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Online virtual communities may effectively train patients in mind/body techniques

A small study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers found that online virtual communities may be an effective way to train patients in meditation and other mind/body techniques. The ability to learn and practice approaches that elicit the relaxation response - a state of deep rest that has been shown to alleviate stress-related symptoms - in a virtual environment could help surmount several barriers that can restrict participation.

31 Mar 2012

Center for Healthcare Informatics and Policy established at Weill Cornell Medical College

Weill Cornell Medical College announced today the establishment of the Center for Healthcare Informatics and Policy (CHiP) to improve health and healthcare through informatics and technology.

31 Mar 2012

Best Practices develops Pharmaceutical Launch Excellence Services

The launch landscape for new pharmaceutical products has shifted dramatically, with physician access and payer influence two of the biggest changes facing launch teams. At the same time, the pressure for successful new products has never been greater with the pharmaceutical industry facing pipeline deficits, patent expirations and increasing development costs.

31 Mar 2012

ASI to present innovative technology solutions at ASA's Aging in America conference

Anthurium Solutions, Inc. (ASI), a technology and solutions company offering turnkey and custom in-the-cloud solutions that enable new health care delivery models, will present during the American Society on Aging (ASA)'s Aging in America, the largest multidisciplinary aging conference in the country.

31 Mar 2012

Ariz. hospitals drop Medicaid cuts lawsuit; Fla. Gov. signs controversial Medicaid bill

The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association has dropped a lawsuit challenging payment cuts from the state's Medicaid program. The hospital group in November sued the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System to reverse a 5 percent cut in hospital payment rates.

31 Mar 2012

Flexible system for enabling comfortable access for people with reduced mobility

TECNALIA Research & Innovation has participated in the Flexidesc project by specifying a furnishing concept in which design, space management and user interaction are combined to devise a home that is accessible and adapted to anyone with reduced mobility.

31 Mar 2012

NACCME acquires US Psychiatric & Mental Health Congress

North American Center for Continuing Medical Education announced today that it has acquired CME LLC, which operates the US Psychiatric & Mental Health Congress.

31 Mar 2012

ASA recognizes Doctors' Day 2012

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today joins Americans across the nation to recognize Doctors' Day 2012, an observance to celebrate the contributions of physicians.

31 Mar 2012

'Large-scale action' needed in Myanmar to prevent spread of artemisinin-resistant malaria parasites

In this New York Times opinion piece, Frank Smithuis, director of Medical Action Myanmar in Yangon, and Nick White, professor of tropical medicine at the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit in Bangkok, recount a brief history of the development of anti-malaria drugs and their contribution to "a significant global reduction in malaria" and note that this progress "is now threatened by the emergence of malaria parasites that are resistant to artemisinin on the Cambodia-Thailand border ..., the same place where chloroquine resistance emerged 50 years ago and spread across Asia and Africa to claim millions of lives."

31 Mar 2012

HHS Secretary announces six winners in HHSinnovates program

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced six winners in the HHSinnovates program today in a ceremony at HHS headquarters, saying all the entries "show a vibrant culture of innovation" within the department.

31 Mar 2012

Six Cogent HMG physicians earn Fellow and Senior Fellow in Hospital Medicine designations

Cogent HMG, a national leader in the field of hospital medicine and critical care medicine, is pleased to recognize the following physician colleagues who are being acknowledged as Fellows of Hospital Medicine (FHM) and Senior Fellows of Hospital Medicine (SHFM) in the 2012 class by the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM).

31 Mar 2012

Canadian regulatory body recommendation brings melanoma patients closer to life-extending drugs

The Melanoma Network of Canada is pleased that the Canadian regulatory body, pCODR (pan-Canadian Oncology Drug Review) has made an initial recommendation that includes positive clinical evaluations for the latest treatments for metastatic melanoma.

31 Mar 2012

Disaster survivors to benefit from new agreement between Rotary International, ShelterBox

Survivors of natural disasters worldwide will benefit from a new agreement between the humanitarian service organization Rotary International and the disaster relief charity ShelterBox that leverages the strengths of both organizations to provide temporary shelters and critically needed supplies to displaced families quickly and efficiently.

31 Mar 2012

Economics lessons for the court: Broccoli isn't the same as health care

Given the stakes, one might have expected all the court's members to be very careful in speaking about both health care realities and legal precedents. In reality, however, the second day of hearings suggested that the justices most hostile to the law don't understand, or choose not to understand, how insurance works.

31 Mar 2012

Differentiating between sneezing due to cold and allergies

One of the problems that parents may have during the springtime is deciphering whether their children's sneezing is due to a cold or allergies.

31 Mar 2012

IMS supports new guidance on glucocorticoid use

The International Osteoporosis Foundation, along with the European Society for Calcified Tissue, launched new guidance on glucocorticoid use at the European Congress on Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (which took place in Bordeaux from March 21 - 24, 2012). Given the special relevance to postmenopausal women, the International Menopause Society (IMS) is supporting the publication of the guidance.

31 Mar 2012

Revitalized Stop Bullying website

Building on the momentum the Obama administration started more than a year ago to stop bullying in schools and communities, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Education Secretary Arne Duncan today unveiled a revitalized Stop Bullying website- www.stopbullying.gov - to encourage children, parents, educators, and communities to take action to stop and prevent bullying.

31 Mar 2012

Political cartoon: 'In Your Wallet?'

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with "In Your Wallet?" By R.J. Matson.

31 Mar 2012

Diagnostic inflation of ADHD

What experts and the public have already long suspected is now supported by representative data collected by researchers at Ruhr-Universit-t Bochum (RUB) and University of Basel: ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is over-diagnosed.

31 Mar 2012

Unapproved, misbranded drug products seized in Missouri

Dara Corrigan, associate commissioner for regulatory affairs for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and David M. Ketchmark, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that U.S. Marshals have seized drugs being held by Notions-n-Things Distribution of Bogard, Mo. Yesterday's seizure follows a civil forfeiture complaint that was filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Mo.

30 Mar 2012

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Online virtual communities may effectively train patients in mind/body techniques

Center for Healthcare Informatics and Policy established at Weill Cornell Medical College

Best Practices develops Pharmaceutical Launch Excellence Services

ASI to present innovative technology solutions at ASA's Aging in America conference

Ariz. hospitals drop Medicaid cuts lawsuit; Fla. Gov. signs controversial Medicaid bill

Flexible system for enabling comfortable access for people with reduced mobility

NACCME acquires US Psychiatric & Mental Health Congress

ASA recognizes Doctors' Day 2012

'Large-scale action' needed in Myanmar to prevent spread of artemisinin-resistant malaria parasites

HHS Secretary announces six winners in HHSinnovates program

Six Cogent HMG physicians earn Fellow and Senior Fellow in Hospital Medicine designations

Canadian regulatory body recommendation brings melanoma patients closer to life-extending drugs

Disaster survivors to benefit from new agreement between Rotary International, ShelterBox

Economics lessons for the court: Broccoli isn't the same as health care

Differentiating between sneezing due to cold and allergies

IMS supports new guidance on glucocorticoid use

Revitalized Stop Bullying website

Political cartoon: 'In Your Wallet?'

Diagnostic inflation of ADHD

Unapproved, misbranded drug products seized in Missouri

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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