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Butler Hospital expands Outpatient Psychiatric Consultation Program

In a move that highlights collaboration across a health care system, three Care New England hospitals recently came together to pilot a service that is now being expanded to fill a need for mental health services in the entire region. After successfully piloting the concept at Women & Infants and Kent hospitals, Butler Hospital is expanding its Outpatient Psychiatric Consultation Program to all referring physicians in the area who may have a patient needing a consult.

6 Mar 2012

Study emphasizes importance of quality-of-life discussions for critically ill patients

A new study from Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing emphasizes the importance of having discussions related to quality of life before becoming critically ill.

6 Mar 2012

AIDS advocacy groups ask Obama to reconsider FY13 budget request for PEPFAR

"Nine global HIV/AIDS advocacy organizations sent a letter [.pdf] to President Obama Thursday asking him to rethink his fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget recommendation to slash $546 million in funding from the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program," the Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog reports.

6 Mar 2012

Video games do not adequately meet older adults' needs

Advances in technology have brought the video gaming experience closer to that of traditional physical games. Although systems, such as the Wii, that incorporate these features fly off the shelves, the increasingly complex technology may alienate certain segments of the population, including seniors.

6 Mar 2012

Mayo Clinic experts available to discuss latest colorectal cancer research and treatment

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colon cancer is one of the most common and deadly cancers, and also one of the most preventable. Mayo Clinic experts are available to discuss the latest in colorectal cancer research, detection and treatment.

6 Mar 2012

Sodexo obtains ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety Management System certification

Reinforcing its commitment to the 10 million customers it serves daily, Sodexo, Inc., leading provider of Quality of Daily Life Solutions, recently obtained ISO (International Organization of Standardization) 22000:2005 certification for its food management systems in the U.S. and Canada, which focuses on ensuring food safety and quality from farm to fork.

6 Mar 2012

National Council for Research on Women honors CINJ breast oncologist

The chief medical officer at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) has been named as one of this year's 30 'Outstanding Women' by the National Council for Research on Women. Deborah L. Toppmeyer, MD, a medical oncologist at CINJ who heads a very active breast cancer clinic and conducts clinical research, was selected for her commitment to issues critical to advancing women and women's health.

5 Mar 2012

Link between school bullies and substance use

Middle- and high-school students who bully their classmates are more likely than others to use substances such as cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana, a new study found.

5 Mar 2012

Ukraine Security Secretary says HIV, TB remain threat to nation's security, encourages cooperation with Global Fund

Speaking about two bills concerning Ukraine's cooperation with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Ukraine Secretary of National Security and Defense Council Andriy Kliuyev said "the epidemics of AIDS and tuberculosis [TB] remain a threat to national security in Ukraine and require redoubled efforts to treat and prevent these diseases," Interfax reports.

5 Mar 2012

Contraceptive debate roils on in editorial pages

If the pill had never been invented, perhaps American politics would be very different today. ... Conflicts over gay marriage, transvaginal ultrasounds, Planned Parenthood funding and insurance coverage for birth control are not isolated events (Nancy L. Cohen, 3/4).

5 Mar 2012

Univita Health announces acquisition of All-Med Services of Florida

Univita Health, a leader in providing home-based care management, has announced the acquisition of All-Med Services of Florida (All-Med).

5 Mar 2012

Vet groups sound alarm that VA's mental health expansion is going too slowly

Two years after Congress passed a high-profile law to improve health care for military veterans, lawmakers and advocates are again raising alarms that the sprawling Department of Veterans Affairs is not expanding help for the nation's former fighters and their families as quickly or widely as intended.

5 Mar 2012

Pre-registration deadline for European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis

Join the IOF and ESCEO in Bordeaux, France for Europe's premier bone event.

5 Mar 2012

Political cartoon: 'Moral Objection?'

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with "Moral Objection?" by Nick Anderson.

5 Mar 2012

Survey: Americans spend more for health care than people in other countries

The report from the International Federation of Health Plans found that Americans pay more for physician time, for scans, surgery and drugs than people in other countries. Also in the news, other reports from the health care marketplace explore the lack of insurance coverage for reproductive-age women and the growth in the number of companies that are offering incentives to their employees to better manage their health.

5 Mar 2012

Health care a big budget issue for Minn., Va. lawmakers

Lower health spending because of slower Medicaid enrollment growth is good news for Minnesota's budget. In Virginia, however, Democrats say a GOP budget doesn't spend enough on health care.

5 Mar 2012

Interaction sends letter to CIA head protesting use of vaccination plot to find Bin Laden in Pakistan

"An alliance of 200 U.S. aid groups has written to the head of the CIA to protest against its use of a doctor to help track Osama bin Laden, linking the agency's ploy to the polio crisis in Pakistan," the Guardian reports, noting Pakistan recorded the highest number of polio cases in the world last year.

5 Mar 2012

USAID committed to early action on Sahel drought, drawing from lessons from Horn response

"A year after the worst drought in 60 years sent 13.3 million people in the Horn of Africa into crisis, we are now facing a rising threat of crisis in the Sahel -- an arid belt that stretches from Senegal through Niger and Burkina Faso to Chad," Nancy Lindborg, head of democracy, conflict, and humanitarian assistance at USAID, writes in this post in Huffington Post's "The Blog."

5 Mar 2012

IRIN examines pilot project to increase ORS coverage for treatment of child diarrhea

IRIN examines ColaLife -- a pilot project set to start in Zambia in September 2012 that will ship single-dose anti-diarrhea kits (ADKs) in crates of Coca-Cola bottles in an effort to increase the coverage of oral rehydration salts (ORS) for the treatment of diarrhea in children in the developing world.

5 Mar 2012

First Edition: March 5, 2012

Today's headlines include reports setting the scene for the upcoming "Super Tuesday" primary elections and how GOP presidential candidates are pointing to health policy issues as part of the debate.

5 Mar 2012

Healthcare News

Butler Hospital expands Outpatient Psychiatric Consultation Program

Study emphasizes importance of quality-of-life discussions for critically ill patients

AIDS advocacy groups ask Obama to reconsider FY13 budget request for PEPFAR

Video games do not adequately meet older adults' needs

Mayo Clinic experts available to discuss latest colorectal cancer research and treatment

Sodexo obtains ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety Management System certification

National Council for Research on Women honors CINJ breast oncologist

Link between school bullies and substance use

Ukraine Security Secretary says HIV, TB remain threat to nation's security, encourages cooperation with Global Fund

Contraceptive debate roils on in editorial pages

Univita Health announces acquisition of All-Med Services of Florida

Vet groups sound alarm that VA's mental health expansion is going too slowly

Pre-registration deadline for European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis

Political cartoon: 'Moral Objection?'

Survey: Americans spend more for health care than people in other countries

Health care a big budget issue for Minn., Va. lawmakers

Interaction sends letter to CIA head protesting use of vaccination plot to find Bin Laden in Pakistan

USAID committed to early action on Sahel drought, drawing from lessons from Horn response

IRIN examines pilot project to increase ORS coverage for treatment of child diarrhea

First Edition: March 5, 2012

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