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Study examines alternative immunization schedule occurrence rates in Washington State

Seventy-seven percent of Washington state pediatricians report that they are sometimes or frequently asked to provide alternative childhood vaccine schedules for their patients, according to a new study from Seattle Children's Research Institute. Researchers also found that 61 percent of Washington state pediatricians are comfortable using an alternative schedule when asked by a parent.

30 Nov 2011

Collegium Ramazzini honors UC Riverside toxicologist with fellowship

Toxicologist David Eastmond at the University of California, Riverside has been elected a fellow of the Collegium Ramazzini, an organization of international scholars who work towards solutions of occupational and environmental health problems around the world.

30 Nov 2011

Academic institutions in Sweden among the quickest to adopt JoVE

Academic institutions in Sweden are among the quickest to adopt a novel biomedical science publication, the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE), with over 35 percent of institutions subscribing and contributing content to the journal. One explanation for this phenomenon is that Swedes are among the fastest people in the world to embrace new technologies.

30 Nov 2011

Global Fund postpones Round 11 grants, approves new strategy and organization plan

The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria decided to postpone Round 11 grant approval during a two-day meeting in Accra, Ghana, that concluded on November 22. According to a press release from the Global Fund, the decision to postpone Round 11 was due to "a revised resource forecast presented to the Board which showed that substantial budget challenges in some donor countries, compounded by low interest rates, have significantly affected the resources available for new grant funding."

30 Nov 2011

Viewpoints: GOP leaders, Obama share link to mandate; expensive benefits for seniors

I don't want to focus on the differences between Romney and Gingrich. I want to focus on the commonalities. Because these two men have a lot in common with not only each other but also with President Obama. Both Gingrich and Romney, for instance, supported a universal health care plan backed by an individual mandate requiring all Americans of means to purchase health-care insurance -; just as Obama does.

30 Nov 2011

Self-referred medical imaging contributes to medical cost escalation

Physicians who have a financial interest in imaging equipment are more likely to refer their patients for potentially unnecessary imaging exams, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

30 Nov 2011

Al-Shabab bans U.N., other aid agencies from working in Somalia; U.N. SG condemns actions

"Al-Shabab rebels banned some U.N. and international aid agencies from working in Somalia on Monday and began seizing and looting some of their offices in southern and central areas of the country, the Islamist group and aid sources said," Reuters reports.

30 Nov 2011

Experts available to discuss on HIV/AIDS prevention at Penn Nursing

Experts in HIV/AIDS prevention at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing are available to talk with media for stories on World AIDS Day, which is on December 1.

30 Nov 2011

Thousands of government, private aid officials to meet in South Korea for development aid summit

Thousands of government and private aid officials will meet in Busan, South Korea, on Tuesday for the beginning of the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, which is "aimed at making sure billions of dollars in global aid money gets to the people who need it most," the Associated Press/Washington Post reports.

30 Nov 2011

Medizone receives Canadian patent for AsepticSure hospital disinfection product

Medizone International, Inc. reports that the Canadian Patent Office has granted Canadian Patent No 2735739 for processes and systems relating to the platform technology of its revolutionary AsepticSure hospital disinfection product.

30 Nov 2011

KI, Mayo Clinic to collaborate on education, research and innovation

Mayo Clinic and the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet will sign a long-term agreement to collaborate on education, research and innovation. The two institutions, recognized for leadership in medical research, training and patient care, will pursue joint investigations in regenerative medicine, individualized medicine, metabolism, neurosciences and aging research.

30 Nov 2011

Sleep and insomnia expert to give free public lecture in Birmingham

A leading expert on sleep and insomnia is giving a free public lecture in Birmingham on Wednesday 30 November 2011.

29 Nov 2011

Large disparities exist in obesity and other chronic diseases across racial/ethnic groups

Large disparities exist in obesity and other chronic diseases across racial/ethnic groups in the United States. Are racial differences in diet, exercise, and weight status related to better knowledge about healthy eating and awareness of food-related health risks?

29 Nov 2011

Herbicide atrazine linked to reproductive dysfunction

An international team of researchers has reviewed the evidence linking exposure to atrazine - an herbicide widely used in the U.S. and more than 60 other nations - to reproductive problems in animals. The team found consistent patterns of reproductive dysfunction in amphibians, fish, reptiles and mammals exposed to the chemical.

29 Nov 2011

FDA grants 510(k) clearance for SweetSpot Diabetes Data Management Service

SweetSpot Diabetes Care, Inc. announced today it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for the SweetSpot Diabetes Data Management Service which helps health care providers and patients see, understand and use blood glucose meter data to diagnose and manage diabetes.

29 Nov 2011

5M Pakistanis affected by flooding need humanitarian assistance, U.N. agencies say

"United Nations aid agencies said Friday more than five million Pakistanis are in need of humanitarian assistance following the floods earlier this year," with nearly half of those being children, the VOA "Breaking News" blog reports (11/26).

29 Nov 2011

HHS approves Ariz. Medicaid cut; La. officials find common ground on Medicaid needs

Federal officials approve an additional 5 percent cut in payments to Arizona hospitals and other providers. Meanwhile, in Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration has rare kind words for Sen. Mary Landrieu and New York struggles with its Medicaid payment computer system.

29 Nov 2011

Energy Policy details human and environmental cost of cooking food using woody biomass

For many people in the developing world getting enough food to eat is a persistent challenge. However the challenge does not stop there. A new issue of the international journal Energy Policy details the human and environmental cost of cooking food using the only energy source available to many people, woody biomass.

29 Nov 2011

First Edition: November 29, 2011

Reporting for Kaiser Health News, and working in collaboration with The Washington Post, Sandra G. Boodman writes: "Propelled by the Post-9/11 GI Bill, which took effect in 2009, 2 million veterans, many of whom served in Iraq and Afghanistan, are eligible for generous benefits that can amount to a full scholarship.

29 Nov 2011

IPS examines efforts to end violence against women, including U.N. Trust Fund and International Day

Inter Press Service profiles the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women, writing, "Since it launched in 1997, [it] has distributed more than 78 million dollars to 339 projects around the world, but even these resources fall far short, meeting less than five percent of demand."

29 Nov 2011

Healthcare News

Study examines alternative immunization schedule occurrence rates in Washington State

Collegium Ramazzini honors UC Riverside toxicologist with fellowship

Academic institutions in Sweden among the quickest to adopt JoVE

Global Fund postpones Round 11 grants, approves new strategy and organization plan

Viewpoints: GOP leaders, Obama share link to mandate; expensive benefits for seniors

Self-referred medical imaging contributes to medical cost escalation

Al-Shabab bans U.N., other aid agencies from working in Somalia; U.N. SG condemns actions

Experts available to discuss on HIV/AIDS prevention at Penn Nursing

Thousands of government, private aid officials to meet in South Korea for development aid summit

Medizone receives Canadian patent for AsepticSure hospital disinfection product

KI, Mayo Clinic to collaborate on education, research and innovation

Sleep and insomnia expert to give free public lecture in Birmingham

Large disparities exist in obesity and other chronic diseases across racial/ethnic groups

Herbicide atrazine linked to reproductive dysfunction

FDA grants 510(k) clearance for SweetSpot Diabetes Data Management Service

5M Pakistanis affected by flooding need humanitarian assistance, U.N. agencies say

HHS approves Ariz. Medicaid cut; La. officials find common ground on Medicaid needs

Energy Policy details human and environmental cost of cooking food using woody biomass

First Edition: November 29, 2011

IPS examines efforts to end violence against women, including U.N. Trust Fund and International Day

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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