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AOA launches new easy-to-use Web site about contact lens safety

The American Optometric Association (AOA) launched www.ContactLensSafety.org, a new, easy-to-use Web site to help answer consumer questions about contact lens safety.

12 Oct 2011

Russian Foreign Minister says country's HIV/AIDS problem is being 'aggravated' by U.S., NATO refusal to eradicate poppy crops in Afghanistan

Speaking on Monday at a conference on communicable diseases in the eastern Europe and Central Asia region, where AIDS is a growing problem, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made Russia's case for poppy crop eradication by U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan asserting that the West "is aggravating the HIV/AIDS problem in Russia and the West by refusing to use its forces to destroy opium crops in Afghanistan," Reuters reports.

12 Oct 2011

Health situation grim as Greece weathers economic crisis

Researchers warn that the health of people in Greece could be in danger in the wake of the financial crisis. Writing in The Lancet, they said cuts to hospitals' budgets meant they were being overstretched.

11 Oct 2011

Effects of hospital competition on quality of care questioned

More research is needed before conclusions can be drawn about the effect of recent reforms on hospital quality, let alone about the merits of the coalition government's proposals to extend competition, warn experts on bmj.com today.

11 Oct 2011

Patients with poorly controlled diabetes may benefit from behavioral, educational interventions

Three randomized controlled trials published Online First today in Archives of Internal Medicine examine the effectiveness of behavioral and educational interventions for patients with poorly controlled diabetes.

11 Oct 2011

First Edition: October 11, 2011

Today's headlines include reports about how Mitt Romney taking heat from the other GOP hopefuls, with some of the fire focusing on his Massachusetts health overhaul.

11 Oct 2011

Leading U.S. health insurance provider to implement Kofax's Atalasoft DotImage SDK

Kofax plc, a leading provider of capture driven business process automation solutions, today announced it will provide the Atalasoft DotImage software development kit (SDK) to a leading health insurance provider in the United States. The value of the contract to Kofax exceeds $150,000.

11 Oct 2011

Many cancer survivors continue to have poorer health years after completion of treatment

Forty-five per cent of cancer survivors in Northern Ireland suffer from physical and mental health problems years after their treatment has finished, according to new research from Macmillan Cancer Support and Queen's University Belfast.

11 Oct 2011

Feds approve parts of Arizona's plan to reduce state's Medicaid burden

In Florida, a class-action lawsuit alleges that state officials did not adequately market the Medicaid program.

11 Oct 2011

Rwandan government, UNFPA step up campaign to end obstetric fistula

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the World Food Program and Engender Health have partnered with Rwanda's Ministry of Health in "a campaign to treat and end obstetric fistula in women in Rwanda," the New Times/AllAfrica.com reports.

11 Oct 2011

Familiar themes, deadlocks emerge in deficit panel developments

USA Today reports on the strategies interest groups are employing to reach the "super committee's" members. And, Reuters reports the Medigap plans are one of the items being considered by the panel for cuts.

11 Oct 2011

Researchers assess new guidelines for preclinical Alzheimer's disease

Addressing the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease, before a patient shows outward signs of cognitive problems, has sometimes been a challenge for physicians and researchers, in part because they have not been using common and specific terms to describe the disease's initial phases.

11 Oct 2011

Spain's Queen Sofia tours Haiti reconstruction projects amid ongoing cholera epidemic

Spain's Queen Sofia spent two days in Haiti "touring reconstruction projects that the Spanish government and her own foundation hope will improve housing, education, sanitation and health in Haiti," the Associated Press/Washington Post reports.

11 Oct 2011

Researchers issue warning of health crisis in Greece amid country's financial crisis

"Economically vulnerable Greeks are losing health care access amid dwindling budgets, facing higher risks of HIV infection and sexually transmitted diseases, and in some cases, even dying, according to a study released online Monday by The Lancet," the Associated Press/ABC News reports.

11 Oct 2011

Cholera outbreaks reported in the DRC, Central African Republic

"There has been an increase in the number of cholera cases and deaths in parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo where an outbreak has been ongoing since March, say humanitarian agencies," IRIN reports.

11 Oct 2011

WHO reports several large measles outbreaks in Europe, Africa

The WHO reported on Friday "that several large measles outbreaks have continued to spread in the past six months in Europe and Africa, and to a lesser degree in the Americas," the U.N. Media Centre reports.

11 Oct 2011

Safe environments influence women to be physically active

Getting women to meet the U.S. federal government's recommended level of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity remains a huge challenge. A large new study shows that where women live affects just how likely they are to exercise.

11 Oct 2011

Food crises jeopardizing efforts to meet MDG of halving global malnutrition, report says

"Food crises are jeopardizing efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving the proportion of people who suffer from hunger by 2015, United Nations (U.N.) food experts warned" on Monday, according to the Guardian.

11 Oct 2011

SIS Anesthesia Version 5 receives Drummond Group's ONC-ATCB certification

Surgical Information Systems (SIS), a leader in perioperative information systems, announced today that SIS Anesthesia Version 5 has been certified to meet 2011/2012 Stage 1 meaningful use measures as a modular Electronic Health Record.

11 Oct 2011

Momentum builds for reform in U.S. foreign aid, one of our 'most effective' investments

In this Global Health Magazine opinion piece, Aaron Emmel, senior policy advisor at PATH, examines a momentum for reform in foreign aid that "has been mounting in both Congress and the Administration," writing, "Now we face one of the most austere budget environments in our nation's history, making the need for an efficient, accountable, transparent, effective, and strategic foreign assistance policy all the more important. Clearly, foreign aid needs to be reformed so that it can do the job it was originally intended for: assisting the people who need it most in the most efficient and effective way possible."

11 Oct 2011

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AOA launches new easy-to-use Web site about contact lens safety

Russian Foreign Minister says country's HIV/AIDS problem is being 'aggravated' by U.S., NATO refusal to eradicate poppy crops in Afghanistan

Health situation grim as Greece weathers economic crisis

Effects of hospital competition on quality of care questioned

Patients with poorly controlled diabetes may benefit from behavioral, educational interventions

First Edition: October 11, 2011

Leading U.S. health insurance provider to implement Kofax's Atalasoft DotImage SDK

Many cancer survivors continue to have poorer health years after completion of treatment

Feds approve parts of Arizona's plan to reduce state's Medicaid burden

Rwandan government, UNFPA step up campaign to end obstetric fistula

Familiar themes, deadlocks emerge in deficit panel developments

Researchers assess new guidelines for preclinical Alzheimer's disease

Spain's Queen Sofia tours Haiti reconstruction projects amid ongoing cholera epidemic

Researchers issue warning of health crisis in Greece amid country's financial crisis

Cholera outbreaks reported in the DRC, Central African Republic

WHO reports several large measles outbreaks in Europe, Africa

Safe environments influence women to be physically active

Food crises jeopardizing efforts to meet MDG of halving global malnutrition, report says

SIS Anesthesia Version 5 receives Drummond Group's ONC-ATCB certification

Momentum builds for reform in U.S. foreign aid, one of our 'most effective' investments

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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