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Telephone-based counseling program does not improve osteoporosis medication adherence

Telephone motivational counseling sessions did not result in a statistically significant improvement in adherence to an osteoporosis medication regimen, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

28 Feb 2012

Feds tighten Medicare plans oversight to curb improper payments

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced an initiative Friday designed to reduce the number of Medicare advantage payments made in error.

28 Feb 2012

Patrick Kennedy takes offense at ad by Sen. Scott Brown

The campaign advertisement invokes the name of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. The younger Kennedy calls the ad, which suggests that Brown shares the late senator's position on religious exemptions for health care providers, "misleading and untrue."

28 Feb 2012

A health care history lesson

Most of us get health insurance through our jobs, a system puzzling to the rest of the industrial world, where the government levies taxes and offers health coverage to all as a basic right of modern society. But for many Americans, their way feels alien - the heavy hand of government reaching into our business as some bureaucrat tells doctors and patients what to do.

28 Feb 2012

Ghana Health Service launches initiative to prevent, eliminate NTDs

A new project developed and launched by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) aims "to address the debilitating effects of neglected tropical diseases [NTDs] in Ghana," the Global Network for NTDs' "End the Neglect" blog reports.

28 Feb 2012

A look at Obama's 'deficit dilemma'

Yet starting with that April speech, Mr. Obama has come to adopt most of the major tenets supported by a majority of the commission's members, though his proposals do not go as far. He has called for cutting deficits more than $4 trillion over 10 years by shaving all spending, including for the military, Medicare and Social Security; overhauling the tax code to raise revenues and lower rates; and writing rules to lock in savings.

28 Feb 2012

World Bank needs better leadership to achieve goals of reducing poverty

With the proper leadership, the World Bank "can play a key role" in fighting "poverty, resource depletion and climate change," therefore "the global stakes are ... very high this spring as the bank's 187 member countries choose a new president to succeed Robert Zoellick, whose term ends in July," Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and a special adviser to the U.N. secretary general on the Millennium Development Goals, writes in a Project Syndicate opinion piece.

28 Feb 2012

Swaziland looking to shore up funding for AIDS treatment, testing supplies

"Cash-strapped Swaziland is struggling to fund its HIV programs, and experts are warning of long-term damage to treatment and prevention schemes if steps are not taken to ring-fence funding and supplies," the Mail & Guardian reports.

28 Feb 2012

Study shows incorrect condom use common worldwide

According to an analysis published in the journal of Sexual Health, the incorrect use of male condoms has become a concern for public health officials worldwide, CBS News reports.

28 Feb 2012

Examining HIV/AIDS in Zambian prisons

In this post in PSI's "Healthy Living" blog, Mannasseh Phiri, PSI's country representative in Zambia, examines HIV/AIDS in Zambian prisons. Phiri reports the findings of a survey recently conducted by the IN BUT FREE (IBF) Prisons Project "to determine the extent and magnitude of the HIV and AIDS epidemic in Zambia's prisons."

28 Feb 2012

Actuarial value, health disparities draw attention as part of health law implementation

The Department of Health and Human Services offered a bulletin last week to provide guidance on how insurers should calculate actuarial value. Also, some health policy experts are beginning to question whether the health law's quality provisions might exacerbate the nation's health disparities.

28 Feb 2012

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Autism Speaks create new sleep guide

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center has created a resource with Autism Speaks to help improve sleep for children and teens affected by autism spectrum disorders. This new toolkit, titled "Sleep Strategies for Children with Autism: A Parent's Guide," offers strategies to help families whose children with autism have difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep through the night.

28 Feb 2012

States, governors have different thoughts on insurance exchanges, impact of health law

States are lagging in the creation of health insurance exchanges, the supermarkets where millions of consumers are supposed to buy subsidized private coverage under President Obama's health care overhaul.

28 Feb 2012

Shanghai ShowStar, UBM Asia form JV company

UBM Asia announces that it has formed a JV company, Shanghai UBM ShowStar Exhibition Co Ltd with Shanghai ShowStar Exhibition Service Co Ltd, owner of China International Exhibition & Symposium on Dental Equipment, Technology & Products.

28 Feb 2012

Ambient assisted-living technology supports active ageing

'When I am less worried, I do not think about the fact that I'm alone': the words of an older Swedish person who participated in a recent trial of European technology that supports active ageing. Loneliness from being disconnected from friends and family, fears about health and safety and worries about security are some of the many burdens of old age. EU-funded researchers are proving how technology can alleviate the problems.

28 Feb 2012

The high cost of cancer care

Forty years after the National Cancer Act launched the "war on cancer," the battle is not just finding cures and better treatments but also being able to afford them. New drugs often cost $100,000 or more a year. Patients are being put on them sooner in the course of their illness and for a longer time - sometimes for the rest of their lives.

28 Feb 2012

NTU's Complexity Programme aims to establish Singapore as Asian hub

Asia will receive a boost in the field of complexity science through a dedicated programme by Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

28 Feb 2012

Simpler Consulting forms new entity in India

Simpler Consulting, L.P., a leading global management consulting firm, today announced the formation of a new entity, Simpler Consulting India to expand the Company's geographic footprint to bring Lean management services to healthcare and manufacturing organizations in India.

28 Feb 2012

Tips to reduce potential sleep deprivation in children

For years, you've been through the loss of an hour in the spring and the gain of an hour in the fall as part of daylight saving time. With the upcoming time change slated for 2 a.m. Sunday, March 11, adults may be used to it, but children, including teenagers, may not be.

28 Feb 2012

Problem Products to offer no charge software licenses for Gambling Website Blocker

Problem Products, Inc. manufacturers of ProblemPoker.com software is pleased to announce that starting today until April 30, 2012, ProblemPoker.com will offer no charge software licenses for its Gambling Website Blocker.

28 Feb 2012