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On 'World No Tobacco Day,' WHO calls on national leaders to stand together against tobacco industry 'attacks'

"On World No Tobacco Day (31 May), WHO is calling on national leaders to be extra vigilant against the increasingly aggressive attacks by the industry which undermine policies that protect people from the harms of tobacco," a WHO press release reports, noting that nearly six million people die of tobacco-related illnesses each year and tobacco is a leading preventable cause of illness and death worldwide.

1 Jun 2012

Viewpoints: Bishops' request for contraception exemption may push legal precedent; Maine's experiment on health care

43 Roman Catholic organizations have filed lawsuits challenging a ... regulation that requires employers or their health insurers to offer birth control coverage to workers. The plaintiffs say that complying with the regulation would violate their religious freedom.

1 Jun 2012

N-of-One develops unique knowledge integration platform for oncologists

N-of-One, Inc., provider of Diagnostic Strategy Roadmaps and Treatment Strategy Roadmaps for personalized cancer care, announced today that the company has developed a unique knowledge integration platform to enable care providers and patients to make informed decisions about diagnostic and treatment strategy.

1 Jun 2012

Velos releases new iPad app for clinicians in oncology, bone marrow transplantation

Velos, Inc. today announced the release of Velos Aversi, an iPad app for clinicians in oncology and bone marrow transplantation. The app is now available for download on the Apple App Store.

1 Jun 2012

Kindstar, Insight Genetics collaborate to improve cancer care in China

Molecular diagnostics company Insight Genetics and Kindstar Globalgene Technology, Inc., China's leading diagnostics company, today announced that the companies are partnering to enhance cancer care in the People's Republic of China and surrounding regions.

1 Jun 2012

Cleveland Clinic, Cadence Health expand relationship for cardiology services

Cadence Health, the health system created through the merger of Central DuPage Health and Delnor Community Health System, announced an expansion of its relationship with the Cleveland Clinic to include cardiology services.

1 Jun 2012

New MYiCLUBonline iPhone/iPad App from ABC Financial

ABC Financial, the leading software and payment processing provider to the health and fitness industry, announced today the release of their new MYiCLUBonline iPhone/iPad App.

1 Jun 2012

State roundup: Federal judge rejects Calif. request to end oversight of prison health care; States push prescription drug databases; Medicare drug benefit at issue in Utah Senate race

A federal judge rejected a request by California prison officials Wednesday to regain control of inmate health care, which has been under court-supervised receivership for six years, and said the state must first show it can provide adequate medical treatment. ... The current receiver, Clark Kelso, has reported improvements in the prisons' medical staff and facilities, and said a "turnaround plan" he proposed for the system in 2008 is about 80 percent complete.

1 Jun 2012

Counseling sessions with community pharmacist lead to better medication adherence

A new Walgreens study has found that patients starting high cholesterol (statin) medication for the first time who participated in enhanced face-to-face counseling sessions with a community pharmacist demonstrated better medication adherence than those that did not participate in the sessions.

31 May 2012

Swallowed batteries, coins and magnets can cause severe internal damage to children

The nation's emergency physicians are warning parents about the dangers associated with young children swallowing objects like small batteries, coins and even magnets. Not only do they serve as potential choking hazards, but these foreign objects can cause severe internal damage as they pass through a child's body.

31 May 2012

First Edition: May 31, 2012

Today's headlines include reports about various health-related measures currently on the move in Congress.

31 May 2012

NITAAC awards prime contract to SAIC for critical IT solutions

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today it was awarded a prime contract by the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) to provide a broad range of mission critical information technology (IT) solutions in support of multiple Federal agencies.

31 May 2012

Men are not better at quitting smoking than women according to new study

There is “no convincing evidence” that men are better than women at quitting smoking, finds research published online in Tobacco Control.

31 May 2012

4,600 lives could be saved a year by cutting daily alcohol intake to half a unit (5g)

Cutting daily alcohol intake to just over half a unit (5 g), could save 4,600 lives a year in England, say experts in the online journal BMJ Open.

31 May 2012

NYU Langone establishes unique neuromodulation center

The Department of Neurosurgery at NYU Langone Medical Center has established a unique, multidisciplinary neuromodulation center for the treatment of complex neurological conditions including movement disorders like Parkinson's disease, chronic pain and psychiatric condition such as obsessive compulsive disorder and severe depression.

31 May 2012

U.S. House poised for a series of health-related votes

Included on the list is a bill to repeal the health law's medical device tax and another to repeal the OTC ban. The device-tax issue has already emerged as a hot topic in many congressional races.

31 May 2012

U.N. releases annual Central Emergency Response Fund report

The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Tuesday released its 2011 Annual Report of the Central Emergency Response Fund, which highlights the contributions of the U.N. Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to humanitarian partners in 45 countries in 2011, the U.N. News Centre reports.

31 May 2012

Three U.S. Army medical residents earn national awards at ACP annual meeting

Last month, U.S. Army medical residents and their program directors from around the country attended the American College of Physicians' (ACP) annual meeting to present their research, compete in national medical student abstract competitions and share their perspective as military officers with civilian peers. Three Army medical residents earned national awards for their research.

31 May 2012

IPS, AlertNet report on health issues resulting from climate change

Inter Press Service examines the relationship between climate change and family planning in least-developed countries (LDCs), writing the "double challenge of mitigating climate change and combating crushing poverty makes improving reproductive rights and promoting gender equality imperatives that can no longer be delayed, according to several recent reports and agreements."

31 May 2012

Hospital debt-collection practices to be examined at Wednesday hearing

Sen. Al Franken, D- Minn., convened the hearing to find out whether aggressive efforts to collect debt from patients in hospitals broke any federal laws.

31 May 2012

Healthcare News

On 'World No Tobacco Day,' WHO calls on national leaders to stand together against tobacco industry 'attacks'

Viewpoints: Bishops' request for contraception exemption may push legal precedent; Maine's experiment on health care

N-of-One develops unique knowledge integration platform for oncologists

Velos releases new iPad app for clinicians in oncology, bone marrow transplantation

Kindstar, Insight Genetics collaborate to improve cancer care in China

Cleveland Clinic, Cadence Health expand relationship for cardiology services

New MYiCLUBonline iPhone/iPad App from ABC Financial

State roundup: Federal judge rejects Calif. request to end oversight of prison health care; States push prescription drug databases; Medicare drug benefit at issue in Utah Senate race

Counseling sessions with community pharmacist lead to better medication adherence

Swallowed batteries, coins and magnets can cause severe internal damage to children

First Edition: May 31, 2012

NITAAC awards prime contract to SAIC for critical IT solutions

Men are not better at quitting smoking than women according to new study

4,600 lives could be saved a year by cutting daily alcohol intake to half a unit (5g)

NYU Langone establishes unique neuromodulation center

U.S. House poised for a series of health-related votes

U.N. releases annual Central Emergency Response Fund report

Three U.S. Army medical residents earn national awards at ACP annual meeting

IPS, AlertNet report on health issues resulting from climate change

Hospital debt-collection practices to be examined at Wednesday hearing

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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