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Feds pursue anti-trust action against Georgia hospital chain, other state hospital news

Hospital news from around the country includes: concern in Mass. about the bottom line, mergers in Georgia and more about Dallas' troubled Parkland facility.

29 Feb 2012

Wiley-Blackwell to publish 44 new important journals in 2012

In 2012 Wiley-Blackwell, the Scientific, Technical, Medical, and Scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., will begin publishing 44 titles new to its journal program, including 16 new launches and 40 journals published in collaboration with societies or other organizations.

29 Feb 2012

IRIN examines potential strategies to fight sleeping sickness in Tanzania's rural communities

"Tackling land-use conflicts around game parks must form part of the national strategy to stop the spread of Trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, warn doctors fighting the disease in Tanzania," IRIN reports.

29 Feb 2012

Urbanization leaves millions of children without access to vital services, UNICEF report states

"Urbanization leaves hundreds of millions of children in cities and towns excluded from vital services, UNICEF warns in 'The State of the World's Children 2012: Children in an Urban World,'" released on Tuesday, the agency reports in a press release.

29 Feb 2012

Timing of educational attainment associated with health

Better health in midlife might be a matter of degrees. According to a study led by Dr. Katrina Walsemann of the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health, attaining at least a bachelor's degree after 25 years of age is associated with better midlife health.

29 Feb 2012

Obamacare draws more opposition than Romneycare

Politico reports on new polling that shows the federal health law draws more negative public opinions than does the Massachusetts law signed by Mitt Romney when he was the state's governor. Also, the LA Times reports that a majority of registered voters believe the health law's individual mandate is unconstitutional.

29 Feb 2012

On-site pathology evaluations cut operating time, reduce costs of breast cancer care

Nearly one in three women who have breast cancer surgery will need to return to the operating room for additional surgery after the tumor is evaluated by a pathologist.

29 Feb 2012

Financial crime convictions - including health care fraud - reap billions in restitution payments

The FBI said Monday that its probes of financial crime last year led to more than 3,000 convictions and over $12 billion in court-ordered restitution as agents attacked insider trading, Ponzi schemes and Medicare fraud in high-dollar scams that victimized thousands of investors and the government.

29 Feb 2012

As votes are cast in Ariz. and Mich., health law, entitlement programs part of GOP campaign talk

News outlets report on the positions taken and jabs traded by the GOP presidential candidates as they position themselves for these two primary elections.

29 Feb 2012

Senate Republican reintroduces measure to repeal health law's Independent Payment Advisory Board

Meanwhile, on the House side, a top Democrat has said he will support efforts to undo the panel created to curb Medicare spending growth. The American Medical Association also reiterated its support for repeal.

29 Feb 2012

State budgets improve but not enough to spare Medicaid; Calif. Gov. Brown pressing for co-pays

State budget shortfalls for the coming year total about $47 billion, the smallest aggregate deficit since the Great Recession, a report says. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found deficits in 29 states for the fiscal year ahead and another 10 states reported revenue for the current year fell $3.2 billion short of budget. ... A marked improvement from the $106 billion this year (so far) and $430 million the prior three years.

29 Feb 2012

CSIS report recounts adversities faced by Global Fund in 2011, suggests strategies for moving forward

This report, published by the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) on Monday and titled "Righting the Global Fund," recounts the adversity faced by the Geneva-based Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria over the course of 2011 and suggests potential strategies for addressing these challenges going forward.

29 Feb 2012

NJH to improve asthma care in Colorado's San Luis Valley

National Jewish Health has received a grant for $950,308 from GlaxoSmithKline to improve care of asthma patients in Colorado's San Luis Valley with educational materials for patients and hands-on training for primary health care teams.

29 Feb 2012

Cancer survival rates on the rise in Northern Ireland

Despite the rising incidence of cancer in Northern Ireland, the number of people surviving the disease in the country is increasing significantly year on year.

29 Feb 2012

KCC's geriatric oncology symposium to take place on March 9

Approaches to treating elderly cancer patients are evolving as more of the population ages and the need for specialized care becomes more evident. To address these issues and others, national thought leaders in geriatric oncology will gather at a unique symposium at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson (KCC) in Philadelphia on Friday, March 9, 2012, where they will present an overview of the latest advances in the understanding and treatment of cancer in older adults in an effort to impact patient care.

29 Feb 2012

SWHR, NAMS encourage women to understand benefits and risks of hormone therapy

Hormone therapy (HT) remains the most effective treatment available for menopausal hot flashes and night sweats. The Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) and The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) encourage women to understand the benefits and risks of hormone therapy in order to decide if this therapy is right for them.

29 Feb 2012

U.S. funding to address basic health in Ghana 'noble' but improving access to health care still imperative

A joint agreement recently signed by the Ugandan Ministry of Health and the U.S. Government's Global Health Initiative (GHI) to carry out collaborative initiatives targeted at "bringing quality health care to Ugandans" is "a significant effort that should, with proper implementation, improve health care services, particularly by reducing pregnancy-related deaths," a Daily Monitor editorial states.

29 Feb 2012

NIH award to help MU students become more culturally competent and effective physicians

It is estimated that half of all deaths in the United States are linked to behavioral and social factors such as smoking, diet and physical inactivity. Despite these causal links, of the $2 trillion spent annually on health care in the U.S., only 5 percent of that is devoted to addressing behavioral and social risk factors.

29 Feb 2012

PRI introduces OnSite to assist clinical sites with patient enrollment solutions

Patient Recruiters International, Inc. (PRI), a leading provider of direct patient access solutions for patient recruitment, announced today the launch of OnSite.

29 Feb 2012

Nurses play a key role in alleviating cancer patients' concerns

Often faced with overwhelming anxiety, patients newly diagnosed with lung cancer can find themselves in distress, and new research recommends nurses play a key role in alleviating concerns, leading to a better quality of life for patients.

29 Feb 2012

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Feds pursue anti-trust action against Georgia hospital chain, other state hospital news

Wiley-Blackwell to publish 44 new important journals in 2012

IRIN examines potential strategies to fight sleeping sickness in Tanzania's rural communities

Urbanization leaves millions of children without access to vital services, UNICEF report states

Timing of educational attainment associated with health

Obamacare draws more opposition than Romneycare

On-site pathology evaluations cut operating time, reduce costs of breast cancer care

Financial crime convictions - including health care fraud - reap billions in restitution payments

As votes are cast in Ariz. and Mich., health law, entitlement programs part of GOP campaign talk

Senate Republican reintroduces measure to repeal health law's Independent Payment Advisory Board

State budgets improve but not enough to spare Medicaid; Calif. Gov. Brown pressing for co-pays

CSIS report recounts adversities faced by Global Fund in 2011, suggests strategies for moving forward

NJH to improve asthma care in Colorado's San Luis Valley

Cancer survival rates on the rise in Northern Ireland

KCC's geriatric oncology symposium to take place on March 9

SWHR, NAMS encourage women to understand benefits and risks of hormone therapy

U.S. funding to address basic health in Ghana 'noble' but improving access to health care still imperative

NIH award to help MU students become more culturally competent and effective physicians

PRI introduces OnSite to assist clinical sites with patient enrollment solutions

Nurses play a key role in alleviating cancer patients' concerns

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