use, there are a lot of misconceptions about what may increase the risk of developing breast cancer. There are known factors, like genetics, that are well documented. But what about lifestyle issues like having a nightly cocktail or using deodorant? So, what is fact and what is fiction? Wendy Chen, MD, MPH, a breast cancer expert at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston says an overabundance of information can be confusing, and it often is incorrect to some degree.

20 Oct 2012

Kaiser Family Foundation report examines country-level response to U.S. GHI's women, girls, & gender equality principle

"A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines how countries are responding to and implementing the women, girls, and gender equality principle of the U.S. Global Health Initiative (GHI)," an email alert from the Foundation states, noting, "This principle, one of seven core principles of the GHI, aims to sharpen the focus on women and girls across U.S. government global health efforts."

20 Oct 2012

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Referring cancer patients to hospitals with better track records for surgery could save lives: Study

Kaiser Permanente Research Affiliates receives prestigious designation from AHRQ

UNDP releases report examining impact of laws regarding sex work, effectiveness of HIV response

AMP report provides overview of next generation sequencing technology

Many factors contribute to high number of abortions in China, scholars say

Individualized education model optimizes chances of success for children with autism

Most compounding pharmacies are not accredited

Some Democratic congressional candidates make hay with little-noticed health law provision

New IOF report clearly outlines osteoporosis care gap in Italy

GAPA empowers grandmothers to care for their families affected by HIV/AIDS

Some states still on fence on Medicaid expansion; 'BadgerCare Plus' providers complain about rates in Wis.

Loyola’s MNSON professor selected as 2012 Power of Nursing Leadership SAGE award winner

OB-GYN group disputes Rep. Walsh's 'life of the mother' abortion remarks

Researchers concerned over likely rise in older people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

University of Kentucky to host Makenna Foundation Symposium on Pediatric Pulmonary Disease

NPR series on polio examines efforts to fight disease in India

Mental Health experts examine classifications of children's illness; Eating disorders patients worry about coverage

New study uncovers strong connection between mortality of child, mother

Common misconceptions about breast cancer risks

Kaiser Family Foundation report examines country-level response to U.S. GHI's women, girls, & gender equality principle

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